Autism 107.1k citations
2.5k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Family and Disability Support Research Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Papers in i Autism Spectrum Disorder Research 2.3k Family and Disability Support Research 1.2k Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 265 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Autism
Comparison fields: 5 of 204 Cognitive Neuroscience 80.0k Clinical Psychology 49.4k Psychiatry and Mental health 24.0k Developmental and Educational Psychology 19.1k Occupational Therapy 3.1k Safety Research 5.4k Education 18.6k Genetics 10.2k Speech and Hearing 1.9k Developmental Neuroscience 1.2k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4.0k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.7k Social Psychology 4.0k Pharmacy 661 Applied Psychology 707 Human-Computer Interaction 884 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 123 Epidemiology 2.6k Health 611 General Health Professions 1.9k Sensory Systems 360 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2.0k Demography 920 Business and International Management 158 Human Factors and Ergonomics 180 Statistics and Probability 560 Sociology and Political Science 3.0k Biological Psychiatry 125 Periodontics 216 Nutrition and Dietetics 576 Behavioral Neuroscience 124 Neurology 285 Philosophy 429 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 614 Music 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Cognitive Neuroscience 80.0k Clinical Psychology 49.4k Psychiatry and Mental health 24.0k Developmental and Educational Psychology 19.1k Occupational Therapy 3.1k 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
Current Directions in Psychological Science United States
Autism Research United States
Psychology and Aging United States
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews United States
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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 2.5k papers published in Autism in the last decades have received a total of 107.1k indexed citations . Papers published in Autism usually cover Cognitive Neuroscience (2.3k papers), Clinical Psychology (1.5k papers), Developmental and Educational Psychology (608 papers), Psychiatry and Mental health (625 papers) and Education (452 papers) specifically the topics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (2.3k papers), Family and Disability Support Research (1.2k papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (434 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (426 papers), Behavioral and Psychological Studies (416 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (284 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (265 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (159 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Autism are Patricia Howlin , Elizabeth Pellicano , Simon Baron‐Cohen , Michael Rutter , Laura Crane , David S. Mandell , Tony Charman , Mary Jane Weiss , Connie Kasari and Micah O. Mazurek .
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