David Thissen

18.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
166 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

David Thissen is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Computer Networks and Communications and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Thissen has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 32 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 31 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in David Thissen's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (65 papers), Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (32 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (22 papers). David Thissen is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (65 papers), Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (32 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (22 papers). David Thissen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. David Thissen's co-authors include Lynne Steinberg, Howard Wainer, Maria Orlando, Darren A. DeWalt, James W. Varni, Brian D. Stucky, Jin‐Shei Lai, Daniel Kuang, Esi Morgan DeWitt and Debra E. Irwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

David Thissen

162 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Psychometric Evaluation and Calibration of Health-Related Quality of Life Item Banks

2007 1.2k citations Bryce B. Reeve, Ron D. Hays et al. Medical Care profile →
Quick and Easy Implementation of the Benjamini-Hochberg Procedure for Controlling the False Positive Rate in Multiple Comparisons

2002 724 citations David Thissen, Lynne Steinberg et al. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics profile →
Local Dependence Indexes for Item Pairs Using Item Response Theory

1997 505 citations David Thissen et al. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics profile →
Likelihood-Based Item-Fit Indices for Dichotomous Item Response Theory Models

2000 503 citations David Thissen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Thissen United States	62	3.5k	2.7k	2.0k	1.9k	1.7k	166	13.2k
Ronald K. Hambleton United States	48	4.4k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	477 0.2×	2.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	243	15.9k
Benjamin D. Wright United States	40	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	369 0.2×	1.1k 0.6×	853 0.5×	123	10.8k
Steven P. Reise United States	57	3.0k 0.9×	7.8k 2.9×	849 0.4×	5.9k 3.2×	1.2k 0.7×	138	22.4k
Robert D. Gibbons United States	68	1.1k 0.3×	5.7k 2.1×	890 0.4×	2.2k 1.2×	455 0.3×	336	18.2k
Sophia Rabe‐Hesketh United Kingdom	61	947 0.3×	2.6k 1.0×	643 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	416 0.2×	166	16.3k
John J. McArdle United States	59	982 0.3×	2.5k 0.9×	439 0.2×	3.4k 1.8×	503 0.3×	157	12.2k
Howard Wainer United States	48	4.4k 1.3×	882 0.3×	297 0.1×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	390	11.5k
Klaas Sijtsma Netherlands	50	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	188 0.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	191	10.0k
James Algina United States	41	1.5k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	257 0.1×	1.0k 0.5×	433 0.2×	180	11.1k
Bruno D. Zumbo Canada	56	1.1k 0.3×	2.3k 0.9×	339 0.2×	1.2k 0.6×	420 0.2×	262	12.2k

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Silverstein, Hannah, et al.. (2024). Do cash transfer programs have different effects on children based on household disability status? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia. International Journal of Social Welfare. 34(1). 1 indexed citations

Tulsky, David S., Pamela A. Kisala, Aaron J. Boulton, et al.. (2018). Determining a transitional scoring link between PROMIS® pediatric and adult physical health measures. Quality of Life Research. 28(5). 1217–1229. 23 indexed citations

Thissen, David, et al.. (2018). Improving student understanding and motivation in learning heat transfer by visualizing thermal boundary layers. International journal of engineering education. 34(2). 514–526. 6 indexed citations

Jensen, Roxanne E., Arnold L. Potosky, Carol M. Moinpour, et al.. (2017). United States Population-Based Estimates of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Symptom and Functional Status Reference Values for Individuals With Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(17). 1913–1920. 144 indexed citations

Magnus, Brooke E., Yang Liu, Jason He, et al.. (2016). Mode effects between computer self-administration and telephone interviewer-administration of the PROMIS® pediatric measures, self- and proxy report. Quality of Life Research. 25(7). 1655–1665. 20 indexed citations

Reeve, Bryce B., David Thissen, Darren A. DeWalt, et al.. (2015). Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures. Quality of Life Research. 25(4). 823–833. 36 indexed citations

Quinn, Hally, David Thissen, Yang Liu, et al.. (2014). Using item response theory to enrich and expand the PROMIS® pediatric self report banks. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 12(1). 160–160. 116 indexed citations

Steinberg, Lynne & David Thissen. (2013). Item Response Theory. Oxford University Press eBooks. 37 indexed citations

DeWalt, Darren A., David Thissen, Brian D. Stucky, et al.. (2013). PROMIS Pediatric Peer Relationships Scale: Development of a peer relationships item bank as part of social health measurement.. Health Psychology. 32(10). 1093–1103. 181 indexed citations

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Varni, James W., Brian D. Stucky, David Thissen, et al.. (2010). PROMIS Pediatric Pain Interference Scale: An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Pediatric Pain Item Bank. Journal of Pain. 11(11). 1109–1119. 254 indexed citations

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Thissen, David. (2009). On Interpreting the Parameters for any Item Response Model. Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives. 7(2). 106–110. 4 indexed citations

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Reeve, Bryce B., Ron D. Hays, Jakob Bue Bjørner, et al.. (2007). Psychometric Evaluation and Calibration of Health-Related Quality of Life Item Banks. Medical Care. 45(5). S22–S31. 1211 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Wen‐Hung & David Thissen. (1999). Estimation of item parameters for the three‐parameter logistic model using the marginal likelihood of summed scores. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology. 52(1). 19–37. 10 indexed citations

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Williams, Valerie, et al.. (1998). Projecting to the NAEP Scale: Results from the North Carolina End‐of‐Grade Testing Program. Journal of Educational Measurement. 35(4). 277–296. 10 indexed citations

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Thissen, David, et al.. (1997). Local Dependence Indexes for Item Pairs Using Item Response Theory. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. 22(3). 265–289. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thissen, David, et al.. (1989). Loglinear Item Response Models, with Applications to Data from Social Surveys. Sociological Methodology. 19. 299–299. 5 indexed citations

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Thissen, David & Howard Wainer. (1984). THE GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF SIMULATION RESULTS WITH APPLICATIONS TO THE COMPARISON OF ROBUST IRT ESTIMATORS OF ABILITY. ETS Research Report Series. 1984(2). 5 indexed citations

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Thissen, David. (1982). Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation for the One-Parameter Logistic Model. Psychometrika. 47(2). 175–186. 126 indexed citations

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Schadler, Margaret & David Thissen. (1981). The development of automatic word recognition and reading skill. Memory & Cognition. 9(2). 132–141. 67 indexed citations

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Thissen, David & Howard Wainer. (1976). Three Steps Toward Robust Regression.. Psychometrika. 17 indexed citations

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