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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 71 2104 1911 1223 1084 280 38726

Ronald K. Hambleton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald K. Hambleton between 1969 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald K. Hambleton published across 52 years, from 1969 to 2020, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2009. 5 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2009. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 3 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 11 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications
1969 2020

314 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald K. Hambleton: publications per year, 1969 to 2020
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 1
1971 3
1972 3
1973 5
1974 6
1975 2
1976 1
1977 11
1978 9
1979 8
1980 5
1981 1
1982 3
1983 8
1984 5
1985 15
1986 6
1987 2
1988 2
1989 5
1990 3
1991 10
1992 9
1993 6
1994 9
1995 3
1996 10
1997 10
1998 4
1999 7
2000 7
2001 4
2002 9
2003 10
2004 11
2005 11
2006 9
2007 2
2008 6
2009 20
2010 5
2011 4
2012 4
2013 9
2014 8
2015 3
2016 5
2017 8
2018 1
2019 3
2020 2
Total 314
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Ronald K. Hambleton 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 Ronald K. Hambleton 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, 271–280 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: 280 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
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
271–280 151 280
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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Ronald K. Hambleton 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 Ronald K. Hambleton 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, 70–71 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: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
70–71 215 71
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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Overview

Ronald K. Hambleton is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Decision Sciences, with a focus on Management Science and Operations Research, as well as Computer Networks and Communications.

Their work addresses several key topics within these domains, including:

  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques

Hambleton has published research in various academic venues, notably:

  • Psicothema
  • Hacettepe University Journal of Education
  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "International Test Commission guidelines for test adaptation: A criterion checklist" (2020) in Psicothema
  • "An Overview of E-Assessment" (2020) in Hacettepe University Journal of Education
  • "Effect of Adjusting Pseudo-Guessing Parameter Estimates on Test Scaling When Item Parameter Drift Is Present" (2020) in Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ana Hernández
  • María Hidalgo
  • Juana Gómez-Benito
  • Nuri Doğan
  • Nermin Kıbrıslıoğlu Uysal

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Item Response Theory

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan;H. Jane Rogers

  • Handbook of Modern Item Response Theory

    Wim J. van der Linden;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Item Response Theory

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan

  • Item Response Theory: Principles and Applications

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan

  • Directrices para la traducción y adaptación de los tests: segunda edición

    José Muñiz;Paula Elosua;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Psychometric evaluation and calibration of health-related quality of life item banks: plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    Bryce B. Reeve;Ron D. Hays;Jakob B. Bjorner;Karon F. Cook

  • Translating Tests: Some Practical Guidelines

    Fons van de Vijver;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Adapting educational and psychological tests for cross-cultural assessment

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Peter Francis Merenda;Charles Donald Spielberger

  • An NCME Instructional Module on Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory and Their Applications to Test Development.

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Russell W. Jones

  • Guidelines for adapting educational and psychological tests: A progress report.

    Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Issues, Designs, and Technical Guidelines for Adapting Tests Into Multiple Languages and Cultures

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Peter F. Merenda;Charles D. Spielberger

  • The Next Generation of the ITC Test Translation and Adaptation Guidelines

    Ronald K Hambleton

  • On the Use of Content Specialists in the Assessment of Criterion-Referenced Test Item Validity.

    Richard J. Rovinelli;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Principles and selected applications of item response theory.

    Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Increasing the Validity of Adapted Tests: Myths to be Avoided and Guidelines for Improving Test Adaptation Practices

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Liane Patsula

  • Criterion-Referenced Testing and Measurement: A Review of Technical Issues and Developments

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan;James Algina;Douglas Bill Coulson

  • Adapting tests for use in multiple languages and cultures

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Liane Patsula

  • Increasing the Validity of Cross-Cultural Assessments: Use of Improved Methods for Test Adaptations 1Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research Report No.275. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, School of Education. Paper presented at the 23rd International Congress of Applied Psychology, Madrid, 1994.

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Anil Kanjee

  • Translating and Adapting Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessments

    Ronald K. Hambleton;April L. Zenisky

  • Handbook of Modern Item Response Theory.

    Mw;Wim J. Van der Linden;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Fundamentals of Item Response Theory.

    Magnus Stenbeck;Ronald K. Hambleton;H. Swaminathan;H. Jane Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen G. Sireci
Stephen G. Sireci University of Massachusetts Amherst
John R. Boulet
John R. Boulet Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
Charles D. Spielberger
Charles D. Spielberger University of South Florida
Barbara S. Plake
Barbara S. Plake University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Thomas Oakland
Thomas Oakland University of Florida
Kathleen M. Mazor
Kathleen M. Mazor University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Alan M. Jette
Alan M. Jette MGH Institute of Health Professions
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Rudolf H. Moos
Rudolf H. Moos Stanford University

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