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Grand Rapids Public Library

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Research works
24
▲ 712% vs 2018-21
Citations
58
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Grand Rapids Public Library

Not ranked overall: Grand Rapids Public Library is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Grand Rapids Public Library work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Grand Rapids Public Library is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Health Professions (10%), Mathematics (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 53.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 32.6% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 18.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKGrand RapidsPublic Library24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences53%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences832.6%
    2. Psychology27.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities26.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting02.0%
    1. Health Professions210.1%
    2. Medicine28.5%
    1. Mathematics28.9%
    2. Engineering14.1%
    3. Computer Science12.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    5. Environmental Science01.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
    2. Neuroscience14.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.49× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 8.55× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions8.55×1 works
  2. Psychology7.31×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.49×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.19×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.46×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.42×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.36×1 works
  8. Neuroscience1.16×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×0 works
  10. Medicine0.44×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Grand Rapids Public Library?

The most cited paper from Grand Rapids Public Library is "Effects of Synthetic Voice Output on Attitudes Toward the Augmented Communicator" (Carole Wood Gorernflo, Daniel W. Gorernflo, Sarah A. Santer, 1994), with 33 citations. Next come "Gameful learning as a way of being" (24) and "Variation of Pinch and Grip Force Between Different Size Transducers" (13).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of Synthetic Voice Output on Attitudes Toward the Augmented Communicator Carole Wood Gorernflo, Daniel W. Gorernflo, Sarah A. Santer · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research Feb 1994 33
2 Gameful learning as a way of being Jeremiah Isaac Holden, Jeff Kupperman, Aviva B. Dorfman et al. · International Journal of Learning Technology 2014 24
3 Variation of Pinch and Grip Force Between Different Size Transducers Lauren Vetter, Jeanine Beasley, Blake M. Ashby et al. · Journal of diagnostic medical sonography 30 Sep 2013 13
4 The Grammatic Closure Subtest of the ITPA: A Comparative Study of Black and White Children Karen South Arnold, Lauren A. Reed · Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders Nov 1976 12
5 Prevalence and Demographic Differences in Work as a Calling in the United States: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample Micah White, Dylan R. Marsh, Bryan J. Dik et al. · Journal of Career Assessment 23 Feb 2021 10
All 40 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Grand Rapids Public Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Technology Integration, Reflective Practice, Experiential Learning, Student Engagement, Teacher Professional Development, Mathematical Literacy, Teaching Strategies and Evidence-Based Practice.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Technology Integration2▲ 47×3 topics
  2. Reflective Practice2▲ 49×2 topics
  3. Experiential Learning2▲ 111×2 topics
  4. Student Engagement2▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 63×2 topics
  6. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Mathematical Literacy2▲ 164×2 topics
  8. Teaching Strategies2▲ 37×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Education1▲ 249×1 topic
  10. School Gardens1▲ 249×1 topic
  11. Education1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  12. Educational Technology1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  13. Mental Health1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  14. Professional Development1▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Qualitative Research Methods1▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Teacher Identity1▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Burnout1▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Chicano1▲ 276×1 topic
  19. Critical Thinking Skills1▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Cross-modal Plasticity1▲ 105×1 topic
  21. Engineering Students1▲ 794×1 topic
  22. Fibrosis1▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Instructional Interventions1▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Latino1▲ 276×1 topic
  25. Mathematics Support1▲ 794×1 topic
  26. Multimodal Literacy1▲ 302×1 topic
  27. New Literacies1▲ 302×1 topic
  28. Offshore Decommissioning1▲ 384×1 topic
  29. Retention1▲ 206×1 topic
  30. Ship Recycling1▲ 384×1 topic
  31. Systemic Sclerosis1▲ 125×1 topic
  32. Tactile Perception1▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does Grand Rapids Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Health Workforce Issues, Family and Disability Support Research, Health Policy Implementation Science and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Global Health Workforce …0Global Health Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…0Family and Disability Support Research: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…0Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…0Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 0 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 0 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 0 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…0Political and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior Studies: 0 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 0 works
  6. 6 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 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 available11.3%not open88.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Grand Rapids Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 712% 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 Grand Rapids Public Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Grand Rapids Public Library0.0000077% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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