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Papers

(The median citation count of Structural Equation Modeling-A Multidisciplinary Journal 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Latent Interaction Effect in the CLPM Model: A Two-Step Multiple Imputation Analysis	140
Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)	108
Tutorial for Bayesian Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Using Blimp	108
f _MACS : Generalizing d _MACS Effect Size for Measurement Noninvariance with Multiple Groups and Multiple	107
Evaluation of Generative Adversarial Imputation Nets’ Performance in Handling Missing Data in Structural Equation Modeling	69
Model Fit Indices for Random Effects Models: Translating Model Fit Ideas from Latent Growth Curve Models	57
Review of An Introduction to Modern Modeling Methods	51
A Practical Guide to Using SEM Forests for Specification Search in Structural Equation Modeling	45
Unsupervised Model Construction in Continuous-Time	44
Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation	39
Estimating RMSEA _D (and Associated Confidence Intervals) Under Non-Normality	31
Bayesian Structural Equation Multi-State Model for Mediation Analysis	29
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling with Cycles	25
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Hierarchical and Second-Order Factor Models	21
`lavaangui` : A Web-Based Graphical Interface for Specifying Lavaan Models by Drawing Path Diagrams	19
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs	18
Review of An Introductory Guide to R.	18
Fitting Structural Equation Models via Variational Approximations	17
Variable Selection for Mediators under a Bayesian Mediation Model	17
Comparison of Two Approaches to Detecting Switched Class Labels in LCA Simulations: Class Assignment vs. Class Similarity	16
Circumplex Models with Multivariate Time Series: An Idiographic Approach	15
Estimating the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) with Multiply Imputed Data Under Non-Normality	15
Data Smoothing Structural Equation Modeling to Study Quality of Life and Model Selection	15
The Effect of Measurement Error on Hypothesis Testing in Small Sample Structural Equation Modeling: A Comparison of Various Estimation Approaches	14
RGLS and RLS in Covariance Structure Analysis	14

Under-Fitting and Over-Fitting: The Performance of Bayesian Model Selection and Fit Indices in SEM	14
Accounting for Nuisance Trends Using Gaussian Processes in Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling	14
Analyzing the Dynamics of Auditory Distraction Using Multigroup Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling	14
Performance of Estimation Methods in Bifactor Models with Ordered Categorical Data	12
On the Benefit of Robust Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis	12
Recovery Accuracy of Measurement Model and Structural Coefficients of Extended Bifactor-(S-1) and (S·I-1) Models	12
A Unification of Second-Order and Bi-Factor EFA	11
Causal Mediation Analysis for an Ordinal Outcome with Multiple Mediators	11
How Much Is Too Much? An Investigation of the Evaluation of Approximate Measurement Invariance Using Alignment Method	11
On the Requirements of Non-linear Dynamic Latent Class SEM: A Simulation Study with Varying Numbers of Subjects and Time Points	11
Estimating Latent Baseline-by-Treatment Interactions in Statistical Mediation Analysis	11
Bias-Adjusted Three-Step Multilevel Latent Class Modeling with Covariates	10
Finding the Optimal Number of Persons ( N ) and Time Points ( T ) for Maximal Power in Dynamic Longitudina	10
Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T	10
Sum Scores of Behavioral Measurement Scales: When Not to Recommend Them and How Structural Equation Modeling Can Help	10
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Model Selection Indices for Class Enumeration in Bayesian Latent Growth Mixture Models	9
Deep Learning Generalized Structured Component Analysis: An Interpretable Artificial Neural Network Model with Composite Indexes	9
Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach	9
Review of Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users	9
How to Evaluate Causal Dominance Hypotheses in Lagged Effects Models	9
Optimal Instrument Selection Using Bayesian Model Averaging for Model Implied Instrumental Variable Two Stage Least Squares Estimators	8
Equal Precision Measurement Structural Models	8
Latent Vector Autoregressive Modeling: A Stepwise Estimation Approach	8
Analyzing Longitudinal Multirater Data with Individually Varying Time Intervals	8
From Path Diagrams to Causal Graphs: A Structural Causal Perspective on Cross-Sectional Multilevel Models	8
Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Incorporating Time Structure in Developmental Research	8
Application of Associative Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Using Latent Transition Specification	8
Linear Logistic Scoring Equations for Latent Class and Latent Profile Models: A Simple Method for Classifying New Cases	8
