Howard Wainer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howard Wainer between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howard Wainer published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2007. 5 of the 521 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1967 2025

521 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howard Wainer: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year	Publications
1967	1
1968	1
1969	1
1970	1
1971	4
1972	3
1973	4
1974	6
1975	4
1976	9
1977	4
1978	3
1979	4
1980	5
1981	6
1982	7
1983	10
1984	8
1985	6
1986	10
1987	6
1988	5
1989	5
1990	10
1991	11
1992	11
1993	14
1994	13
1995	5
1996	6
1997	21
1998	5
1999	8
2000	21
2001	11
2002	8
2003	8
2004	11
2005	19
2006	7
2007	30
2008	10
2009	12
2010	10
2011	22
2012	29
2013	27
2014	10
2015	15
2016	21
2017	6
2018	1
2019	2
2020	4
2021	4
2022	6
2023	5
2024	3
2025	2
Total	521

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Howard Wainer publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard Wainer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 433 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29	433
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Howard Wainer D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard Wainer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68	66
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Research.com Recognitions

2015 - E. F. Lindquist Award, American Educational Research Association
2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
1985 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Howard Wainer is affiliated with the National Board of Medical Examiners in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields including History and Philosophy of Science, Statistics and Probability, Safety Research, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Management Science and Operations Research.

Their work touches on a variety of topics such as Youth Development and Social Support, History of Science and Natural History, Medical Education and Admissions, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Educational and Psychological Assessments, Historical and Literary Studies, and Historical Philosophy and Science.

Howard Wainer has contributed to several recent papers, publishing in recognized venues. These include:

"How Can We Estimate the Death Toll from COVID-19?" (2020, CHANCE)
"It's Just an Observation" (2023, Educational Psychology Review)
"Galton's Gleam Visual Thinking and Graphic Discoveries" (2020, Significance)
"The Graphical Birth of Plate Tectonics" (2020, CHANCE)
"Looking at Reported Hate Crimes" (2021, CHANCE)

Frequent coauthors of Howard Wainer feature several collaborators:

Michael Friendly (21 coauthored works)
Daniel H. Robinson (6 coauthored works)
Shelby J. Haberman (2 coauthored works)
Richard A. Feinberg (2 coauthored works)
Paul F. Velleman (2 coauthored works)

The preferred publication venues for Howard Wainer include:

CHANCE (12 publications)
Significance (3 publications)
Educational Psychology Review (1 publication)
Harvard University Press eBooks (1 publication)

Howard Wainer has published several books through notable academic presses. Harvard University Press published two books titled A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication in 2021. Cambridge University Press released Subscores in 2024 and Testing and the Paradoxes of Fairness in 2025. Princeton University Press also published Picturing the Uncertain World in 2021.

Over the course of their career, this researcher has received several recognitions including the E. F. Lindquist Award from the American Educational Research Association in 2015, along with fellowship honors from the American Educational Research Association in 2008 and the American Statistical Association in 1985.

Best Publications

Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Primer

Howard Wainer;Neil J. Dorans;Ronald Flaugher;Bert F. Green

2127
Citations
Differential Item Functioning.

Andrew C. Gudgeon;P. W. Holland;H. Wainer

2121
Citations
Estimating Coefficients in Linear Models: It Don't Make No Nevermind

Howard Wainer

1033
Citations
Item Clusters and Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Case for Testlets

Howard Wainer;Gerard L. Kiely

964
Citations
Detection of differential item functioning using the parameters of item response models.

David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Howard Wainer

916
Citations
Use of item response theory in the study of group differences in trace lines.

David Thissen;Lynne Steinberg;Howard Wainer

632
Citations
A Bayesian random effects model for testlets

Eric T. Bradlow;Howard Wainer;Xiaohui Wang

612
Citations
Testlet Response Theory and Its Applications

Howard Wainer;Eric T. Bradlow;Xiaohui Wang

543
Citations
On the Reliability of Testlet‐Based Tests

Stephen G. Sireci;David Thissen;Howard Wainer

465
Citations
The Rasch model as additive conjoint measurement

Richard Perline;Benjamin D. Wright;Howard Wainer

365
Citations
COMBINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE TEST SCORES: TOWARD A MARXIST THEORY OF TEST CONSTRUCTION

Howard Wainer;David Thissen

338
Citations
How to Display Data Badly

Howard Wainer

330
Citations
How Is Reliability Related to the Quality of Test Scores? What Is the Effect of Local Dependence on Reliability?

Howard Wainer;David Thissen

298
Citations
Graphical data analysis.

Howard Wainer;David Thissen

276
Citations
Item Response Theory, Item Calibration, and Proficiency Estimation

Howard Wainer;Neil J. Dorans;Ronald Flaugher;Bert F. Green

263
Citations
Differential Item Functioning

Paul W. Holland;Howard Wainer

255
Citations
A General Bayesian Model for Testlets: Theory and Applications:

Xiaohui Wang;Eric T. Bradlow;Howard Wainer

249
Citations
Testlet Response Theory: An Analog for the 3PL Model Useful in Testlet-Based Adaptive Testing

Howard Wainer;Eric T. Bradlow;Zuru Du

245
Citations
On the sensitivity of regression and regressors.

Howard Wainer

233
Citations
Some standard errors in item response theory

David Thissen;Howard Wainer

218
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Thissen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Eric T. Bradlow University of Pennsylvania

Robert J. Mislevy University of Maryland, College Park

Stephen G. Sireci University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lawrence Hubert University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Benjamin D. Wright University of Chicago

Gerard Kiely University College Cork

Bryce B. Reeve Duke University

Laura A. Baker University of Southern California

Leona S. Aiken Arizona State University

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