Edited by: Hans Ulrich Burger, Monica Chiogna, Jochem König
The Biometrical Journal publishes papers on statistical methods showcasing their applications in life sciences. Our scope encompasses medicine, environmental sciences, and agriculture.
Case studies, reviews and letters to the editors are welcome. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit computer code and data sets used to illustrate new methods. Our Editors support reproducible research, helping advance knowledge and understanding in the field.
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Early and Late Buzzards: Comparing Different Approaches for Quantile‐Based Multiple Testing in Heavy‐Tailed Wildlife Research Data
-  4 July 2025
Validation of a Longitudinal Marker as a Surrogate Using Mediation Analysis and Joint Modeling: Evolution of the PSA as a Surrogate of the Disease‐Free Survival
-  27 June 2025
Generalized Boosted Models to Measure Racial Effects at Different Quantiles in Observational Studies
-  22 June 2025
A New Inverse Probability of Selection Weighted Cox Model to Deal With Outcome‐Dependent Sampling in Survival Analysis
-  11 June 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models
-  346-363
-  6 June 2008
Estimation of the Youden Index and its Associated Cutoff Point
-  458-472
-  4 August 2005
Variable selection – A review and recommendations for the practicing statistician
-  431-449
-  2 January 2018
Youden Index and Optimal Cut‐Point Estimated from Observations Affected by a Lower Limit of Detection
-  419-430
-  6 June 2008
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