Handling Measurement Error and Omitted Confounders Considering Informativeness of the Confounding Effect under Mediation Modeling	7
40-Year Old Unbiased Distribution Free Estimator Reliably Improves SEM Statistics for Nonnormal Data	7
Effectiveness of the Deterministic and Stochastic Bivariate Latent Change Score Models for Longitudinal Research	7
Deriving Expected Values of Model Parameters When Using Sum Scores in Simulation Research	7
A Bayesian Synthesis Approach to Structural Equation Modeling Data Fusion for the Analysis of Massive Data	7
Leveraging Observation Timing Variability to Understand Intervention Effects in Panel Studies: An Empirical Illustration and Simulation Study	7
Uncovering Asymmetric Temporal Dynamics Using Threshold Dynamics Parameters	7
Multilevel Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling In A Single-Level Framework	7
Semiparametric Structural Equation Models with Interval-Censored Data	7
Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models	7
The Effect of Noninvariance on the Estimation of the Mediated Effect in the Two-Wave Mediation Model	7
Review of Artificial Neural Networks and Structural Equation Modeling Marketing and Consumer Research Applications.	7
Latent Interaction Modeling with Ordinal Items: Evaluating Alternative Analytic Methods and Parceling Strategies	7
The Impact of Sampling and Measurement Error in Y on the Estimation of Level 2 Standardized X-Y Relationships	6
A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models	6
A Technique for Efficient Estimation of Dynamic Structural Equation Models: A Case Study	6
Causal Mediation Analysis for Multivariate Longitudinal Data and Survival Outcomes	6
Regularized Matrix Decomposition Structural Equation Modeling	6
Multiple Group Alignment for Exploratory and Structural Equation Models	6
On Inconsistency of the Overidentification Test for the Model-implied Instrumental Variable Approach	6
Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Models Versus Traditional Approaches in Predicting External Criteria	6
Integrating Recursive and Non-Recursive Models in Experimental Mediation Analysis	6

A Comparison of Estimators for Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Intensive Longitudinal Data	5
Two-Wave Models for Latent Changes: How Well Can They Recover the Parameters of the Three-Wave Growth Curve Model?	5
Combined Logistic and Confined Exponential Growth Models: Estimation Using SEM Software	5
The Challenge of Generating Causal Hypotheses Using Network Models	5
On Selecting Indicators for SEM Models: Trade-Offs Among Variable Type, Quantity, and Quality	5
Overall Model Fit Does Not Imply Linearity in Longitudinal Structural Equation Models: Examining Linear Change Over Time Using Latent Variable Modeling	5
The Impact of Ignoring Cross-loadings on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing	5
Confidence Interval-Based Determinations for Optimal Sample Sizes and Designs in a Random Intercept Panel Model	5
Effect Size Interpretation in Structural Equation Models	5
Parallel Process Latent Growth Modeling with Multivariate Confounders/Suppressors	5
Bayesian Structural Equation Models of Correlation Matrices	5
Controlling for Large Sets of Measured Confounders in Mediation Analysis: Comparison of Bayesian Model Averaging, the LASSO, and Path Analysis	5
Review of Measurement Theory and Applications for the Social Sciences	5
The regDIF R Package: Evaluating Complex Sources of Measurement Bias Using Regularized Differential Item Functioning	4
A Note on the Occurrence of the Illusory Between-Person Component in the Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model	4
Reflecting on the “Robust” Standard Errors for Two-Stage SEM Estimation With Categorical Data: Mistakes and Correction	4
Model Specification Search in Correlated Factor Models Using Bee Swarm Optimization	4
Investigating Latent Interaction Effects in Multiple-Group Analysis in the Structural Equation Modeling Framework	4
Structural Equation Models with Social Networks	4
Generalized Structural Equation Model with Survival Outcomes and Time-Varying Coefficients	4
Rehabilitating the Lagged Dependent Variable With Structural Equation Modeling	4
Classical and Bayesian Uncertainty Intervals for the Reliability of Multidimensional Scales	4
Exploratory Factor Analysis Trees: Evaluating Measurement Invariance Between Multiple Covariates	4
Regularized Structural Equation Modeling with Both Factors and Components	4
Response Styles and Omitted Variable Bias. Detection and Mitigation	4
Evaluation of Structural Equation Model Forests' Performance to Identify Omitted Influential Covariates	4
Parameterizing the LISREL Model as a Correlation Structure Model for More Efficient Parameter Estimates and More Powerful Statistical Tests	4
Advances in the Study of Smoothing Methods for Correlation Matrices in Confirmatory Factor Analysis	3
Joint Deep Learning for Covariate Decomposition and Treatment Effect Estimation	3
Tackling Challenges in Data Pooling: Missing Data Handling in Latent Variable Models with Continuous and Categorical Indicators	3
