A Bibliometric Analysis of Current Research Situation of Early Intervention for Exceptional Children in Mainland China

Abstract

In order to provide reference for further studies, this study attempts to summarize and present current research situation of early intervention in China based on the bibliometric analysis of academic articles about early intervention from 2003 to 2014 in mainland China. The findings are as follows: (1) there is significant increase in the number of articles and more attention has been paid to this area; (2) relevant research results have a wide distribution and the quality of research still needs to be improved; (3) the research subjects of early intervention are various and a stable and mature research team is still unformed; (4) there is a increasing diversity of research methods and constant expanding of research content.