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Educational and Psychological Measurement
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Educational and Psychological Measurement

0013-1644

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/epm

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 572 38 36 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 61
Documents by Best Scientists*: 68
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 118
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.933
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Educational and Psychological Measurement?

The aim of Educational and Psychological Measurement is to expand the discussion of research in Statistics, Test validity, Psychometrics, Social psychology and Developmental psychology. Statistics research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Correlation and Econometrics. It holds forums on Econometrics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Regression analysis and Sample size determination.

Test validity research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Construct validity, Scale (social sciences), Predictive validity and Mathematics education. Specifically, studies on Academic achievement are prevalent in the Mathematics education works discussed. Educational and Psychological Measurement focuses on Psychometrics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Confirmatory factor analysis, Personality test, Aptitude and Sample (statistics).

The Social psychology works featured in it incorporate elements from Cognitive psychology, Applied psychology and Rating scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement connects research in Developmental psychology with the related topic of Intelligence quotient. The Test (assessment) research dealing mostly with Achievement test is the focus of the journal.

  • Statistics (27.14%)
  • Test validity (18.69%)
  • Psychometrics (16.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Coefficient of agreement for nominal Scales (27480 citations)
  • The Application of Electronic Computers to Factor Analysis (7298 citations)
  • Determining Sample Size for Research Activities. (7266 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Educational and Psychological Measurement:

The published papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Psychometrics, Statistics, Test validity, Social psychology and Developmental psychology. The published papers address concerns in Psychometrics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Test (assessment), Confirmatory factor analysis, Personality test, Reliability (statistics) and Sample (statistics). Most of the works presented in the most cited articles deal with Statistics but they intersect with the subject of Econometrics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Statistics
  • Social psychology
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Educational and Psychological Measurement primarily focuses on research topics in Statistics, Item response theory, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning and Reliability (statistics). It connects the study in Statistics with the closely related area of Index (economics). The subject of Cognitive psychology, which is connected to the field of Dual (category theory), serves as the foundation of the Item response theory research featured in Educational and Psychological Measurement.

The studies on Artificial intelligence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Differential item functioning, Polytomous Rasch model and Natural language processing. The concepts on Reliability (statistics) presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Reliability engineering and Estimator. Some problems in Sample size determination that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Goodness of fit, Skewness and Kurtosis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Disentangling Item and Testing Effects in Inoculation Research on Online Misinformation: Solomon Revisited: (5 citations)
  • Using the Standardized Root Mean Squared Residual (SRMR) to Assess Exact Fit in Structural Equation Models (5 citations)
  • The Poor Fit of Model Fit for Selecting Number of Factors in Exploratory Factor Analysis for Scale Evaluation (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Educational and Psychological Measurement (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William B. Michael (186 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William B. Michael (104 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max D. Engelhart (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bruce Thompson (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George A. Marcoulides (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Educational and Psychological Measurement (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Southern California (290 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (153 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (133 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (130 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Michigan State University (121 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.75% of all publications and 48.75% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Practical Application and Career Opportunities

While the information presented in this text may seem heavily academic, it's important to remember that the discussed theories, research studies, findings, and methodologies often have practical applications too. Many professionals, such as educators, psychologists, and policy makers, use the content of this journal to inform their practice and make evidence-based decisions.

Furthermore, the research areas covered in the Educational and Psychological Measurement journal point to a variety of career paths a graduate could potentially take. Fields like Statistics, Psychometrics, Test Validity, Social Psychology, and Developmental Psychology offer diverse job opportunities, including roles like statistical consultant, educational or developmental psychologist, psychometrician, test development specialist, or research analyst.

One particularly interesting profession that converges many of these research areas is that of a forensic scientist. This role involves the application of science and technology to the detection and investigation of crime. Forensic scientists examine physical materials, such as hair, blood, and other bodily fluids to determine a factual basis for criminal proceedings. Many forensic scientists specialize in specific areas like DNA typing, ballistics, fingerprinting, or handwriting. For those interested, you can learn how to be a forensic scientist in Colorado on our website.

In conclusion, the knowledge generated and disseminated by the scholars contributing to the Educational and Psychological Measurement journal not only enriches our theoretical understanding but also has important real-world applications and implications for those aspiring to build a career in the allied fields.

Top Publications

  • Disentangling Item and Testing Effects in Inoculation Research on Online Misinformation: Solomon Revisited

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Detecting Careless Responding in Survey Data Using Stochastic Gradient Boosting

    Ulrich Schroeders;Christoph Schmidt;Timo Gnambs

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • Exploratory Graph Analysis for Factor Retention: Simulation Results for Continuous and Binary Data

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • A Simulation Study on the Performance of Different Reliability Estimation Methods.

    Ashley A. Edwards;Keanan J. Joyner;Christopher Schatschneider

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • A Mixture IRTree Model for Extreme Response Style: Accounting for Response Process Uncertainty:

    Nana Kim;Daniel M. Bolt

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Using Latent Semantic Analysis to Score Short Answer Constructed Responses: Automated Scoring of the Consequences Test.

    Noelle LaVoie;James Parker;Peter J Legree;Sharon Ardison

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Investigating Parallel Analysis in the Context of Missing Data: A Simulation Study Comparing Six Missing Data Methods.

    David Goretzko;Christian Heumann;Markus Bühner

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Polytomous Item Explanatory Item Response Theory Models

    Jinho Kim;Jinho Kim;Mark Wilson

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Extensions of Multiple-Group Item Response Theory Alignment: Application to Psychiatric Phenotypes in an International Genomics Consortium.

    Maxwell Mansolf;Annabel Vreeker;Steven P. Reise;Nelson B. Freimer

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Making the A Priori Procedure Work for Differences Between Means.

    David Trafimow;Cong Wang;Tonghui Wang

    (2020)
    15 Citations

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