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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of An Introduction to Modern Modeling Methods	93
A Practical Guide to Using SEM Forests for Specification Search in Structural Equation Modeling	92
Evaluation of Generative Adversarial Imputation Nets’ Performance in Handling Missing Data in Structural Equation Modeling	85
Tutorial for Bayesian Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Using Blimp	85
Latent Interaction Effect in the CLPM Model: A Two-Step Multiple Imputation Analysis	76
Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)	45
Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation	38
Model Fit Indices for Random Effects Models: Translating Model Fit Ideas from Latent Growth Curve Models	37
Unsupervised Model Construction in Continuous-Time	35
f _MACS : Generalizing d _MACS Effect Size for Measurement Noninvariance with Multiple Groups and Multiple	34
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling with Cycles	29
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs	27
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Hierarchical and Second-Order Factor Models	24
`lavaangui` : A Web-Based Graphical Interface for Specifying Lavaan Models by Drawing Path Diagrams	21
Review of An Introductory Guide to R.	20
RGLS and RLS in Covariance Structure Analysis	19
Variable Selection for Mediators under a Bayesian Mediation Model	17
Utilizing Moderated Non-linear Factor Analysis Models for Integrative Data Analysis: A Tutorial	16
Comparison of Two Approaches to Detecting Switched Class Labels in LCA Simulations: Class Assignment vs. Class Similarity	15
Data Smoothing Structural Equation Modeling to Study Quality of Life and Model Selection	15
Circumplex Models with Multivariate Time Series: An Idiographic Approach	14
Estimating the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) with Multiply Imputed Data Under Non-Normality	14
On the Benefit of Robust Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis	13
Performance of Estimation Methods in Bifactor Models with Ordered Categorical Data	13
The Effect of Measurement Error on Hypothesis Testing in Small Sample Structural Equation Modeling: A Comparison of Various Estimation Approaches	13

Fitting Structural Equation Models via Variational Approximations	13
Under-Fitting and Over-Fitting: The Performance of Bayesian Model Selection and Fit Indices in SEM	12
Recovery Accuracy of Measurement Model and Structural Coefficients of Extended Bifactor-(S-1) and (S·I-1) Models	12
Finding the Optimal Number of Persons ( N ) and Time Points ( T ) for Maximal Power in Dynamic Longitudinal Models Given a Fixed Budget	12
Estimating Latent Baseline-by-Treatment Interactions in Statistical Mediation Analysis	12
Causal Mediation Analysis for an Ordinal Outcome with Multiple Mediators	11
On the Requirements of Non-linear Dynamic Latent Class SEM: A Simulation Study with Varying Numbers of Subjects and Time Points	11
Detecting Measurement Noninvariance with Continuous Indicators Using Three Different Statistical Methods under the Framework of Latent Variable Modeling	11
Using Structural Equation Modeling in Place of Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance	11
Bias-Adjusted Three-Step Multilevel Latent Class Modeling with Covariates	10
Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T	10
Bayesian Multilevel Mediation: Evaluation of Inaccurate Priors in Latent 1-1-1 Designs	10
Sum Scores of Behavioral Measurement Scales: When Not to Recommend Them and How Structural Equation Modeling Can Help	10
Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach	10
Review of Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users	9
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Model Selection Indices for Class Enumeration in Bayesian Latent Growth Mixture Models	8
How to Evaluate Causal Dominance Hypotheses in Lagged Effects Models	8
Deep Learning Generalized Structured Component Analysis: An Interpretable Artificial Neural Network Model with Composite Indexes	8
Analyzing Longitudinal Multirater Data with Individually Varying Time Intervals	7
Optimal Instrument Selection Using Bayesian Model Averaging for Model Implied Instrumental Variable Two Stage Least Squares Estimators	7
Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Incorporating Time Structure in Developmental Research	7
Linear Logistic Scoring Equations for Latent Class and Latent Profile Models: A Simple Method for Classifying New Cases	7
Evaluation and Comparison of SEM, ESEM, and BSEM in Estimating Structural Models with Potentially Unknown Cross-loadings	7
Equal Precision Measurement Structural Models	7
Semiparametric Structural Equation Models with Interval-Censored Data	7
Application of Associative Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Using Latent Transition Specification	7
A Prediction-Oriented Specification Search Algorithm for Generalized Structured Component Analysis	6
Multilevel Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling In A Single-Level Framework	6
Effectiveness of the Deterministic and Stochastic Bivariate Latent Change Score Models for Longitudinal Research	6
Review of Artificial Neural Networks and Structural Equation Modeling Marketing and Consumer Research Applications.	6
Deriving Expected Values of Model Parameters When Using Sum Scores in Simulation Research	6
Classification Accuracy of Multidimensional Tests: Quantifying the Impact of Noninvariance	6
Uncovering Asymmetric Temporal Dynamics Using Threshold Dynamics Parameters	6
Latent Vector Autoregressive Modeling: A Stepwise Estimation Approach	6
Handling Measurement Error and Omitted Confounders Considering Informativeness of the Confounding Effect under Mediation Modeling	6
Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models	6
Sensitivity of Bayesian Model Fit Indices to the Prior Specification of Latent Growth Models	6
Leveraging Observation Timing Variability to Understand Intervention Effects in Panel Studies: An Empirical Illustration and Simulation Study	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	5
40-Year Old Unbiased Distribution Free Estimator Reliably Improves SEM Statistics for Nonnormal Data	5
Multiple Group Alignment for Exploratory and Structural Equation Models	5
Two-Wave Models for Latent Changes: How Well Can They Recover the Parameters of the Three-Wave Growth Curve Model?	5
The Impact of Ignoring Cross-loadings on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing	5
Effect Size Interpretation in Structural Equation Models	5
Latent Interaction Modeling with Ordinal Items: Evaluating Alternative Analytic Methods and Parceling Strategies	5
Prior Predictive Checks for the Method of Covariances in Bayesian Mediation Analysis	5
Selection of Loss Function in Covariance Structure Analysis: Case of the Spherical Model	5
Confidence Interval-Based Determinations for Optimal Sample Sizes and Designs in a Random Intercept Panel Model	5
Bayesian Structural Equation Models of Correlation Matrices	5

Combined Logistic and Confined Exponential Growth Models: Estimation Using SEM Software	5
On Inconsistency of the Overidentification Test for the Model-implied Instrumental Variable Approach	5
Causal Mediation Analysis for Multivariate Longitudinal Data and Survival Outcomes	5
A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models	5
Controlling for Large Sets of Measured Confounders in Mediation Analysis: Comparison of Bayesian Model Averaging, the LASSO, and Path Analysis	5
Assessing Measurement Invariance for Longitudinal Data through Latent Markov Models	5