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Kalamazoo Public Library

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World rank, all time
#20,569
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,276
of 7,310
Research works
127
▲ 103% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Kalamazoo Public Library

Which fields of science does Kalamazoo Public Library work in?

In all years, 33% of research at Kalamazoo Public Library is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (15%), Health Professions (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Health Sciences: 42 fractional works · 33.0% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedical Terminology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 32.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 20.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKalamazoo PublicLibrary127fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences32%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3124.3%
    2. Health Professions86.7%
    3. Nursing21.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1914.7%
    2. Psychology86.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities85.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting32.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Chemistry65.0%
    2. Environmental Science64.5%
    3. Computer Science53.9%
    4. Engineering43.3%
    5. Materials Science11.1%
    6. Mathematics11.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences75.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology75.5%
    3. Neuroscience21.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
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: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 6.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry6.68×1 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.70×0 works
  3. Neuroscience2.64×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.64×2 works
  5. Nursing1.94×0 works
  6. Medicine1.54×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.26×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×0 works
  9. Psychology0.78×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.54×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×0 works
  13. Engineering0.48×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.43×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.41×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Kalamazoo Public Library?

The most cited paper from Kalamazoo Public Library is "TPGS-750-M: A Second-Generation Amphiphile for Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings in Water at Room Temperature" (Bruce H. Lipshutz, Subir Ghorai, Alexander R. Abela et al., 2011), with 507 citations. Next come "Cepstral Peak Prominence: A More Reliable Measure of Dysphonia" (368) and "Reconstitution of Hair Follicle Development In Vivo: Determination of Follicle Formation, Hair Growth, and Hair Quality by Dermal Cells" (225).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 TPGS-750-M: A Second-Generation Amphiphile for Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings in Water at Room Temperature Bruce H. Lipshutz, Subir Ghorai, Alexander R. Abela et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry Open access 9 May 2011 507
2 Cepstral Peak Prominence: A More Reliable Measure of Dysphonia Yolanda D. Heman‐Ackah, Deirdre D. Michael, Margaret M. Baroody et al. · Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology Apr 2003 368
3 Reconstitution of Hair Follicle Development In Vivo: Determination of Follicle Formation, Hair Growth, and Hair Quality by Dermal Cells Wendy C. Weinberg, Linda V. Goodman, Carmen George et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology Open access Mar 1993 225
4 Effects of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin and tetrahydrocurcumin on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetateinduced tumor promotion Mou‐Tuan Huang, Wei Ma, Yaoping Lu et al. · Carcinogenesis 1995 196
5 Mindfulness and creativity: Implications for thinking and learning Danah Henriksen, Carmen Richardson, Kyle Shack · Thinking Skills and Creativity Open access Aug 2020 192
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Which keywords describe research at Kalamazoo Public Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Experiential Learning, Teacher Preparation, Epidemiology, Learning Outcomes, Student Motivation, Student Engagement, Agricultural Education and School Gardens.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.66×29 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 3.0×10 topics
  3. Experiential Learning5▲ 63×4 topics
  4. Teacher Preparation4▲ 50×3 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  6. Learning Outcomes4▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Student Motivation3▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Student Engagement3▲ 10.0×7 topics
  9. Agricultural Education3▲ 115×1 topic
  10. Globalization3▲ 1.38×6 topics
  11. School Gardens3▲ 115×1 topic
  12. Healthcare3▲ 3.0×3 topics
  13. Educational Technology3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  14. Graph Theory2▲ 19×1 topic
  15. Labor Market2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  16. Parameterized Complexity2▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Prognostic Factors2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  18. Drug Discovery2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Poison Control Centers2▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Primary Care2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Toxic Exposure Surveillance2▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  23. STEM Education2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Branding2▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Marketing2▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Behavioral Interventions2▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Institutional Quality2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Client1▲ 164×1 topic
  29. Corticosteroid Therapy1▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Discrimination1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  31. Functional Analysis1▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Patient1▲ 164×1 topic
  33. Patient Care1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Special Education1▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Adrenal Insufficiency1▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Belief1▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Health Promoting Schools1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Knowledge1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. School Health Promotion1▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Septic Shock1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Kalamazoo Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Policy and Administration Research, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Avian ecology and behavior and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics.

Public Policy and Admini…1Public Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cog…0Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 0 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior0Avian ecology and behavior: 0 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…0Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions: 0 fractional worksVanadium and Halogenation Chemistry: 0 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 0 fractional worksMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Pathologies: 0 fractional worksAmoebic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Public AdministrationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  2. 2 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 0 works
  4. 4 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions Organic Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Amoebic Infections and Treatments Infectious Diseases 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kalamazoo Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 103% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Kalamazoo Public Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Kalamazoo Public Library0.000078% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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