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This study has been supported with FEDER funds, The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation also helped supporting the present study in a Coordinated Investigation Project Framework (references BIA2003-09306-C04 and BIA2008-05485). The translation of this paper was funded by the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain.

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A Comparison of Different Techniques for Simulating and Measuring Acoustic Parameters in a Place of Worship: Sant Jaume Basilica in Valencia, Spain

Publicated to:Acta Acustica United With Acustica. 97 (1): 155-170 - 2011-02-01 97(1), DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918396

Authors: Segura, Jaume; Gimenez, Alicia; Romero, Jose; Cerda, Salvador

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Appl Math, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Appl Phys, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Valencia, Dept Comp Sci, Paterna 46980, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

The study of rooms devoted to sound transmission has become a discipline in which all the fundamentals areas of current scientific research in acoustics converge. To demonstrate how this convergence arises in this work, we present a complete and detailed acoustics study of the Sant Jaume Basilica in Algemesi (Valencia, Spain), a building which has been declared a site of cultural interest. Starting from this overall perspective, the first part of this paper describes the features of the room studied (chosen for its complexity), the usual parameters for the analysis of room acoustics, and two measurement methodologies and two simulating methods widely used by the scientific community. Based on the theoretical results (obtained from modelling) and measurements following the recommendations of ISO 3382 Standard [1], we study the errors in 'just noticeable differences' in acoustic parameters that a listener may perceive. The aim of the study is to highlight the drawbacks and successes of the procedures used. From the perspective of comparing the results, the purpose of this study is not to assess the experimental procedures themselves or the modelling systems, but rather to demonstrate, using the four possible measurement-calculation combinations, whether the differences obtained between the theoretical values and experimental values are within a reasonable range of acceptability.

Keywords

Acoustic parametersDefinitionExperimental procedureExperimental valuesIso3382Just-noticeable differenceMeasurement methodologyModeRoom acousticsScientific communityScientific researchesSensitivitySound fieldSound transmission

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Acta Acustica United With Acustica due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2011, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Music. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 4.19, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 18
  • Scopus: 17

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 21 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Cerdá Jordá, Salvador).