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Sonya Girdler publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sonya Girdler sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Sonya Girdler D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sonya Girdler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sonya Girdler is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a significant focus on clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Additional subfields include psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, and safety research.

Their work addresses several main research topics:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Sonya Girdler has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Multi-informant International Perspectives on the Facilitators and Barriers to Employment for Autistic Adults, 2020, Autism Research
  • "We Can See a Bright Future": Parents' Perceptions of the Outcomes of Participating in a Strengths-Based Program for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable: The WHO's ICF system integrates biological and psychosocial environmental determinants of autism and ADHD, 2021, BioEssays
  • Considerations of the built environment for autistic individuals: A review of the literature, 2022, Autism
  • 'Nothing about us without us': co-production ingredients for working alongside stakeholders to develop mental health interventions, 2021, Advances in Mental Health

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sven Bölte
  • Melissa H. Black
  • Benjamin Milbourn
  • Bahareh Afsharnejad
  • Marita Falkmer

Sonya Girdler has contributed to multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism
  • Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
  • Autism in Adulthood
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • The contribution of environmental exposure to the etiology of autism spectrum disorder.

    Sven Bölte;Sonya Girdler;Peter B. Marschik;Peter B. Marschik;Peter B. Marschik

  • Mechanisms of facial emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorders: Insights from eye tracking and electroencephalography

    Melissa H. Black;Melissa H. Black;Nigel T.M. Chen;Nigel T.M. Chen;Nigel T.M. Chen;Kartik K. Iyer;Ottmar V. Lipp;Ottmar V. Lipp

  • Factors impacting employment for people with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review:

    Melissa Scott;Ben Milbourn;Marita Falkmer;Marita Falkmer;Marita Falkmer;Melissa Black;Melissa Black

  • Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia.

    Melissa Scott;Melissa Scott;Andrew Jacob;Delia Hendrie;Richard Parsons

  • Young adults with intellectual disability transitioning from school to post-school: a literature review framed within the ICF.

    Kitty-Rose Foley;P Dyke;S Girdler;J Bourke

  • Standing Postural Control in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Yi Huey Lim;Katie Partridge;Sonya Girdler;Susan L. Morris

  • Viewpoints on Factors for Successful Employment for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Melissa Scott;Marita Falkmer;Sonya Girdler;Torbjörn Falkmer

  • Elements contributing to meaningful participation for children and youth with disabilities: a scoping review

    Claire Willis;Sonya Girdler;Melanie Thompson;Michael Rosenberg

  • A specialist peer mentoring program for university students on the autism spectrum: A pilot study.

    Choo Ting Siew;Trevor G. Mazzucchelli;Trevor G. Mazzucchelli;Rosanna Rooney;Sonya Girdler

  • Self-management education programs for age-related macular degeneration: A systematic review

    Lily Lee;Tanya L Packer;Seok Hun Tang;Sonya Girdler

  • Success Factors Enabling Employment for Adults on the Autism Spectrum from Employers’ Perspective

    Jessica Dreaver;Craig Thompson;Sonya Girdler;Margareta Adolfsson

  • Leisure participation for school-aged children with Down syndrome.

    Alinta Oates;Ami Bebbington;Jenny Bourke;Sonya Girdler

  • To Feel Belonged: The Voices of Children and Youth with Disabilities on the Meaning of Wellbeing

    K.R. Foley;K.R. Foley;A.M. Blackmore;S. Girdler;S. Girdler;Melissa O'Donnell

  • Vision self-management for older adults: a randomised controlled trial

    Sonya J Girdler;Duncan P Boldy;Satvinder S Dhaliwal;Margaret Crowley

  • Paediatric burns: From the voice of the child

    Sarah A Mcgarry;Catherine Elliott;Ann McDonald;Jane Valentine

  • Paediatric health-care professionals: Relationships between psychological distress, resilience and coping skills

    Sarah A Mcgarry;Sarah A Mcgarry;Sonya J Girdler;Sonya J Girdler;Ann McDonald;Ann McDonald;Jane Valentine;Jane Valentine

  • Self-management education programs for people living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review

    Tanya Millard;Julian Elliott;Sonya Girdler

  • “It’s not what you were expecting, but it’s still a beautiful journey”: the experience of mothers of children with Down syndrome

    Divia Pillay;Sonya Girdler;Marie Collins;Helen Leonard

  • Multi-informant International Perspectives on the Facilitators and Barriers to Employment for Autistic Adults.

    Melissa H. Black;Soheil Mahdi;Benjamin Milbourn;Melissa Scott

  • An expert discussion on strengths-based approaches in autism

    Anna Urbanowicz;Christina Nicolaidis;Jacqueline den Houting;Stephen M. Shore

  • Community participation interventions for children and adolescents with a neurodevelopmental intellectual disability: A systematic review

    Jaimi Andrews;Marita Falkmer;Sonya Girdler

  • A comparison of activity, participation and quality of life in children with and without spastic diplegia cerebral palsy

    Adele Calley;Sîan Williams;Siobhán Reid;Eve Blair

Frequent Co-Authors

Marita Falkmer
Marita Falkmer Curtin University
Torbjörn Falkmer
Torbjörn Falkmer Curtin University
Sven Bölte
Sven Bölte Karolinska Institute
Helen Leonard
Helen Leonard Telethon Kids Institute
Julian G. Elliott
Julian G. Elliott Durham University
Peter B. Marschik
Peter B. Marschik University of Göttingen
Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Gwynnyth Llewellyn University of Sydney
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse Telethon Kids Institute
Ottmar V. Lipp
Ottmar V. Lipp Curtin University
Nicholas Lennox
Nicholas Lennox University of Queensland

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