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Validity of the Trail Making Test as an Indicator of Organic Brain Damage
Ralph M. Reitan. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1958-12-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
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Reitan, R. M. (1958). Validity of the Trail Making Test as an Indicator of Organic Brain Damage. Perceptual and Motor Skills. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1958.8.3.271
Vancouver
Reitan RM. Validity of the Trail Making Test as an Indicator of Organic Brain Damage. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 1958. doi:10.2466/pms.1958.8.3.271.
BibTeX
@article{reitan1958-c57913ab,
author = {Reitan, Ralph M.},
title = {{Validity of the Trail Making Test as an Indicator of Organic Brain Damage}},
journal = {Perceptual and Motor Skills},
year = {1958},
doi = {10.2466/pms.1958.8.3.271},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1958.8.3.271}
}
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Why it matters
Examines whether the Trail Making Test is a valid indicator of organic brain damage. The subject is how well a cognitive test performs, not how to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 48/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Perceptual and Motor Skills) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Perceptual and Motor Skills: journal h-index 139 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1958 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 7 / 7 | Cited 7,665 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 109.5 citations a year over 70 year(s) since 1958 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 2.9× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 5 / 6 | Cited by 153 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 4 / 4 | Cited 760 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Ralph M. Reitan: h-index 52 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Indiana University: institution h-index 926 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 48 / 100 | — |
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