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National Library of Scotland

In research, National Library of Scotland stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,381 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#3,519 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,311
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,103
of 2,253
Research works
332
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is National Library of Scotland 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 SciencesDomain #3,381 of 16,945 13.4%257
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,519 of 3,836 13.6%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Library of Scotland 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 10.83× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Library of Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, I. C. Cunningham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Library of Scotland.

  1. 1 I. C. Cunningham United Kingdom · #522,029 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Library of Scotland

Which keywords describe research at National Library of Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Data Sharing, Digital Repositories, Open Science, Scientific Data Management, National Identity and Scotland.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. History4▲ 22×4 topics
  2. Literature3▲ 26×3 topics
  3. Data Sharing3▲ 498×2 topics
  4. Digital Repositories3▲ 437×2 topics
  5. National Identity3▲ 99×1 topic
  6. Open Science3▲ 549×1 topic
  7. Scientific Data Management3▲ 549×1 topic
  8. Scotland3▲ 1415×1 topic
  9. Cultural Heritage2▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Education2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  11. Globalization1▲ 2.7×4 topics
  12. Gender1▲ 9.6×6 topics
  13. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Team Science1▲ 198×2 topics
  15. Collaboration1▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Transdisciplinarity1▲ 305×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Scottish History and National Identity, Research Data Management Practices, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration.

Scottish History and Nat…3Scottish History and National Identity: 3 fractional worksResearch Data Management…3Research Data Management Practices: 3 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 0 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 0 fractional worksGlobalization and political ideologies: 0 fractional worksDigital Imaging in Medicine: 0 fractional works
HistoryInformation SystemsConservationInformation Systems and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Scottish History and National Identity History 3 works
  2. 2 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Media Studies and Communication Communication 0 works
  9. 9 Globalization and political ideologies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Digital Imaging in Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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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