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San Francisco Public Library

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World rank, all time
#22,368
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,827
of 8,685
Research works
175
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.20× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at San Francisco Public Library?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Cultural Studies, Migration, European Union, Integration, Education, Canon Law and Religious Policy.

▲ 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. Ethics4▲ 16×5 topics
  2. Cultural Studies4▲ 20×7 topics
  3. Education4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  5. Migration4▲ 21×4 topics
  6. European Union4▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Social Media4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  8. Integration3▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Canon Law3▲ 325×1 topic
  10. Pedagogy3▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Religious Policy3▲ 325×1 topic
  12. Media Literacy2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  13. Quality of Life2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Social Sciences2▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Digital Literacy2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  16. Ethical Challenges2▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Religion2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  18. Religious Education2▲ 22×1 topic
  19. Thematic Analysis2▲ 617×1 topic
  20. Big Data2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Social Movements2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  22. Urban Development2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  24. Cultural Competence1▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Culture1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  26. Ethnography1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Natural Language Processing1▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Social Change1▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Spirituality1▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Black Studies1▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Digital Divide1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Open Access1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Eastern European culture1▲ 147×1 topic
  35. Library Services1▲ 198×1 topic
  36. Polish history1▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Polish minority1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Polish nobility1▲ 147×1 topic
  39. Social Inclusion1▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Digital Repositories1▲ 69×2 topics

Which research topics does San Francisco Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theology and Canon Law Studies, Education and Cultural Studies, Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education and Race, History, and American Society.

Theology and Canon Law Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, …2Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…1Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …1Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 1 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksLanguage and Culture1Language and Culture: 1 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesEducationSafety ResearchSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 3 works
  2. 2 Education and Cultural Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 1 works
  8. 8 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 1 works
  10. 10 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Francisco Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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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