Stephen G. West

67.8k total citations · 13 hit papers
206 papers, 41.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen G. West is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen G. West has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 41.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Clinical Psychology, 42 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 42 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Stephen G. West's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (28 papers), Mental Health Research Topics (27 papers) and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (26 papers). Stephen G. West is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (28 papers), Mental Health Research Topics (27 papers) and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (26 papers). Stephen G. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Stephen G. West's co-authors include Leona S. Aiken, Raymond R. Reno, Patricia Cohen, David P. MacKinnon, Virgil L. Sheets, John F. Finch, Jeanne M. Hoffman, Chondra M. Lockwood, Patrick J. Curran and P. Alex Mabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Applied Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen G. West

203 papers receiving 38.8k citations

Hit Papers

A comparison of methods to test mediation and o... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2002 2014 1991 1996 1994 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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.

  1. A comparison of methods to test mediation and other intervening variable effects.
    2002 7.7k citations David P. MacKinnon, Chondra M. Lockwood et al. Psychological Methods profile →
  2. Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
    2014 6.0k citations Stephen G. West, Leona S. Aiken et al. profile →
  3. Multiple regression : testing and interpreting interactions
    1991 5.8k citations Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  4. The robustness of test statistics to nonnormality and specification error in confirmatory factor analysis.
    1996 4.0k citations Stephen G. West et al. Psychological Methods profile →
  5. Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions.
    1994 1.1k citations Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  6. Model fit and model selection in structural equation modeling.
    2012 874 citations Stephen G. West, Wei Wu et al. profile →
  7. The Analysis of Count Data: A Gentle Introduction to Poisson Regression and Its Alternatives
    2009 859 citations Stefany Coxe, Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  8. Teacher's Corner: Testing Measurement Invariance of Second-Order Factor Models
    2005 857 citations Karen H. Sousa, Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  9. The science of prevention: A conceptual framework and some directions for a national research program.
    1993 775 citations Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  10. Validity of self-evaluation of ability: A review and meta-analysis.
    1982 769 citations Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  11. The Problem of Units and the Circumstance for POMP
    1999 652 citations Leona S. Aiken, Stephen G. West et al. Multivariate Behavioral Research profile →
  12. Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology
    2014 560 citations Harry T. Reis, Stephen G. West et al. profile →
  13. Experimental Personality Designs: Analyzing Categorical by Continuous Variable Interactions
    1996 548 citations Stephen G. West, Leona S. Aiken et al. Journal of Personality profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen G. West United States 67 11.8k 10.7k 9.2k 5.7k 4.9k 206 41.2k
Rex B. Kline Canada 26 11.0k 0.9× 11.6k 1.1× 10.8k 1.2× 5.2k 0.9× 5.8k 1.2× 71 46.0k
Robert C. MacCallum United States 59 8.3k 0.7× 8.9k 0.8× 7.2k 0.8× 5.3k 0.9× 4.0k 0.8× 95 39.1k
David P. MacKinnon United States 74 15.2k 1.3× 12.8k 1.2× 11.3k 1.2× 6.8k 1.2× 6.1k 1.2× 269 53.7k
Michael W. Browne United States 41 9.3k 0.8× 9.4k 0.9× 7.4k 0.8× 5.4k 1.0× 5.0k 1.0× 105 39.8k
Barbara M. Byrne Canada 58 9.8k 0.8× 14.0k 1.3× 10.8k 1.2× 6.9k 1.2× 6.9k 1.4× 120 46.3k
Patrick E. Shrout United States 75 14.5k 1.2× 11.2k 1.0× 8.5k 0.9× 5.7k 1.0× 3.0k 0.6× 242 57.5k
Bengt Muthén United States 76 11.5k 1.0× 9.6k 0.9× 7.7k 0.8× 7.6k 1.3× 2.7k 0.6× 170 43.8k
Andy P. Field United Kingdom 54 9.4k 0.8× 8.3k 0.8× 6.8k 0.7× 5.3k 0.9× 2.6k 0.5× 164 48.1k
Keith F. Widaman United States 68 9.1k 0.8× 8.1k 0.8× 5.9k 0.6× 4.8k 0.8× 2.7k 0.6× 243 30.6k
Niall Bolger United States 57 10.0k 0.8× 14.0k 1.3× 7.9k 0.9× 7.1k 1.3× 3.9k 0.8× 113 32.6k

