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Autism CRC

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World rank, all time
#29,133
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#424
of 476
Research works
181
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
38.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Autism CRC

Which fields of science does Autism CRC work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Autism CRC is in Social Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (40%), Neuroscience (28%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 30 fractional works · 53.3% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 40.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 30.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 29.7% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 28.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 28.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAutism CRC56fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology2340.3%
    2. Social Sciences712.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Neuroscience1628.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    1. Medicine610.9%
    2. Health Professions35.2%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Computer Science00.3%
    2. Engineering00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Autism CRC specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 22.7 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 17.55× its world share, 16 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 13.22× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience17.55×16 works
  2. Psychology13.22×23 works
  3. Health Professions1.96×3 works
  4. Social Sciences0.96×7 works
  5. Dentistry0.61×0 works
  6. Medicine0.57×6 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×1 works
  9. Nursing0.07×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  11. Engineering0.02×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Autism CRC?

Ranked on the quality score, Melanie Heyworth, Ru Ying Cai and Vicki Gibbs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Autism CRC.

  1. 1 Melanie Heyworth Australia · #193,280 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Ru Ying Cai Australia · #398,948 worldwide 2.4k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Vicki Gibbs Australia · #466,316 worldwide 963 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Chris Edwards Australia · #794,078 worldwide 402 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Abigail M. A. Love Australia · #1,026,405 worldwide 654 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Jill K. Ashburner Australia · #1,229,141 worldwide 2k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Trevor Clark Australia · #1,519,806 worldwide 852 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Fiona Aldridge Australia · #1,718,211 worldwide 613 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Debra Costley Australia · #1,900,970 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Susan Bruck Australia · #1,996,984 worldwide 522 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Autism CRC

What are the most cited papers from Autism CRC?

The most cited paper from Autism CRC is "Annual Research Review: Shifting from ‘normal science’ to neurodiversity in autism science" (Elizabeth Pellicano, Jacquiline den Houting, 2021), with 717 citations. Next come "Sensory Processing and Classroom Emotional, Behavioral, and Educational Outcomes in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder" (526) and "Guidelines for Reporting Articles on Psychiatry and Heart rate variability (GRAPH): recommendations to advance research communication" (435).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Annual Research Review: Shifting from ‘normal science’ to neurodiversity in autism science Elizabeth Pellicano, Jacquiline den Houting · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Open access 3 Nov 2021 717
2 Sensory Processing and Classroom Emotional, Behavioral, and Educational Outcomes in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Jill K. Ashburner, Jenny M. Ziviani, Sylvia Rodger · American Journal of Occupational Therapy Sep 2008 526
3 Guidelines for Reporting Articles on Psychiatry and Heart rate variability (GRAPH): recommendations to advance research communication Daniel S. Quintana, Gail A. Alvares, James A. J. Heathers · Translational Psychiatry Open access 10 May 2016 435
4 Employment Activities and Experiences of Adults with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder Susanna Baldwin, Debra Costley, Anthony Warren · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Open access 8 Apr 2014 409
5 Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations Chloe X. Yap et al. · Cell Open access Nov 2021 371
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Autism CRC?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Epidemiology, Genetics, Executive Functioning, Emotion Recognition, Neuroanatomy, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Brain Connectivity.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Autism Spectrum Disorders17▲ 303×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 7.6×10 topics
  3. Genetics17▲ 42×2 topics
  4. Executive Functioning16▲ 221×2 topics
  5. Emotion Recognition16▲ 141×3 topics
  6. Neuroanatomy16▲ 272×3 topics
  7. Neurodevelopmental Disorders16▲ 209×3 topics
  8. Brain Connectivity16▲ 294×1 topic
  9. Social Skills Interventions16▲ 432×1 topic
  10. Resilience12▲ 45×5 topics
  11. Coping Strategies12▲ 86×4 topics
  12. Caregiver Well-Being12▲ 407×1 topic
  13. Parenting Stress12▲ 310×1 topic
  14. Mental Health5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  15. Quality of Life4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation4▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Adolescents3▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 40×3 topics
  21. Children3▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Psychopathology3▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Anxiety Disorders3▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Special Education3▲ 76×2 topics
  25. Behavioral Interventions2▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Behavioral Problems2▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Functional Analysis2▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Parenting2▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Positive Behavior Support2▲ 245×1 topic
  30. Prevalence2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  31. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Child Development2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  33. Well-being2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  34. Feeding Problems2▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Sensory Sensitivity2▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Digital Technology1▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Parental Mediation1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Neuroscience1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Comorbidity1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Intersectionality1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Autism CRC publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Autism Spectrum Disorder…16Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 16 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…12Family and Disability Support Research: 12 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 1 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 1 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 1 fractional worksDisability Rights and Representation: 1 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 12 works
  3. 3 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  6. 6 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 1 works
  7. 7 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 1 works
  10. 10 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Autism CRC's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Autism CRC as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Autism CRC0.00019% in 20251990200020102020

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