"Voice Quality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
That component of SPEECH which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's VOICE when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of the descriptions of voice quality are harshness, breathiness and nasality.
| Descriptor ID |
D014833
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.772.925.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Voice Quality- Voice Quality
- Qualities, Voice
- Quality, Voice
- Voice Qualities
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Voice Quality".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Voice Quality".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Voice Quality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Voice Quality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Voice Quality" by people in Profiles.
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Garabet R, Melley LE, Sataloff RT. Noninvasive Management of Voice Disorders: An Umbrella Review. J Voice. 2026 Jul; 40(4):1110-1120.
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Iliadou E, Fortune-Ely M, Melley LE, Garabet R, Sataloff RT, Rubin JS. Patients' Demographics and Risk Factors in Voice Disorders: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews. J Voice. 2026 Jul; 40(4):1249.e1-1249.e16.
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Wolfberg J, Whyte J, Doyle P, Gherson S, Muise J, Petty B, Tolejano CJ, Hillman RE, Stadelman-Cohen T, Van Stan JH. Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System for Voice Therapy: Application to Everyday Clinical Care. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2024 03 07; 33(2):814-830.
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Yam C, Christianson J, Sataloff RT. Prevalence of Objective Voice Measurement Use in Laryngology Practices in the United States. J Voice. 2026 Mar; 40(2):426-429.
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Balouch B, Maxwell PJ, Vontela S, Sataloff RT. Long-term Outcome of Autologous Lipoinjection Medialization Laryngoplasty versus Type I Thyroplasty. J Voice. 2026 Mar; 40(2):504-510.
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Hamdan AL, Rizk M, Aoun J, Mourad M, Hosri J, Sataloff RT. Office-Based Blue Laser Posterior Cordectomy in Patients with Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Novel Approach. J Voice. 2026 Jan; 40(1):67-72.
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Dasd?gen ?, Awan SN, Bottalico P, Iglesias A, Getchell N, Abbott KV. The Influence of Multisensory Input On Voice Perception and Production Using Immersive Virtual Reality. J Voice. 2026 Jan; 40(1):253.e29-253.e51.
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Chopra C, Gracely E, Alnouri G, Rose B, Sataloff RT. Efficacy of the Grit Scale Score in Predicting Voice Therapy Adherence and Outcomes. J Voice. 2025 Sep; 39(5):1414.e17-1414.e21.
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Yuksel P, Maxwell P, Sataloff RT. An Evaluation of Voice Hygiene in High School Choir Singers. J Voice. 2025 Nov; 39(6):1561-1570.
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Azadeh Ranjbar P, Maxwell PJ, Barna A, Balouch B, Hawkshaw M, Al Omari AI, Lyons K, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. An Exploration of the Risk Factors, Severity, and Sequelae of Vocal Fold Hemorrhage in a Population of Voice Patients Before and After Diagnosis. J Voice. 2025 Nov; 39(6):1584-1593.