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David P. MacKinnon publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David P. MacKinnon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 290 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

David P. MacKinnon D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David P. MacKinnon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

David P. MacKinnon is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, including psychology and mathematics, with a focus on specialized subfields such as statistics and probability, applied psychology, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

Their scholarly work predominantly addresses topics related to advanced causal inference techniques, mental health research, behavioral health and interventions, statistical methods including Bayesian inference, health systems and economic evaluations, quality of life, and the impact of technology on adolescents.

David P. MacKinnon has authored papers in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication sites include:

  • Multivariate Behavioral Research
  • Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal
  • Prevention Science
  • Psychological Methods
  • Frontiers in Digital Health

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "A Guideline for Reporting Mediation Analyses of Randomized Trials and Observational Studies," 2021, published in JAMA
  • "Mediation analysis methods used in observational research: a scoping review and recommendations," 2021, published in BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • "Causal Mediation Programs in R, Mplus, SAS, SPSS, and Stata," 2020, published in Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal
  • "Extrinsic Convergent Validity Evidence to Prevent Jingle and Jangle Fallacies," 2020, published in Multivariate Behavioral Research
  • "Measurement in Intensive Longitudinal Data," 2021, published in Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal

The researcher has collaborated extensively with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Matthew J. Valente
  • Lisa A. Marsch
  • Heather L. Smyth
  • Judith J. M. Rijnhart
  • Stephen A. Metcalf

David P. MacKinnon received the distinction of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of methods to test mediation and other intervening variable effects.

    David P. MacKinnon;Chondra M. Lockwood;Jeanne M. Hoffman;Stephen G. West

  • Confidence Limits for the Indirect Effect: Distribution of the Product and Resampling Methods.

    David P. MacKinnon;Chondra M. Lockwood;Jason Williams

  • Introduction to Statistical Mediation Analysis

    David Peter MacKinnon

  • Required Sample Size to Detect the Mediated Effect

    Matthew S. Fritz;David P. MacKinnon

  • Mediation Analysis

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  • Equivalence of the Mediation, Confounding and Suppression Effect

    David P. MacKinnon;Jennifer L. Krull;Chondra M. Lockwood

  • Estimating Mediated Effects in Prevention Studies

    David P. Mackinnon;James H. Dwyer

  • A Simulation Study of Mediated Effect Measures

    David P. MacKinnon;Ghulam Warsi;James H. Dwyer

  • Multilevel Modeling of Individual and Group Level Mediated Effects.

    Jennifer L. Krull;David P. MacKinnon

  • Distribution of the product confidence limits for the indirect effect: Program PRODCLIN

    David P. MacKinnon;Matthew S. Fritz;Jason Williams;Chondra M. Lockwood

  • RMediation: An R package for mediation analysis confidence intervals

    Davood Tofighi;David P. MacKinnon

  • Resampling and Distribution of the Product Methods for Testing Indirect Effects in Complex Models

    Jason Williams;David P. MacKinnon

  • Tests of the Three-Path Mediated Effect:

    Aaron B. Taylor;David P. MacKinnon;Jenn-Yun Tein

  • A General Model for Testing Mediation and Moderation Effects

    Amanda J. Fairchild;David P. MacKinnon

  • Current Directions in Mediation Analysis

    David P. MacKinnon;Amanda J. Fairchild

  • A Multicommunity Trial for Primary Prevention of Adolescent Drug Abuse: Effects on Drug Use Prevalence

    Mary Ann Pentz;James H. Dwyer;David P. MacKinnon;Brian R. Flay

  • Bayesian Mediation Analysis

    Ying Yuan;David P. MacKinnon

  • Eyewitness memory enhancement in the police interview: cognitive retrieval mnemonics versus hypnosis.

    R. Edward Geiselman;Ronald P. Fisher;David P. MacKinnon;Heidi L. Holland

  • Contrasts in multiple mediator models.

    David P. MacKinnon

  • Multilevel Mediation Modeling in Group-Based Intervention Studies

    Jennifer L. Krull;David P. Mackinnon

  • A multicommunity trial for primary prevention of adolescent drug abuse: Effects on drug use prevalence

    M. A. Pentz;J. H. Dwyer;D. P. MacKinnon;B. R. Flay

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Ann Pentz
Mary Ann Pentz University of Southern California
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Sanford L. Braver
Sanford L. Braver Arizona State University
Lisa A. Marsch
Lisa A. Marsch Dartmouth College
William B. Hansen
William B. Hansen University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Alan W. Stacy
Alan W. Stacy Claremont Graduate University
Russell A. Poldrack
Russell A. Poldrack Stanford University
Linda J. Luecken
Linda J. Luecken Arizona State University
Stephen G. West
Stephen G. West Arizona State University
C. Anderson Johnson
C. Anderson Johnson Claremont Graduate University

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