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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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of An Introduction to Modern Modeling Methods	85
A Practical Guide to Using SEM Forests for Specification Search in Structural Equation Modeling	71
Model Fit Indices for Random Effects Models: Translating Model Fit Ideas from Latent Growth Curve Models	69
Comparison of Three Approaches to Class Enumeration in Growth Mixture Modeling when Time Structures are Variant Across Latent Classes	65
Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation	63
Unsupervised Model Construction in Continuous-Time	48
Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)	44
Latent Interaction Effect in the CLPM Model: A Two-Step Multiple Imputation Analysis	34
f _MACS : Generalizing d _MACS Effect Size for Measurement Noninvariance with Multiple Groups and Multiple	30
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Hierarchical and Second-Order Factor Models	29
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs	27
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling with Cycles	24
Review of An Introductory Guide to R.	22
`lavaangui` : A Web-Based Graphical Interface for Specifying Lavaan Models by Drawing Path Diagrams	22
RGLS and RLS in Covariance Structure Analysis	20
Variable Selection for Mediators under a Bayesian Mediation Model	19
Circumplex Models with Multivariate Time Series: An Idiographic Approach	17
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	14
Fitting Structural Equation Models via Variational Approximations	14
Performance of Estimation Methods in Bifactor Models with Ordered Categorical Data	13
Estimating the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) with Multiply Imputed Data Under Non-Normality	13
The Effect of Measurement Error on Hypothesis Testing in Small Sample Structural Equation Modeling: A Comparison of Various Estimation Approaches	13
Utilizing Moderated Non-linear Factor Analysis Models for Integrative Data Analysis: A Tutorial	13
Recovery Accuracy of Measurement Model and Structural Coefficients of Extended Bifactor-(S-1) and (S·I-1) Models	12

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

Selection of Loss Function in Covariance Structure Analysis: Case of the Spherical Model