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. 2015 Apr 30;8(1):7-15.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-015-0057-0. eCollection 2015 May.

Research Rankings of Behavior Analytic Graduate Training Programs and Their Faculty

Mark R Dixon  1 , Derek D Reed  2 , Tristram Smith  3 , Jordan Belisle  1 , Rachel E Jackson  2
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Research Rankings of Behavior Analytic Graduate Training Programs and Their Faculty

Mark R Dixon et al. Behav Anal Pract. .

Abstract

We evaluated research productivity of several graduate programs that provide Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)-approved course sequences in behavior analysis. Considering the faculty of BACB training programs as a unit, in only about 50 %, programs have faculty combined to publish ten or more total articles in our field's primary empirical journals. Among individual faculty members, a sizeable number have not published an article in any of the field's top journals. To recognize major scholarly contributors, we provide top 10 lists of training programs and individual faculty members. We conclude by discussing the importance of research in an increasingly practice-driven marketplace.

Keywords: Behavior Analyst Certification Board; Behavior analysis; Research productivity.

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Histogram showing the distribution across behavior analysis programs (X) in the number of publications in major behavior analytic journals (Y)
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Histogram showing the distribution across behavior analysis faculty (X) in the number of publications in major behavior analytic journals (Y)
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The mean number of publications across programs that offer BACB experience hours and programs that do not. Error bars represent a 95 % confidence interval
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The mean number of publications across programs that are ABAI accredited and those that are not. Error bars represent a 95 % confidence interval
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