Jeff Sigafoos

21.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
585 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Jeff Sigafoos is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Occupational Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeff Sigafoos has authored 585 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 347 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 283 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 256 papers in Occupational Therapy. Recurrent topics in Jeff Sigafoos's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (310 papers), Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (254 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (239 papers). Jeff Sigafoos is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (310 papers), Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (254 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (239 papers). Jeff Sigafoos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and New Zealand. Jeff Sigafoos's co-authors include Mark F. O’Reilly, Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. Singh, Vanessa A. Green, Russell Lang, Robert Didden, Mandy Rispoli, Ralf W. Schlosser, Larah van der Meer and Doretta Oliva and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jeff Sigafoos

565 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Using iPods® and iPads® in teaching programs for individuals with developmental disabilities: A systematic review

2012 405 citations Larah van der Meer, Sathiyaprakash Ramdoss et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jeff Sigafoos	9.1k	6.2k	5.0k	4.7k	3.6k	585	14.2k
Giulio E. Lancioni	8.5k 0.9×	5.8k 0.9×	5.5k 1.1×	4.9k 1.0×	4.3k 1.2×	717	15.7k
Mark F. O’Reilly	7.6k 0.8×	5.2k 0.8×	3.8k 0.7×	4.0k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	537	12.0k
Nirbhay N. Singh	5.0k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	6.1k 1.2×	2.2k 0.5×	4.0k 1.1×	574	13.1k
Samuel L. Odom	8.7k 1.0×	9.3k 1.5×	8.7k 1.7×	1.1k 0.2×	2.1k 0.6×	190	16.3k
Robert Didden	3.6k 0.4×	1.9k 0.3×	2.7k 0.5×	713 0.2×	1.7k 0.5×	266	6.5k
Johnny L. Matson	15.8k 1.7×	6.4k 1.0×	12.1k 2.4×	433 0.1×	7.9k 2.2×	624	21.5k
Robert H. Horner	9.6k 1.1×	14.7k 2.4×	8.5k 1.7×	801 0.2×	2.6k 0.7×	238	20.0k
Jenny Ziviani	1.2k 0.1×	2.1k 0.3×	3.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.3×	4.1k 1.1×	300	9.1k
Sylvia Rodger	1.5k 0.2×	1.5k 0.2×	2.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	242	6.6k
Anne Smith	3.2k 0.3×	2.4k 0.4×	2.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	424	14.4k

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Lancioni, Giulio E., Gloria Alberti, Chiara Filippini, et al.. (2025). A Technology System to Help People With Multiple Disabilities Increase Contact With Objects and Control Environmental Stimulation: Single-Case Research Design. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 12. e70378–e70378.

Lancioni, Giulio E., et al.. (2025). Technology to Enable People with Intellectual Disabilities and Blindness to Collect Boxes with Objects and Transport Them to Different Rooms of Their Daily Context: A Single-Case Research Series. Technologies. 13(4). 131–131.

Lancioni, Giulio E., Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, & Jeff Sigafoos. (2024). Possible assistive technology solutions for people with moderate to severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: considerations on their function and long-term role. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 71(7). 1110–1116. 6 indexed citations

Lancioni, Giulio E., Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, et al.. (2024). Enabling People With Intellectual and Sensory Disabilities to Trigger a Tablet’s Delivery of Task Instructions by Walking to the Tablet: Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 11. e59315–e59315. 1 indexed citations

Lancioni, Giulio E., Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, et al.. (2024). Helping People with Intellectual and Visual Disabilities Manage Object Use and Mobility via Technology-Regulated Instructions, Spatial Cues, and Stimulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 632–645. 2 indexed citations

Tait, Kathleen, et al.. (2024). Toward culturally-appropriate communication assessment for Indigenous Australian children with autism. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 12(1). 44–53.

Alberti, Gloria, Chiara Filippini, Nirbhay N. Singh, et al.. (2024). A Technology System to Help People With Intellectual Disability and Blindness Find Room Destinations During Indoor Traveling: Case Series Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 11. e65680–e65680. 1 indexed citations

Lancioni, Giulio E., Gloria Alberti, Chiara Filippini, et al.. (2023). Using Simple Interactive Technology to Help People with Intellectual and Visual Disabilities Exercise Functional Physical Responses: A Case Series Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(5). 120–120. 3 indexed citations

Lancioni, Giulio E., Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, et al.. (2023). Low-Cost Technology-Aided Programs for Supporting People With Motor, Visual, and Intellectual Disabilities in Functional Forms of Occupation and Communication: Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 10. e44239–e44239. 5 indexed citations

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Waddington, Hannah, et al.. (2023). Teaching Multi-step Requesting and Social Communication to Five Autistic Children Using Speech-Generating Devices and Systematic Instruction. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 7(3). 344–352. 1 indexed citations

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Ramdoss, Sathiyaprakash, et al.. (2023). Development and validation of the social-emotional rating scale for autism spectrum disorder (SERA) in an Indian sample. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 70(7). 1218–1226. 1 indexed citations

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Lancioni, Giulio E., Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, et al.. (2022). Programs Using Stimulation-Regulating Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in People With Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Scoping Review. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 9(2). e35217–e35217. 11 indexed citations

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Waddington, Hannah, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Low-intensity Therapist-Delivered Intervention in Addition to Parent Coaching for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Disability Development and Education. 71(3). 352–372. 1 indexed citations

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Sigafoos, Jeff & Hannah Waddington. (2022). Early Assessment and Intervention: Introduction to the Special Issue. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 6(4). 367–368. 1 indexed citations

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Lancioni, Giulio E., Nirbhay N. Singh, Mark F. O’Reilly, et al.. (2021). Technology-Aided Spatial Cues, Instructions, and Preferred Stimulation for Supporting People With Intellectual and Visual Disabilities in Their Occupational Engagement and Mobility: Usability Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies. 8(4). e33481–e33481. 7 indexed citations

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Roche, Laura, Amarie Carnett, Jeff Sigafoos, et al.. (2019). Using a Textual Prompt to Teach Multiword Requesting to Two Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Behavior Modification. 43(6). 819–840. 2 indexed citations

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Schlosser, Ralf W., et al.. (2006). Increasing Opportunities for Requesting in Children with Developmental Disabilities Residing in Group Homes through Pyramidal Training. Education and training in developmental disabilities. 41(3). 244–252. 9 indexed citations

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O’Reilly, Mark F., et al.. (2006). Communication and Social Skills Interventions. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 3 indexed citations

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Sigafoos, Jeff. (2000). Communication Development and Aberrant Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities. Education and training in mental retardation and developmental disabilities. 35(2). 168–176. 77 indexed citations

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Sigafoos, Jeff. (1996). Naturalistic Assessment Leading to Effective Treatment of Self-Injury in a Young Boy with Multiple Disabilities.. Education and Treatment of Children. 19(2). 101–123. 5 indexed citations

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