OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Educational and Psychological Measurement 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Supervised Classes, Unsupervised Mixing Proportions: Detection of Bots in a Likert-Type Questionnaire	109
On Latent Structure Examination of Behavioral Measuring Instruments in Complex Empirical Settings	86
Functional Approaches for Modeling Unfolding Data	42
Corrigendum to The Optimal Item Pool Design in Multistage Computerized Adaptive Tests with the p-Optimality Method	27
On Modeling Missing Data in Structural Investigations Based on Tetrachoric Correlations With Free and Fixed Factor Loadings	26
Reevaluating the SIBTEST Classification Heuristics for Dichotomous Differential Item Functioning	23
Assessing Ability Recovery of the Sequential IRT Model With Unstructured Multiple-Attempt Data	23
On Effect Size Measures for Nested Measurement Models	17
The Impact of Measurement Model Misspecification on Coefficient Omega Estimates of Composite Reliability	14
An Ensemble Learning Approach Based on TabNet and Machine Learning Models for Cheating Detection in Educational Tests	13
Croon’s Bias-Corrected Estimation for Multilevel Structural Equation Models with Non-Normal Indicators and Model Misspecifications	13
Multimodal Data Fusion to Detect Preknowledge Test-Taking Behavior Using Machine Learning	13
Using Simulated Annealing to Investigate Sensitivity of SEM to External Model Misspecification	11
Iterative Item Selection of Neighborhood Clusters: A Nonparametric and Non-IRT Method for Generating Miniature Computer Adaptive Questionnaires	10
Can One Pool Over Site in a Multi-Site Study With Categorical Item Measuring Instruments?: A Multiple Testing Procedure	9
Equating Oral Reading Fluency Scores: A Model-Based Approach	9
A Note on Comparing the Bifactor and Second-Order Factor Models: Is the Bayesian Information Criterion a Routinely Dependable Index for Model Selection?	9
Evaluation of Second- and Third-Level Variance Proportions in Multilevel Designs With Completely Observed Populations: A Note on a Latent Variable Modeling Procedure	9
Separation of Traits and Extreme Response Style in IRTree Models: The Role of Mimicry Effects for the Meaningful Interpretation of Estimates	8
Summary Intervals for Model-Based Classification Accuracy and Consistency Indices	8
Latent Variable Forests for Latent Variable Score Estimation	8
Measuring Unipolar Traits With Continuous Response Items: Some Methodological and Substantive Developments	7
Model Specification Searches in Structural Equation Modeling Using Bee Swarm Optimization	7
Resolving Dimensionality in a Child Assessment Tool: An Application of the Multilevel Bifactor Model	6
Assessing the Properties and Functioning of Model-Based Sum Scores in Multidimensional Measures With Local Item Dependencies: A Comprehensive Proposal	6

Detecting Differential Item Functioning Using Response Time	6
A New Stopping Criterion for Rasch Trees Based on the Mantel–Haenszel Effect Size Measure for Differential Item Functioning	6
The Effect of Latent and Error Non-Normality on Measures of Fit in Structural Equation Modeling	6
Studying Factorial Invariance With Nominal Items: A Note on a Latent Variable Modeling Procedure	6
A Comparison of Reliability Estimation Based on Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Exploratory Structural Equation Models	6
Field-Testing Multiple-Choice Questions With AI Examinees: English Grammar Items	6
A Monte Carlo Study of Confidence Interval Methods for Generalizability Coefficient	6
Comparing Accuracy of Parallel Analysis and Fit Statistics for Estimating the Number of Factors With Ordered Categorical Data in Exploratory Factor Analysis	5
Power Analysis for Moderator Effects in Longitudinal Cluster Randomized Designs	5
The Sampling Ratio in Multilevel Structural Equation Models: Considerations to Inform Study Design	5
Fused SDT/IRT Models for Mixed-Format Exams	5
A Note on Statistical Hypothesis Testing: Probabilifying Modus Tollens Invalidates Its Force? Not True!	5
Using Multiple Imputation to Account for the Uncertainty Due to Missing Data in the Context of Factor Retention	5
Linear and Nonlinear Indices of Score Accuracy and Item Effectiveness for Measures That Contain Locally Dependent Items	5
A Bayesian General Model to Account for Individual Differences in Operation-Specific Learning Within a Test	5
The Accuracy of Bayesian Model Fit Indices in Selecting Among Multidimensional Item Response Theory Models	5
Exploring the Influence of Response Styles on Continuous Scale Assessments: Insights From a Novel Modeling Approach	4
Two-Method Measurement Planned Missing Data With Purposefully Selected Samples	4
Detecting Rating Scale Malfunctioning With the Partial Credit Model and Generalized Partial Credit Model	4
