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Center for Research Libraries

In research, Center for Research Libraries stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,906 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,896
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,052
of 8,685
Research works
341
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Center for Research Libraries 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 SciencesDomain #1,906 of 16,945 12.6%217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for 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).

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 2.00× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Research Libraries?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard F. Reilly and Maurice F. Tauber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Research Libraries.

  1. 1 Bernard F. Reilly United States · #493,294 worldwide 7 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Maurice F. Tauber United States · #733,407 worldwide 10 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Research Libraries

Which keywords describe research at Center for Research Libraries?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Libraries, International Trade, Digital Literacy, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Fair Use, Information Literacy and Online Research.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Academic Libraries5▲ 707×3 topics
  2. International Trade4▲ 69×2 topics
  3. Digital Literacy3▲ 14×2 topics
  4. Cultural Competence3▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Diversity3▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Fair Use3▲ 511×2 topics
  7. Information Literacy3▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Online Research3▲ 330×2 topics
  9. Copyright Law2▲ 368×1 topic
  10. Digital Divide2▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Information Behavior2▲ 804×1 topic
  12. Library Instruction2▲ 804×1 topic
  13. Library Services2▲ 711×1 topic
  14. Social Inclusion2▲ 232×1 topic
  15. Trademark Law2▲ 731×1 topic
  16. Social Media2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  17. Digital Repositories2▲ 151×2 topics
  18. Digital Textbooks2▲ 1105×1 topic
  19. E-Books2▲ 1105×1 topic
  20. Technology Integration1▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Economic Diplomacy1▲ 235×1 topic
  22. Feminism1▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Foreign Policy1▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Linked Data1▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Resource Description and Access1▲ 420×1 topic

Which research topics does Center for Research Libraries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Intellectual Property Law, Library Science and Information Literacy and Library Collection Development and Digital Resources.

Library Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 2 fractional worksLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources: 2 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…1Library Science and Information Systems: 1 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 1 fractional worksInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 0 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesLawInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Web and Library Services Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Information Retrieval and Search Behavior Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Research Libraries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower 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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