Examination of Research on Developmental Delay, Identification, and Early Intervention: A Bibliometric Analysis

S. Seda Bapoğlu Dümenci; Berna Sicim Sevim

doi:10.52911/itall.1610388

Examination of Research on Developmental Delay, Identification, and Early Intervention: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Early intervention has been described as a systematic and deliberate effort to encourage development by influencing environmental or experimental factors. These interventions are initiated within the first five years of life. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in studies encompassing early intervention, developmental delay, and diagnosis. However, bibliometric studies on this topic remain limited. This article aims to analyze research on early intervention, developmental delay, and diagnosis published on the Web of Science (WoS). The analysis and visualization of selected documents were conducted using VOS viewer. A bibliometric analysis of 390 academic studies published between 1991 and 2023 was performed, with one study excluded, resulting in the examination of a total of 389 articles. Most of these articles cover areas such as pediatrics, developmental psychology, and related fields. The year 2022 was identified as having the highest number of publications and citations for articles published since 1991. One of the most cited articles focuses on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. The country with the highest number of article publications is the United States. Overall, the five most used keywords in the research are 'early intervention, developmental delay, early diagnosis, autism, and screening.

Keywords

Early intervention , Developmental delay , Identification.

References

Kaynakça Aghaei Chadegani, A., Salehi, H., Md Yunus, M. M., Farhadi, H., Fooladi, M., Farhadi, M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. A. (2013). Comparison between two main academic literature collections: Web of science and scopus databases. Asian Social Science, 9(5), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v9n5p18
Bağış, M. (2021). Main analysis techniques used in bibliometric research. İçinde O. Öztürk & G. Gürler (Ed.), Bibliometric analysis as a literature review tool (2. baskı). Nobel Scientific Works.
Bellman, M., Byrne, O., & Sege, R. (2013). Developmental assessment of children. British Medical Journal, 346, 31–35. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8687
Chen, J., Li, H., Zhong, D., Xu, F., Ding, L., Tang, C., ... & Deng, J. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of acupuncture for neurodevelopmental disorders: A Call for increased output and future research priorities. Heliyon, 9(12). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22799
Choo, Y. Y., Agarwal, P., How, C. H., & Yeleswarapu, S. P. (2019). Developmental delay: Identification and management at primary care level. Singapore Medical Journal, 60(3), 119. https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2019025
Christensen, D. L., Baio, J., & Braun, K. V. (2016). Prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years — Autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 sites, United States, 2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Surveillance Summaries, 65(3), 1–23. http://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6503a1
Delgado, C. E., Vagi, S. J., & Scott, K. G. (2007). Identification of early risk factors for developmental delay. Exceptionality, 15(2), 119-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362830701294185
Division of Early Childhood/National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2009). Early childhood inclusion: A joint position statement of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute.
Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, D., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 133, 285-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.070
Faruk, T., King, C., Muhit, M., Islam, M. K., Jahan, I., Kamran, U. B., ... & Khandaker, G. (2020). Screening tools for early identification of children with developmental delay in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 10(11). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038182

