R. Darrell Bock

12.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
73 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

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R. Darrell Bock is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Statistics and Probability and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Darrell Bock has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 14 papers in Statistics and Probability and 11 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in R. Darrell Bock's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (17 papers), Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (11 papers) and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (7 papers). R. Darrell Bock is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (17 papers), Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (11 papers) and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (7 papers). R. Darrell Bock collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. R. Darrell Bock's co-authors include Murray Aitkin, Robert J. Mislevy, Colin Chalmers, Marcus Lieberman, Robert D. Gibbons, Lyle V. Jones, Eiji Muraki, David J. Weiss, Rolf E. Bargmann and David H. Krantz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

R. Darrell Bock

70 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Item Parameters: Application of an EM Algorithm

1981 1.7k citations R. Darrell Bock, Murray Aitkin Psychometrika profile →
Estimating Item Parameters and Latent Ability when Responses are Scored in Two or More Nominal Categories

1972 888 citations R. Darrell Bock Psychometrika profile →
Multivariate Statistical Methods in Behavioral Research.

1978 484 citations R. Darrell Bock et al. profile →
Fitting a Response Model for n Dichotomously Scored Items

1970 475 citations R. Darrell Bock et al. Psychometrika profile →
The Measurement and Prediction of Judgment and Choice

1970 332 citations David H. Krantz, R. Darrell Bock et al. The American Journal of Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Darrell Bock United States	31	3.9k	2.3k	2.1k	1.1k	834	73	8.4k
Melvin R. Novick United States	22	3.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	101	9.1k
William W. Rozeboom Canada	17	2.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	763 0.9×	63	7.7k
Allan Birnbaum United States	22	3.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	905 1.1×	50	9.1k
Howard Wainer United States	48	4.4k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	2.0k 2.4×	390	11.5k
Frederic M. Lord United States	45	5.8k 1.5×	3.5k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.5×	1.6k 1.9×	175	13.0k
Wim J. van der Linden Netherlands	33	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	746 0.9×	147	6.7k
Hariharan Swaminathan United States	22	2.4k 0.6×	903 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	638 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	42	5.0k
Paul De Boeck Belgium	42	2.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	696 0.8×	207	6.9k
Robert L. Brennan United States	36	2.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	947 0.4×	560 0.5×	1.7k 2.0×	137	7.3k
David Thissen United States	62	3.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.5×	166	13.2k

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Gehlert, Sarah, Chih‐Hung Chang, R. Darrell Bock, & Shirley Hartlage. (2006). The WOMQOL instrument measured quality of life in women of reproductive age with no known pathology. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 59(5). 525–533. 5 indexed citations

McAviney, Jeb, et al.. (2005). Determining the Relationship Between Cervical Lordosis and Neck Complaints. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 28(3). 187–193. 193 indexed citations

Schilling, Stephen & R. Darrell Bock. (2005). High-Dimensional Maximum Marginal Likelihood Item Factor Analysis by Adaptive Quadrature. Psychometrika. 70(3). 533–555. 123 indexed citations

Bock, R. Darrell. (2004). Multiple prepubertal growth spurts in children of the Fels Longitudinal Study: comparison with results from the Edinburgh Growth Study. Annals of Human Biology. 31(1). 59–74. 4 indexed citations

Bock, R. Darrell & Michele F. Zimowski. (2003). NAEP Validity Studies: Feasibility Studies of Two-Stage Testing in Large-Scale Educational Assessment: Implications for NAEP. Working Paper No. 2003-14.. National Center for Education Statistics. 3 indexed citations

Chang, Chih‐Hung, et al.. (2000). Interpretation of a Full-Information Item-Level Factor Analysis of the MMPI-2: Normative Sampling and Nonpathognomonic Descriptors. Journal of Personality Assessment. 74(3). 400–422. 7 indexed citations

Bock, R. Darrell & Michele F. Zimowski. (1998). Feasibility Studies of Two-Stage Testing in Large-Scale Educational Assessment: Implications for NAEP. NAEP Validity Studies.. 2 indexed citations

Bock, R. Darrell. (1997). A Brief History of Item Theory Response. Educational Measurement Issues and Practice. 16(4). 21–33. 114 indexed citations

Bock, R. Darrell & Robert J. Mislevy. (1988). Comprehensive Educational Assessment for the States: The Duplex Design. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 10(2). 89–89. 2 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell, et al.. (1985). Spellability: A Linearly Ordered Content Domain. American Educational Research Journal. 22(2). 297–307. 6 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell, et al.. (1984). TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTS. Journal of Educational Measurement. 21(4). 347–360. 295 indexed citations

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Weiss, David J. & R. Darrell Bock. (1983). New horizons in testing : latent trait test theory and computerized adaptive testing. Academic Press eBooks. 219 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell & Robert J. Mislevy. (1982). Adaptive EAP Estimation of Ability in a Microcomputer Environment. Applied Psychological Measurement. 6(4). 431–444. 464 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell & Robert J. Mislevy. (1981). An Item Response Curve Model for Matrix-Sampling Data: The California Grade-Three Assessment.. 14 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell & Murray Aitkin. (1981). Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Item Parameters: Application of an EM Algorithm. Psychometrika. 46(4). 443–459. 1710 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bock, R. Darrell, et al.. (1979). A lod score method for detecting linkage on the X chromosome between a marker locus and a major gene locus for a quantitative character. Behavior Genetics. 9(3). 139–149. 2 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell & Donald Kolakowski. (1973). Further evidence of sex-linked major-gene influence on human spatial visualizing ability.. PubMed. 25(1). 1–14. 164 indexed citations

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Krantz, David H., R. Darrell Bock, & Lyle V. Jones. (1970). The Measurement and Prediction of Judgment and Choice. The American Journal of Psychology. 83(2). 289–289. 332 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bock, R. Darrell. (1960). COMPONENTS OF VARIANCE ANALYSIS AS A STRUCTURAL AND DISCRIMINAL ANALYSIS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS. 13(2). 151–163. 22 indexed citations

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Bock, R. Darrell. (1957). Note on the Least Squares Solution for the Method of Successive Categories. Psychometrika. 22(3). 231–240. 5 indexed citations

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