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Kristopher J. Preacher

Kristopher J. Preacher

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 69 2309 2109 1343 1199 131 130407

Kristopher J. Preacher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kristopher J. Preacher between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kristopher J. Preacher published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2015. 6 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2015. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
2001 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kristopher J. Preacher: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 2
2005 3
2006 6
2007 8
2008 11
2009 7
2010 6
2011 10
2012 6
2013 4
2014 12
2015 13
2016 5
2017 7
2018 6
2019 7
2020 4
2021 6
2022 4
2023 7
2024 3
2025 3
Total 150
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Kristopher J. Preacher publications per year - data summary

  • Kristopher J. Preacher, a Psychology scholar from Vanderbilt University, has 150 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2004, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 6.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.0 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 23 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 47 publications (5.2 per year); 2010-2018: 69 publications (7.7 per year); 2019-2025: 34 publications (4.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Kristopher J. Preacher 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 Kristopher J. Preacher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 131–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 131 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644 131
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Kristopher J. Preacher publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Kristopher J. Preacher, a Psychology scholar from Vanderbilt University, records 131 publications - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Kristopher J. Preacher, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Kristopher J. Preacher ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Kristopher J. Preacher 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 Kristopher J. Preacher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219 69
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Kristopher J. Preacher D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Kristopher J. Preacher, a Psychology scholar from Vanderbilt University, records 69 D-Index - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Kristopher J. Preacher, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Kristopher J. Preacher ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Kristopher J. Preacher is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has a research profile spanning psychology, mathematics, and social sciences. Their scholarly output includes work in subfields such as statistics and probability, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, education, and developmental and educational psychology.

Preacher's research focuses on a range of main topics, including advanced causal inference techniques, behavioral and psychological studies, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, mathematics education and teaching techniques, statistical methods and Bayesian inference, and statistical methods in clinical trials.

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on methodological and applied issues in psychology and education. These include:

  • "Centering categorical predictors in multilevel models: Best practices and interpretation." (2021, Psychological Methods)
  • "Interaction Effects in Cross-Lagged Panel Models: SEM with Latent Interactions Applied to Work-Family Conflict, Job Satisfaction, and Gender" (2021, Organizational Research Methods)
  • "Required sample size to detect mediation in 3-level implementation studies" (2022, Implementation Science)
  • "Addressing Challenging Mathematics Standards With At-Risk Learners: A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Fractions Intervention at Third Grade" (2020, Exceptional Children)
  • "Self-Distancing and Avoidance Mediate the Links Between Trait Mindfulness and Responses to Emotional Challenges" (2021, Mindfulness)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Preacher include Lynn S. Fuchs, Douglas Fuchs, Haley E. Yaremych, Paul D. Allison, and Amelia S. Malone.

Preacher has published multiple articles in venues such as Psychological Methods and Exceptional Children, with additional publications in Implementation Science, Organizational Research Methods, and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Recognition for their work includes being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Andrew F. Hayes

  • SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models.

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Andrew F. Hayes

  • Addressing Moderated Mediation Hypotheses: Theory, Methods, and Prescriptions.

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Derek D. Rucker;Andrew F. Hayes

  • Computational Tools for Probing Interactions in Multiple Linear Regression, Multilevel Modeling, and Latent Curve Analysis.

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Patrick J. Curran;Daniel J. Bauer

  • On the Practice of Dichotomization of Quantitative Variables

    Robert C. MacCallum;Shaobo Zhang;Kristopher J. Preacher;Derek D. Rucker

  • Statistical mediation analysis with a multicategorical independent variable

    Andrew F. Hayes;Kristopher J. Preacher

  • A General Multilevel SEM Framework for Assessing Multilevel Mediation

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Michael J. Zyphur;Zhen Zhang

  • Effect size measures for mediation models: quantitative strategies for communicating indirect effects.

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Ken Kelley

  • Mediation Analysis in Social Psychology: Current Practices and New Recommendations

    Derek D. Rucker;Kristopher J. Preacher;Zakary L. Tormala;Richard E. Petty

  • Conceptualizing and testing random indirect effects and moderated mediation in multilevel models: new procedures and recommendations.

    Daniel J. Bauer;Kristopher J. Preacher;Karen M. Gil

  • Advantages of Monte Carlo Confidence Intervals for Indirect Effects

    Kristopher J. Preacher;James P. Selig

  • Chronic stress and age-related increases in the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6.

    Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Kristopher J. Preacher;Robert C. MacCallum;Cathie Atkinson

  • Reliability Estimation in a Multilevel Confirmatory Factor Analysis Framework

    G. John Geldhof;Kristopher J. Preacher;Michael J. Zyphur

  • Contemporary approaches to assessing mediation in communication research.

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Andrew F. Hayes

  • Implicit Attitude Measures: Consistency, Stability, and Convergent Validity

    William A. Cunningham;Kristopher J. Preacher;Mahzarin R. Banaji

  • Sample size in factor analysis: The role of model error

    Robert C. MacCallum;Keith F. Widaman;Kristopher J. Preacher;Sehee Hong

  • Testing Multilevel Mediation Using Hierarchical Linear Models Problems and Solutions

    Zhen Zhang;Michael J. Zyphur;Kristopher J. Preacher

  • Quantifying and Testing Indirect Effects in Simple Mediation Models When the Constituent Paths Are Nonlinear

    Andrew F. Hayes;Kristopher J. Preacher

  • On Effect Size

    Ken Kelley;Kristopher J. Preacher

  • Latent Growth Curve Modeling

    Kristopher J. Preacher

  • Alternative Methods for Assessing Mediation in Multilevel Data: The Advantages of Multilevel SEM

    Kristopher J. Preacher;Zhen Zhang;Michael J. Zyphur

  • Mediation models for longitudinal data in developmental research.

    James P. Selig;Kristopher J. Preacher

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. MacCallum
Robert C. MacCallum University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrew F. Hayes
Andrew F. Hayes University of Calgary
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Derek D. Rucker
Derek D. Rucker Northwestern University
Bruce E. Compas
Bruce E. Compas Vanderbilt University
Natalie Sachs-Ericsson
Natalie Sachs-Ericsson Florida State University
David A. Cole
David A. Cole Vanderbilt University
Ed Diener
Ed Diener University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Delwyn Catley
Delwyn Catley Children's Mercy Hospital
Manuel C. Voelkle
Manuel C. Voelkle Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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