Garcia-Orozco, D., Espitia-Moreno, I. C., Alfaro-Garcia, V. G., & Merig, O. J. M. (2020). Sustainability in Mexico: A bibliometric analysis of the scientific research field presented in the last 28 years. Inquietud Empresarial, 20(2), 101–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117090
Giarelli, E., Wiggins, L. D., Rice, C. E., Levy, S. E., Kirby, R. S., Pinto-Martin, J., & Mandell, D. (2010). Sex differences in the evaluation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders among children. Disability and Health Journal, 3(2), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.07.001
Goldfeld, S., & Yousafzai, A. (2018). Monitoring tools for child development: An opportunity for action. Lancet, 6(3), 232–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30040-8
Gunay-Aygun, M., Schwartz, S., Heeger, S., O'Riordan, M. A., & Cassidy, S. B. (2001). The changing purpose of Prader-Willi syndrome clinical diagnostic criteria and proposed revised criteria. Pediatrics, 108(5), E92. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.5.e92
Guo, X. (2022). A bibliometric analysis of child language during 1900–2021. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 862042. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.862042
Hadadian, A., & Koch, K. R. (2013). Issues in labeling young children with developmental delay: Whose responsibility is It?. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 5(2), 187-199. https://doi.org/10.20489/intjecse.107932
Hadders-Algra, M. (2011). Challenges and limitations in early intervention. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 53(S4), 52–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04054.x
Kajikawa, Y., Ohno, J., Takeda, Y., Matsushima, K., & Komiyama, H. (2007). Creating an academic landscape of sustainability science: An analysis of the citation network. Sustainability Science, 2, 221-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-007-0027-8
Maulik, P. K., & Darmstadt, G. L. (2007). Childhood disability in low-and middle-income countries: overview of screening, prevention, services, legislation, and epidemiology. Pediatrics, 120, 1-55. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-0043B
McBee, M. T., Peters, S. J., & Waterman, C. (2014). Combining scores in multiple-criteria assessment systems: The impact of combination rule. Gifted Child Quarterly, 58(1), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862135137
Merigo, J. M., Gil-Lafuente, A. M., & Yager, R. R. (2015). An overview of fuzzy research with bibliometric indicators. Applied Soft Computing, 27, 420–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2014.10.035
Moeller, M. P. (2000). Early intervention and language development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Pediatrics, 106(3), e43. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.106.3.e43
Poon, J. K., Larosa, A. C., & Shashidhar Pai, G. (2010). Developmental delay: Timely identification and assessment. Indian Pediatrics, 47, 415-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-010-0077-3
Raines, T. C., Dever, B. V., Kamphaus, R. W., & Roach, A. T. (2012). Universal screening for behavioral and emotional risk: A promising method for reducing disproportionate placement in special education. The Journal of Negro Education, 81(3), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.7709/jnegroeducation.81.3.0283
Ramey, C., Bryant, D., Waski, B., Sparling, J., Fendt, K., & LaVange, L. (1992). Infant health and development program for low birthweight, premature infants: Program elements, family participation and child intelligence. Pediatrics, 89, 454-465. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.89.3.4540
Rydz, D., Shevell, M. I., Majnemer, A., & Oskoui, M. (2005). Topical review: Developmental screening. Journal of Child Neurology, 20(1), 4-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/08830738050200010201
Shevell, M. I., Majnemer, A., Rosenbaum, P., & Abrahamowicz, M. (2001). Profile of referrals for early childhood developmental delay to ambulatory subspecialty clinics. Journal of Child Neurology, 16(9), 645-650. https://doi.org/10.1177/088307380101600904
Shonkoff, J. P., & Meisels, S. J. (Ed.). (2000). Handbook of early childhood intervention (2. baskı). Cambridge University Press.
Singh, P., & Anekar, U. (2018). The importance of early identification and intervention for children with developmental delays. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 9(2), 233–237.
Soto, S., Linas, K., Jacobstein, D., Biel, M., Migdal, T., & Anthony, B. J. (2015). A review of cultural adaptations of screening tools for autism spectrum disorders. Autism, 19, 646–661. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361314541
UNICEF. (2013). The state of the world’s children, 2013: Children with disabilities. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Vitrikas, K., Savard, D., & Bucaj, M. (2017). Developmental delay: When and how to screen. American Family Physician, 96(1), 36-43.
Wallace, S., Fein, D., Rosanoff, M., Dawson, G., Hossain, S., Brennan, L., ... & Shih, A. (2012). A global public health strategy for autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 5, 211–217. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1236
Xu, F., Xu, J., Zhou, D., Xie, H., & Liu, X. (2022). A Bibliometric and visualization analysis of motor learning in preschoolers and children over the last 15 Years. Healthcare, 10(8), 1415. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081415
Kaynakça (Boşluklu Liste) Aghaei Chadegani, A., Salehi, H., Md Yunus, M. M., Farhadi, H., Fooladi, M., Farhadi, M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. A. (2013). Comparison between two main academic literature collections: Web of science and scopus databases. Asian Social Science, 9(5), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v9n5p18
Bağış, M. (2021). Main analysis techniques used in bibliometric research. İçinde O. Öztürk & G. Gürler (Ed.), Bibliometric analysis as a literature review tool (2. baskı). Nobel Scientific Works.
Bellman, M., Byrne, O., & Sege, R. (2013). Developmental assessment of children. British Medical Journal, 346, 31–35. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8687
Chen, J., Li, H., Zhong, D., Xu, F., Ding, L., Tang, C., ... & Deng, J. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of acupuncture for neurodevelopmental disorders: A Call for increased output and future research priorities. Heliyon, 9(12). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22799
Choo, Y. Y., Agarwal, P., How, C. H., & Yeleswarapu, S. P. (2019). Developmental delay: Identification and management at primary care level. Singapore Medical Journal, 60(3), 119. https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2019025
Christensen, D. L., Baio, J., & Braun, K. V. (2016). Prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years — Autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 sites, United States, 2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Surveillance Summaries, 65(3), 1–23. http://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6503a1
Delgado, C. E., Vagi, S. J., & Scott, K. G. (2007). Identification of early risk factors for developmental delay. Exceptionality, 15(2), 119-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362830701294185
