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Los Angeles Public Library

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World rank, all time
#22,361
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,825
of 8,685
Research works
150
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Los Angeles Public Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Patricia Wright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Los Angeles Public Library.

  1. 1 Patricia Wright United States · #1,160,804 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Los Angeles Public Library

Which keywords describe research at Los Angeles Public Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Libraries, Social Media, Digital Divide, Diversity, Knowledge Management, Library Services, Social Inclusion 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 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 Libraries13▲ 185×3 topics
  2. Social Media11▲ 9.5×12 topics
  3. Digital Divide8▲ 26×4 topics
  4. Diversity6▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Knowledge Management6▲ 9.2×7 topics
  6. Library Services6▲ 256×1 topic
  7. Social Inclusion6▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Educational Technology6▲ 6.1×6 topics
  9. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Gender5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  11. User Engagement5▲ 77×2 topics
  12. Library 2.05▲ 174×1 topic
  13. Web 2.05▲ 174×1 topic
  14. Digital Textbooks5▲ 263×1 topic
  15. E-Books5▲ 263×1 topic
  16. Community Engagement4▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Identity4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  18. Semantic Web4▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Medical Education4▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Digital Literacy4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  21. Local Development4▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Public Policy4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  23. Territorial Governance4▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Information Seeking Behavior4▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Critical Thinking4▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  27. Information Literacy4▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Nursing Education4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Open Access4▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Organizational Culture4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  31. Barriers and Facilitators4▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Professionals4▲ 87×1 topic
  33. User-Centered Design4▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Digital Communication3▲ 32×3 topics
  35. Information Behavior3▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Library Instruction3▲ 137×1 topic
  37. New Media3▲ 57×2 topics
  38. Digital Repositories3▲ 82×2 topics
  39. Feminism3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  40. Linked Data3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Los Angeles Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Educational Leadership and Innovation and Islamic Studies and History.

Library Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…0Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Innovation: 0 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 0 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…0RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 0 fractional worksCyberloafing and Workplace Behavior: 0 fractional worksTechnostress in Professi…0Technostress in Professional Settings: 0 fractional worksOttoman Empire History and Society: 0 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 0 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesImmunologyEducationPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  2. 2 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  3. 3 Educational Leadership and Innovation Education 0 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 0 works
  7. 7 Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior Demography 0 works
  8. 8 Technostress in Professional Settings Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Ottoman Empire History and Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Los Angeles Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher 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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