2026 Robert L. Linn: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	61	3318	1871	225	21160

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Psychology

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1871

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21160

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
1997 - Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association
1993 - E. F. Lindquist Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Robert L. Linn was affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their academic work focused on education research, particularly in the area of assessments and accountability.

Their known publication record includes the paper titled Assessments and Accountability (Condensed version), published in 2020 by Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst). This paper has been cited seven times and reflects part of their contribution to educational assessment literature.

Robert L. Linn's frequent publication venue was Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst), where at least one of their works appeared.

The scientist did not have recorded coauthors in their documented research output.

Throughout their career, Robert L. Linn received several awards from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). These included:

Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, 2008
Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association, 1997
E. F. Lindquist Award, American Educational Research Association, 1993

Robert L. Linn was recognized for their contributions to educational research and was acknowledged by their peers with multiple honors during their career.

Best Publications

Measurement and Assessment in Teaching

Robert L. Linn;Norman Edward Gronlund

3515
Citations
Intraclass Reliability Estimates: Testing Structural Assumptions

C.E. Werts;R.L. Linn;K.G. Jöreskog

2147
Citations
Complex, Performance-Based Assessment: Expectations and Validation Criteria

Robert L. Linn;Eva L. Baker;Stephen B. Dunbar

1822
Citations
Assessments and Accountability

Robert L. Linn

1018
Citations
Accountability Systems: Implications of Requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

Robert L. Linn;Eva L. Baker;Damian W. Betebenner

975
Citations
Problems with the Use of Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers. EPI Briefing Paper #278.

Eva L. Baker;Paul E. Barton;Linda Darling-Hammond;Edward Haertel

969
Citations
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTS

Bert F. Green;R. Darrell Bock;Lloyd G. Humphreys;Robert L. Linn

498
Citations
Performance-Based Assessment: Lessons From the Health Professions:

David B. Swanson;Geoffrey R. Norman;Robert L. Linn

449
Citations
The Determination of the Significance of Change Between Pre- and Posttesting Periods

Robert L. Linn;Jeffrey A. Slinde

446
Citations
Accountability: Responsibility and Reasonable Expectations

Robert L. Linn

418
Citations
Policy and validity prospects for performance-based assessment.

Eva L. Baker;Harold F. O'Neil;Robert L. Linn

392
Citations
Evaluation of factor analytic research procedures by means of simulated correlation matrices.

Ledyard R Tucker;Raymond F. Koopman;Robert L. Linn

385
Citations
Educational Assessment: Expanded Expectations and Challenges

Robert L. Linn

326
Citations
Fair Test Use in Selection

Robert L. Linn

279
Citations
Path analysis: Psychological examples.

Charles E. Werts;Robert L. Linn

255
Citations
Generalizability analysis for performance assessments of student achievement or school effectiveness

Lee J. Cronbach;Robert L. Linn;Robert L. Brennan;Edward H. Haertel

231
Citations
Performance Assessment: Policy Promises and Technical Measurement Standards

Robert L. Linn

226
Citations
A Monte Carlo approach to the number of factors problem.

Robert Lee Linn

218
Citations
ANALYSIS OF ITEM RESPONSE PATTERNS. QUESTIONABLE TEST DATA AND DISSIMILAR CURRICULUM PRACTICES

Delwyn L. Harnisch;Robert L. Linn

215
Citations
Performance-Based Assessment: Implications of Task Specificity

Robert L. Linn;Elizabeth Burton

207
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee J. Cronbach Stanford University

Lloyd G. Humphreys University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Linda Darling-Hammond Stanford University

Stephen N. Elliott Arizona State University

Bruno D. Zumbo University of British Columbia

Stephen J. Ceci Cornell University

Fritz Drasgow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ronald K. Hambleton University of Massachusetts Amherst

External Links

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