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New York Public Library

In research, New York Public Library stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,016 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,073
of 28,054 · #8,619 all time
Rank in United States
#2,926
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is New York Public Library 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 #5,016 of 10,521 14.4%79 #1158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York Public Library 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.17× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York Public Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Kasinec lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York Public Library.

  1. 1 Edward Kasinec United States · #596,371 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at New York Public Library

Which keywords describe research at New York Public Library?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Divide, Cold War, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Soviet Union, Library Services, Social Inclusion and Eastern Europe.

▲ 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. Digital Divide7▲ 22×4 topics
  2. Cold War6▲ 85×3 topics
  3. Cultural Competence6▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Diversity6▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Soviet Union6▲ 86×3 topics
  6. Library Services6▲ 492×1 topic
  7. Social Inclusion6▲ 161×1 topic
  8. Globalization6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Eastern Europe5▲ 79×2 topics
  10. International Relations5▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Identity5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  12. History4▲ 5.4×13 topics
  13. Academic Libraries4▲ 184×3 topics
  14. Knowledge Management4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  15. Metadata Standards4▲ 183×2 topics
  16. Australia4▲ 208×1 topic
  17. European Union4▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Gender4▲ 6.6×12 topics
  19. Open Access4▲ 36×5 topics
  20. Social Media4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  21. Archives4▲ 269×1 topic
  22. Digital Preservation4▲ 231×1 topic
  23. Digital Repositories4▲ 116×2 topics
  24. Colonialism4▲ 6.4×11 topics
  25. Feminism4▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Human Rights4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  27. Cultural History3▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Semantic Web3▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Digital Transformation3▲ 5.0×3 topics
  30. Literature3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  31. Linked Data3▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Resource Description and Access3▲ 343×1 topic
  33. Digital Libraries3▲ 140×2 topics
  34. Social Movements2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Technology Integration2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Information Space2▲ 309×1 topic
  37. Scientific Communication2▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Post-Communist2▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Transition2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Cultural Diplomacy2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does New York Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Library Science and Information Systems.

Library Science and Admi…6Library Science and Administration: 6 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 4 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …4Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 4 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…3Library Science and Information Systems: 3 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information: 2 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources: 2 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 2 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesPolitical Science and International RelationsConservationInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 6 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Library Science and Information Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  10. 10 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 2 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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