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Is Workplace Inclusion a Distinct Research Domain? A Comparative Bibliometric Study of Autism and Employment
Kenneth Larsen1, Sambeet Mishra2
1Department of Education, University of Southeastern Norway, Borre, Norway. Kenneth.larsen@usn.no.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
|June 24, 2026
Summary
Workplace inclusion research in autism is a distinct field, growing faster than overall autism research. This distinct growth suggests a need to connect vocational rehabilitation and organizational inclusion studies.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Autism Employment Research
- Workplace Inclusion
Background:
- Workplace inclusion is gaining traction in autism-employment research.
- Its relationship to outcome-focused scholarship is unclear, potentially representing a distinct subdomain.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if inclusion-oriented and outcome-oriented autism research traditions are bibliometrically distinct.
- To assess if inclusion-oriented research growth outpaces overall autism research expansion.
Main Methods:
- Comparative bibliometric analysis of two corpora: inclusion-oriented (INCL) and outcome-oriented (OUT).
- Document-level bibliographic coupling with Louvain community detection.
- Quantification of author, journal, and keyword overlap using Jaccard indices.
Main Results:
- Bibliometric analysis revealed 22 distinct clusters, strongly associated with corpus affiliation.
- Low author overlap (J=0.057), modest journal overlap (J=0.179), and moderate keyword overlap (J=0.26).
- Inclusion-oriented research grew 4.1-fold, outcome-oriented 1.6-fold, and the broader field 2.4-fold between 2011-2015 and 2021-2025.
Conclusions:
- Bibliometric indicators confirm distinct yet adjacent scholarly strands for inclusion and outcome-oriented research.
- Inclusion-oriented research exhibits significantly higher growth than the overall field.
- Findings support disciplinary diversification and the need for integrated frameworks for vocational rehabilitation and organizational inclusion.
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