Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Comparison of matching the compound or elements as a differential problem‐solving response111
Incentivized collaborative care to disseminate and enhance contingency‐management services69
Using self‐tailored deposit contracts and reinforcement thinning to increase physical activity of sedentary adults64
Schedule control with a synchronous reinforcement treadmill preparation: A replication and extension54
Repeat after you: Contingent vocal imitation increases children's vocalizations and orienting responses48
Concurrent schedules of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in the treatment of problem behavior without extinction44
Interobserver agreement and procedural fidelity: An odd asymmetry29
Relapse during the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders28
On a persisting curious double standard in behavior analysis: Behavioral scholars' perspectives on procedural fidelity28
Effects of omission and commission errors during tact instruction23
Review of An Introduction to Behavior Analysis by Gregory Madden, Derek Reed, and Florence DiGennaro Reed22
Evaluating feedback frequency preference and its relation to task performance20
The role of task preference in the effectiveness of response interruption and redirection20
Reviewing manuscripts for behavior‐analytic journals: A primer19
Henry S. Pennypacker, 1937–202319
Evolution of the substance use landscape: Implications for contingency management18
Emergence of auditory–visual discrimination and tacts through exclusionary responding18
Evaluation of a latency‐based competing stimulus assessment18
A delayed intervention start randomized controlled trial of high‐ and low‐tech communication training approaches for school‐age autistic children with co‐occurring intellectual disability17
Single‐ vs. combined‐category preference assessments for edible, leisure, and social‐interaction stimuli17
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The Performance Diagnostic Checklist–Human Services (1.1): An initial assessment of validity and reliability16
Individual heart rate assessment and bout analysis of vigorous physical activity in children15
Facilitating the emergence of intraverbal tacts in children with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary analysis15
Scholarship as an operant class: Strategies and tactics for increasing dissemination of applied behavior analysis15
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Resurgence of destructive behavior following decreases in alternative reinforcement: A prospective analysis15
Variable‐time schedules protect against effects of fidelity errors during noncontingent reinforcement14
The efficacy of remote video‐based training on public speaking14
A parametric analysis of procedural fidelity errors following mastery of a task: A translational study14
Differential reinforcement and stimulus fading without escape extinction to teach cooperation with nasal swab tests14
Choice versus no choice: Practical considerations for increasing choices13
Distribution of follow‐up sessions influences determinations of skill maintenance13
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A detailed examination of reporting procedural fidelity in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis12
In memoriam: Lessons from James Anthony Sherman12
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The scientist/practitioner in behavior analysis: A case study12
Increasing young children's honest reports and decreasing their transgressions11
A comparison of TAGteach and video self‐evaluation to improve dance movement accuracy11
Relapse and its mitigation: Toward behavioral inoculation11
Correction to ‘Antecedent interventions for pediatric feeding problems’11
Evaluating a screening‐to‐intervention model with caregiver training for response to name among children with autism11
Multiple schedules of conjugate reinforcement and extinction: A translational model for assessing automatically reinforced behavior11
Improving undergraduate students' email etiquette with computer‐based instruction11
Effects of and preference for student‐ and teacher‐implemented good behavior game in early elementary classes11
Generalized target behavior reductions and maintenance of effects following an augmented competing stimulus assessment sequence10
Correspondence between preference for and efficacy of behavioral interventions: A systematic review10
A multiple‐stimulus‐without‐replacement assessment for sexual partners: Test–retest stability10
Caregiver involvement in applied behavior‐analytic research: A scoping review and discussion10
Effects of stimulus disparity on acquisition of sight word sets: Manipulation of initial letter10
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Tobacco‐free policy reduces combustible tobacco byproduct on a large university campus10
Functional analysis and treatment of problem behavior by domesticated canines10
The effects of pedestrian gestures on driver yielding at crosswalks: A systematic replication10
On the role of operant contingencies in the maintenance of inappropriate mealtime behavior: An epidemiological analysis9
Performance criteria‐based effect size (PCES) measurement of single‐case experimental designs: A real‐world data study9
