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Susan Balandin

Susan Balandin

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
6727
World Ranking
5074
National Ranking
360

Susan Balandin 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 Susan Balandin sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 283 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Balandin 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 Susan Balandin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susan Balandin is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the social sciences, health professions, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including demography, occupational therapy, safety research, clinical psychology, and sociology and political science.

The main research topics covered in Balandin's work include:

  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect

Balandin has published in a range of academic venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
  • Healthcare
  • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Recent publications include:

  • Going thirsty for the turtles: Plastic straw bans, people with swallowing disability, and Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water (2022) in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • The Ethics of Inclusion in AAC Research of Participants with Complex Communication Needs (2020) in Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
  • Education/Training Interventions to Improve Oral Health of Adults with Intellectual Disability (2022) in Healthcare
  • Examining the Content and Outcomes of Training in Dysphagia and Mealtime Management: A Systematic Review Informing Co-Design of New Training (2022) in American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Views on the usability, design, and future possibilities of a 3D food printer for people with dysphagia: outcomes of an immersive experience (2022) in Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology

Balandin frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Bronwyn Hemsley, Fiona Given, Simon Darcy, Susan Taylor, and Joanne Watson. The consistency of collaborations suggests ongoing research partnerships in their areas of study.

Best Publications

  • The Kirkpatrick model: A useful tool for evaluating training outcomes

    Andy Smidt;Susan Balandin;Jeff Sigafoos;Vicki A. Reed

  • Nursing the patient with severe communication impairment

    Bronwyn Hemsley;Jeff Sigafoos;Susan Balandin;Ralph Forbes

  • Nursing the patient with complex communication needs: time as a barrier and a facilitator to successful communication in hospital

    Bronwyn Hemsley;Susan Balandin;Linda Worrall

  • Peer-mediated teaching and augmentative and alternative communication for preschool-aged children with autism

    David Trembath;Susan Balandin;Leanne Togher;Roger J. Stancliffe

  • A Metasynthesis of Patient-Provider Communication in Hospital for Patients with Severe Communication Disabilities: Informing New Translational Research

    Bronwyn Hemsley;Susan Balandin

  • Facilitated Communication and Authorship: A Systematic Review

    Ralf W. Schlosser;Susan Balandin;Bronwyn Hemsley;Teresa Iacono

  • The psychosocial impact on siblings of people with lifelong physical disability : a review of the literature

    Angela Dew;Susan Balandin;Gwynnyth Llewellyn

  • Communicating with nurses: The experiences of 10 adults with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs

    Susuan Balandin;Bronwyn Hemsley;Jeff Sigafoos;Vanessa Green

  • An Exploration of Loneliness: Communication and the Social Networks of Older People with Cerebral Palsy.

    Liora Ballin;Susan Balandin

  • Assessing the loneliness of older people with cerebral palsy

    Susan Balandin;Natalie Berg;Annalu Waller

  • The Loneliness Experiences of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication

    Lauren Cooper;Susan Balandin;David Trembath

  • Teaching Multi-Step Requesting and Social Communication to Two Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders with Three AAC Options

    Larah van der Meer;Debora Kagohara;Laura Roche;Dean Sutherland

  • 3D Printing of Food for People with Swallowing Difficulties

    Abbas Z. Kouzani;Scott Adams;Daniel J. Whyte;Russell Oliver

  • End-of-life care and dying: issues raised by staff supporting older people with intellectual disability in community living services

    Michele Wiese;Roger J. Stancliffe;Susan Balandin;Glennys Howarth

  • Crews,Wusses, and Whoppas: core and fringe vocabularies of Australian meal-break conversations in the workplace

    Susan Balandin;Teresa Iacono

  • A few well-chosen words

    Susan Balandin;Teresa Iacono

  • Post‐parental care: a new generation of sibling‐carers

    Angela Dew;Gwynnyth Llewellyn;Susan Balandin

  • Vocabulary selection for Australian children who use augmentative and alternative communication.

    David Trembath;Susan Balandin;Leanne Togher

  • Virtual worlds: a new opportunity for people with lifelong disability?

    Karen Stendal;Susan Balandin;Judith Molka-Danielsen

  • Older disabled workers' perceptions of volunteering

    Susan Balandin;Gwynnyth Llewellyn;Angela Dew;Liora Ballin

  • Twelve tips for effective international clinical placements.

    Susan Balandin;Michelle Lincoln;Reena Sen;David P. Wilkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger J. Stancliffe
Roger J. Stancliffe University of Sydney
Leanne Togher
Leanne Togher University of Sydney
Christine Bigby
Christine Bigby La Trobe University
Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Gwynnyth Llewellyn University of Sydney
David Trembath
David Trembath Griffith University
Andrew Georgiou
Andrew Georgiou Macquarie University
Jeff Sigafoos
Jeff Sigafoos Victoria University of Wellington
Linda Worrall
Linda Worrall University of Queensland
Michelle Lincoln
Michelle Lincoln University of Canberra
Teresa Iacono
Teresa Iacono La Trobe University

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