2026 Howard Wainer: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	66	960	835	449	380	433	20573

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.

44 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.

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.

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.

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

External Links

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