Question 1

What is Newberry Library known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Newberry Library stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,500 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#2,122 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,237 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Newberry Library rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Newberry Library ranks #23,703 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #4,929 of 7,310 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Newberry Library?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Hans Baron, Robert Stanley Forsythe and John A. Tedeschi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Newberry Library.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Newberry Library?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Newberry Library is "Customs of the American Indians Compared with the Customs of Primitive Times" (Francis Jennings, Joseph Francois Lafitau, William Nelson Fenton et al., 1979), with 200 citations. Next come "The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker." (148) and "Machiavelli: the Republican Citizen and the Author of ‘The Prince’" (139).

Question 5

Which research topics does Newberry Library publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Latin American history and culture, History of Science and Medicine, Historical Art and Architecture Studies and Colonialism, slavery, and trade.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Newberry Library?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Nationalism, Globalization, Literature, Culture, Identity, Gender and Colonialism.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Newberry Library work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 89% of research at Newberry Library is in Social Sciences, 8% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Arts and Humanities (34%), Environmental Science (4%). It does 4.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Newberry Library's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower than in 2018-2021.

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