OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Intellectual Disabilities is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Decoding intervention for young students with mild intellectual disabilities: A single-subject design study	32
The effect of dance workshops participation on reaction time in persons with moderate intellectual disabilities - pilot study	24
Increasing Sight-Phrase Reading with an iPad intervention for Two Students with Intellectual Disability	17
Hardiness as a Resilience Factor for Adaptation in Families of Children With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Mixed Methods Study of Parents’ Perspectives	14
The impact of intellectual disability and sport expertise on cognitive and executive functions	13
Triple-P: Interaction of mother-adolescent with intellectual and developmental disability	12
We have to stand up for ourselves: Barriers to self-determination experienced by Black youth in the transition to adulthood	12
The characteristics of users of an online screening tool for children and adolescents with intellectual disability and of those being screened	11
Service models for providing sex education to individuals with intellectual disabilities in the United States	11
The effects of online intervention program implemented during COVID-19 on the quality of life and physical activities of individuals with intellectual disabilities and their mothers	11
Inclusive universities for students with intellectual disabilities from a teacher’s perspective	10
Family Support for (Increasingly) Older Adults with Down Syndrome: Factors Affecting Siblings’ Involvement	9
The use of the cambridge neuropsychological test automated battery for people born with Down syndrome and those born premature: A comparative systematic review	9
Assessing inter-rater agreement of the intellectual disability-frailty index short form: A descriptive pilot study	9
Remote cognitive training for children with congenital brain malformation or genetic syndrome: a scoping review	9
“We’re in the same book, but we’re in different parts of the book”: Dominant and sub-group narratives of life following a Down syndrome determination	9
Family quality of life of parents of children with intellectual disability: Do psychological stress and parental involvement matter?	8
A Systematic review of the presence and participation of students with intellectual disabilities in Spanish universities	8
Facilitators and impediments in inclusive education for students with intellectual developmental disability: Perceptions of school staff and parents in Israel	8
Music-based interventions for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities: A systematic review of the literature	8
Comparing self-reported vs. parent/caregiver reported levels of social participation for young adults with intellectual disabilities: A pilot study	8
How differentiated can a new tablet-based reading screening measure the reading proficiency of students with intellectual disabilities? Comparing the impact of disability, disability type and grade le	8
Including people with intellectual and other cognitive disabilities in research and evaluation teams: A scoping review of the empirical knowledge base	8
The validity of learning potential for predicting educational adjustment in preschoolers with Down syndrome: A longitudinal study	8
The first 1001 days: A scoping review of parenting interventions strengthening good enough parenting in parents with intellectual disabilities	8

A national cohort study of spiritual and religious practices of older people with intellectual disability	8
Sexual health and safety of adolescents with intellectual disability: Challenges and concerns among special educators in India	7
Examining the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Service Providers Working with Children and Youth with Neuro-developmental Disabilities and their Families: Results of a Focus Group Study	7
Perceived health and wellbeing among community-dwelling older Australians with intellectual disability: A comparison with age peers	7
Building high-quality interpersonal staff-client relationships with people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior: Insights of professionals and relatives	7
Challenging behaviors in adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: A differential analysis from a transdiagnostic approach	6
Interventions and measures of social inclusion for students with extensive support needs in K-12 schools: A scoping review	6
Using Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up with young children with developmental delays: A multiple-baseline trial of attachment, sensitivity, and cortisol	6
Patient safety and quality care for children with intellectual disability: An action research study	6
“They helped me stand on my own two feet”: Canadian parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection	6
The effect of increasing exercise in the intellectually disabled community	6
Ageing people with intellectual disabilities and the association between frailty factors and social care: A Swedish national register study	6
Putting participation into practice: An ethnographic study of sheltered workshops in the Netherlands and Portugal	6
Exploring the impact educational interventions have on nursing and medical students’ attitudes and empathy levels towards people with disability. A systematic review	6
The challenges of mental health of staff working with people with intellectual disabilities during COVID-19––A systematic review	6
Ordinary Life	6
The social, psychological, and physical impact of COVID-19 restrictions for institutionalized adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities	6
Advancing inclusive research with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities through a sensory-dialogical approach	5
Evaluation of the patient profile and health interventions offered by a multidisciplinary Intellectual Disability health team	5
Understanding perspectives and research trends in Down syndrome neuropathogenesis: A bibliometric analysis	5
Outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families after two years of school based early intensive behavioural intervention	5
Specific personality traits and psychosocial adjustment in people with intellectual disability	5
Intra- and inter-examiner Reproducibility of the menstrual hygiene management skills’ rating by prepubescent girls in Japan	5
Care and choice architecture: Relatives’ support for adults with intellectual disabilities in supported decision-making processes	5
Benefits and barriers of participating in community sport for individuals with an intellectual disability	4
Better Health, Better Lives? 10-Years on From the World Health Organization’s Declaration on the Health of Children With Intellectual Disabilities	4
Jordanian mothers’ perspectives on having their intellectually disabled daughters undergo hysterectomies: A qualitative study	4
The desire for parenthood among individuals with intellectual disabilities : systematic review	4
A scoping review to inform an auditing framework evaluating healthcare environments for inclusion of people with intellectual disability and/or autism	4
Family physicians’ and trainees’ experiences regarding cancer screening with patients with intellectual disability: An interpretive description study	4
Examining physical activity and quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability	4
Understanding the contribution of intellectual disability nurses. Paper 2 of 4 - Survey	4
Navigating the care of families with a child or children with autistic spectrum disorder	4
Professionals’ attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities who self-harm: A literature review	4
Physical health effects of sedentary behaviour on adults with an intellectual disability: A scoping review	4
The role of familiarity with the experimenter on cognitive performance, metacognition, pro-social behaviors, and the well-being of adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities	4
The Perspective of Administrators of Intellectual Disability Organizations on the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
A thin line between consent and abuse - Reflections on sexual experiences among Swedish young adults with intellectual disabilities	4
Irish social policy to family carers of adults with an intellectual disability: A critical analysis	4
Support needs of older people with intellectual disabilities: An exploratory study among psychologists in the Netherlands	4
Development of early numeracy skills in children with moderate intellectual disability	4
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in New Zealand Educators: An Online Survey	4
Parenthood and Glee: An online study to examine differences between viewers and non-viewers of television shows featuring a character with a developmental disability	4
“Is it my job?” An exploratory qualitative analysis of medical specialists’ adaptation strategies when addressing the health needs of people with intellectual disabilities	4
“I would prefer to be prescribing less”: Perceptions on antipsychotics and challenging behaviour	4
Validity and reliability of the persian version of the world health organization quality of life disabilities module	4
When you are not here, I cannot do what I want on the tablet – The use of ICT to promote social participation of young people with intellectual disabilities	4
Exploring the transformative power of dance: A scoping review of dance interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities	4
The impact of disability awareness education program for typically developing children on attitudes and behaviors toward siblings with intellectual disabilities	4
Does Employment Complexity Promote Healthy Cognitive Aging in Down Syndrome?	4

“All I know is that a disabled person is someone who is crippled”: Using narratives of parents to unmask the misconceptions of Mild intellectual disabilities concept as a learning support hindrance