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Folger Shakespeare Library

In research, Folger Shakespeare Library stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,616 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#3,374 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,947
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,605
of 8,685
Research works
254
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
797
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Folger Shakespeare Library 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 #14,616 of 16,945 10.5%244
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,374 of 3,836 12.1%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Folger Shakespeare Library 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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 26.64× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 26.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Folger Shakespeare Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Louis B. Wright, Howard Mumford Jones and James G. McManaway lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Folger Shakespeare Library.

  1. 1 Louis B. Wright United States · #9,684 worldwide 238 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Howard Mumford Jones United States · #52,267 worldwide 108 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 James G. McManaway United States · #191,096 worldwide 36 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Edwin Eliott Willoughby United States · #369,764 worldwide 17 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Richard L. DeMolen United States · #374,034 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Folger Shakespeare Library

Which keywords describe research at Folger Shakespeare Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Gender, Culture, History, Adaptation, Cinema, Film and Theory.

▲ 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. Literature74▲ 59×17 topics
  2. Gender65▲ 45×17 topics
  3. Culture64▲ 52×13 topics
  4. History49▲ 24×22 topics
  5. Adaptation39▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Cinema39▲ 509×2 topics
  7. Film38▲ 887×1 topic
  8. Theory38▲ 791×1 topic
  9. Nationalism31▲ 21×12 topics
  10. Society30▲ 52×12 topics
  11. Identity28▲ 14×19 topics
  12. Philosophy22▲ 19×11 topics
  13. Cultural Identity21▲ 19×7 topics
  14. Colonialism21▲ 16×15 topics
  15. Social History20▲ 77×4 topics
  16. Theology19▲ 65×3 topics
  17. Globalization19▲ 4.0×18 topics
  18. Religion19▲ 13×14 topics
  19. Church History18▲ 119×3 topics
  20. Reformation18▲ 159×2 topics
  21. Calvinism18▲ 181×1 topic
  22. Religious Controversy18▲ 181×1 topic
  23. American founding16▲ 89×1 topic
  24. Constitutional government16▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Cosmopolitanism12▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Artistic Exchange12▲ 311×1 topic
  27. Cultural Transfer12▲ 311×1 topic
  28. Race12▲ 36×4 topics
  29. Science11▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Ethnicity10▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Medicine10▲ 42×5 topics
  32. Renaissance10▲ 125×3 topics
  33. Cultural Studies9▲ 9.5×10 topics
  34. Democracy9▲ 9.4×5 topics
  35. National Identity8▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Medieval8▲ 61×3 topics
  37. Power7▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Public Sphere7▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Conflict7▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Postcolonialism7▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Folger Shakespeare Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Art and Culture Studies, Joseph Conrad and Literature, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and History of Science and Medicine.

Historical Art and Cultu…2Historical Art and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksJoseph Conrad and Literature: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 1 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation,…1Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 1 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 0 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 0 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional works
MuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryHistoryHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 2 works
  2. 2 Joseph Conrad and Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  4. 4 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  8. 8 Scottish History and National Identity History 0 works
  9. 9 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 0 works
  10. 10 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 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 available14.1%not open85.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Folger Shakespeare Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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