Question 1

What are the most cited papers from MindSpec?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from MindSpec is "SFARI Gene 2.0: a community-driven knowledgebase for the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)" (Brett S. Abrahams, Dan E. Arking, Jerry L. Campbell et al., 2013), with 969 citations. Next come "AutDB: a gene reference resource for autism research" (425) and "Prenatal maternal infection and risk for autism in offspring: A meta‐analysis" (104).

Question 2

Which research topics does MindSpec publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Question 3

Which fields of science does MindSpec work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 73% of research at MindSpec is in Life Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (44%), Neuroscience (27%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 4

Is MindSpec's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

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