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D-Index
37
Citations
10669
World Ranking
6086
National Ranking
2903

Victor L. Willson 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 Victor L. Willson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Victor L. Willson 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 Victor L. Willson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Victor L. Willson is a researcher affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their main area of expertise lies in computer science, with a focus on information systems. Throughout their career, they have contributed to topics related to information and cyber security, user authentication and security systems, as well as privacy, security, and data protection.

Their research output includes publications in respected venues such as the Journal of Information Systems and Scholarworks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. These works align with their specialization in information systems and security domains.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Consequences of (mis)use of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) for high-stakes decisions: A comment on Haney and the Texas miracle in education, 2020, Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • Would You Give Me Your Password?, 2022, Journal of Information Systems

These papers reflect a focus on critical aspects of security and policy concerning information systems and user authentication.

Victor L. Willson has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Hui Du
  • Constance M. Lehmann
  • J. Thomas Kellow

The collaboration with these colleagues highlights a multidisciplinary approach that spans facets of computer science, information systems, and even intersections with sociology and political science, as seen in some of the co-authored work.

Best Publications

  • Encyclopedia of research design

    Jiun-Yu Wu;N. Salkind;Victor L. Willson

  • Further Support for the Developmental Significance of the Quality of the Teacher–Student Relationship

    Jan N Hughes;Timothy A Cavell;Victor Willson

  • An empirical investigation of the relationships between service quality, satisfaction and behavioral intentions among visitors to a wildlife refuge.

    Shu Tian-Cole;John L. Crompton;Victor L. Willson

  • Critical Measurement Issues in Learning Disabilities

    Cecil R. Reynolds;Victor L. Willson

  • Effects of interactivity and instructional scaffolding on learning: Self-regulation in online video-based environments

    Erhan Delen;Jeffrey Liew;Victor Willson

  • Quality of Research Design Moderates Effects of Grade Retention on Achievement: A Meta-Analytic, Multilevel Analysis

    Chiharu S. Allen;Qi Chen;Victor L. Willson;Jan N. Hughes

  • Measurement and Assessment in Education

    Cecil R. Reynolds;Ronald B. Livingston;Victor L. Willson

  • A Meta-analysis of Pretest Sensitization Effects in Experimental Design

    Victor L. Willson;Richard R. Putnam

  • A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Science Achievement and Science Attitude: Kindergarten through College.

    Victor L. Willson

  • The Effects of Task Involvement Load on L2 Incidental Vocabulary Learning: A Meta‐Analytic Study

    Shufen Huang;Victor Willson;Zohreh Eslami

  • Truancy Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System: Examinations of First and Second Referrals

    Dalun Zhang;Antonis Katsiyannis;David E. Barrett;Victor Willson

  • Methodological and statistical advances in the study of individual differences

    Cecil R. Reynolds;Victor L. Willson

  • Assessment of Depression in Children with Cancer

    Frances F. Worchel;Becky F. Nolan;Victor L. Willson;Julie S. Purser

  • Effects of nonnormal data on parameter estimates and fit indices for a model with latent and manifest variables: An empirical study

    Lin Wang;Xitao Fan;Victor L. Willson

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  • A Structural Equation Model for Reading Comprehension Based on Background, Phonemic, and Strategy Knowledge

    Victor L. Willson;William H. Rupley

  • Interrater Agreement Between Visual Analysts of Single-Case Data A Meta-Analysis

    Jennifer Ninci;Kimberly J. Vannest;Victor Willson;Nan Zhang

  • Truancy offenders in the juvenile justice system: A multicohort study

    Dalun Zhang;Victor Willson;Antonis Katsiyannis;David Barrett

  • Retention of Hispanic/Latino students in first grade: Child, parent, teacher, school, and peer predictors.

    Victor L. Willson;Jan N. Hughes

  • Effects of a Theoretically Based Large-Scale Reading Intervention in a Multicultural Urban School District

    Mark Sadoski;Victor L. Willson

  • Exploration of the Developmental Components Contributing to Elementary School Children's Reading Comprehension

    William H. Rupley;Victor L. Willson;William D. Nichols

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecil R. Reynolds
Cecil R. Reynolds Texas A&M University
Jan N. Hughes
Jan N. Hughes Texas A&M University
Oi-Man Kwok
Oi-Man Kwok Texas A&M University
Patricia A. Alexander
Patricia A. Alexander University of Maryland, College Park
Xitao Fan
Xitao Fan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dalun Zhang
Dalun Zhang Texas A&M University
Sharon Vaughn
Sharon Vaughn The University of Texas at Austin
Kimberly J. Vannest
Kimberly J. Vannest Texas A&M University
Deborah C. Simmons
Deborah C. Simmons Texas A&M University
Antonis Katsiyannis
Antonis Katsiyannis Clemson University

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