doi:10.1145/3616195.3616233 A subjective stagnation in the field of sonification research has been discussed. However, sonification has spread in simpler forms. We present a data set from Google scholar that provides insights into the state of sonification research. Based on these data, the literature, and a small expert poll, we propose criteria for effective sonification design: the use of easily perceptible sounds, that are mapped naturally, do not contradict the data metaphor, and are appropriate to the task. A quantitative analysis of the data found no correlation between effective sonifications and the number of citations or the year of their publishing. 2023-09-30 Text conference object conference object preprint ACM auditory display, sonification, sonification design Text Konferenzveröffentlichung Konferenzveröffentlichung Preprint http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ © 2023 the authors. This is the author’s version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2023 Conference, August 30-September 1, 2023, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Reflecting on qualitative and quantitative data to frame criteria for effective sonification design application/pdf eng Katharina Groß-Vogt (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz) Kajetan Enge IOhannes Zmölnig (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz) https://phaidra.ustp.at/o:5542