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Association of Research Libraries

In research, Association of Research Libraries stands highest in Social Sciences (#499 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,113 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,741 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences — Library and Information Sciences is 448.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,033
of 28,054 · #2,712 all time
Rank in United States
#937
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Association of Research Libraries 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 #499 of 6,365 14.1%97 #90
Social SciencesDomain #1,113 of 10,521 13.7%169 #268
Physical SciencesDomain #12,741 of 12,888 8.8%61 #14732

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Association of Research Libraries 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#90 #499
  2. Social Sciences#268 #1,113
  3. Physical Sciences#14,732 #12,741
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 Association of Research Libraries specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 448.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 23.5 works449×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.82× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.86× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 97 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Association of Research Libraries?

Ranked on the composite score, Glanville Downey, Ann Okerson and Alice‐Mary Talbot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Association of Research Libraries.

  1. 1 Glanville Downey United States · #16,637 worldwide 213 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Ann Okerson United States · #122,962 worldwide 75 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Alice‐Mary Talbot United States · #186,677 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Maureen Sullivan United States · #329,710 worldwide 165 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Robert B. Downs United States · #329,864 worldwide 7 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Jean‐Philippe Accart United States · #346,840 worldwide 2 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Martha Kyrillidou United States · #432,224 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Sheila Klos United States · #521,283 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Betty S. Flowers United States · #532,989 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Edmund A. Bowles United States · #549,226 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Association of Research Libraries

Which keywords describe research at Association of Research Libraries?

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 Diversity.

▲ 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 Libraries23▲ 420×3 topics
  2. Digital Literacy15▲ 9.1×7 topics
  3. Information Literacy13▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Critical Thinking13▲ 49×3 topics
  5. Online Research13▲ 207×2 topics
  6. Diversity12▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Information Behavior12▲ 494×1 topic
  8. Library Instruction12▲ 494×1 topic
  9. Digital Divide12▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Cultural Competence12▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Library Services11▲ 409×1 topic
  12. Social Inclusion11▲ 134×1 topic
  13. Educational Technology11▲ 3.4×17 topics
  14. Social Media10▲ 2.6×16 topics
  15. Globalization10▲ 1.88×28 topics
  16. Education10▲ 2.1×32 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.6×15 topics
  18. Religion10▲ 7.6×13 topics
  19. Digital Repositories9▲ 113×2 topics
  20. History8▲ 4.3×16 topics
  21. Big Data8▲ 3.2×11 topics
  22. Metadata Standards8▲ 147×2 topics
  23. Healthcare8▲ 2.5×13 topics
  24. Literature8▲ 5.2×15 topics
  25. Knowledge Management7▲ 4.6×14 topics
  26. Technology Integration7▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Digital Textbooks7▲ 637×1 topic
  28. E-Books7▲ 637×1 topic
  29. Data Citation7▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Archives6▲ 181×1 topic
  31. Digital Preservation6▲ 155×1 topic
  32. Medical Education6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  33. Semantic Web6▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Data Sharing5▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Scientific Data Management5▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Social Impact5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  37. Community Development5▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Cultural Exchange5▲ 14×7 topics
  39. Instructional Design5▲ 22×2 topics
  40. User Engagement4▲ 38×3 topics

Which research topics does Association of Research Libraries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration, Library Collection Development and Digital Resources and Digital and Traditional Archives Management.

Library Science and Info…12Library Science and Information Literacy: 12 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 11 fractional worksLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources: 7 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 6 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 5 fractional worksWeb and Library Services4Web and Library Services: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesInformation SystemsConservationHealth Informatics2 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 12 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 11 works
  3. 3 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 7 works
  4. 4 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 6 works
  5. 5 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 5 works
  6. 6 Web and Library Services Information Systems 4 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Association of Research Libraries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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