Economic Barriers of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyse the literature on economic barriers related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using bibliometric methodology. It was also aimed to contribute to the understanding of research trends on the economic aspects of ASD. The relevant literature was obtained from the WoS database and analysed using the Bibliometrix package via R Studio. The dataset covered the years 2003-2024 and 95 articles were accessed. The selected documents were analysed and visualized using MS Excel and Biblioshiny applications. The findings showed that the first article about the relevant literature in the WoS database was written in 2003 and the articles written in the last 5 years accounted for more than half of the literature. Information on the most publishing journals, universities and countries and the most cited publications were also obtained. The most repeated words were child and economic burden with 28 repetitions, while expenditures and prevalence shared the second place with 14 repetitions each. Additionally, the word recruitment ranked highly with 7 repetitions in the relevant articles, which was consistent with the topic of the study. It is anticipated that the findings of this analysis will provide direction and a foundation for future research.
Keywords
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bibliometric Analysis, Health Economics
Ethical Statement
This study which does not require ethics committee approval and/or legal/specific permission complies with the research and publication ethics.
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