Mediation Analyses of Intensive Longitudinal Data with Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling	3
Shrinking Small Sample Problems in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling via Regularization of the Sample Covariance Matrix	3
Univariate Autoregressive Structural Equation Models as Mixed-Effects Models	3
Efficient Adjusted Joint Significance Test and Sobel-Type Confidence Interval for Mediation Effect	3
Sensitivity Analysis of the Weights of the Composites Under Partial Least-Squares Approach to Structural Equation Modeling	3
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling for Within-Level Constructs: A Simulation Study	3
Non-normal GMM with Covariates: A Modified 3-Step Analysis	3
Exploring Whether Response Style Biases Manifest as Spurious Classes in Longitudinal Mixture Models	3
Latent Class Analysis with Measurement Invariance Testing: Simulation Study to Compare Overall Likelihood Ratio vs Residual Fit Statistics Based Model Selection	3
Review of Handbook of Structural Equation Modeling	3
Performance of Model Fit and Selection Indices for Bayesian Piecewise Growth Modeling with Missing Data	3
Latent Growth Models for Count Outcomes: Specification, Evaluation, and Interpretation	3
An Evaluation of Non-Iterative Estimators in Confirmatory Factor Analysis	3
Regularized 2SLS Estimation of Structural Equation Model Parameters	3
semlbci : An R package for Forming Likelihood-Based Confidence Intervals for Parameter Estimates, Correlations, Indirect Effects, and Other Derived Parameters	3
Structured Factor Analysis: A Data Matrix-Based Alternative Approach to Structural Equation Modeling	3
Alternative Bayesian Regularizations for Factor Correlations and Loadings: Lasso, Spike-and-Slab, and Horseshoe	3
Latent Variable Modeling of Social Networks with Directional Relations: An Exploration of Profile Similarity of Latent Factors	3
Correction	3
Reframing Case Influence in SEM: Scalable, Parameter-Specific Diagnostics via Influence Function Approximation	3
Hierarchical Covariance Estimation Approach to Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling	2
Investigating Structural Model Fit Evaluation	2
A Note on Comparing Equivalence Testing with Conventional Criteria in Evaluating the Overall Fit of Structural Equation Models	2
Review of An Introduction to Multivariate Statistics R SPSS SAS	2
Causal Effects of Time-Varying Exposures: A Comparison of Structural Equation Modeling and Marginal Structural Models in Cross-Lagged Panel Research	2
Fitting Single- and Multiple-Indicator STARTS Models as Dynamic Structural Equation Models	2
Dynamic Modeling with Intensive Longitudinal Data: One-Step and Two-Step DSEM Approaches	2
Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users	2
Fitting Covariance Structure Models With Arbitrary Observed Distributions: Strong Convergence of the Asymptotically Distribution-Free Estimator	2
Testing Measurement Invariance over Time with Intensive Longitudinal Data and Identifying a Source of Non-invariance	2
Review of Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences: A Practical Introduction with Examples in R (2nd ed.)	2
Testing Model Fit in Path Models with Dependent Errors Given Non-Normality, Non-Linearity and Hierarchical Data	2
Scale-Invariance, Equivariance and Dependency of Structural Equation Models	2
Studying Between-Subject Differences in Trends and Dynamics: Introducing the Random Coefficients Continuous-Time Latent Curve Model with Structured Residuals	2
Temporal Misalignment in Intensive Longitudinal Data: Consequences and Solutions Based on Dynamic Structural Equation Models	2
Parameter Recovery for Misspecified Latent Mediation Models in the Bayesian Framework	2
Incorporating Individual Differences in Conjoint Analysis: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach	2
Applying Benford’s Law for Assessing the Validity of Social Science Data	2
SEM Approach to the Mediation Analysis of the Two-Condition Within-Subject Design	2
Latent Class Model with Covariates: 1-Step Approaches Using PSEM	2
Power Analysis in Generalized Structured Component Analysis: Implementation in GSCA Pro	2
Products of Variables in Structural Equation Models	2
Latent Curve Detrending for Disaggregating Between-Person Effect and Within-Person Effect	2
Extended Unbiased Distribution Free Estimator With Mean Structures	2
A Bias-Corrected Test Statistic for Confirmatory Factor Analysis Under Non-Normality	2
Latent Growth Model with Categorical Indicators: Comparison of the Different Estimators	2
The Influence of Using Inaccurate Priors on Bayesian Multilevel Estimation	2
On the Meaning of Measurement Invariance in Social Relations—Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Relative Variance Parameters	2
Planned Measurement-Missing Designs in Intensive Longitudinal Studies: How Well Do They Recover Power and Parameter Estimates?	2
On the Performance of Different Regularization Methods in Bifactor-(S-1) Models with Explanatory Variables—Caveats, Recommendations, and Future Directions	2