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Medical Library Association

In research, Medical Library Association stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,428 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#4,655 of 4,667 worldwide) and Information Systems (#1,289 of 1,291 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Signal Processing and Information Systems — Music is 321.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,913
of 28,054 · #24,769 all time
Rank in United States
#3,420
of 4,192
Research works
990
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Medical Library Association known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,428 of 10,521 0.9%106 #4566
Computer ScienceField #4,655 of 4,667 0.2%135 #6917
Information SystemsSubfield #1,289 of 1,291 0.4%68 #2494
Physical SciencesDomain #12,874 of 12,888 0.2%138 #21494
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,997 of 1,998 0.0%74 #3783
Signal ProcessingSubfield #150 of 150 0.0%67 #626
MusicSubfield #7 of 7 0.0%67 #102

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical Library Association 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,566 #6,428
  2. Computer Science#6,917 #4,655
  3. Information Systems#2,494 #1,289
  4. Physical Sciences#21,494 #12,874
  5. Arts and Humanities#3,783 #1,997
  6. Signal Processing#626 #150
  7. Music#102 #7
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Medical Library Association specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 321.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 67.0 works321×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 66.7 works86×
  3. Information SystemsSubfield · 68.1 works15×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 73.9 works10×
  5. Computer ScienceField · 135.4 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 6.82× its world share, 135 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 10.04× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medical Library Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Judy Zelenski, Carl Rahkonen and Judy Kulp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical Library Association.

  1. 1 Judy Zelenski United States · #131,393 worldwide 0 citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Carl Rahkonen United States · #241,623 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Judy Kulp United States · #241,794 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Charles A. Oliver United States · #928,068 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Medical Library Association

Which keywords describe research at Medical Library Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Data Citation, Ecomusicology, Ethnomusicology, Digital Repositories, Audio Signal Classification, Linked Data and Music Information Retrieval.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Social Justice69▲ 46×4 topics
  2. Data Citation67▲ 597×2 topics
  3. Ecomusicology67▲ 1122×1 topic
  4. Ethnomusicology67▲ 664×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning67▲ 7.7×2 topics
  6. Digital Repositories67▲ 948×2 topics
  7. Audio Signal Classification67▲ 657×1 topic
  8. Linked Data67▲ 644×1 topic
  9. Music Information Retrieval67▲ 657×1 topic
  10. Resource Description and Access67▲ 3786×1 topic
  11. Digital Divide9▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Library Services8▲ 306×1 topic
  13. Social Inclusion8▲ 100×1 topic
  14. Cultural Studies3▲ 3.5×4 topics
  15. Academic Achievement3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  16. Educational Networks3▲ 326×1 topic
  17. Progressive Education3▲ 326×1 topic
  18. Child Development3▲ 2.6×2 topics
  19. Children's Literature3▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Young Adult3▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Medical Education2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  22. Information Seeking Behavior2▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Knowledge Management2▲ 1.64×3 topics
  24. Student Outcomes2▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  26. Digital Technology2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  27. Homeschooling2▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Parental Involvement2▲ 4.4×1 topic
  29. Parental Mediation2▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Primary Care2▲ 2.1×4 topics
  31. Barriers and Facilitators2▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Professionals2▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Academic Libraries1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Teacher Preparation1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Archaeoastronomy1▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Color Psychology1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Cultural Landscapes1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Dyslexia1▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Interprofessional Education1▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Teamwork1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Medical Library Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Musicological Studies, Music and Audio Processing, Library Science and Information Systems and Library Science and Administration.

Diverse Musicological St…67Diverse Musicological Studies: 67 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing67Music and Audio Processing: 67 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…67Library Science and Information Systems: 67 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 8 fractional worksHistorical Education Studies Worldwide: 3 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 3 fractional worksDiverse Education Studies and Reforms: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional works
MusicSignal ProcessingInformation SystemsLibrary and Information Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 67 works
  2. 2 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 67 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 67 works
  4. 4 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 8 works
  5. 5 Historical Education Studies Worldwide Education 3 works
  6. 6 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  7. 7 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 2 works
  8. 8 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  9. 9 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 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 available88.9%not open11.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medical Library Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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