Mapping Collaboration Networks in the World of Autism Research
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In the era of globalization and with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder as a global concern, the landscape of autism research has expanded to encompass much of the world. Here, we seek to provide an overview of the world of autism research, by documenting collaboration underlying the I nternational M eeting for A utism R esearch (IMFAR), the pre‐eminent annual scientific meeting devoted to the presentation of the latest autism research. We analyzed published abstracts presented at IMFAR meetings, between 2008 and 2013, to determine patterns of collaboration. We described collaboration networks on the individual, institutional, and international levels, and visually depicted these results on spatial network maps. Consistent with findings from other scientific disciplines, we found that collaboration is correlated with research productivity. Collaborative hotspots of autism research throughout the years were clustered on the E ast and W est coasts of the U.S., C anada, and northern E urope. In years when conferences were held outside of N orth A merica, the proportion of abstracts from E urope and A sia increased. While IMFAR has traditionally been dominated by a large N orth A merican presence, greater global representation may be attained by shifting meeting locations to other regions of the world. Autism Res 2015, 8: 1–8. © 2014 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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While autism science has a strong record of collaborative efforts between academics, including autistic researchers and lay members of the autistic community in these collaborations is still a rare occurrence.
“while autism science has a strong record of collaborative efforts between academics (Goldstein, Tager‐Flusberg, & Lee, 2015), including autistic researchers and lay members of the autistic community in these collaborations is still a rare occurrence.”
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- Authors
- Goldstein, N. D., Tager‐Flusberg, H., & Lee, B. K.
- Affiliations
- Drexel University (US)
- Boston University Boston Massachusetts
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Brian K.
- Venue
- Autism Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-05-21
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 1939-3792 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-3806
- OpenAlex
- W1495399587
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Autism Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, research collaboration networks, research productivity, international research collaboration, conference location
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Cooperative Behavior, Humans, Research, Internationality
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