Division of Early Childhood/National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2009). Early childhood inclusion: A joint position statement of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute.
Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, D., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 133, 285-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.070
Faruk, T., King, C., Muhit, M., Islam, M. K., Jahan, I., Kamran, U. B., ... & Khandaker, G. (2020). Screening tools for early identification of children with developmental delay in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 10(11). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038182
Garcia-Orozco, D., Espitia-Moreno, I. C., Alfaro-Garcia, V. G., & Merig, O. J. M. (2020). Sustainability in Mexico: A bibliometric analysis of the scientific research field presented in the last 28 years. Inquietud Empresarial, 20(2), 101–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117090
Giarelli, E., Wiggins, L. D., Rice, C. E., Levy, S. E., Kirby, R. S., Pinto-Martin, J., & Mandell, D. (2010). Sex differences in the evaluation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders among children. Disability and Health Journal, 3(2), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.07.001
Goldfeld, S., & Yousafzai, A. (2018). Monitoring tools for child development: An opportunity for action. Lancet, 6(3), 232–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30040-8
Gunay-Aygun, M., Schwartz, S., Heeger, S., O'Riordan, M. A., & Cassidy, S. B. (2001). The changing purpose of Prader-Willi syndrome clinical diagnostic criteria and proposed revised criteria. Pediatrics, 108(5), E92. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.5.e92
Guo, X. (2022). A bibliometric analysis of child language during 1900–2021. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 862042. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.862042
Hadadian, A., & Koch, K. R. (2013). Issues in labeling young children with developmental delay: Whose responsibility is It?. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 5(2), 187-199. https://doi.org/10.20489/intjecse.107932
Hadders-Algra, M. (2011). Challenges and limitations in early intervention. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 53(S4), 52–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04054.x
Kajikawa, Y., Ohno, J., Takeda, Y., Matsushima, K., & Komiyama, H. (2007). Creating an academic landscape of sustainability science: An analysis of the citation network. Sustainability Science, 2, 221-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-007-0027-8
Maulik, P. K., & Darmstadt, G. L. (2007). Childhood disability in low-and middle-income countries: overview of screening, prevention, services, legislation, and epidemiology. Pediatrics, 120, 1-55. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-0043B
McBee, M. T., Peters, S. J., & Waterman, C. (2014). Combining scores in multiple-criteria assessment systems: The impact of combination rule. Gifted Child Quarterly, 58(1), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862135137
Merigo, J. M., Gil-Lafuente, A. M., & Yager, R. R. (2015). An overview of fuzzy research with bibliometric indicators. Applied Soft Computing, 27, 420–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2014.10.035
Moeller, M. P. (2000). Early intervention and language development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Pediatrics, 106(3), e43. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.106.3.e43
Poon, J. K., Larosa, A. C., & Shashidhar Pai, G. (2010). Developmental delay: Timely identification and assessment. Indian Pediatrics, 47, 415-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-010-0077-3
Raines, T. C., Dever, B. V., Kamphaus, R. W., & Roach, A. T. (2012). Universal screening for behavioral and emotional risk: A promising method for reducing disproportionate placement in special education. The Journal of Negro Education, 81(3), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.7709/jnegroeducation.81.3.0283
Ramey, C., Bryant, D., Waski, B., Sparling, J., Fendt, K., & LaVange, L. (1992). Infant health and development program for low birthweight, premature infants: Program elements, family participation and child intelligence. Pediatrics, 89, 454-465. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.89.3.4540
Rydz, D., Shevell, M. I., Majnemer, A., & Oskoui, M. (2005). Topical review: Developmental screening. Journal of Child Neurology, 20(1), 4-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/08830738050200010201
Shevell, M. I., Majnemer, A., Rosenbaum, P., & Abrahamowicz, M. (2001). Profile of referrals for early childhood developmental delay to ambulatory subspecialty clinics. Journal of Child Neurology, 16(9), 645-650. https://doi.org/10.1177/088307380101600904
Shonkoff, J. P., & Meisels, S. J. (Ed.). (2000). Handbook of early childhood intervention (2. baskı). Cambridge University Press.
Singh, P., & Anekar, U. (2018). The importance of early identification and intervention for children with developmental delays. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, 9(2), 233–237.
Soto, S., Linas, K., Jacobstein, D., Biel, M., Migdal, T., & Anthony, B. J. (2015). A review of cultural adaptations of screening tools for autism spectrum disorders. Autism, 19, 646–661. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361314541
UNICEF. (2013). The state of the world’s children, 2013: Children with disabilities. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Vitrikas, K., Savard, D., & Bucaj, M. (2017). Developmental delay: When and how to screen. American Family Physician, 96(1), 36-43.
Wallace, S., Fein, D., Rosanoff, M., Dawson, G., Hossain, S., Brennan, L., ... & Shih, A. (2012). A global public health strategy for autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 5, 211–217. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1236
Xu, F., Xu, J., Zhou, D., Xie, H., & Liu, X. (2022). A Bibliometric and visualization analysis of motor learning in preschoolers and children over the last 15 Years. Healthcare, 10(8), 1415. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081415

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Child Development Education

Journal Section

Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis

Authors

S. Seda Bapoğlu Dümenci
0000-0003-2878-1120
Türkiye

Berna Sicim Sevim ^*
0000-0003-4418-3024
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

June 28, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

December 31, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 6 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.52911/itall.1610388

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA24CB98DK

APA

Bapoğlu Dümenci, S. S., & Sicim Sevim, B. (2025). Examination of Research on Developmental Delay, Identification, and Early Intervention: A Bibliometric Analysis. Instructional Technology and Lifelong Learning, 6(1), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.52911/itall.1610388

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Examination of Research on Developmental Delay, Identification, and Early Intervention: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Keywords

References

Details

Primary Language

Subjects

Journal Section

Authors

Early Pub Date

Publication Date

Submission Date

Acceptance Date

Published in Issue

DOI

IZ

Cite