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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Model Fit Indices for Random Effects Models: Translating Model Fit Ideas from Latent Growth Curve Models	76
Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation	59
Review of An Introduction to Modern Modeling Methods	59
Comparison of Three Approaches to Class Enumeration in Growth Mixture Modeling when Time Structures are Variant Across Latent Classes	57
Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)	56
Latent Interaction Effect in the CLPM Model: A Two-Step Multiple Imputation Analysis	45
Unsupervised Model Construction in Continuous-Time	44
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling with Cycles	40
`lavaangui` : A Web-Based Graphical Interface for Specifying Lavaan Models by Drawing Path Diagrams	40
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Hierarchical and Second-Order Factor Models	29
A Monte Carlo Simulation Study on the Influence of Unequal Group Sizes on Parameter Estimation in Multilevel Confirmatory Factor Analysis	27
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs	26
Review of An Introductory Guide to R.	21
Variable Selection for Mediators under a Bayesian Mediation Model	21
Fitting Structural Equation Models via Variational Approximations	20
RGLS and RLS in Covariance Structure Analysis	19
Circumplex Models with Multivariate Time Series: An Idiographic Approach	18
Comparison of Two Approaches to Detecting Switched Class Labels in LCA Simulations: Class Assignment vs. Class Similarity	17
Data Smoothing Structural Equation Modeling to Study Quality of Life and Model Selection	16
Utilizing Moderated Non-linear Factor Analysis Models for Integrative Data Analysis: A Tutorial	16
The Effect of Measurement Error on Hypothesis Testing in Small Sample Structural Equation Modeling: A Comparison of Various Estimation Approaches	14
On the Benefit of Robust Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis	14
Recovery Accuracy of Measurement Model and Structural Coefficients of Extended Bifactor-(S-1) and (S·I-1) Models	14
Performance of Estimation Methods in Bifactor Models with Ordered Categorical Data	13
Using Structural Equation Modeling in Place of Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance	12

Under-Fitting and Over-Fitting: The Performance of Bayesian Model Selection and Fit Indices in SEM	12
Detecting Measurement Noninvariance with Continuous Indicators Using Three Different Statistical Methods under the Framework of Latent Variable Modeling	11
Causal Mediation Analysis for an Ordinal Outcome with Multiple Mediators	11
Finding the Optimal Number of Persons ( N ) and Time Points ( T ) for Maximal Power in Dynamic Longitudinal Models Given a Fixed Budget	11
Latent Growth Modeling with Categorical Response Data: A Methodological Investigation of Model Parameterization, Estimation, and Missing Data	11
Bias-Adjusted Three-Step Multilevel Latent Class Modeling with Covariates	11
Estimating Latent Baseline-by-Treatment Interactions in Statistical Mediation Analysis	11
Review of Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users	10
Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T	10
Croon’s Bias-Corrected Estimation of Latent Interactions	10
How to Evaluate Causal Dominance Hypotheses in Lagged Effects Models	10
On the Requirements of Non-linear Dynamic Latent Class SEM: A Simulation Study with Varying Numbers of Subjects and Time Points	10
Evaluation and Comparison of SEM, ESEM, and BSEM in Estimating Structural Models with Potentially Unknown Cross-loadings	9
Semiparametric Structural Equation Models with Interval-Censored Data	9
Optimal Instrument Selection Using Bayesian Model Averaging for Model Implied Instrumental Variable Two Stage Least Squares Estimators	9
Deep Learning Generalized Structured Component Analysis: An Interpretable Artificial Neural Network Model with Composite Indexes	9
Effects of Mixing Weights and Predictor Distributions on Regression Mixture Models	9
Application of Associative Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Using Latent Transition Specification	9
Latent Vector Autoregressive Modeling: A Stepwise Estimation Approach	9
Bayesian Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling: An Investigation into Robust Prior Distributions for the Doubly Latent Categorical Model	9
Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach	9
Analyzing Longitudinal Multirater Data with Individually Varying Time Intervals	9
Bayesian Multilevel Mediation: Evaluation of Inaccurate Priors in Latent 1-1-1 Designs	9
A Prediction-Oriented Specification Search Algorithm for Generalized Structured Component Analysis	8
Evaluating Causal Dominance of CTmeta-Analyzed Lagged Regression Estimates	8
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
Equal Precision Measurement Structural Models	7
Handling Measurement Error and Omitted Confounders Considering Informativeness of the Confounding Effect under Mediation Modeling	7
Sensitivity of Bayesian Model Fit Indices to the Prior Specification of Latent Growth Models	7
Review of Artificial Neural Networks and Structural Equation Modeling Marketing and Consumer Research Applications.	6
Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models	6
Investigating the Impact of Covariate Inclusion on Sample Size Requirements of Factor Mixture Modeling: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study	6
Multilevel Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling In A Single-Level Framework	6
Deriving Expected Values of Model Parameters When Using Sum Scores in Simulation Research	6
The Effect of Noninvariance on the Estimation of the Mediated Effect in the Two-Wave Mediation Model	6
Model-Selection-Based Approaches to Identifying the Optimal Number of Factors in Multilevel Exploratory Factor Analysis	6
Effectiveness of the Deterministic and Stochastic Bivariate Latent Change Score Models for Longitudinal Research	6
Leveraging Observation Timing Variability to Understand Intervention Effects in Panel Studies: An Empirical Illustration and Simulation Study	6
Classification Accuracy of Multidimensional Tests: Quantifying the Impact of Noninvariance	6
40-Year Old Unbiased Distribution Free Estimator Reliably Improves SEM Statistics for Nonnormal Data	6
Everything in Moderation: A Proposed Improvement to Variance Calculation for Visualizing Latent Endogenous Moderation	6
Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Models Versus Traditional Approaches in Predicting External Criteria	5
Multiple Group Alignment for Exploratory and Structural Equation Models	5
The Impact of Ignoring Cross-loadings on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing	5
Sample Size Requirements for Bifactor Models	5
Prior Predictive Checks for the Method of Covariances in Bayesian Mediation Analysis	5
Causal Mediation Analysis for Multivariate Longitudinal Data and Survival Outcomes	5
Selection of Loss Function in Covariance Structure Analysis: Case of the Spherical Model	5
Multiple Group Structural Equation Modeling of the Social Relations Model	5

On Inconsistency of the Overidentification Test for the Model-implied Instrumental Variable Approach	5
Using a Cross-Classified Multilevel Mediation Model (CC-M3) with Longitudinal Data Having Changes in Cluster Membership	5
Combined Logistic and Confined Exponential Growth Models: Estimation Using SEM Software	5
A Technique for Efficient Estimation of Dynamic Structural Equation Models: A Case Study	5
A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models	5