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D-Index
49
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20857
World Ranking
5538
National Ranking
3018

Niels G. Waller 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 Niels G. Waller sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 138 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Niels G. Waller 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 Niels G. Waller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Niels G. Waller is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on experimental and cognitive psychology as well as statistical methodologies.^

Their work covers subfields including:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

Waller's main topics of research include:

  • Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques
  • Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Career Development and Diversity

The scientist has published in various journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Multivariate Behavioral Research
  • Psychological Methods
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
  • The American Statistician

Recent publications by Waller include:

  • "Heywood you go away! Examining causes, effects, and treatments for Heywood cases in exploratory factor analysis." (2021, Psychological Methods)
  • "Local minima and factor rotations in exploratory factor analysis." (2022, Psychological Methods)
  • "Exploratory bifactor measurement models in vocational behavior research" (2020, Journal of Vocational Behavior)
  • "Breaking Our Silence on Factor Score Indeterminacy" (2022, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics)
  • "Assessing Dimensionality in Non-Positive Definite Tetrachoric Correlation Matrices: Does Matrix Smoothing Help?" (2020, Multivariate Behavioral Research)

The scientist often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Allison Cooperman
  • Hoang V. Nguyen
  • Hoang Vinh Nguyen
  • Casey Giordano
  • Justin D. Kracht

Best Publications

  • An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment.

    R. Chris Fraley;Niels G. Waller;Kelly A. Brennan

  • Exploring personality through test construction: Development of the multidimensional personality questionnaire

    Auke Tellegen;Niels G. Waller

  • Adult attachment patterns: A test of the typological model.

    R. Chris Fraley;Niels G. Waller

  • Types of dissociation and dissociative types: A taxometric analysis of dissociative experiences

    Niels G. Waller;Frank William Putnam;Eve B. Carlson

  • Structural equation modeling: strengths, limitations, and misconceptions.

    Andrew J. Tomarken;Niels G. Waller

  • Factor analysis and scale revision.

    Steven P. Reise;Niels G. Waller;Andrew L. Comrey

  • Multivariate Taxometric Procedures: Distinguishing Types from Continua

    Niels G. Waller;Paul E. Meehl

  • Item Response Theory and Clinical Measurement

    Steven P. Reise;Niels G. Waller

  • The prevalence and biometric structure of pathological dissociation in the general population: taxometric and behavior genetic findings.

    Niels G. Waller;Colin A. Ross

  • Potential problems with "well fitting" models.

    Andrew J. Tomarken;Niels G. Waller

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Religious Interests, Attitudes, and Values: A Study of Twins Reared Apart and Together

    Niels G. Waller;Brian A. Kojetin;Thomas J. Bouchard;David T. Lykken

  • The Big Seven model: A cross-cultural replication and further exploration of the basic dimensions of natural language trait descriptors.

    Moshe Almagor;Auke Tellegen;Niels G. Waller

  • The Big Seven Factor Model of Personality Description: Evidence for Its Cross-Cultural Generality in a Spanish Sample

    Verónica Benet;Niels G. Waller

  • Fitting the Two-Parameter Model to Personality Data

    Steven P. Reise;Niels G. Waller

  • The Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire: Structural Validity and Comparison with the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire

    Niels G. Waller;Scott O. Lilienfeld;Auke Tellegen;David T. Lykken

  • "Normal" Personality Inventories in Clinical Assessment: General Requirements and the Potential for Using the NEO Personality Inventory

    Yossef S. Ben-Porath;Niels G. Waller

  • Confirmatory factor analysis of the Oral Health Impact Profile.

    Mike T John;L. Feuerstahler;Niels G Waller;K. Baba

  • Traitedness and the assessment of response pattern scalability

    Steven P. Reise;Niels G. Waller

  • Exploring nonlinear models in personality assessment: Development and preliminary validation of a negative emotionality scale.

    Niels G. Waller;Auke Tellegen;Roderick P. McDonald;David T. Lykken

  • Differential convergence of self-report and informant data for multidimensional personality questionnaire traits: implications for the construct of negative emotionality.

    Allan R. Harkness;Auke Tellegen;Niels G Waller

Frequent Co-Authors

Auke Tellegen
Auke Tellegen University of Minnesota
Steven P. Reise
Steven P. Reise University of California, Los Angeles
David Faust
David Faust University of Rhode Island
Mark F. Lenzenweger
Mark F. Lenzenweger Binghamton University
Yossef S. Ben-Porath
Yossef S. Ben-Porath Kent State University
David T. Lykken
David T. Lykken University of Minnesota
Paul E. Meehl
Paul E. Meehl University of Minnesota
Scott O. Lilienfeld
Scott O. Lilienfeld Emory University
Thomas J. Bouchard
Thomas J. Bouchard University of Minnesota
R. Chris Fraley
R. Chris Fraley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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