Autism

Top Research Topics at Autism?

The main research concerns discussed in Autism are Autism, Developmental psychology, Autism spectrum disorder, Clinical psychology and Psychiatry. Autism research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Intervention (counseling), Cognitive psychology and Cognition. While the journal focused on Developmental psychology, it was also able to explore topics like Interpersonal communication, Social relation, Interpersonal relationship and Intelligence quotient.

The journal focuses on Autism spectrum disorder but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Psychological intervention, Intellectual disability, Child development, Qualitative research and Comorbidity. Issues in Clinical psychology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mental health, Randomized controlled trial, Depression (differential diagnoses) and Anxiety. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Developmental disorder and El Niño.

The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Asperger syndrome as it also encompasses High-functioning autism.

• Autism (98.52%)
• Developmental psychology (48.82%)
• Autism spectrum disorder (46.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Prevalence of Anxiety and Mood Problems among Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome (752 citations)
• Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community (580 citations)
• Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay (548 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Autism:

The journal publications facilitate discussions on Autism, Developmental psychology, Developmental disorder, Clinical psychology and Asperger syndrome. Specifically, studies on Autism spectrum disorder are prevalent in the Autism works discussed in the most cited publications. While the most cited papers mainly focused on Developmental psychology studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

• Interpersonal relationship and related Interpersonal communication,
• Cognitive psychology that connect with fields like Social cognition..

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Autism
• Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily tackles Autism, Autism spectrum disorder, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology and Psychiatry. The featured Autism studies mainly concentrate on Mental health but also cover areas of interest in Well-being. Topics in Autism spectrum disorder explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Randomized controlled trial, Intellectual disability and Comorbidity.

Autism holds forums on Developmental psychology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Psychological intervention, Stigma (botany) and Inclusion (education). The Clinical psychology works featured in it incorporate elements from Meta-analysis, Cognition and Depression (differential diagnoses). The study on Psychiatry presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Health services.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Core experiences of parents of children with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. (8 citations)
• Neurological disorders in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (8 citations)
• Increased prevalence of non-communicable physical health conditions among autistic adults. (8 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Autism (based on the number of publications) are:

• David S. Mandell (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Sven Bölte (28 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Simon Baron-Cohen (27 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Elizabeth Pellicano (24 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Julie Lounds Taylor (23 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Autism (based on the number of publications) are:

• University College London (59 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• King's College London (57 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Vanderbilt University (49 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Cambridge (46 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (45 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.86% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.61% of all publications and 37.25% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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