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Papers

(The median citation count of Perspectives on Behavior Science is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Threats to Internal Validity in Multiple-Baseline Design Variations	29
ABA from A to Z: Behavior Science Applied to 350 Domains of Socially Significant Behavior	29
Validity and Reliability Analysis of the PlotDigitizer Software Program for Data Extraction from Single-Case Graphs	28
Relational Density Theory: Nonlinearity of Equivalence Relating Examined through Higher-Order Volumetric-Mass-Density	25
The Evolution of Behavior Analysis: Toward a Replication Crisis?	23
Tutorial: Applying Machine Learning in Behavioral Research	21
Applying Mixed-Effects Modeling to Behavioral Economic Demand: An Introduction	21
A Priori Justification for Effect Measures in Single-Case Experimental Designs	21
The Study of Rule-Governed Behavior and Derived Stimulus Relations: Bridging the Gap	19
The Use of Self-Monitoring and Technology to Increase Physical Activity: A Review of the Literature	18
Meta-Analytic Methods to Detect Publication Bias in Behavior Science Research	17
Systematic Review of Verbal Operants in Speech Generating Device Research from Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior	12
How Many Tiers Do We Need? Type I Errors and Power in Multiple Baseline Designs	12
Ecological Momentary Assessment: A Systematic Review of Validity Research	12
Toward a Quantification of Anhedonia: Unified Matching Law and Signal Detection for Clinical Assessment and Drug Development	11
Applied Behavior Analysis in Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review	11
Search and Selection Procedures of Literature Reviews in Behavior Analysis	10
A Theory of the Extinction Burst	10
On the “Strength” of Behavior	9
Generalizing from the Past, Choosing the Future	9
How to Be RAD: Repeated Acquisition Design Features that Enhance Internal and External Validity	9
The IRAP as a Measure of Implicit Cognition: A Case of Frankenstein’s Monster	9
Treatment Burst Data Points and Single Case Design Studies: A Bayesian N-of-1 Analysis for Estimating Treatment Effect Size	9
Quantitative Techniques and Graphical Representations for Interpreting Results from Alternating Treatment Design	9
A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Procedures and Analyses Used in Basic and Preclinical Studies of Resurgence, 1970–2020	8

The Power to Explain Variability in Intervention Effectiveness in Single-Case Research Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling	8
Correspondence between Fail-Safe k and Dual-Criteria Methods: Analysis of Data Series Stability	8
Modeling Subtypes of Automatically Reinforced Self-Injurious Behavior with the Evolutionary Theory of Behavior Dynamics	7
Just How Effective is Direct Instruction?	7
Dissemination of Contingency Management for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder	6
Building a More Effective, Equitable, and Compassionate Educational System: The Role of Direct Instruction	6
Variable Magnitude and Frequency Financial Reinforcement is Effective at Increasing Adults’ Free-Living Physical Activity	6
Rethinking the Place of Qualitative Methods in Behavior Analysis	6
Tutorial. A Behavioral Analysis of Rationality, Nudging, and Boosting: Implications for Policymaking	6
A Critical Review of the Support for Variability as an Operant Dimension	6
Internal-Clock Models and Misguided Views of Mechanistic Explanations: A Reply to Eckard & Lattal (2020)	5
The Beethoven Revolution: A Case Study in Selection by Consequence	5
Time Cost and Demand: Implications for Public Policy	5
Whatever the Kid Does Is the Truth: Introduction to the Special Section on Direct Instruction	5
Ode to Zig (and the Bard): In Support of an Incomplete Logical-Empirical Model of Direct Instruction	5
Model Dependent Realism and the Rule-Governed Behavior of Behavior Analysts: Applications to Derived Relational Responding	5
Using Stimulus-Equivalence Technology to Teach Skills About Nutritional Content	5
Faultless Communication: The Heart and Soul of DI	5
Machine Learning for Supplementing Behavioral Assessment	4
Applied Quantitative Analysis of Behavior: What It Is, and Why We Care—Introduction to the Special Section	4
Further Analysis of Advanced Quantitative Methods and Supplemental Interpretative Aids with Single-Case Experimental Designs	4
Empirical Matching, Matching Theory, and an Evolutionary Theory of Behavior Dynamics in Clinical Application	4
What Can We Learn by Treating Perspective Taking as Problem Solving?	4
Implementing Automated Nonparametric Statistical Analysis on Functional Analysis Data: A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers	4
Statistical Decision-Making Accuracies for Some Overlap- and Distance-based Measures for Single-Case Experimental Designs	4
Needed independent and dependent variables in multi-element behavior support plans addressing severe behavior problems	4
Behavior Science Contributions to Public Policy: an Introduction to the Special Section	4
Improving Juvenile Justice Settings by Decreasing Coercion: One Lab’s Perspectives from Behind the Fence	4
Science in the Service of Humanity: The Astonishing Contributions of Siegfried Engelmann	4
On Response Strength and the Concept of Response Classes	4
The Real Problem with Hypothetical Constructs	3
Concurrence on Nonconcurrence in Multiple-Baseline Designs: A Commentary on Slocum et al. (2022)	3
Teaching a Course on the History of Behavior Analysis	3
A Behavioral Economic Model of Help-Seeking for Depression	3
Pediatric Pain and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Implications for Research and Practice in Behavior Analysis	3
The Dismal State of Federal Funding for Experimental Evaluations of Interventions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions	3
Conducting Translational Research in the Context of Patient Care	3
Teaching the History of Applied Behavior Analysis	3
Measuring Explicit Instruction Using Classroom Observations of Student–Teacher Interactions (COSTI)	3
Dissemination of Direct Instruction: Ponder These while Pursuing That	3
Are you ready for the challenge? Social Media Health Challenges for Behaviour Change	3
The Relevance of Operant Behavior in Conceptualizing the Psychological Well-Being of Captive Animals	3
Conceptual Foundations: Teaching the Historical Development of Radical Behaviorism as a Philosophy of Science	3
The Evidence is in the Design	3
Cochran’s Q Test of Stimulus Overselectivity within the Verbal Repertoire of Children with Autism	2
Rules of Conduct for Behavior Analysts in the Presence of Hypothetical Constructs: A Commentary on Eckard and Lattal (2020)	2
On the Appropriate Measure to Estimate Hyperbolic Discounting Rate (K) using the Method of Least Squares	2
Social Validity in Behavioral Research: A Selective Review	2
Assessing Growth of BACB Certificants (1999–2019)	2
Teaching Behavior Analysis through Its History: Narrative and Stories	2

Correction to: Variable Magnitude and Frequency Financial Reinforcement is Effective at Increasing Adults’ Free-Living Physical Activity	2
A Systematic Review and Quality Appraisal of Applications of Direct Instruction with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	2
Scaling N from 1 to 1,000,000: Application of the Generalized Matching Law to Big Data Contexts	2
Examining and Enhancing the Methodological Quality of Nonconcurrent Multiple-Baseline Designs	2
Naming: What Do We Know So Far? A Systematic Review	2
A Brief Introduction to Human Behavioral Pharmacology: Methods, Design Considerations and Ethics	2
Revisiting an Analysis of Threats to Internal Validity in Multiple Baseline Designs	2