Susan E. Embretson

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Susan E. Embretson is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Management Science and Operations Research and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan E. Embretson has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 22 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 20 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Susan E. Embretson's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (22 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (17 papers) and Educational and Psychological Assessments (12 papers). Susan E. Embretson is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (22 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (17 papers) and Educational and Psychological Assessments (12 papers). Susan E. Embretson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Belgium. Susan E. Embretson's co-authors include Steven P. Reise, Dennis Wallace, Louise J. Laster, Sue Min Lai, Pamela W. Duncan, Dallas E. Johnson, Joanna S. Gorin, Scott L. Hershberger, Chris Wetzel and Isaac I. Bejar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Stroke and Current Directions in Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Susan E. Embretson

62 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Item response theory for psychologists 1999 2026 2008 2017 2000 1999 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Item response theory for psychologists
    2000 3.1k citations Susan E. Embretson, Steven P. Reise profile →
  2. The Stroke Impact Scale Version 2.0
    1999 947 citations Susan E. Embretson et al. profile →
  3. Item Response Theory
    2013 394 citations Susan E. Embretson, Steven P. Reise Psychology Press eBooks profile →

Peers

Susan E. Embretson
Benjamin D. Wright United States
David Andrich Australia
Klaas Sijtsma Netherlands
Trevor G. Bond Australia
Ronald K. Hambleton United States
Christine Fox United States
Wen‐Chung Wang Hong Kong
Terry E. Duncan United States
Gideon J. Mellenbergh Netherlands
John J. McArdle United States
Benjamin D. Wright United States
Susan E. Embretson
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Embretson, Susan E.. (2023). Understanding examinees’ item responses through cognitive modeling of response accuracy and response times. Large-scale Assessments in Education. 11(1). 4 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E., et al.. (2018). An Experimental Evaluation of Competing Age-Predictions of Future Time Perspective between Workplace and Retirement Domains. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 2316–2316. 10 indexed citations
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Draheim, Christopher, Tyler L. Harrison, Susan E. Embretson, & Randall W. Engle. (2017). What item response theory can tell us about the complex span tasks.. Psychological Assessment. 30(1). 116–129. 35 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (2016). Understanding Examinees’ Responses to Items: Implications for Measurement. Educational Measurement Issues and Practice. 35(3). 6–22. 14 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E. & Steven P. Reise. (2013). Item Response Theory. Psychology Press eBooks. 394 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cho, Sun‐Joo, Paul De Boeck, Susan E. Embretson, & Sophia Rabe‐Hesketh. (2013). Additive Multilevel Item Structure Models with Random Residuals: Item Modeling for Explanation and Item Generation. Psychometrika. 79(1). 84–104. 27 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E. & Xiangdong Yang. (2012). A Multicomponent Latent Trait Model for Diagnosis. Psychometrika. 78(1). 14–36. 28 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E., et al.. (2008). Understanding and Quantifying Cognitive Complexity Level in Mathematical Problem Solving Items. 50(3). 328–344. 49 indexed citations
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Neuberger, Geri, Lauren S. Aaronson, Byron Gajewski, et al.. (2007). Predictors of exercise and effects of exercise on symptoms, function, aerobic fitness, and disease outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 57(6). 943–952. 117 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Lesa, Xiangdong Yang, James A. Bovaird, & Susan E. Embretson. (2006). Measuring Attentional Ability in Older Adults. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 66(6). 984–1000. 8 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (2004). Application of two IRT models for construct validation to issues about spatial ability. 5(2). 159–180. 1 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (2003). The Second Century of Ability Testing: Some Predictions and Speculations. William H. Angoff Memorial Lecture Series.. 2 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (1999). Generating Items During Testing: Psychometric Issues and Models. Psychometrika. 64(4). 407–433. 97 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E. & Scott L. Hershberger. (1999). Personality Measurement Issues Viewed Through the Eyes of IRT. 229–252. 29 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E., et al.. (1996). Scoring the NBAS: To recode or not to recode. Infant Behavior and Development. 19(1). 63–69. 4 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (1996). The new rules of measurement.. Psychological Assessment. 8(4). 341–349. 11 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (1992). Measuring and Validating Cognitive Modifiability as an Ability: A Study in the Spatial Domain. Journal of Educational Measurement. 29(1). 25–50. 47 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E., et al.. (1989). Cognitive component models for psychometric analogies: Conceptually driven versus interactive process models. Learning and Individual Differences. 1(2). 155–178. 3 indexed citations
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Bejar, Isaac I., Susan E. Embretson, & Richard E. Mayer. (1987). COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SAT: A REVIEW OF SOME IMPLICATIONS. ETS Research Report Series. 1987(2). 6 indexed citations
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Embretson, Susan E.. (1985). Test design : developments in psychology and psychometrics. Academic Press eBooks. 143 indexed citations

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