A bibliometric analysis of executive functions in autism spectrum disorder

Autor: Mohsen Fazeli-Varzaneh, Grace M. Kuravackel, Masoud Shekarro
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Current Psychology. 42:6117-6130
ISSN: 1936-4733
1046-1310
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01947-6
Popis: Executive Functions (EFs) is one of the pervasive areas of cognitive science that has received much attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Given the importance as well as the breadth and complexity of the various disciplines involved, the present study examined EFs literature over a period of thirty years. EFs research indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) between 1990 and 2019 were analyzed using the bibliometric method. Results showed that 5514 documents had a significant citation average (citations per document = 30.6). Analysis indicated that the United States had the largest number of publications (2519) in this field and excelled in most bibliometric indicators, followed by UK (819), Canada (394), and Australia (362). The largest number of documents have been published by authors affiliated with the University of London (386). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published the biggest share of documents (508 documents, 9.21% of all publications). Finally, the result of the correlation between bibliometric indicators and the global prevalence rate of ASD in high prevalence countries showed a moderate and significant relationship between ASD prevalence rates with two indicators: Citations per Document/CPD (rKTB = .39, p ≤ .05), and Relative Specialization Index/RSI (rKTB = .429, p ≤ .05).
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