On the scope and characteristics of relapse when treating severe destructive behavior9
A replication and extension of the augmented competing stimulus assessment9
Nominally acceptable integrity failures negatively affect interventions involving intermittent reinforcement9
An evaluation of negative reinforcement to increase self‐feeding and self‐drinking for children with feeding disorders8
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Noncontingent reinforcement in the treatment of pediatric feeding disorder: A concise review8
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Remediation of the picture‐text problem for learners exhibiting reading deficits8
Evaluation of two physical guidance procedures in the treatment of pediatric feeding disorder8
A comparison of synchronous and noncontingent stimulus delivery on task engagement8
In Honor of Henry S. Pennypacker, 1937–20238
Competition and preference in the treatment of automatically reinforced challenging behavior8
Step it UP! Game increases steps of adults with disabilities8
Toward an explicit technology of ecological validity7
A scoping review of consecutive controlled case series studies7
Units of analysis in acquisition‐performance criteria for “mastery”: A systematic replication7
Exploring the validity of university‐based practicum tailored to develop expertise in addressing challenging behavior7
Behavioral contrast: An exploratory survey of practitioner experiences7
Teaching trainees to implement functional communication training with multiple schedules: An evaluation of training effects and durability7
Effectiveness of intermittent cash incentives to increase step counts7
The efficacy of remote video‐based behavioral skills training and awareness training on public speaking performance7
Differential mastery criteria impact sight word acquisition and maintenance: Application to individual operants and teaching trial doses7
Training soccer goalkeeping skills: Is video modeling enough?7
Descriptive characteristics of extinction bursts: A record review7
Using behavioral economics to optimize safer undergraduate late‐night transportation7
Editors' perspectives on the selection of reviewers and the quality of reviews6
Using matrix training to promote recombinative generalization by children on the autism spectrum in China6
Escalating schedules of incentives increase physical activity with no differences between deposit and no‐deposit groups: A systematic replication6
A concise review of the correspondence between the traditional functional analysis and alternative assessment formats6
Functional analyses of undesirable behavior by nonhumans: A concise review6
Procedural parameters in equivalence‐based instruction with individuals diagnosed with autism: A call for systematic research6
Caregiver‐implemented intervention to increase use of positive airway pressure for adults with Down syndrome and sleep apnea6
Structured visual analysis of single‐case experimental design data: Developments and technological advancements6
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Synchronous reinforcement schedules promote tolerance of health‐related routines for adults with disabilities6
Using a group game increases preschoolers' step count6
The use of preferred target stimuli on the acquisition of a small foreign vocabulary6
Make time for what matters: Five life lessons from James A. Sherman6
International publication trends in basic, applied, and conceptual behavior‐analytic journals5
Some effects of detection dogs on passenger behavior at border control ports5
Computer‐based training to teach structured mealtime assessment skills5
Book review of Applied Behavior Analysis Advanced Guidebook: A Manual for Professional Practice (2nd edition)5
Using generic picture cues to promote verbal initiations during play5
Brian Iwata as Mentor, Colleague, Father5
Evaluating interactive computerized training to teach practitioners to implement firearm safety skills training5
Implementing culturally responsive and trauma‐informed practices with checklists and goal setting5
The multiple‐stimulus‐without‐replacement preference assessment tool and its predictive validity5
Functional analysis of problem behavior: A 40‐year review5
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An evaluation of durability during and following delay‐and‐denial tolerance teaching5
Ronnie Detrich (1946–2023): A Versatile Behavior Analyst Who Demanded More of Behavior Analysis and Education5
A replication of extended implementation and social interaction during the Step it UP! Game for adults with disabilities5
Revisiting the social validity of services rendered through a university‐based practicum addressing challenging behavior4
Evaluation of schedule thinning following treatment for aggression maintained by access to higher level restrictive and repetitive behavior4
Increasing social time allocation and concomitant effects on mands, item engagement, and rigid or repetitive behavior4
Evaluating the social acceptability of the Re‐Connect concept: A smartphone‐based, nonfinancial, contingency management intervention4
An evaluation of video‐prompting procedures via telehealth to teach first aid skills to children with intellectual and developmental disabilities4
Recent research on response disequilibrium theory: A concise review4
Evaluating the use of preparation guides in interteaching versus a quiz alternative4
