OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Structural Equation Modeling-A Multidisciplinary Journal is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of An Introduction to Modern Modeling Methods	88
A Practical Guide to Using SEM Forests for Specification Search in Structural Equation Modeling	76
Evaluation of Generative Adversarial Imputation Nets’ Performance in Handling Missing Data in Structural Equation Modeling	74
Model Fit Indices for Random Effects Models: Translating Model Fit Ideas from Latent Growth Curve Models	67
Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation	66
Unsupervised Model Construction in Continuous-Time	49
Latent Interaction Effect in the CLPM Model: A Two-Step Multiple Imputation Analysis	44
f _MACS : Generalizing d _MACS Effect Size for Measurement Noninvariance with Multiple Groups and Multiple	34
Tutorial for Bayesian Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Using Blimp	33
Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)	31
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Hierarchical and Second-Order Factor Models	30
`lavaangui` : A Web-Based Graphical Interface for Specifying Lavaan Models by Drawing Path Diagrams	25
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling with Cycles	24
Review of An Introductory Guide to R.	22
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs	22
RGLS and RLS in Covariance Structure Analysis	19
Variable Selection for Mediators under a Bayesian Mediation Model	18
Comparison of Two Approaches to Detecting Switched Class Labels in LCA Simulations: Class Assignment vs. Class Similarity	15
Fitting Structural Equation Models via Variational Approximations	15
Circumplex Models with Multivariate Time Series: An Idiographic Approach	15
Data Smoothing Structural Equation Modeling to Study Quality of Life and Model Selection	14
Estimating the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) with Multiply Imputed Data Under Non-Normality	13
Utilizing Moderated Non-linear Factor Analysis Models for Integrative Data Analysis: A Tutorial	13
Performance of Estimation Methods in Bifactor Models with Ordered Categorical Data	13
Estimating Latent Baseline-by-Treatment Interactions in Statistical Mediation Analysis	11

The Effect of Measurement Error on Hypothesis Testing in Small Sample Structural Equation Modeling: A Comparison of Various Estimation Approaches	11
Under-Fitting and Over-Fitting: The Performance of Bayesian Model Selection and Fit Indices in SEM	11
On the Benefit of Robust Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis	11
Recovery Accuracy of Measurement Model and Structural Coefficients of Extended Bifactor-(S-1) and (S·I-1) Models	11
Causal Mediation Analysis for an Ordinal Outcome with Multiple Mediators	10
Bias-Adjusted Three-Step Multilevel Latent Class Modeling with Covariates	10
Bayesian Multilevel Mediation: Evaluation of Inaccurate Priors in Latent 1-1-1 Designs	10
Finding the Optimal Number of Persons ( N ) and Time Points ( T ) for Maximal Power in Dynamic Longitudinal Models Given a Fixed Budget	10
On the Requirements of Non-linear Dynamic Latent Class SEM: A Simulation Study with Varying Numbers of Subjects and Time Points	10
Review of Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users	10
Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T	10
Detecting Measurement Noninvariance with Continuous Indicators Using Three Different Statistical Methods under the Framework of Latent Variable Modeling	10
Evaluation and Comparison of SEM, ESEM, and BSEM in Estimating Structural Models with Potentially Unknown Cross-loadings	10
Using Structural Equation Modeling in Place of Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance	10
How to Evaluate Causal Dominance Hypotheses in Lagged Effects Models	9
Semiparametric Structural Equation Models with Interval-Censored Data	9
Deep Learning Generalized Structured Component Analysis: An Interpretable Artificial Neural Network Model with Composite Indexes	9
Optimal Instrument Selection Using Bayesian Model Averaging for Model Implied Instrumental Variable Two Stage Least Squares Estimators	9
Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach	9
Analyzing Longitudinal Multirater Data with Individually Varying Time Intervals	8
Application of Associative Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Using Latent Transition Specification	8
Latent Vector Autoregressive Modeling: A Stepwise Estimation Approach	8
A Prediction-Oriented Specification Search Algorithm for Generalized Structured Component Analysis	7
Equal Precision Measurement Structural Models	7
Classification Accuracy of Multidimensional Tests: Quantifying the Impact of Noninvariance	7
Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Incorporating Time Structure in Developmental Research	7
Deriving Expected Values of Model Parameters When Using Sum Scores in Simulation Research	7
Sensitivity of Bayesian Model Fit Indices to the Prior Specification of Latent Growth Models	7
Linear Logistic Scoring Equations for Latent Class and Latent Profile Models: A Simple Method for Classifying New Cases	7
Handling Measurement Error and Omitted Confounders Considering Informativeness of the Confounding Effect under Mediation Modeling	7
Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models	7
Effectiveness of the Deterministic and Stochastic Bivariate Latent Change Score Models for Longitudinal Research	6
The Effect of Noninvariance on the Estimation of the Mediated Effect in the Two-Wave Mediation Model	6
Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Models Versus Traditional Approaches in Predicting External Criteria	6
Prior Predictive Checks for the Method of Covariances in Bayesian Mediation Analysis	6
40-Year Old Unbiased Distribution Free Estimator Reliably Improves SEM Statistics for Nonnormal Data	6
Uncovering Asymmetric Temporal Dynamics Using Threshold Dynamics Parameters	6
Using a Cross-Classified Multilevel Mediation Model (CC-M3) with Longitudinal Data Having Changes in Cluster Membership	6
Leveraging Observation Timing Variability to Understand Intervention Effects in Panel Studies: An Empirical Illustration and Simulation Study	6
Review of Artificial Neural Networks and Structural Equation Modeling Marketing and Consumer Research Applications.	6
Multilevel Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling In A Single-Level Framework	6
Causal Mediation Analysis for Multivariate Longitudinal Data and Survival Outcomes	6
Latent Interaction Modeling with Ordinal Items: Evaluating Alternative Analytic Methods and Parceling Strategies	6
A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models	5
Bayesian Structural Equation Models of Correlation Matrices	5
A Technique for Efficient Estimation of Dynamic Structural Equation Models: A Case Study	5
Multiple Group Alignment for Exploratory and Structural Equation Models	5
Combined Logistic and Confined Exponential Growth Models: Estimation Using SEM Software	5
The Impact of Ignoring Cross-loadings on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing	5
On Inconsistency of the Overidentification Test for the Model-implied Instrumental Variable Approach	5

Selection of Loss Function in Covariance Structure Analysis: Case of the Spherical Model	5
Two-Wave Models for Latent Changes: How Well Can They Recover the Parameters of the Three-Wave Growth Curve Model?	5