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Review
. 2021 Jan 8;11(1):74.
doi: 10.3390/brainsci11010074.

Evolution of the Autism Literature and the Influence of Parents: A Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

Noemí Carmona-Serrano  1 , Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero  2 , José-Antonio Marín-Marín  3 , Jesús López-Belmonte  2
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Evolution of the Autism Literature and the Influence of Parents: A Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

Noemí Carmona-Serrano et al. Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Parents interventions are relevant to address autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The objective of this study is to analyze the importance and evolution of ASD and its relationship with the parents (ASD-PAR) in the publications indexed in Web of Science. For this, a bibliometric methodology has been used, based on a scientific mapping of the reported documents. We have worked with an analysis unit of 1381 documents. The results show that the beginnings of scientific production date back to 1971. There are two clearly differentiated moments in scientific production. A first moment (1971-2004), where the production volume is low. A second moment (2005-2019), where the volume of production increases considerably. Therefore, it can be said that the subject began to be relevant for the scientific community from 2005 to the present. The keyword match rate between set periods marks a high level of match between periods. It is concluded that the main focus of the research on ASD-PAR is on the stress that is generated in families with children with ASD, in addition to the family problems that the fact that these children also have behavior problems can cause.

Keywords: autism; bibliometric analysis; parent-based intervention; scientific mapping; scimat; web of science.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Flowchart according to the PRISMA Declaration.
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Figure 2
Evolution of scientific production. Note: Y-axis: number of manuscripts; X-axis: dates of publication.
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Figure 3
Continuity of keywords between contiguous intervals.
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Figure 4
Strategic diagram per ASD-PAR index-h. Note: (a) Interval 1971–2012; (b) Interval 2013–2016; (c) Interval 2017–2019.
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Figure 5
Thematic evolution by h-index.
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Figure 6
Strategic author diagram of the entire production.
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