International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Top Research Topics at International journal of developmental disabilities?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Developmental psychology, Intellectual disability, Autism, Autism spectrum disorder and Clinical psychology. The concepts on Developmental psychology presented in International journal of developmental disabilities can also apply to other research fields, including Perception, Well-being, Quality of life (healthcare), Cognition and Teaching method. International journal of developmental disabilities explores issues in Intellectual disability which can be linked to other research areas like Qualitative research, Applied psychology, Learning disability and Medical education.

Topics in Autism were tackled in line with various other fields like Intervention (counseling), Cognitive psychology, Social skills and Psychological intervention.

• Developmental psychology (36.18%)
• Intellectual disability (32.58%)
• Autism (31.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The effectiveness of group logotherapy to improve psychological well-being of mothers with intellectually disabled children (50 citations)
• Neuropsychological heterogeneity in executive functioning in autism spectrum disorders (33 citations)
• Promoting physical activity for children with autism spectrum disorders during coronavirus outbreak: Benefits, strategies, and examples (33 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International journal of developmental disabilities:

Developmental psychology, Intellectual disability, Autism, Clinical psychology and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are the main subjects of interest in the published articles. The published articles facilitate discussions on Intellectual disability that incorporate concepts from other fields like Mental health, Applied psychology and Well-being. The most cited publications focus on Autism but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Executive functions and Qualitative research.

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

• Cognition
• Education
• Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Autism spectrum disorder, Intellectual disability, Developmental psychology, Autism and Clinical psychology. The overlapping concepts between Cognitive psychology and Cognitive flexibility are the key highlights of Autism spectrum disorder study. Applied psychology, Medical education, Psychotherapist, Qualitative research and Learning disability are some topics wherein Intellectual disability research discussed in the journal have an impact.

In addition to Developmental psychology research, International journal of developmental disabilities aims to explore topics under Activities of daily living, Mental health, Cognition and Depression (differential diagnoses). While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Clinical psychology, it also covered topics in Checklist and Anxiety. The featured Psychiatry works encompass concepts such as Comorbidity and examines them in conjunction with Pandemic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Work-related stress and well-being of direct care workers in intellectual disability services: a scoping review of the literature. (12 citations)
• Spirituality as a coping method for mothers of children with developmental disabilities (5 citations)
• The mediation effect of self-esteem on job-burnout and self-efficacy of special education teachers in Western China. (4 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 International journal of developmental disabilities (based on the number of publications) are:

• John Rose (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Trine Lise Bakken (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• Jeff Sigafoos (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Christine K. Syriopoulou-Delli (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Biza Stenfert Kroese (7 papers) published 1 paper 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International journal of developmental disabilities (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Birmingham (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Beijing Normal University (10 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Oslo University Hospital (10 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Macedonia (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Victoria University of Wellington (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 8.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.66% of all publications and 52.69% 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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