Helen Tager‐Flusberg

37.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
271 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Helen Tager‐Flusberg is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Tager‐Flusberg has authored 271 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 222 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 146 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 61 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Helen Tager‐Flusberg's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (204 papers), Language Development and Disorders (100 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (49 papers). Helen Tager‐Flusberg is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (204 papers), Language Development and Disorders (100 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (49 papers). Helen Tager‐Flusberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Helen Tager‐Flusberg's co-authors include Robert M. Joseph, Charles A. Nelson, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Margaret Kjelgaard, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Connie Kasari, Susan E. Folstein, Donald J. Cohen, Alice S. Carter and Catherine Lord and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Helen Tager‐Flusberg

257 papers receiving 21.7k citations

Hit Papers

Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Autism: I... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2006 2004 2001 2000 2013 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Autism: Interview Development and Rates of Disorders
    2006 1.1k citations Helen Tager‐Flusberg et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →
  2. CaV1.2 Calcium Channel Dysfunction Causes a Multisystem Disorder Including Arrhythmia and Autism
    2004 1.1k citations Robert M. Joseph, Helen Tager‐Flusberg et al. profile →
  3. An investigation of language impairment in autism: Implications for genetic subgroups
    2001 759 citations Helen Tager‐Flusberg et al. profile →
  4. Understanding Other Minds Perspectives From Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
    2000 749 citations Helen Tager‐Flusberg et al. profile →
  5. Minimally Verbal School‐Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Neglected End of the Spectrum
    2013 584 citations Helen Tager‐Flusberg, Connie Kasari Autism Research profile →
  6. EEG Analytics for Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A data-driven approach
    2018 231 citations Helen Tager‐Flusberg, Charles A. Nelson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen Tager‐Flusberg United States 83 17.7k 9.6k 5.6k 4.4k 3.6k 271 22.8k
Nancy J. Minshew United States 84 17.4k 1.0× 4.0k 0.4× 4.2k 0.7× 5.9k 1.3× 5.2k 1.5× 213 20.2k
Fred R. Volkmar United States 82 18.4k 1.0× 4.9k 0.5× 8.9k 1.6× 5.0k 1.1× 5.6k 1.6× 281 22.5k
Sally Ozonoff United States 78 18.3k 1.0× 5.8k 0.6× 7.1k 1.3× 5.3k 1.2× 7.7k 2.2× 179 23.0k
Patricia Howlin United Kingdom 69 14.0k 0.8× 5.4k 0.6× 8.6k 1.5× 3.2k 0.7× 4.4k 1.2× 248 18.6k
Gillian Baird United Kingdom 66 15.5k 0.9× 5.7k 0.6× 7.8k 1.4× 4.1k 0.9× 5.8k 1.6× 165 19.8k
Robert T. Schultz United States 62 13.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.3× 5.2k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 0.9× 230 18.0k
Géraldine Dawson United States 94 27.0k 1.5× 7.2k 0.7× 13.0k 2.3× 6.5k 1.5× 7.8k 2.2× 319 32.2k
Sally J. Rogers United States 88 25.6k 1.4× 8.5k 0.9× 12.6k 2.2× 6.3k 1.4× 7.8k 2.2× 281 29.8k
Francesca Happé United Kingdom 88 26.0k 1.5× 10.8k 1.1× 9.7k 1.7× 5.4k 1.2× 6.3k 1.8× 330 33.0k
Tony Charman United Kingdom 93 27.2k 1.5× 9.3k 1.0× 14.7k 2.6× 6.3k 1.4× 8.4k 2.4× 422 33.6k

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All Works

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Clements, Caitlin C., Carol L. Wilkinson, Carly Hyde, et al.. (2025). Resting state EEG in young children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: associations with medications and seizures. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 17(1). 2–2.
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Tager‐Flusberg, Helen, et al.. (2024). A cross-linguistic examination of language measures in autism: A comparison between Dutch and English. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 117. 102461–102461. 1 indexed citations
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Tager‐Flusberg, Helen, et al.. (2024). Are minimally verbal autistic children's modality and form of communication associated with parent responsivity?. Autism Research. 17(5). 989–1000.
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Shih, Wendy, et al.. (2024). Real‐time coded measures in natural language samples capture change over time in minimally verbal autistic children. Autism Research. 17(6). 1287–1293. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, J., Brandon Keehn, Helen Tager‐Flusberg, & Charles A. Nelson. (2023). Associations between attentional biases to fearful faces and social-emotional development in infants with and without an older sibling with autism. Infant Behavior and Development. 71. 101811–101811. 1 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Sophie, et al.. (2023). Auditory evoked potentials in adolescents with autism: An investigation of brain development, intellectual impairment, and neural encoding. Autism Research. 16(10). 1859–1876. 1 indexed citations
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Chenausky, Karen, et al.. (2022). Review of methods for conducting speech research with minimally verbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 39(1). 33–44. 11 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Sophie, et al.. (2021). Evaluating the use of cortical entrainment to measure atypical speech processing: A systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 133. 104506–104506. 12 indexed citations
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Levin, April R., et al.. (2021). EEG Phase-Amplitude Coupling Strength and Phase Preference: Association with Age over the First Three Years after Birth. eNeuro. 8(3). ENEURO.0264–20.2021. 15 indexed citations
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Barokova, Mihaela, et al.. (2020). Eliciting Language Samples for Analysis (ELSA): A New Protocol for Assessing Expressive Language and Communication in Autism. Autism Research. 14(1). 112–126. 23 indexed citations
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Redcay, Elizabeth, et al.. (2013). Intrinsic functional network organization in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Gabard‐Durnam, Laurel J., Adrienne Tierney, Vanessa Vogel‐Farley, Helen Tager‐Flusberg, & Charles A. Nelson. (2013). Alpha Asymmetry in Infants at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45(2). 473–480. 68 indexed citations
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Joseph, Robert M., Zachary Fricker, Angela Fenoglio, et al.. (2013). Structural asymmetries of language-related gray and white matter and their relationship to language function in young children with ASD. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 8(1). 60–72. 60 indexed citations
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Tager‐Flusberg, Helen. (2010). The origins of social impairments in autism spectrum disorder: Studies of infants at risk. Neural Networks. 23(8-9). 1072–1076. 64 indexed citations
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Upadhyay, Jaymin, Tracey A. Knaus, Kristen A. Lindgren, et al.. (2008). Effective and Structural Connectivity in the Human Auditory Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(13). 3341–3349. 74 indexed citations
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Ben‐Sasson, Ayelet, Sharon A. Cermak, Gael I. Orsmond, et al.. (2007). Extreme Sensory Modulation Behaviors in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 61(5). 584–592. 214 indexed citations
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Tager‐Flusberg, Helen, Daniela Plesa Skwerer, Casey A. Schofield, Alyssa Verbalis, & Daniel J. Simons. (2007). Change Detection as a Tool for Assessing Attentional Deployment in Atypical Populations: The Case of Williams Syndrome. 11(3). 491. 5 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Kathleen E. & Helen Tager‐Flusberg. (1999). Second-Order Belief Attribution in Williams Syndrome: Intact or Impaired?. PubMed. 104(6). 523–523. 59 indexed citations
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Tager‐Flusberg, Helen. (1996). Brief report: Current theory and research on language and communication in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 26(2). 169–172. 112 indexed citations

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