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IGI Global (United States)

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Research works
12
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
15
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
96%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
IGI Global (United States)

Not ranked overall: IGI Global (United States) 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 IGI Global (United States) work in?

In all years, 54% of research at IGI Global (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 46% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (54%), Social Sciences (25%), Decision Sciences (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 54.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 54.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 25.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 8.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workALL ITS WORKIGI Global(United States)12fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences54%Social Sciences46%

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 2 domains and 6 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science654.3%
    1. Social Sciences325.2%
    2. Decision Sciences18.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities18.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting02.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
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 IGI Global (United States)?

    Ranked on the quality score, Caroline J. Campbell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IGI Global (United States).

    1. 1 Caroline J. Campbell United States · #2,420,589 worldwide 452 citations · 25 works
    All ranked researchers at IGI Global (United States)

    What are the most cited papers from IGI Global (United States)?

    The most cited paper from IGI Global (United States) is "Introduction to the special section on New Trends in Data Mining, Games Engineering and Database Systems" (Shadi A Aljawarneh, Oğuz Bayat, Mohamed Essaaidi, 2018), with 10 citations. Next come "Digital Materiality as Imprints and Landmarks: The case of Northern Lights" (5) and "Optimizing Library Services--Collaborations and Partnerships for the Modern Academic Library" (4).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 Introduction to the special section on New Trends in Data Mining, Games Engineering and Database Systems Shadi A Aljawarneh, Oğuz Bayat, Mohamed Essaaidi · Computers & Electrical Engineering Aug 2018 10
    2 Digital Materiality as Imprints and Landmarks: The case of Northern Lights Anna Croon Fors, Mikael Wiberg · The International Review of Information Ethics Open access Mar 2010 5
    3 Optimizing Library Services--Collaborations and Partnerships for the Modern Academic Library Doherty Brian, Ann Lupold, Lindsay Johnston · Against the grain Open access Dec 2016 4
    4 Optimizing Library Services — The Natural Role of the Public Library in Emergency Management Lindsay Wertman, Caroline J. Campbell, Michael R. Mabe et al. · Against the grain Open access 2018 3
    5 Optimizing Library Services — International Students and Academic Libraries: Identifying Themes in the Literature from 2001 to the Present Lindsay Wertman, Caroline J. Campbell, Barbara A. Blummer et al. · Against the grain Open access 2018 3
    All 29 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which research topics does IGI Global (United States) publish most on?

    By volume: Library Collection Development and Digital Resources, Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration and Literacy, Media, and Education.

    Library Collection Devel…2Library Collection Development and Digital Resources: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…1Library Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Edu…1Literacy, Media, and Education: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management…1Research Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksSpreadsheets and End-Use…1Spreadsheets and End-User Computing: 1 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information: 0 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 0 fractional works
    Information SystemsLibrary and Information SciencesLiterature and Literary TheorySoftware2 others

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

    1. 1 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 2 works
    2. 2 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
    3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
    4. 4 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
    5. 5 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
    6. 6 Spreadsheets and End-User Computing Software 1 works
    7. 7 Web and Library Services Information Systems 1 works
    8. 8 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 0 works
    9. 9 Library Science and Information Information Systems 0 works
    10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social 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 available95.7%not open4.3%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has IGI Global (United States)'s research output changed?

    Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

    20102015
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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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