Generalized Mantel–Haenszel Estimators for Simultaneous Differential Item Functioning Tests	4
An Illustration of an IRTree Model for Disengagement	4
Examining the Instructional Sensitivity of Constructed-Response Achievement Test Item Scores	4
Optimal Number of Replications for Obtaining Stable Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs	4
Design Effect in Multilevel Settings: A Commentary on a Latent Variable Modeling Procedure for Its Evaluation	4
Linear Factor Analytic Thurstonian Forced-Choice Models: Current Status and Issues	4
Detecting Cheating in Large-Scale Assessment: The Transfer of Detectors to New Tests	4
Use of the Lagrange Multiplier Test for Assessing Measurement Invariance Under Model Misspecification	4
Are Speeded Tests Unfair? Modeling the Impact of Time Limits on the Gender Gap in Mathematics	4
DIF Detection With Zero-Inflation Under the Factor Mixture Modeling Framework	4
Obtaining a Bayesian Estimate of Coefficient Alpha Using a Posterior Normal Distribution	3
Detecting Differential Rater Functioning in Severity and Centrality: The Dual DRF Facets Model	3
Detecting Preknowledge Cheating via Innovative Measures: A Mixture Hierarchical Model for Jointly Modeling Item Responses, Response Times, and Visual Fixation Counts	3
Artificial Neural Networks for Short-Form Development of Psychometric Tests: A Study on Synthetic Populations Using Autoencoders	3
Factor Retention in Exploratory Factor Analysis With Missing Data	3
Application of Change Point Analysis of Response Time Data to Detect Test Speededness	3
Fixed Effects or Mixed Effects Classifiers? Evidence From Simulated and Archival Data	3
Item Classification by Difficulty Using Functional Principal Component Clustering and Neural Networks	3
Treatments of Differential Item Functioning: A Comparison of Four Methods	3
Evaluating the Effects of Missing Data Handling Methods on Scale Linking Accuracy	3
Evaluating Model Fit of Measurement Models in Confirmatory Factor Analysis	3
An Item Response Theory Model for Incorporating Response Times in Forced-Choice Measures	3
Investigating Confidence Intervals of Item Parameters When Some Item Parameters Take Priors in the 2PL and 3PL Models	3
Assessing Dimensionality of IRT Models Using Traditional and Revised Parallel Analyses	3
The Importance of Thinking Multivariately When Setting Subscale Cutoff Scores	3
Exploration of the Stacking Ensemble Machine Learning Algorithm for Cheating Detection in Large-Scale Assessment	3
A Comparison of Response Time Threshold Scoring Procedures in Mitigating Bias From Rapid Guessing Behavior	3
“What If Applicants Fake Their Responses?”: Modeling Faking and Response Styles in High-Stakes Assessments Using the Multidimensional Nominal Response Model	3
The Impact of Sample Size and Various Other Factors on Estimation of Dichotomous Mixture IRT Models	2
A Comparison of the Next Eigenvalue Sufficiency Test to Other Stopping Rules for the Number of Factors in Factor Analysis	2
Factor Retention in Exploratory Multidimensional Item Response Theory	2

An Evaluation of Fit Indices Used in Model Selection of Dichotomous Mixture IRT Models	2
Item Parameter Recovery: Sensitivity to Prior Distribution	2
Is the Area Under Curve Appropriate for Evaluating the Fit of Psychometric Models?	2
Evaluating The Predictive Reliability of Neural Networks in Psychological Research With Random Datasets	2
Semisupervised Learning Method to Adjust Biased Item Difficulty Estimates Caused by Nonignorable Missingness in a Virtual Learning Environment	2
Position of Correct Option and Distractors Impacts Responses to Multiple-Choice Items: Evidence From a National Test	2
Procedures for Analyzing Multidimensional Mixture Data	2
The NEAT Equating Via Chaining Random Forests in the Context of Small Sample Sizes: A Machine-Learning Method	2
An Explanatory Multidimensional Random Item Effects Rating Scale Model	2
Conceptualizing Correlated Residuals as Item-Level Method Effects in Confirmatory Factor Analysis	2
Correcting for Extreme Response Style: Model Choice Matters	2
Improving the Use of Parallel Analysis by Accounting for Sampling Variability of the Observed Correlation Matrix	2
The Response Vector for Mastery Method of Standard Setting	2
Examination of ChatGPT’s Performance as a Data Analysis Tool	2
Symptom Presence and Symptom Severity as Unique Indicators of Psychopathology: An Application of Multidimensional Zero-Inflated and Hurdle Graded Response Models	2
Assessing Essential Unidimensionality of Scales and Structural Coefficient Bias	2
Identifying Ability and Nonability Groups: Incorporating Response Times Using Mixture Modeling	2
Evaluating the Quality of Classification in Mixture Model Simulations	2
Implementing a Standardized Effect Size in the POLYSIBTEST Procedure	2