Peter M Bentler Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Peter M Bentler's h-index is 140 (465 i10-index, 388,140+ total citations across 730+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Peter M Bentler is affiliated with University of California, Los Angeles.
Peter M Bentler is a researcher affiliated with University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in Structural equation modeling, psychometrics, drug abuse. Their work has been cited 388,140 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Peter M Bentler's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 730 indexed publications. Of these, 18 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 140
- i10-Index
- 465
- Total Citations
- 388,140
- Citing Countries
- 49
As of October 2026.
Peter M Bentler has an h-index of 140 and 388,140 total citations across 730 publications, with research cited by institutions in 49 countries.
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Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
1999158,727
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The researcher established foundational statistical methods for significance testing and goodness-of-fit in covariance structure analysis, a seminal contribution widely adopted across psychological research.
The researcher established widely adopted cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis, offering new alternatives to conventional standards in structural equation modeling.
The researcher established foundational comparative fit indexes for structural models, a seminal contribution published in Psychological Bulletin that has garnered over 40,000 citations.
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About Peter M Bentler's research
Peter M Bentler is a researcher in Structural equation modeling, psychometrics and drug abuse at University of California, Los Angeles. Their work has been cited 388,140 times across 730 publications (h-index 140), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives” (1999), has accumulated 158,727 citations. Other influential works include “Comparative fit indexes in structural models” (1990) with 40,712 citations and “Significance tests and goodness of fit in the analysis of covariance structures” (1980) with 30,708 citations.
Citations of Peter M Bentler's research come primarily from United States, China and Turkey, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
