Frederic M. Lord

17.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
175 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Frederic M. Lord is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Statistics and Probability and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederic M. Lord has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 49 papers in Statistics and Probability and 24 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Frederic M. Lord's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (42 papers), Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (39 papers) and Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (23 papers). Frederic M. Lord is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (42 papers), Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (39 papers) and Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (23 papers). Frederic M. Lord collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Frederic M. Lord's co-authors include Allan Birnbaum, Melvin R. Novick, William W. Rozeboom, Martha L. Stocking, Marilyn S. Wingersky, Henry E. Garrett, M. A. Barton, J. A. Keats, Maurice M. Tatsuoka and Max A. Woodbury and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of the American Statistical Association and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Frederic M. Lord

165 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores 1952 2026 1976 2001 1969 1983 1967 1952 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores
    1969 6.2k citations Frederic M. Lord, Melvin R. Novick et al. profile →
  2. Developing a Common Metric in Item Response Theory
    1983 570 citations Frederic M. Lord et al. profile →
  3. A paradox in the interpretation of group comparisons.
    1967 452 citations Frederic M. Lord profile →
  4. A theory of test scores.
    1952 300 citations Frederic M. Lord profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frederic M. Lord United States 45 5.8k 3.5k 2.7k 1.6k 1.6k 175 13.0k
Allan Birnbaum United States 22 3.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 905 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 50 9.1k
Melvin R. Novick United States 22 3.5k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 101 9.1k
R. Darrell Bock United States 31 3.9k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 834 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 73 8.4k
William W. Rozeboom Canada 17 2.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 763 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 63 7.7k
Howard Wainer United States 48 4.4k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 390 11.5k
Ronald K. Hambleton United States 48 4.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 3.3k 2.0× 2.1k 1.3× 243 15.9k
David Thissen United States 62 3.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 166 13.2k
Roderick P. McDonald Australia 44 3.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 2.7k 1.7× 3.6k 2.3× 114 20.3k
Robert J. Mislevy United States 47 3.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.9k 1.8× 953 0.6× 211 10.0k
Wim J. van der Linden Netherlands 33 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 746 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 147 6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Frederic M. Lord

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Frederic M. Lord's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Frederic M. Lord with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Frederic M. Lord more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Frederic M. Lord

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Frederic M. Lord. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Frederic M. Lord. The network helps show where Frederic M. Lord may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frederic M. Lord

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frederic M. Lord. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frederic M. Lord based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frederic M. Lord. Frederic M. Lord is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Szigiato, Andrei-Alexandru, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of ab-interno gelatin microstent implantation in primary and refractory glaucoma. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 58(4). 328–337. 6 indexed citations
2.
Lord, Frederic M., et al.. (1985). CONTRIBUTION OF VERBAL ITEM TYPES IN THE GRE GENERAL TEST TO ACCURACY OF MEASUREMENT OF THE VERBAL SCORES. ETS Research Report Series. 1985(2). 4 indexed citations
3.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1984). STANDARD ERRORS OF MEASUREMENT AT DIFFERENT ABILITY LEVELS. ETS Research Report Series. 1984(1). 2 indexed citations
4.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1982). STATISTICAL BIAS IN MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATORS OF ITEM PARAMETERS. ETS Research Report Series. 1982(1). 17 indexed citations
5.
Lord, Frederic M. & Marilyn S. Wingersky. (1982). SAMPLING VARIANCES AND COVARIANCES OF PARAMETER ESTIMATES IN ITEM RESPONSE THEORY. ETS Research Report Series. 1982(2). 22 indexed citations
6.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1974). Significance Test for a Partial Correlation Corrected for Attenuation. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 34(2). 211–220. 10 indexed citations
7.
Wingersky, Marilyn S., et al.. (1972). A Computer Program for Estimating Item Characteristic Curve Parameters Using Birnbaum's Three-Parameter Logistic Model. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
8.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1972). AUTOMATED HYPOTHESIS TESTS AND STANDARD ERRORS FOR NONSTANDARD PROBLEMS. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1972(2). 2 indexed citations
9.
Tatsuoka, Maurice M., Frederic M. Lord, Melvin R. Novick, & Allan Birnbaum. (1971). Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 66(335). 651–651. 153 indexed citations
10.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1968). STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS WHEN COMPARING PREEXISTING GROUPS. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1968(2). 8 indexed citations
11.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1965). A Note on the Normal Ogive or Logistic Curve in Item Analysis. Psychometrika. 30(3). 371–372. 14 indexed citations
12.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1962). Test Reliability—A Correction. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 22(3). 511–512. 9 indexed citations
13.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1960). Large-Sample Covariance Analysis when the Control Variable is Fallible. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 55(290). 307–321. 84 indexed citations
14.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1960). Estimating true measurements from fallible measurements (binomial case). 2 indexed citations
15.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1960). Large-Sample Covariance Analysis When the Control Variable is Fallible. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 55(290). 307–307. 98 indexed citations
16.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1959). An Approach to Mental Test Theory. Psychometrika. 24(4). 283–302. 38 indexed citations
17.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1959). Problems in Mental Test Theory Arising from Errors of Measurement. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 54(286). 472–479. 7 indexed citations
18.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1958). THE UTILIZATION OF UNRELIABLE DIFFERENCE SCORES. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1958(1). 2 indexed citations
19.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1955). Estimating Test Reliability. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 15(4). 325–336. 56 indexed citations
20.
Lord, Frederic M.. (1953). SPEEDED TESTS AND POWER TESTS–AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF VALIDITIES*. ETS Research Bulletin Series. 1953(2). 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Allan Birnbaum Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Melvin R. Novick Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. Darrell Bock Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by William W. Rozeboom Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Howard Wainer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ronald K. Hambleton Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Thissen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Roderick P. McDonald Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert J. Mislevy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wim J. van der Linden
Rankless by CCL
2026