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British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1275 6 15 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 31
Documents by Best Scientists*: 52
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.437
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at British Journal of Learning Disabilities?

Learning disability, Developmental psychology, Nursing, Intellectual disability and Social psychology are the subjects of interest in British Journal of Learning Disabilities. The study of Learning disability, which falls within the realm of Psychiatry, was the main focus of the presentations. Specifically, studies on Autism are prevalent in the Developmental psychology works discussed.

The research on Nursing tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Health care and Service (business). The concepts on Intellectual disability presented in British Journal of Learning Disabilities can also apply to other research fields, including Mental health and Gerontology. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Social psychology, apply to Applied psychology as well.

  • Learning disability (58.35%)
  • Developmental psychology (18.99%)
  • Nursing (18.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Valuing people: a New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century (650 citations)
  • Emergence of participatory methodology in learning difficulty research: understanding the context (154 citations)
  • Interviewing children and young people with learning disabilities*: guidelines for researchers and multi‐professional practice (140 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at British Journal of Learning Disabilities:

The published papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Learning disability, Social psychology, Pedagogy, Developmental psychology and Nursing. The most cited papers explore the study of Learning disability to improve our understanding of the broader topic of Psychiatry. The studies on Social psychology discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Human sexuality, Self-advocacy, Intellectual disability, Qualitative research and Internet privacy.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in British Journal of Learning Disabilities deals with Learning disability, Intellectual disability, Developmental psychology, Gerontology and Transition (fiction). The journal facilitates discussions on Learning disability that incorporate concepts from other fields like Public relations, Medical education, Autism, Clinical psychology and Mental health. Topics in Medical education explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Qualitative research and Theme (narrative).

British Journal of Learning Disabilities holds forums on Clinical psychology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Psychological therapy and Systemic therapy. Intellectual disability research presented in British Journal of Learning Disabilities encompasses a variety of subjects, including Young adult, Pedagogy, Self-determination and Independent living. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Developmental psychology and the similar topic of Family support.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Inclusive approaches to developing content valid patient-reported outcome measure response scales for youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities. (2 citations)
  • Lived experience and the social model of disability: conflicted and inter‐dependent ambitions for employment of people with a learning disability and their family carers (1 citations)
  • Lost voices part 1: A narrative case study of two young men with learning disabilities disclosing experiences of sexual, emotional and physical abuse (1 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.

The top authors publishing in British Journal of Learning Disabilities (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrew Holman (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jan Walmsley (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bob Gates (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Melanie Nind (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Dorothy M. Bell (12 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in British Journal of Learning Disabilities (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Open University (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bristol (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Hertfordshire (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Birmingham (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Kent (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less 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, 21.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.31% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.88% of all publications and 31.25% 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.

Top Publications

  • Voices from parents on the sexuality of their child with intellectual disabilities: A socioemotional perspective in a Chinese context

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Family carers managing personal budgets for adults with learning disabilities or autism

    Agnes Turnpenny;Stacey Rand;Beckie Whelton;Julie Beadle-Brown

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Not a journal about people with learning disabilities without people with learning disabilities

    Melanie Nind

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Co‐producing ethics guidelines together with people with learning disabilities

    (2024)
    3 Citations
  • Inclusive peer review: Reflections on an adapted citizens' jury with people with learning disabilities

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • A question of perspective—parenting and other matters in the lives of people with learning disabilities

    Melanie Nind

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • The importance of relationships for people with learning disabilities - in life and in research

    Melanie Nind

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • In search of education, participation and inclusion: Embrace the uncertain By JonathanRix, Abingdon: Routledge. 2024. pp. 204. £28.79

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Editorial: An international showcase

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • The well‐being of people with learning disabilities

    Melanie Nind

    (2020)
    0 Citations

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