A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization Regarding Language Impairment Pertinent to Autism Based on VOSviewer and CiteSpace from 2014 to 2022

Language impairment in autism is a vital focus of academic research. However, it is worth noting that there is still rare literature in the field of quantitative analysis and visualization to papers spanning from 2014 to 2022about language disorders in autism using the VOSviewer and Citespace methods. We carefully curated a final dataset of 422 publications with the goal of rigorous bibliometric analysis and visualization using VOSviewer and CiteSpace within the Web of Science Core Collection from 2014 to 2022 in terms of keyword analysis, bibliometric analysis of journals, organizations, counties, co-authors, co-cited references and keywords with citation bursts. The results of this research have shown that: Firstly, intellectual disability, developmental language disorder, and investigations concerning attention-related aspects have been prominent and evolving subjects within this dynamic research landscape; Secondly, the top three journals with the highest number of publications were Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Frontiers in Psychology, and Autism Research; Thirdly, University College London (UCL) has the most significant number of articles, followed by University of Wisconsin Madison and University of Washington; Fourthly, the United States has the most significant number of articles, followed by England, Australia and Canada; Fifthly, the top three authors with the most publications were Weismer, Susan Ellis, Gillberg, Christopher and Lord, Catherine.