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Royal Danish Library

In research, Royal Danish Library stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,881 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,269
of 28,054 · #5,995 all time
Rank in Denmark
#90
of 108
Research works
1.1k
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Royal Danish 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 #7,881 of 10,521 16.2%73 #845

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Danish 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 2.34× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.16× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.16× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Danish Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Birger Hjørland, Peter Ingwersen and Lotte Philipson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Danish Library.

  1. 1 Birger Hjørland Denmark · #18,798 worldwide 452 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Peter Ingwersen Denmark · #53,715 worldwide 246 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Lotte Philipson Denmark · #265,809 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Michael Cotta-Schønberg Denmark · #333,106 worldwide 0 citations · 91 works
  5. 5 Hanne Albrechtsen Denmark · #387,955 worldwide 153 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Birger Larsen Denmark · #520,490 worldwide 95 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Karen Skovgaard‐Petersen Denmark · #571,496 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Irene Wormell Denmark · #649,438 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Harald Ilsøe Denmark · #776,248 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Pia Borlund Denmark · #797,683 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Danish Library

Which keywords describe research at Royal Danish Library?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Knowledge Management, Archaeology, Literature, Qualitative Research, Metadata Standards, Cultural Competence and Religion.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 5.5×17 topics
  2. Knowledge Management6▲ 11×9 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  4. Archaeology6▲ 42×4 topics
  5. Qualitative Research6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  6. Literature5▲ 9.4×12 topics
  7. Metadata Standards5▲ 236×2 topics
  8. Cultural Competence5▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Religion5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  10. Archives4▲ 351×1 topic
  11. Cultural Exchange4▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Digital Preservation4▲ 301×1 topic
  13. Medieval4▲ 115×2 topics
  14. Pedagogy4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  15. Social Sciences4▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Material Culture4▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Scandinavia4▲ 259×1 topic
  18. Viking Age4▲ 259×1 topic
  19. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  20. Learning4▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Semantic Web4▲ 41×4 topics
  22. Big Data4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  23. E-Learning4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  24. Discourse Analysis4▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Gender Studies4▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Knowledge Sharing3▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Methodology3▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Special Education3▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Digital Repositories3▲ 109×2 topics
  30. Digital Divide3▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Social Interaction3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  32. Tacit Knowledge3▲ 61×2 topics
  33. Linked Data3▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Dementia Care3▲ 206×2 topics
  35. Information Retrieval3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Communities of Practice2▲ 143×1 topic
  37. Data Citation2▲ 56×2 topics
  38. Digital Technologies2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Technology Integration2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  40. Embodiment2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Danish Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital and Traditional Archives Management, Historical and Archaeological Studies, Social and Educational Sciences and Educational Tools and Methods.

Digital and Traditional …4Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…4Historical and Archaeological Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…3Social and Educational Sciences: 3 fractional worksEducational Tools and Me…2Educational Tools and Methods: 2 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksWeb Data Mining and Anal…2Web Data Mining and Analysis: 2 fractional worksPersonal Information Management and User Behavior: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management…2Research Data Management Practices: 2 fractional works
ConservationHistoryEducationSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 4 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Tools and Methods Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Web Data Mining and Analysis Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Personal Information Management and User Behavior Information Systems and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Danish Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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