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Infants and Young Children
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Infants and Young Children

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Published by: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 943 25 20 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 29
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 54
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.462
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Infants and Young Children?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Intervention (counseling), Developmental psychology, Nursing, Clinical psychology and Early childhood education. In the journal, researchers investigate the Intervention (counseling) study as part of research in the field of Psychiatry. Child development and Autism studies in the realm of Developmental psychology interact with fields like Evaluation methods.

The journal addresses concerns in Early childhood education which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Inclusion (education) and Early childhood. Early childhood and Special education are closely related fields of research discussed in Infants and Young Children. Infants and Young Children dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Medical education and Pedagogy.

  • Intervention (counseling) (39.50%)
  • Developmental psychology (28.32%)
  • Nursing (14.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Impact of Sensory Processing Abilities on the Daily Lives of Young Children and Their Families: A Conceptual Model (484 citations)
  • Early Intervention in Autism (379 citations)
  • Strengthening Social and Emotional Competence in Young Children—The Foundation for Early School Readiness and Success Incredible Years Classroom Social Skills and Problem-Solving Curriculum (284 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Infants and Young Children:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Intervention (counseling), Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Autism and Medical education. The Intervention (counseling) research presented in the journal papers falls under the domain of Nursing. The journal papers tackle research in Child development, Early childhood education and Social skills as part of the general discipline of Developmental psychology, however, they also discuss concepts in Perspective (graphical).

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

  • Law
  • Developmental psychology
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Intervention (counseling), Developmental psychology, Nursing, Medical education and Early childhood are tackled in Infants and Young Children. Infants and Young Children held discussions to help close the divide between two different fields of study: Intervention (counseling) and Cost effectiveness. Issues in Developmental psychology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Social change, Empowerment, Numeracy, Special needs and Book reading.

Topics in Nursing explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Special education, Knowledge base, Pediatric health and Mindset. The studies in Medical education featured incorporate elements of Social validity, Sustainability and Personnel selection. Some problems in Early childhood that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Socioemotional selectivity theory, Day care, Teacher education and Face validity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Surviving and Thriving: Early Intervention for Neonatal Survivors With Developmental Disability in Uganda. (2 citations)
  • From emotional crisis to empowerment: the journey of two mothers (1 citations)
  • The Early Childhood Personnel Center: Building Capacity to Improve Outcomes for Infants and Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families (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 Infants and Young Children (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jane Squires (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Guralnick (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ann P. Turnbull (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mary Beth Bruder (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Stephen J. Bagnato (8 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 Infants and Young Children (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Washington (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Boston Children's Hospital (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (6 papers) absent at the last 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, 76.47% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 75.00% 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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Top Publications

  • Project ECHO

    (2023)
    36 Citations
  • Applying the Developmental Systems Approach to Inclusive Community-Based Early Intervention Programs: Process and Practice.

    Michael J Guralnick

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Early Intervention and Newborn Screening: Parallel Roads or Divergent Highways?.

    Donald B. Bailey

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Evaluation of a Brief Teacher Coaching Program for Delivering an Early Intervention Program to Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Jessica Tupou;Hannah Waddington;Jeff Sigafoos

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Evaluating the Dimensionality and Psychometric Properties of a Social-Emotional Screening Instrument for Young Children.

    Chieh-Yu Chen;Jane Squires;Kathleen Scalise

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • A Conceptual Model for a Blended Intervention Approach to Support Early Language and Social-Emotional Development in Toddler Classrooms

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Improving Developmental Abilities in Infants With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Pilot Behavioral Intervention Study

    Nicole M. McDonald;Carly Hyde;April Boin Choi;Amanda C. Gulsrud

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Supporting Early Communication Skills of Children with Developmental Disorders in South Africa: Caregiver and Clinician Perspectives about Mobile Health Applications.

    Juan Bornman;MaryAnn Romski;Marika King;Vuledzani M. Madima

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Developing a Community-Based Oral Language Preventive Intervention: Exploring Feasibility and Social Validity for Families Affected by the Canterbury Earthquakes

    Elizabeth Schaughency;Jessica Riordan;Elaine Reese;Melissa Derby

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Duet: An Exploratory Language Intervention for Toddlers in Low-Income Households

    (2023)
    4 Citations

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