Most-cited papers on Model Validation

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1. A Study of Cross-Validation and Bootstrap for Accuracy Estimation and Model Selection

   1995 · Kohavi, Ron

   10,742 cited

2. Radiative transfer for inhomogeneous atmospheres: RRTM, a validated correlated‐k model for the longwave

   1997 · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · Mlawer, E. J., Taubman, Steven J., Brown, P. et al.

   8,671 cited

3. Validation of the five-factor model of personality across instruments and observers.

   1987 · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · McCrae, Robert R., Costa, Paul T.

   6,009 cited

4. Practical Bayesian model evaluation using leave-one-out cross-validation and WAIC

   2016 · Statistics and Computing · Vehtari, Aki, Gelman, Andrew, Gabry, Jonah

   5,285 cited

5. ON THE VALIDATION OF MODELS

   1981 · Physical Geography · Willmott, Cort J.

   4,685 cited

6. Evaluating the use of “goodness‐of‐fit” Measures in hydrologic and hydroclimatic model validation

   1999 · Water Resources Research · Legates, David R., McCabe, Gregory J.

   4,555 cited

7. A third‐generation wave model for coastal regions: 1. Model description and validation

   1999 · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · Booij, N., Ris, R.C., Holthuijsen, L.H.

   4,451 cited

8. A survey of cross-validation procedures for model selection

   2009 · Arlot, Sylvain, Celisse, Alain

   3,778 cited

9. Fast, efficient generation of high‐quality atomic charges. AM1‐BCC model: II. Parameterization and validation

   2002 · Journal of Computational Chemistry · Jakalian, Araz, Jack, D. B., Bayly, Christopher I.

   3,434 cited

10. SWAT: Model Use, Calibration, and Validation

    2012 · Transactions of the ASABE · Arnold, Jeffrey G., Moriasi, Daniel N., Gassman, Philip W. et al.

    3,309 cited

11. Verification, Validation, and Confirmation of Numerical Models in the Earth Sciences

    1994 · Science · Орескес, Наоми, Shrader‐Frechette, Kristin, Belitz, Kenneth

    2,992 cited

12. Internal validation of predictive models

    2001 · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · Steyerberg, Ewout W., Harrell, Frank E., Borsboom, Gerard et al.

    2,607 cited

13. Hyperspectral vegetation indices and novel algorithms for predicting green LAI of crop canopies: Modeling and validation in the context of precision agriculture

    2004 · Remote Sensing of Environment · Haboudane, D.

    2,537 cited

14. Motivations for alcohol use among adolescents: Development and validation of a four-factor model.

    1994 · Psychological Assessment · Cooper, M. Lynne

    2,294 cited

15. Development and validation of a predictive model for chemotherapy-associated thrombosis

    2008 · Blood · Khorana, Alok A., Kuderer, Nicole M., Culakova, Eva et al.

    2,180 cited

16. The Importance of Being Earnest: Validation is the Absolute Essential for Successful Application and Interpretation of QSPR Models

    2003 · QSAR & Combinatorial Science · Tropsha, Alexander, Gramatica, Paola, Gombar, Vijay K.

    2,142 cited

17. Principles of QSAR models validation: internal and external

    2007 · QSAR & Combinatorial Science · Gramatica, Paola

    2,132 cited

18. Improvement and validation of a model for photovoltaic array performance

    2005 · Solar Energy · Soto, W. De, Klein, S.A., Beckman, William A.

    2,124 cited

19. Bias in error estimation when using cross-validation for model selection

    2006 · BMC Bioinformatics · Varma, Sudhir, Simon, Richard

    1,960 cited

20. Development and validation of a three-dimensional morphological model

    2004 · Coastal Engineering · Lesser, Giles, Roelvink, Dano, Kester, J.A.T.M. van et al.

    1,952 cited

21. Best Practices for QSAR Model Development, Validation, and Exploitation

    2010 · Molecular Informatics · Tropsha, Alexander

    1,913 cited

22. Towards better clinical prediction models: seven steps for development and an ABCD for validation

    2014 · European Heart Journal · Steyerberg, Ewout W., Vergouwe, Yvonne

    1,846 cited

23. Models, algorithms and validation for opensource DEM and CFD-DEM

    2012 · Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal · Kloss, Christoph, Goniva, Christoph, Hager, Alice et al.

    1,738 cited

24. Linear Model Selection by Cross-validation

    1993 · Journal of the American Statistical Association · Shao, Jun

    1,675 cited

25. Verification and validation of simulation models

    2012 · Journal of Simulation · Sargent, Robert G.

    1,671 cited

26. A Nonhydrostatic Version of the Penn State–NCAR Mesoscale Model: Validation Tests and Simulation of an Atlantic Cyclone and Cold Front

    1993 · Monthly Weather Review · Dudhia, Jimy

    1,627 cited

27. Mathematical Basis and Validation of the Full Cavitation Model

    2002 · Journal of Fluids Engineering · Singhal, A.K., Athavale, M. M., Li, Huiying et al.

    1,588 cited

28. A Validated Prediction Model for All Forms of Acute Coronary Syndrome

    2004 · JAMA · Eagle, Kim A., Lim, Michael J., Dabbous, Omar et al.

    1,583 cited

29. Validation of species–climate impact models under climate change

    2005 · Global Change Biology · Araújo, Miguel B., Pearson, Richard G., Thuiller, Wilfried et al.

    1,572 cited