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National Library of Catalonia

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World rank, all time
#41,667
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#909
of 927
Research works
126
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
463
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 14.56× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Library of Catalonia?

Ranked on the composite score, Lluís M. Anglada i de Ferrer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Library of Catalonia.

  1. 1 Lluís M. Anglada i de Ferrer Spain · #381,955 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at National Library of Catalonia

Which keywords describe research at National Library of Catalonia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Historiography, Literature, History, Cultural Transmission, Book History, Publishing Industry, Gender and Culture.

▲ 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. Historiography3▲ 89×5 topics
  2. Literature3▲ 19×10 topics
  3. History3▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Cultural Transmission3▲ 124×2 topics
  5. Book History3▲ 1087×1 topic
  6. Gender3▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Publishing Industry3▲ 1087×1 topic
  8. Culture2▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage2▲ 13×11 topics
  10. Climate Change2▲ 2.3×5 topics
  11. Medieval Literature2▲ 319×1 topic
  12. Occitan2▲ 722×1 topic
  13. Society2▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Identity2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  15. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  16. Public Health2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  17. Migration1▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Propaganda1▲ 88×2 topics
  19. Social Movements1▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Urban Development1▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Ethics1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  22. Philosophy1▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Welfare State1▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Education1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  25. Conservation1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  26. Environmental Management1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  27. Francoist Regime1▲ 532×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Access1▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Nationalism1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Renaissance1▲ 145×2 topics
  31. Spanish Civil War1▲ 228×1 topic
  32. Water Quality1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Community Intervention1▲ 103×1 topic
  34. Creative Economy1▲ 93×1 topic
  35. Cuba1▲ 404×1 topic
  36. Cultural Policy1▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Lexicography1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Race1▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Social Work1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Sociolinguistics1▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, Medieval European Literature and History, Public Health and Environmental Issues and Spanish History and Politics.

Libraries, Manuscripts, …3Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books: 3 fractional worksMedieval European Literature and History: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksSpanish History and Politics: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional works
HistoryLanguage and LinguisticsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books History 3 works
  2. 2 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 2 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Spanish History and Politics History 1 works
  5. 5 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  9. 9 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 1 works
  10. 10 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 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 available72.1%not open27.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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