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African Library and Information Associations and Institutions

In research, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions stands highest in Social Sciences (#839 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,765 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,873 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences and Information Systems — Library and Information Sciences is 1785.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,298
of 28,054 · #12,915 all time
Rank in Ghana
#19
of 50
Research works
404
▲ 2257% vs 2013–17
Citations
133
0.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is African Library and Information Associations and Institutions known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #839 of 6,365 1.0%168 #746
Social SciencesDomain #1,765 of 10,521 1.5%208 #1553
Physical SciencesDomain #12,873 of 12,888 1.3%69 —
Library and Information SciencesSubfield #1 of 1 1.0%100 #14
Computer ScienceField #4,667 of 4,667 0.6%61 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where African Library and Information Associations and Institutions sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#746 #839
  2. Social Sciences#1,553 #1,765
  3. Library and Information Sciences#14 #1
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does African Library and Information Associations and Institutions specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 1785.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 100.0 works1785×
  2. Information SystemsSubfield · 50.1 works9.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.68× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.54× its world share, 168 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at African Library and Information Associations and Institutions?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Libraries, Digital Literacy, Information Literacy, Critical Thinking, Online Research, Information Behavior, Library Instruction and Digital Divide.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Academic Libraries95▲ 1600×3 topics
  2. Digital Literacy80▲ 45×5 topics
  3. Information Literacy76▲ 97×4 topics
  4. Critical Thinking72▲ 248×2 topics
  5. Online Research72▲ 1071×2 topics
  6. Information Behavior71▲ 2681×1 topic
  7. Library Instruction71▲ 2681×1 topic
  8. Digital Divide34▲ 45×6 topics
  9. Diversity30▲ 59×3 topics
  10. Cultural Competence29▲ 78×2 topics
  11. Library Services29▲ 976×1 topic
  12. Social Inclusion29▲ 319×1 topic
  13. Social Media27▲ 6.5×12 topics
  14. Education24▲ 4.8×13 topics
  15. Educational Technology18▲ 5.3×10 topics
  16. Sustainable Development17▲ 3.7×7 topics
  17. E-Learning16▲ 5.4×7 topics
  18. Technology Integration16▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Teacher Education15▲ 41×5 topics
  20. Quality Assurance14▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Curriculum Development14▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Online Learning14▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Gender Equality13▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Digital Textbooks13▲ 1102×1 topic
  25. E-Books13▲ 1102×1 topic
  26. Information Technology12▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Development12▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Nigeria12▲ 236×1 topic
  29. Youth Unemployment12▲ 446×1 topic
  30. Instructional Design12▲ 52×2 topics
  31. User Engagement12▲ 93×3 topics
  32. Student Satisfaction11▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Library 2.011▲ 523×1 topic
  34. Web 2.011▲ 523×1 topic
  35. Knowledge Management11▲ 6.8×11 topics
  36. Cognitive Engagement10▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Blended Learning10▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Distance Education10▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Metadata Standards8▲ 148×2 topics
  40. Digital Transformation8▲ 5.3×6 topics

Which research topics does African Library and Information Associations and Institutions publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration, Library Collection Development and Digital Resources and African Education and Politics.

Library Science and Info…71Library Science and Information Literacy: 71 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 29 fractional worksLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources: 13 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 12 fractional worksWeb and Library Services11Web and Library Services: 11 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 10 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 6 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 5 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsEducationConservation2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 71 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 29 works
  3. 3 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 13 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 12 works
  5. 5 Web and Library Services Information Systems 11 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 10 works
  7. 7 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 6 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available73.6%not open26.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.4%domestic only98.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Library and Information Associations and Institutions's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2257% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.