--- title: "Keelan Evanini — author profile and papers — Elamur Research" description: "Keelan Evanini, National Board of Medical Examiners: 3 papers on Elamur Research (2014–2026), h-index 22 — affiliations, topics…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Keelan Evanini # Keelan Evanini Keelan Evanini has 3 papers in our library, in 2014–2026, most of them on [English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/), [Evaluation & benchmarks](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/); often with [Xinhao Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xinhao-wang/), [Klaus Zechner](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/), [Lei Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/lei-chen/). 3 papers in our library · 2014–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5030816616) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-3376) · [**h-index 22**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5030816616) · [151 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5030816616) · [1,939 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5030816616&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 3 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 53 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/cited-by/) · [1 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #10134](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/102/#star-10134) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Keelan+Evanini) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Keelan+Evanini) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Keelan+Evanini) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Keelan+Evanini) ## Affiliations [🤝**National Board of Medical Examiners** Philadelphia · United States 2025–2026 · 4 papersEmployment since 2025 · NLP Scientist*current*](https://ror.org/04tsmra86) · [🤝**Educational Testing Service** Princeton · United States 2010–2021 · 54 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/ngos/educational-testing-service/) · [🎓**Princeton University** Princeton · United States 2013–2018 · 7 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/princeton-university/) · [🎓**University of Pennsylvania** Philadelphia · United States 2007–2009 · 6 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-pennsylvania/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 9 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Information Systems · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/information-systems/) · [Language and Linguistics · 3 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Social Sciences · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/) · [Safety Research · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/safety-research/) · [Medicine · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/medicine/) · [Health Informatics · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/medicine/health-informatics/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[English · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Evaluation & benchmarks · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/year/2026/) ### 2010s [**2019** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/year/2019/) · [**2014** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/year/2014/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Automated scoring of speaking items in an assessment for teachers of English as a Foreign Language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zechner-2014-automated-scoring-speaking-items-assessment/)** *(2014 · 16 citations)* The paper describes an automatic scorer for the speaking part of a new English test designed for non-native English speakers who teach EFL. 2. **[Application of an Automatic Plagiarism Detection System in a Large-scale Assessment of English Speaking Proficiency](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/wang-2019-application-automatic-plagiarism-detection-system/)** *(2019 · 5 citations)* Test takers in high-stakes English speaking exams sometimes recite memorized material from online sources instead of speaking spontaneously. 3. **[Evaluating LLM Workflows for Generating Clinical Communication Assessment Items: A Comparative Study with Subject-Matter Experts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/runyon-2026-evaluating-llm-workflows-generating-clinical/)** *(2026 · 1 citation)* Generative models are often used to draft items for language-focused tests, but their usefulness in knowledge-heavy fields such as medicine is less clear. ## All works 4 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 3 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[A Report on the 2017 Native Language Identification Shared Task ↗](https://aclanthology.org/W17-5007/) Proceedings of the 12th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications · no summary yet**Shervin Malmasi et al.*2017 · 211 citations* 2. **[Automated scoring of speaking items in an assessment for teachers of English as a Foreign Language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zechner-2014-automated-scoring-speaking-items-assessment/) [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/)**Klaus Zechner, Keelan Evanini, Su-Youn Yoon, et al.*2014 · 16 citations* 3. **[Application of an Automatic Plagiarism Detection System in a Large-scale Assessment of English Speaking Proficiency](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/wang-2019-application-automatic-plagiarism-detection-system/) [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/)**Xinhao Wang, Keelan Evanini, Matthew Mulholland, et al.*2019 · 5 citations* 4. **[Evaluating LLM Workflows for Generating Clinical Communication Assessment Items: A Comparative Study with Subject-Matter Experts](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/runyon-2026-evaluating-llm-workflows-generating-clinical/) [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/)**Christopher Runyon, Peter Baldwin, Ian Micir, et al.*2026 · 1 citation* ## Co-authors here 7 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Xinhao Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xinhao-wang/) ×2 - [Klaus Zechner](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/klaus-zechner/) - [Lei Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/lei-chen/) - [Saed Rezayi](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/saed-rezayi/) - [Su-Youn Yoon](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/su-youn-yoon/) - [Victoria Yaneva](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/victoria-yaneva/) - [Yao Qian](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/yao-qian/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/) ×4: [BEA 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2026/), [BEA 2019](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2019/), [BEA 2014](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2014/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 53 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [7 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/keelan-evanini/cited-by/). Updated 1 November 2026