OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology is 4. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
The experiences of speech-language pathologists when collaborating with spoken language interpreters, multilingual families, and their children with hearing loss	26
Harnessing automatic speech recognition to realise Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9, and 17 through interdisciplinary partnerships for children with communication disability	25
Phonological development in first language Laki-speaking children aged 3 to 5 years: A pilot study	25
Sepsis, critical illness, communication, swallowing and Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 10	21
Looking back but also forward	20
Intelligibility in Context Scale: Psychometric evidence and implications for Saudi Arabic-English-speaking preschoolers	17
Designing equitable speech-language pathology services in the Maldives to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 10 and 4	17
Intergenerational choral singing to improve communication outcomes in Parkinson’s disease: Development of a theoretical framework and an integrated measurement tool	15
Exploring clinical reasoning in child language assessment through decoloniality	15
Principles of neural plasticity and motor learning in swallowing exercise protocols for older adults: A mapping review	13
Culturally safe speech-language supports for First Nations children: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8 and 10	13
In the thick of it: A commentary on the strength of evidence for thickened fluids	13
Questions of suitability: The Sustainable Development Goals	12
Acquisition of Tok Pisin phonology in the multilingual highlands of Papua New Guinea	12
Utilisation of simulation-based learning to decrease student anxiety and increase readiness for clinical placements for speech-language pathology students	11
Parental perceptions of echolalia in neurotypical children aged 1 – 2.5 years	11
Retention of outer regional, remote, and very remote speech-language pathologists influenced by professional support and community connection	11
Systematic review of international ethics knowledge in the speech-language pathology literature (1980–2022)	11
Does doffing the FEES Box generate a significant cloud of particles after aerosol-generating procedures? A proof-of-concept study	10
Protecting people with communication disability from modern slavery: Supporting Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 16	10
A cost analysis of a 5-day simulation-based learning program for speech-language pathology student training	10
“They are dealing with people’s lives…”: Diagnostic and post-diagnostic healthcare experiences in primary progressive aphasia	10
Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of SOS Dysphagia: Brief educational interventions for adult patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and their informal caregivers	10
A qualitative study of reflective practice in the workplace. Speech-language pathologists have their say	10
Speech and communication classification of children with cerebral palsy: Novice rater agreement and clinical utility	10

Interpretive description as a qualitative research framework in speech-language pathology: A scoping review	9
Participation, equality, and justice in Rwanda for people who experience communication disability: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16	9
Long-term evaluation of psychosocial impact and stuttering severity after intensive stuttering therapy	9
Chewing skills in two and three year old children: Gender and age comparisons on an adapted version of the test of mastication and swallowing (TOMASS-C)	9
Developing and sustaining a social media ecosystem in speech-language pathology: Using innovative qualitative methods to visualise and cultivate a social media garden	9
Growing our evidence: Development, direction, and dissemination	9
What is measured in dysphagia interventions in Parkinson’s disease: An international online survey of dysphagia clinicians	8
Building diversity in the speech-language pathology workforce through a blended online Master of Speech Pathology	8
Validity of acoustic speech measures obtained through videoconferencing with children with dysarthria	8
Special issue: Qualitative research and innovation in speech-language pathology	8
Practices and perspectives of speech-language pathologists in the assessment of multilingual children: A survey of clinicians working in the Republic of Ireland	8
Communication partner training for healthcare workers engaging with people with aphasia: Enacting Sustainable Development Goal 17 in Austria, Egypt, Greece, India and Serbia	8
Cognitive-communication difficulties due to traumatic brain injury sustained in adults 55 years and older: A survey of speech-language pathology professional practice in Australia	8
Exploring the impact of a ‘Clients-as-Tutors Program on speech-language pathology students’ and graduates understanding of client-centred practice	8
Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on the swallowing mechanism of older adults: A systematic review	8
A bite closer: Using 3D food printing to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 9 and 17	8
Managing cyberbullying among adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A scoping review	8
A systematic review of behavioural therapies for improving swallow and cough function in Parkinson’s disease	7
The effect of processing semantic features on spoken word retrieval in a case series of people with aphasia	7
Diversity in the Australian speech-language pathology workforce: Addressing Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8, and 10	7
Using social media to share universal messages about early language and literacy development with parents and caregivers	7
Innovation through participatory design: Collaborative qualitative methods in the development of speech-language pathology technology	7
The experience of stuttering among adolescents in Iran: A cross-cultural study	7
Exploring the thoughts and feelings of novice speech-language pathology students: A qualitative investigation	7
Social-emotional development in children with at risk of developmental language disorder: Relationships with interactional behaviours and language abilities	6
Safety-related outcomes for patients with a tracheostomy and the use of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) for assessment and management of swallowing: A systematic review	6
Semantic impairment in aphasia: A problem of control?	6
A multidimensional investigation of the oral language abilities of Australian school entrants	6
Communicating accessible messages for food insecure communities in Northern Mozambique: Supporting Sustainable Development Goal 2	6
Evolution of swallowing and feeding abilities of neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy during hospitalisation: A case series	6
Family-centred practice in speech-language pathology practice with children and young people in out-of-home care in Australia: A scoping review	6
“It’s not often that people want to hear me talk about my life”: Storytelling experiences of people with aphasia in an interdisciplinary songwriting project	6
Virtual nourishment: Paediatric feeding disorder management with telepractice amidst COVID-19: An allied health perspective	6
Do age and language impairment affect speed of recognition for words with high and low closeness centrality within the phonological network?	5
“One of the biggest grey areas”: A focus group study exploring dosage of swallowing exercises from speech-language pathologist perspectives	5
Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: What assessment is necessary before clinical management of pre-schoolers?	5
Adaptation and validation of the Greek version of the Speech Pathology-Specific Questionnaire for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (SMS)	5
Interprofessional delivery of Read It Again – KindergartenQ!: Classroom, educator, and child outcomes of an Australian pilot study	5
Speech pathologists’ perspectives when managing adults following traumatic brain injury in community-based rehabilitation settings: A qualitative investigation	5
Telehealth assessment of autism in preschoolers using the TELE-ASD-PEDS: A pilot clinical investigation	5
User-centered qualitative evaluation of a fully immersive, head-mounted virtual reality application prototype to facilitate real-life transfer in voice therapy	5
Community-based rehabilitation workers in Vietnam need assistance to support communication and swallowing: Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8, 10, 17	5
Quantitative analysis of lexical psycholinguistic properties in aphasia discourse production	5
The Sustainable Development Goals: A framework for addressing participation of persons with complex communication needs in South Africa	5
The application of qualitative approaches in a post-colonial context in speech-language pathology: A call for transformation	5
Self-advocacy with retailers by people with complex communication needs	5
Evaluating the dose–response relationship of the number of sessions of “It Takes Two to Talk®” in young children with language delay	5
Learning graphic symbols in two languages: Effects of monolingual teaching	5
To the evidence: No research without action, no action without research	5
Exploring the outcomes of a reflective teaching strategy with students: A feasibility study	5

Correction	5
Structured observation and informant report assessments in intellectual disability: Reflections of qualified and student speech-language pathologists	5
The influence of classroom context on AAC device use for nonspeaking school-aged autistic children	5
Exploring the social determinants of health affecting caregiver level of worry for children with paediatric feeding disorder	5
Speech and swallowing intervention following oral cancer treatment: A survey of speech-language pathologists in Australia and New Zealand	5
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Aging Voice Index	4
Communicating for life: Speech-language pathology across the lifespan	4
The PraxiFala Battery: A diagnostic accuracy study	4
Public awareness and knowledge about speech-language pathology and communication impairments in Aotearoa New Zealand	4
Elizabeth Usher memorial lecture. Models, mind maps, and metacognition: How theory is the true hero	4
Phonemic and pitch variability in bilingual preschoolers: A comparison of Jamaican Creole and English	4
Exploring Tasmanian speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on grammar intervention priorities and protocols for children with developmental language disorder: Preliminary findings from a participa	4
Effect of clear speech on acoustic measures of dysprosody in Parkinson disease for different reading tasks	4
Factors impacting paediatric VFSS service sustainability and training, an Australian perspective	4
Teachers’ perspectives on the role and scope of practice of speech-language pathologists working to support literacy in the early years of school	4
Screening for unmet social needs in paediatric speech-language pathology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals	4
Examining core vocabulary with language development for early symbolic communicators	4
Beyond borders: Innovative ways of thinking and working in speech-language pathology	4
The late paid price: The lived experience of late radiation associated dysphagia	4
Influences of motor speech impairments on the presentation of dysphagia in progressive supranuclear palsy	4
Cross-language transfer in cross-country contexts: Examining longitudinal relationships between Urdu phonological processing and English reading in Pakistan and Canada	4
Clinical application of usage-based phonology: Treatment of cleft palate speech using usage-based electropalatography	4
Self-reported longitudinal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with acquired communication disorders	4
Prevention of, and response to, sexual and gender-based violence, for refugees who experience communication disability: Evidence from Rwanda	4
A survey of counselling training and practises among United States speech-language pathologists working in adult rehabilitation contexts	4
Representation of the ICF in research of speech intelligibility: A systematic review of literature describing deaf and hard-of-hearing children	4
Speech-language pathologists’ treatment goals for preschool language disorders: An ICF analysis	4
Self-Awareness and therapeutic alliance in speech-language treatment of traumatic brain injury	4
Distinctions and blurred boundaries between qualitative approaches and public and patient involvement (PPI) in research	4
A systematic scoping review of the literacy skills of children with childhood apraxia of speech: Recommendations for best practice and further research	4
The role of speech-language pathologists in frailty: An Australian qualitative study of perceptions, practices, and opportunities	4
“I still have issues with pronunciation of words”: A mixed methods investigation of the psychosocial and speech effects of Childhood Apraxia of Speech in adults	4