Sarah Libby

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Sarah Libby is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Libby has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Sarah Libby's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (7 papers), Behavioral and Psychological Studies (4 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (4 papers). Sarah Libby is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (7 papers), Behavioral and Psychological Studies (4 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (4 papers). Sarah Libby collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. Sarah Libby's co-authors include Judith Gould, Susan Leekam, Lorna Wing, Carmen Nieto, Michael R. Larcombe, Rita Jordan, David Messer, Stuart Powell, Colin Taylor and Shirley Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Autism.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Libby

10 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Describing the Sensory Abnormalities of Children and Adul... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Describing the Sensory Abnormalities of Children and Adults with Autism
    2006 778 citations Susan Leekam, Carmen Nieto et al. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sarah Libby United Kingdom 8 1.6k 708 549 436 383 10 1.8k
Katja Jussila Finland 18 1.8k 1.2× 846 1.2× 528 1.0× 344 0.8× 389 1.0× 27 2.0k
Karen Toth United States 12 1.8k 1.1× 698 1.0× 399 0.7× 756 1.7× 472 1.2× 14 2.0k
Robyn L. Young Australia 25 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 760 1.4× 576 1.3× 608 1.6× 75 2.6k
Amitta Shah United Kingdom 14 1.9k 1.2× 766 1.1× 708 1.3× 720 1.7× 320 0.8× 15 2.4k
Scott Tomchek United States 14 1.3k 0.8× 544 0.8× 769 1.4× 415 1.0× 168 0.4× 42 1.7k
Ericka L. Wodka United States 20 1.4k 0.9× 488 0.7× 626 1.1× 466 1.1× 189 0.5× 38 1.8k
Ashley Robertson United Kingdom 15 1.4k 0.9× 683 1.0× 358 0.7× 316 0.7× 230 0.6× 24 1.7k
Heather Jordan United Kingdom 6 1.8k 1.1× 553 0.8× 388 0.7× 361 0.8× 295 0.8× 8 2.0k
Julie Rinaldi United States 11 1.2k 0.8× 413 0.6× 335 0.6× 539 1.2× 209 0.5× 15 1.5k
Inge Kamp‐Becker Germany 32 2.3k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 859 1.6× 474 1.1× 552 1.4× 107 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Libby

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Libby

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Libby

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sarah Libby. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sarah Libby based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sarah Libby. Sarah Libby is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
1.
Jordan, Rita & Sarah Libby. (2011). Developing and using play in the curriculum. 35–49. 6 indexed citations
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Leekam, Susan, Carmen Nieto, Sarah Libby, Lorna Wing, & Judith Gould. (2006). Describing the Sensory Abnormalities of Children and Adults with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37(5). 894–910. 778 indexed citations breakdown →
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Libby, Sarah, et al.. (2005). Mental health, coping and family‐functioning in parents of young people with obsessive‐compulsive disorder and with anxiety disorders. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 44(3). 439–444. 32 indexed citations
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Libby, Sarah, et al.. (2004). Cognitive appraisals in young people with obsessive‐compulsive disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 45(6). 1076–1084. 66 indexed citations
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Wing, Lorna, Susan Leekam, Sarah Libby, Judith Gould, & Michael R. Larcombe. (2002). The Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders: background, inter‐rater reliability and clinical use. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43(3). 307–325. 485 indexed citations
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Leekam, Susan, Sarah Libby, Lorna Wing, Judith Gould, & Colin Taylor. (2002). The Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders: algorithms for ICD‐10 childhood autism and Wing and Gould autistic spectrum disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43(3). 327–342. 136 indexed citations
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Leekam, Susan, Sarah Libby, Lorna Wing, Judith Gould, & Christopher Gillberg. (2000). Comparison of ICD-10 and Gillberg’s Criteria for Asperger Syndrome. Autism. 4(1). 11–28. 105 indexed citations
8.
Libby, Sarah. (1999). Acquiring a conception of mind: A review of psychological research and theory. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations
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Libby, Sarah, Stuart Powell, David Messer, & Rita Jordan. (1998). Spontaneous Play in Children with Autism: A Reappraisal. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 28(6). 487–497. 131 indexed citations
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Libby, Sarah, Stuart Powell, David Messer, & Rita Jordan. (1997). Imitation of Pretend Play Acts by Children with Autism and Down Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 27(4). 365–383. 65 indexed citations

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