Understanding the effects of prompting immediately after problem behavior occurs during functional communication training4
The influence of data characteristics on interrater agreement among visual analysts4
Evaluating the effects of social interaction on the results of preference assessments for leisure items4
Examining patterns suggestive of acquisition during functional analyses: A consecutive controlled series of 116 cases4
A retrospective analysis of the relation between resurgence and renewal of behavior targeted for reduction4
Procedures for determining and then modifying the extinction component of multiple schedules for destructive behavior4
Validating social reinforcer classes for low‐severity challenging behavior identified by sensitivity tests4
Toward establishing a qualifying autoclitic repertoire in children with autism spectrum disorder4
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Comparison of synchronous reinforcement and accumulated reinforcement for increasing on‐task behavior in preschoolers3
The editorial boards of behavior‐analytic journals: An analysis of geographic distribution and presumed gender3
Deriving relations at multiple levels of complexity following minimal instruction: A demonstration3
Applied behavior analysis and the zoo: Forthman and Ogden (1992) thirty years later3
Effects of music on vocal stereotypy and task engagement3
A further investigation regarding the efficacy of and preference for positive and corrective feedback3
Telehealth general case parent training for children at risk for autism3
Bridging the gap between laboratory and applied research on response‐independent schedules3
Effects of a smartphone‐based picture activity schedule on self‐checkout skills of students with autism spectrum disorder3
A comparison of development‐matched and age‐matched targets on play skills of children with autism spectrum disorder3
Training individuals to implement discrete‐trial teaching procedures using behavioral skills training: A scoping review with implications for practice and research3
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Optimizing task‐analysis instruction: Effects of descriptions and pictures of antecedent stimuli and outcomes3
Breaks and productivity: An exploratory analysis3
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Idiosyncratic effects of interviewer behavior on the accuracy of children's responses3
A translational evaluation of listener interest on the presentation of conversation topics to individuals who exhibit restricted interests3
Brian A. Iwata: In Memorial3
Public speaking disfluencies: A review of habit reversal training and research3
Teaching clinicians and nurses to prepare for and present at interdisciplinary meetings through behavioral skills training3
Evaluating functions of praise for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder3
An evaluation of the teach‐back method for training new skills2
Varying reinforcer dimensions during differential reinforcement without extinction: A translational model2
A comparison of parental attention and preferred items during tummy time: A consecutive controlled case series evaluation2
On the generality of preference for contingent reinforcement2
Review of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Applied Behavior Analysis, edited by Conners and Capell2
A translational approach to investigating the effects of consequence‐based procedural fidelity errors postmastery2
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Comparing video feedback and video modeling plus video feedback for improving soccer skills2
The mitigating effects of enhanced reinforcer magnitude and quality on treatment degradation2
Teaching children to identify and avoid food allergens using behavioral skills training2
Social validity of digital social incentives in the treatment of substance use disorders2
A digital intervention package to teach rapport‐building skills to caregivers of children with autism2
On the validity of interpreting functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior using structured criteria2
A concise review of recent advancements in the graphical training of behavior analysts2
The matching law provides a quantitative description of social time allocation in children with autism2
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Using synchronous reinforcement to increase mask wearing in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities2
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Towards the development of a curriculum to train behavior analysts to provide services via telehealth2
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Social referencing training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled study2
Pilot study testing the effects of a multicomponent intervention for increasing moderate‐intensity physical exercise2
On the prevalence and magnitude of resurgence during delay‐and‐denial tolerance teaching2
Effects of an enhanced choice model of skill‐based treatment for students with emotional/behavioral disorders2
Technology‐based contingency management for walking to prevent prolonged periods of workday sitting2
Synchronous reinforcement arranged as a group contingency increases rule following in elementary classes2
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