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Des Plaines Public Library

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World rank, all time
#26,289
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,506
of 7,310
Research works
173
▲ 112% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Des Plaines Public Library

Which fields of science does Des Plaines Public Library work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Des Plaines Public Library is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Medicine (19%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 53.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 20.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 29.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKDes PlainesPublic Library20fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering420.4%
    2. Computer Science29.9%
    3. Materials Science28.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy27.6%
    5. Environmental Science13.6%
    6. Chemical Engineering01.8%
    7. Chemistry00.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine419.3%
    2. Dentistry16.6%
    3. Health Professions13.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.3%
    2. Neuroscience15.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting14.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    3. Psychology00.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 13.67× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry13.67×1 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.14×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.43×2 works
  4. Neuroscience3.07×1 works
  5. Materials Science2.38×2 works
  6. Engineering1.36×4 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.29×1 works
  8. Computer Science1.28×2 works
  9. Health Professions1.26×1 works
  10. Medicine1.01×4 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×1 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.74×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.53×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  18. Psychology0.27×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Des Plaines Public Library?

Ranked on the quality score, Monte J. Meldman and Dennis Terdy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Des Plaines Public Library.

  1. 1 Monte J. Meldman United States · #2,597,949 worldwide 1.2k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Dennis Terdy United States · #4,758,272 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Des Plaines Public Library

What are the most cited papers from Des Plaines Public Library?

The most cited paper from Des Plaines Public Library is "Kinetic theory based CFD simulation of turbulent fluidization of FCC particles in a riser" (Veeraya Jiradilok, Dimitri Gidaspow, Somsak Damronglerd et al., 2006), with 198 citations. Next come "Diagnosis and treatment of First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Disorders. Section 1: Hallux valgus" (174) and "Planar Models for Alumina-Based Catalysts" (153).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Kinetic theory based CFD simulation of turbulent fluidization of FCC particles in a riser Veeraya Jiradilok, Dimitri Gidaspow, Somsak Damronglerd et al. · Chemical Engineering Science 18 Apr 2006 198
2 Diagnosis and treatment of First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Disorders. Section 1: Hallux valgus John V. Vanore, Jeffrey C. Christensen, Steven R. Kravitz et al. · The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery May 2003 174
3 Planar Models for Alumina-Based Catalysts David L. Cocke, Erik D. Johnson, Robert P. Merrill · Catalysis Reviews Jun 1984 153
4 “It’s a Burden You Carry”: Describing Moral Distress in Emergency Nursing Lisa Adams Wolf, Cydne Perhats, Altair M. Delao et al. · Journal of Emergency Nursing 28 Sep 2015 125
5 Nothing Changes, Nobody Cares: Understanding the Experience of Emergency Nurses Physically or Verbally Assaulted While Providing Care Lisa Adams Wolf, Altair M. Delao, Cydne Perhats · Journal of Emergency Nursing 15 Jan 2014 118
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Which keywords describe research at Des Plaines Public Library?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Thin Films, Alloys, Diabetes Mellitus, Ionic Liquids, Microbial Ecology, Phase Diagrams and Precision Medicine.

▲ 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-now 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 10 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties2▲ 10×3 topics
  2. Thin Films1▲ 34×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning1▲ 1.60×4 topics
  4. Alloys1▲ 789×1 topic
  5. Big Data1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  6. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 24×2 topics
  7. Ionic Liquids1▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Microbial Ecology1▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Phase Diagrams1▲ 199×1 topic
  10. Precision Medicine1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Des Plaines Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metallurgical and Alloy Processes, Dental Research and COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

Metallurgical and Alloy …1Metallurgical and Alloy Processes: 1 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…1Dental Research and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…1Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 1 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders1Hair Growth and Disorders: 1 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 1 fractional worksSilk-based biomaterials and applications: 1 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…0Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 0 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 0 fractional works
General Materials ScienceGeneral DentistryHealth InformaticsPeriodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical and Alloy Processes General Materials Science 1 works
  2. 2 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 1 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  4. 4 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 1 works
  5. 5 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 1 works
  6. 6 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 1 works
  8. 8 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Des Plaines Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 112% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Des Plaines Public Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000087% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Des Plaines Public Library0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Des Plaines Public Library over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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