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Missoula Public Library

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Research works
2
▲ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
17
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Missoula Public Library

Not ranked overall: Missoula 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 Missoula Public Library work in?

In all years, 57% of research at Missoula Public Library is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (48%), Medicine (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%).

Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 57.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 47.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 9.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 19.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 9.5% of its workALL ITS WORKMissoula PublicLibrary2fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences57%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. 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 6 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences147.6%
    2. Psychology09.5%
    1. Medicine019.0%
    1. Engineering09.5%
    2. Environmental Science04.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology09.5%
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.

What are the most cited papers from Missoula Public Library?

The most cited paper from Missoula Public Library is "What and when do they know? Web‐based assessment" (Sue Samson, 2000), with 25 citations. Next come "Nucleic acids and dimorphism in blastomyces" (20) and "Succession Paths for Academic Library Directors" (13).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 What and when do they know? Web‐based assessment Sue Samson · Reference Services Review Dec 2000 25
2 Nucleic acids and dimorphism in blastomyces John J. Taylor · Experimental Cell Research Jun 1961 20
3 Succession Paths for Academic Library Directors Karen A. Hatcher · Journal of Library Administration Jul 1997 13
4 Information in Place: Integrating Sustainability into Information Literacy Instruction Megan Stark · Electronic Green Journal Open access 24 Jan 2012 11
5 Influence of Building Characteristics on Wildfire Smoke Impacts on Indoor Air Quality Amara L. Holder, Heidi Vreeland, Hayley Brittingham et al. · ACS ES&T Air 11 Jul 2025 4
All 10 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Missoula Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Library Science and Administration, Patient Dignity and Privacy, Misinformation and Its Impacts and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Library Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 0 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 0 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 0 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 0 fractional worksAdult and Continuing Edu…0Adult and Continuing Education Topics: 0 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 0 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 0 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  2. 2 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  5. 5 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  6. 6 Adult and Continuing Education Topics Education 0 works
  7. 7 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Missoula Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% higher than in 2018-2021.

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