OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is 29. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sleep Quality and Evening Salivary Cortisol Levels in Association with the Psychological Resources of Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders and Type 1 Diabetes	115
Impacts of Caregiving for Individuals with Autism in Low-Resource Settings, a Report from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq	107
Parental Imitations and Expansions of Child Language Predict Later Language Outcomes of Autistic Preschoolers	95
Differential Relations Between Parenting and Emotion Regulation in Children with ASD Across Dyadic and Independent Contexts	84
Could a National Screening Program Reduce the Age of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder?	66
Empathy and Autism: Establishing the Structure and Different Manifestations of Empathy in Autistic Individuals Using the Perth Empathy Scale	62
Resilience Within Families of Young Children with ASD	59
Distance-Based Collaborations for Assessing and Treating Challenging Behavior	57
Underlying Thinking Pattern Profiles Predict Parent-Reported Distress Responses in Autism Spectrum Disorder	55
Beyond Tier Three: Individualized Levels of Support During Headsprout® Early Reading Instruction for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	47
Restricted Eating in Preschoolers with Autism: Mother Stressors and Solutions	45
Case Report: Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis in a Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia	42
Do Children Think it is Important to Predict Learning and Behaviour Problems, and Do They Think Genetic Screening Has a Role to Play in This?	38
Dietary Factors Impact Developmental Trajectories in Young Autistic Children	37
The Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey: Comparisons with Obesity and Physical Activity in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder	35
Differential Effects of a Behavioral Treatment Probe on Social Gaze Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome and Non-Syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder	34
Correction: Predictors of Access to Early Support in Families of Children with Suspected or Diagnosed Developmental Disabilities in the United Kingdom	33
Generalisation of Social Communication Skills by Autistic Children During Play-Based Assessments Across Home, School and an Unfamiliar Research Setting	33
The Use of Digital Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder—A Meta-Analysis	32
Williams syndrome: reduced orienting to other’s eyes in a hypersocial phenotype	31
Participation and Experiences in Extracurricular Activities for Autistic and Neurotypical Children	31
Association of Irritability with Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors and Social Communication Challenges in Autistic Youth	31
Play in Relation to Autism Traits in Young Children at Elevated Likelihood for Autism Spectrum Disorder	31
Correction to: “My Autism is Linked with Everything”: at the Crossroads of Autism and Diabetes	30
A Combined Interventional Approach to Train Interview Skills in Autistic Transition-Age Youth	29

Sex Differences in Autistic Youth Born Extremely Preterm	29
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Contexts Associated with Emotional Outbursts	29
Investigating the Structure of the CESD-R and DASS-21 Across Adults with Low and High Levels of Autistic Traits	29
Autistic People’s Perspectives on Parental Diagnosis Disclosure: A Grounded Theory Study	29
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Accommodations & Impact Scale for Developmental Disabilities	29