Del Cacho Tena, Ana MaríaChrist, Bryan R.Arango Lasprilla, Juan CarlosPerrin, Paul B.Rivera, DiegoOlabarrieta Landa, Laiene2024-09-302024-09-302024Del Cacho-Tena, A., Christ, B. R., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., Perrin, P. B., Rivera, D., Olabarrieta-Landa, L. (2024) Normative data estimation in neuropsychological tests: a systematic review. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 39(3), 383-398. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acad0840887-617710.1093/arclin/acad084https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/51862Objective: To quantify the evolution, impact, and importance of normative data (ND) calculation by identifying trends in the research literature and what approaches need improvement. Methods: A PRISMA-guideline systematic review was performed on literature from 2000 to 2022 in PubMed, Pub-Psych, and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria included scientific articles about ND in neuropsychological tests with clear data analysis, published in any country, and written in English or Spanish. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were included. Bibliometric analysis was used to examine the growth, productivity, journal dispersion, and impact of the topic. VOSViewer compared keyword co-occurrence networks between 1952¿1999 and 2000¿2022. Results: Four hundred twelve articles met inclusion and exclusion criteria. The most studied predictors were age, education, and sex. There were a greater number of studies/projects focusing on adults than children. The Verbal Fluency Test (12.7%) was the most studied test, and the most frequently used variable selection strategy was linear regression (49.5%). Regression-based approaches were widely used, whereas the traditional approach was still used. ND were presented mostly in percentiles (44.2%). Bibliometrics showed exponential growth in publications. Three journals (2.41%) were in the Core Zone. VOSViewer results showed small nodes, long distances, and four ND-related topics from 1952 to 1999, and there were larger nodes with short connections from 2000 to 2022, indicating topic spread. Conclusions: Future studies should be conducted on children¿s ND, and alternative statistical methods should be used over the widely used regression approaches to address limitations and support growth of the field.application/pdfeng© The Author(s) 2023. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.Neuropsychological testsNormative dataSystematic reviewinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article2024-09-30info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess