Autism 95.8k citations
2.4k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research 2169 Family and Disability Support Research 1234 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 262 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues 433 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 150 Behavioral and Psychological Studies 410 Child Development and Digital Technology 419 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders 263 Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Autism
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Cognitive Neuroscience 78.6k Clinical Psychology 53.7k Psychiatry and Mental health 27.4k Developmental and Educational Psychology 19.4k Occupational Therapy 3.3k Research in Developmental Disabilities United States
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research United Kingdom
Research in autism spectrum disorders United States
Psychosomatic Medicine United States
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics United States
Clinical Psychology Review United States
Autism Research United States
Current Directions in Psychological Science United States
Psychological Assessment United States
Psychology and Aging United States
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Research in Developmental Disabilities · 1× This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Autism. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Autism with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Autism more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers published in Autism. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in Autism.
About Autism The 2.4k papers published in Autism in the last decades have received a total of 95.8k indexed citations . Papers published in Autism usually cover Cognitive Neuroscience (2.2k papers), Clinical Psychology (1.5k papers), Developmental and Educational Psychology (589 papers), Psychiatry and Mental health (614 papers) and Education (444 papers) specifically the topics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (2.2k papers), Family and Disability Support Research (1.2k papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (433 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (419 papers), Behavioral and Psychological Studies (410 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (263 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (262 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (150 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Autism are Patricia Howlin , Elizabeth Pellicano , Simon Baron‐Cohen , Laura Crane , David S. Mandell , Tony Charman , Mary Jane Weiss , Connie Kasari , Neil Humphrey and Christopher Gillberg .
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