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All Works

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Loh, Wen Wei, Dongning Ren, & Stephen G. West. (2024). Parametric g-formula for Testing Time-Varying Causal Effects: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Implement It in Lavaan. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 59(5). 995–1018. 6 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Karey L., Sharlene A. Wolchik, Irwin N. Sandler, et al.. (2023). Preventing mental health problems in children after high conflict parental separation/divorce study: An optimization randomized controlled trial protocol. Mental Health & Prevention. 32. 200301–200301. 3 indexed citations
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Schulze, Julian, et al.. (2023). Uncovering Hidden Media Framings in Generic Communication Competence Assessments: Is the Face-To-Face Context the Default Framing?. Communication Methods and Measures. 18(3). 219–248. 2 indexed citations
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Schulze, Julian, Pavle Zagorscak, Stephen G. West, Martin Schultze, & Stefan Krumm. (2022). Mind the context—The relevance of personality for face-to-face and computer-mediated communication. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0272938–e0272938. 2 indexed citations
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DiClemente, Ralph J., Janet E. Rosenbaum, Eve Rose, et al.. (2021). Horizons and Group Motivational Enhancement Therapy: HIV Prevention for Alcohol-Using Young Black Women, a Randomized Experiment. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 60(5). 629–638. 9 indexed citations
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Renneberg, Babette, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness and equity evaluation of an insurance‐wide telephone‐counseling program for self‐management of chronic diseases: The Health Coach Study. Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being. 14(2). 606–625. 5 indexed citations
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Pelham, William E., Stephen G. West, Kathryn Lemery‐Chalfant, et al.. (2020). Depression in mothers and the externalizing and internalizing behavior of children: An attempt to go beyond association.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130(1). 60–77. 15 indexed citations
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Schulze, Julian, et al.. (2020). Hidden framings and hidden asymmetries in the measurement of personality––A combined lens‐model and frame‐of‐reference perspective. Journal of Personality. 89(2). 357–375. 23 indexed citations
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Suk, Hye Won, et al.. (2018). Nonlinear growth curve modeling using penalized spline models: A gentle introduction.. Psychological Methods. 24(3). 269–290. 18 indexed citations
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Coxe, Stefany, Stephen G. West, & Leona S. Aiken. (2013). Generalized Linear Models. Oxford University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Sousa, Karen H., Oi‐Man Kwok, Sarah J. Schmiege, & Stephen G. West. (2013). A Longitudinal Approach to Understanding the Relationship Between Symptom Status and QOL. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 36(6). 732–747. 11 indexed citations
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Thoemmes, Felix & Stephen G. West. (2011). The Use of Propensity Scores for Nonrandomized Designs With Clustered Data. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 46(3). 514–543. 64 indexed citations
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Wu, Wei, Stephen G. West, & Jan N. Hughes. (2010). Effect of grade retention in first grade on psychosocial outcomes.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 102(1). 135–152. 69 indexed citations
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Wu, Wei, Stephen G. West, & Jan N. Hughes. (2008). Effect of retention in first grade on children's achievement trajectories over 4 years: A piecewise growth analysis using propensity score matching.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 100(4). 727–740. 69 indexed citations
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West, Stephen G., Naihua Duan, Willo Pequegnat, et al.. (2008). Alternatives to the Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Public Health. 98(8). 1359–1366. 288 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, David P., Chondra M. Lockwood, Jeanne M. Hoffman, Stephen G. West, & Virgil L. Sheets. (2002). A comparison of methods to test mediation and other intervening variable effects.. Psychological Methods. 7(1). 83–104. 7654 indexed citations breakdown →
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West, Stephen G., Irwin N. Sandler, David R. Pillow, Louise Baca, & Joanne C. Gersten. (1991). The use of structural equation modeling in generative research: Toward the design of a preventive intervention for bereaved children. American Journal of Community Psychology. 19(4). 459–480. 80 indexed citations
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West, Stephen G.. (1987). An Editorial Transition. Journal of Personality. 55(1). 1 indexed citations
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West, Stephen G., et al.. (1975). Stigma among the stigmatized: Resident mobility, communication ability, and physical appearance as predictors of staff-resident interaction.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 84(4). 399–405. 4 indexed citations

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