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National Library of Australia

In research, National Library of Australia stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,345 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,714 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,543
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#343
of 656
Research works
278
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
729
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is National Library of Australia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #1,345 of 10,206 15.4%120
Social SciencesDomain #2,714 of 16,945 18.9%203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Library of Australia 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).

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.48× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Library of Australia?

Ranked on the composite score, Adrian Cunningham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Library of Australia.

  1. 1 Adrian Cunningham Australia · #548,520 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Library of Australia

Which keywords describe research at National Library of Australia?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Libraries, Colonialism, National Identity, Digital Divide, Australian history, British imperialism, Diversity and Cultural Competence.

▲ 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 Libraries29▲ 222×3 topics
  2. Colonialism26▲ 19×13 topics
  3. National Identity21▲ 64×6 topics
  4. Digital Divide19▲ 36×3 topics
  5. Australian history19▲ 330×1 topic
  6. British imperialism19▲ 330×1 topic
  7. Diversity18▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Cultural Competence18▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Library Services18▲ 400×1 topic
  10. Social Inclusion18▲ 184×1 topic
  11. Semantic Web16▲ 40×3 topics
  12. Educational Technology16▲ 8.3×3 topics
  13. Digital Repositories15▲ 220×2 topics
  14. Digital Textbooks15▲ 452×1 topic
  15. E-Books15▲ 452×1 topic
  16. Archives15▲ 402×1 topic
  17. Digital Preservation15▲ 346×1 topic
  18. Globalization14▲ 2.8×26 topics
  19. Linked Data14▲ 66×2 topics
  20. Bibliographic Framework14▲ 514×1 topic
  21. Resource Description and Access14▲ 514×1 topic
  22. Information Literacy11▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Online Research11▲ 130×2 topics
  24. Digital Literacy11▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Information Behavior10▲ 230×1 topic
  26. Library Instruction10▲ 230×1 topic
  27. Cultural Sustainability9▲ 74×2 topics
  28. History8▲ 3.8×15 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage8▲ 6.8×7 topics
  30. Identity8▲ 3.7×15 topics
  31. Geodesy7▲ 126×1 topic
  32. Map Projections7▲ 289×1 topic
  33. Archaeology6▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Text Mining6▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Data Visualization6▲ 53×2 topics
  36. Social Network Analysis6▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Digital Humanities6▲ 164×1 topic
  38. Literary History6▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Aboriginal Astronomy6▲ 380×1 topic
  40. Australian Indigenous Languages6▲ 380×1 topic

Which research topics does National Library of Australia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Museums and Cultural Heritage, Digital Games and Media, Library Science and Administration and Diverse Musicological Studies.

Museums and Cultural Her…1Museums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksDigital Games and Media1Digital Games and Media: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 0 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and…0Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 0 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and …0Academic Publishing and Open Access: 0 fractional works
MuseologySociology and Political ScienceLibrary and Information SciencesMusic4 others

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

  1. 1 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 0 works
  5. 5 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 0 works
  6. 6 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 0 works
  7. 7 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 0 works
  10. 10 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Library of Australia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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