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American Library Association

In research, American Library Association stands highest in Social Sciences (#729 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,521 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,589 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,425
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,718
of 8,685
Research works
845
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is American Library Association known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #729 of 10,206 10.3%292
Social SciencesDomain #1,521 of 16,945 10.5%524
Physical SciencesDomain #19,589 of 21,541 13.6%245

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Library Association 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).

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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Library Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Mary Jo Lynch, Carol C. Henderson and Lynne E. Bradley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Library Association.

  1. 1 Mary Jo Lynch United States · #417,446 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Carol C. Henderson United States · #507,007 worldwide 11 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Lynne E. Bradley United States · #560,332 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 James D. Anderson United States · #841,023 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 George M. Eberhαrt United States · #1,201,133 worldwide 0 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 Betty J. Turock United States · #1,361,649 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Erin Sandage United States · #1,444,887 worldwide 0 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Louis R. Howson United States · #1,460,385 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Richard G. Smead United States · #1,537,638 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at American Library Association

Which keywords describe research at American Library Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Divide, Library Services, Social Inclusion, Academic Libraries, Gender Equality, Education, Information Literacy and Open Access.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Digital Divide4▲ 53×2 topics
  2. Library Services4▲ 1257×1 topic
  3. Social Inclusion4▲ 411×1 topic
  4. Education2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  5. Academic Libraries2▲ 287×2 topics
  6. Gender Equality2▲ 19×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  8. Curriculum Development1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  9. Digital Literacy1▲ 7.4×1 topic
  10. Information Literacy1▲ 16×1 topic
  11. Open Access1▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Archives1▲ 339×1 topic
  13. COVID-191▲ 3.0×3 topics
  14. Digital Preservation1▲ 292×1 topic
  15. Educational Technology1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  16. Cold War1▲ 54×2 topics
  17. E-Learning1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  18. Federalism1▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Knowledge Management1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  20. Nationalism1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  21. Social Media1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  22. Teacher Education1▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Aesthetic Perception1▲ 217×1 topic
  24. American founding1▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Australia1▲ 185×1 topic
  26. Box Office1▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Constitutional government1▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Development1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  29. Digital Humanities1▲ 266×1 topic
  30. Digital Repositories1▲ 113×2 topics
  31. European Union1▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Film Industry1▲ 119×1 topic
  33. Literary History1▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Neuroaesthetics1▲ 217×1 topic
  35. Nigeria1▲ 178×1 topic

Which research topics does American Library Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Library Science and Information Literacy, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Digital Humanities and Scholarship.

Library Science and Admi…4Library Science and Administration: 4 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksDigital Humanities and S…1Digital Humanities and Scholarship: 1 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksAesthetic Perception and…1Aesthetic Perception and Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …1Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…1E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesConservationLiterature and Literary TheoryEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 4 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 1 works
  6. 6 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Aesthetic Perception and Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 1 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 available69.1%not open30.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Library Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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