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Detroit Public Library

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Research works
31
▲ 682% vs 2018-21
Citations
184
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
8%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Detroit Public Library

Not ranked overall: Detroit Public Library is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Detroit Public Library work in?

In all years, 69% of research at Detroit Public Library is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (51%), Mathematics (8%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 21 fractional works · 69.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 50.7% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 29.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDetroit PublicLibrary31fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences69%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1650.7%
    2. Psychology38.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities27.9%
    4. Decision Sciences01.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Mathematics38.4%
    2. Computer Science27.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.4%
    4. Environmental Science01.2%
    5. Engineering00.2%
    1. Health Professions25.5%
    2. Medicine00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
    2. Neuroscience01.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Detroit Public Library?

Ranked on the quality score, Gertrude Whipple, Milo Milton Quaife and Harry J. Baker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Detroit Public Library.

  1. 1 Gertrude Whipple United States · #2,081,655 worldwide 33 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Milo Milton Quaife United States · #2,351,941 worldwide 386 citations · 117 works
  3. 3 Harry J. Baker United States · #2,569,903 worldwide 141 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Lilly Lindquist United States · #2,584,058 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Albert Piltz United States · #2,913,521 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Paul T. Rankin United States · #3,128,603 worldwide 89 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Milton Weiner United States · #5,505,588 worldwide 44 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Detroit Public Library

What are the most cited papers from Detroit Public Library?

The most cited paper from Detroit Public Library is "Autophagy core protein ATG5 is required for elongating spermatid development, sperm individualization and normal fertility in male mice" (Qian Huang, Yunhao Liu, Shiyang Zhang et al., 2020), with 155 citations. Next come "The Number of Individual Treatment Units Necessary to Facilitate Functional Communication Improvements in the Speech and Language of Young Children" (42) and "Teaching the design and interpretation of graphs through computer‐aided graphical data analysis" (34).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Autophagy core protein ATG5 is required for elongating spermatid development, sperm individualization and normal fertility in male mice Qian Huang, Yunhao Liu, Shiyang Zhang et al. · Autophagy Open access 17 Jul 2020 155
2 The Number of Individual Treatment Units Necessary to Facilitate Functional Communication Improvements in the Speech and Language of Young Children Gregory P. Jacoby, Linda Lee, Ann W. Kummer et al. · American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Nov 2002 42
3 Teaching the design and interpretation of graphs through computer‐aided graphical data analysis David F. Jackson, Billie Jean Edwards, Carl F. Berger · Journal of Research in Science Teaching May 1993 34
4 Democracy, Governance, and Economic Performance: East and Southeast Asia Uzoma Onyemaechi · Journal of Government Information Open access Sep 2001 16
5 An investigation of teacher‐recognized difficulties encountered in the teaching of science in the elementary schools of florida Albert Piltz · Science Education Dec 1958 14
All 45 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Detroit Public Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Cultural Politics, Student Engagement, Homeschooling, Parental Involvement, Teacher Preparation and Self-Efficacy.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Achievement4▲ 78×4 topics
  2. Educational Technology3▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Cultural Politics3▲ 123×2 topics
  4. Student Engagement3▲ 33×5 topics
  5. Homeschooling2▲ 628×1 topic
  6. Parental Involvement2▲ 86×1 topic
  7. Teacher Preparation2▲ 104×3 topics
  8. Self-Efficacy2▲ 37×3 topics
  9. Education2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  10. Pedagogy2▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Diversity2▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Teaching Methods2▲ 51×5 topics
  13. Technology Integration2▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Mathematics Education2▲ 104×2 topics
  15. Academic Libraries2▲ 109×3 topics
  16. Digital Divide2▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Gender Differences2▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Classroom Interaction2▲ 208×1 topic
  19. Interactive Whiteboards2▲ 208×1 topic
  20. Learning Outcomes2▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Library Services1▲ 284×1 topic
  22. Social Inclusion1▲ 131×1 topic
  23. Community Engagement1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Social Media1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  25. Teaching Strategies1▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Cognitive Development1▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Achievement Motivation1▲ 138×1 topic
  28. Adolescents1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  29. Crisis Communication1▲ 139×1 topic
  30. Critical Thinking Skills1▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Goal Orientation1▲ 232×1 topic
  32. Historical Sources1▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Inclusion1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Informal Learning1▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Instructional Interventions1▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Linked Data1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Mathematical Concepts1▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Music Education1▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Public Relations1▲ 177×1 topic
  40. Resource Description and Access1▲ 340×1 topic

Which research topics does Detroit Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gender and Technology in Education, Youth Substance Use and School Attendance, Homelessness and Social Issues and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Gender and Technology in…0Gender and Technology in Education: 0 fractional worksYouth Substance Use and …0Youth Substance Use and School Attendance: 0 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …0Homelessness and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…0Teaching and Learning Programming: 0 fractional worksDiverse Education Studie…0Diverse Education Studies and Reforms: 0 fractional worksCareer Development and D…0Career Development and Diversity: 0 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 0 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 0 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional works
Gender StudiesEducationGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Gender and Technology in Education Gender Studies 0 works
  2. 2 Youth Substance Use and School Attendance Education 0 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 0 works
  5. 5 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 0 works
  6. 6 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 0 works
  7. 7 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 0 works
  8. 8 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available8.0%not open92.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Detroit Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 682% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Detroit Public Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000090% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Detroit Public Library0.0000056% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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