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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of An Introduction to Modern Modeling Methods	99
A Practical Guide to Using SEM Forests for Specification Search in Structural Equation Modeling	95
Tutorial for Bayesian Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Using Blimp	88
Latent Interaction Effect in the CLPM Model: A Two-Step Multiple Imputation Analysis	88
Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)	83
Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation	45
Evaluation of Generative Adversarial Imputation Nets’ Performance in Handling Missing Data in Structural Equation Modeling	41
Unsupervised Model Construction in Continuous-Time	40
f _MACS : Generalizing d _MACS Effect Size for Measurement Noninvariance with Multiple Groups and Multiple	37
Model Fit Indices for Random Effects Models: Translating Model Fit Ideas from Latent Growth Curve Models	35
Estimating RMSEA _D (and Associated Confidence Intervals) Under Non-Normality	33
Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling with Cycles	28
Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs	24
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Hierarchical and Second-Order Factor Models	22
RGLS and RLS in Covariance Structure Analysis	20
`lavaangui` : A Web-Based Graphical Interface for Specifying Lavaan Models by Drawing Path Diagrams	20
Review of An Introductory Guide to R.	20
Variable Selection for Mediators under a Bayesian Mediation Model	17
Fitting Structural Equation Models via Variational Approximations	17
Data Smoothing Structural Equation Modeling to Study Quality of Life and Model Selection	15
Utilizing Moderated Non-linear Factor Analysis Models for Integrative Data Analysis: A Tutorial	15
Comparison of Two Approaches to Detecting Switched Class Labels in LCA Simulations: Class Assignment vs. Class Similarity	15
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	14
Performance of Estimation Methods in Bifactor Models with Ordered Categorical Data	14

The Effect of Measurement Error on Hypothesis Testing in Small Sample Structural Equation Modeling: A Comparison of Various Estimation Approaches	13
On the Benefit of Robust Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis	13
Recovery Accuracy of Measurement Model and Structural Coefficients of Extended Bifactor-(S-1) and (S·I-1) Models	13
Under-Fitting and Over-Fitting: The Performance of Bayesian Model Selection and Fit Indices in SEM	12
Estimating Latent Baseline-by-Treatment Interactions in Statistical Mediation Analysis	12
Finding the Optimal Number of Persons ( N ) and Time Points ( T ) for Maximal Power in Dynamic Longitudinal Models Given a Fixed Budget	11
Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T	11
Detecting Measurement Noninvariance with Continuous Indicators Using Three Different Statistical Methods under the Framework of Latent Variable Modeling	11
Sum Scores of Behavioral Measurement Scales: When Not to Recommend Them and How Structural Equation Modeling Can Help	11
Using Structural Equation Modeling in Place of Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance	11
Review of Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users	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
Bias-Adjusted Three-Step Multilevel Latent Class Modeling with Covariates	10
Deep Learning Generalized Structured Component Analysis: An Interpretable Artificial Neural Network Model with Composite Indexes	10
Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach	10
Causal Mediation Analysis for an Ordinal Outcome with Multiple Mediators	10
A Comprehensive Evaluation of Model Selection Indices for Class Enumeration in Bayesian Latent Growth Mixture Models	9
Semiparametric Structural Equation Models with Interval-Censored Data	8
Evaluation and Comparison of SEM, ESEM, and BSEM in Estimating Structural Models with Potentially Unknown Cross-loadings	8
Optimal Instrument Selection Using Bayesian Model Averaging for Model Implied Instrumental Variable Two Stage Least Squares Estimators	8
How to Evaluate Causal Dominance Hypotheses in Lagged Effects Models	8
Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Incorporating Time Structure in Developmental Research	7
Analyzing Longitudinal Multirater Data with Individually Varying Time Intervals	7
Deriving Expected Values of Model Parameters When Using Sum Scores in Simulation Research	7
Application of Associative Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Using Latent Transition Specification	7
Handling Measurement Error and Omitted Confounders Considering Informativeness of the Confounding Effect under Mediation Modeling	7
Latent Vector Autoregressive Modeling: A Stepwise Estimation Approach	7
Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models	7
Equal Precision Measurement Structural Models	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
A Prediction-Oriented Specification Search Algorithm for Generalized Structured Component Analysis	7
Review of Artificial Neural Networks and Structural Equation Modeling Marketing and Consumer Research Applications.	6
The Effect of Noninvariance on the Estimation of the Mediated Effect in the Two-Wave Mediation Model	6
Uncovering Asymmetric Temporal Dynamics Using Threshold Dynamics Parameters	6
Causal Mediation Analysis for Multivariate Longitudinal Data and Survival Outcomes	6
A Structural After Measurement Approach to Bifactor Predictive Models	6
Multilevel Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling In A Single-Level Framework	6
Leveraging Observation Timing Variability to Understand Intervention Effects in Panel Studies: An Empirical Illustration and Simulation Study	6
Latent Interaction Modeling with Ordinal Items: Evaluating Alternative Analytic Methods and Parceling Strategies	6
Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Models Versus Traditional Approaches in Predicting External Criteria	6
40-Year Old Unbiased Distribution Free Estimator Reliably Improves SEM Statistics for Nonnormal Data	6
Classification Accuracy of Multidimensional Tests: Quantifying the Impact of Noninvariance	6
Effectiveness of the Deterministic and Stochastic Bivariate Latent Change Score Models for Longitudinal Research	6
On Inconsistency of the Overidentification Test for the Model-implied Instrumental Variable Approach	6
Multiple Group Alignment for Exploratory and Structural Equation Models	5
Bayesian Structural Equation Models of Correlation Matrices	5
Combined Logistic and Confined Exponential Growth Models: Estimation Using SEM Software	5
Controlling for Large Sets of Measured Confounders in Mediation Analysis: Comparison of Bayesian Model Averaging, the LASSO, and Path Analysis	5

Prior Predictive Checks for the Method of Covariances in Bayesian Mediation Analysis	5
Two-Wave Models for Latent Changes: How Well Can They Recover the Parameters of the Three-Wave Growth Curve Model?	5
A Technique for Efficient Estimation of Dynamic Structural Equation Models: A Case Study	5
The Impact of Ignoring Cross-loadings on the Sensitivity of Fit Measures in Measurement Invariance Testing	5
Selection of Loss Function in Covariance Structure Analysis: Case of the Spherical Model	5
Assessing Measurement Invariance for Longitudinal Data through Latent Markov Models	5
Effect Size Interpretation in Structural Equation Models	5