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Seattle Public Library

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World rank, all time
#20,438
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,423
of 8,685
Research works
151
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Seattle Public Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Libraries, Digital Divide, Cultural Competence, Library Services, Social Inclusion, Digital Repositories, Semantic Web and Educational Technology.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Academic Libraries23▲ 330×3 topics
  2. Digital Divide14▲ 47×5 topics
  3. Cultural Competence12▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Library Services12▲ 475×1 topic
  5. Social Inclusion12▲ 219×1 topic
  6. Digital Repositories11▲ 282×2 topics
  7. Semantic Web11▲ 49×4 topics
  8. Educational Technology10▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Linked Data10▲ 86×2 topics
  10. Digital Textbooks10▲ 530×1 topic
  11. E-Books10▲ 530×1 topic
  12. Social Media10▲ 8.1×9 topics
  13. Technology Integration9▲ 30×5 topics
  14. Bibliographic Framework9▲ 625×1 topic
  15. Resource Description and Access9▲ 625×1 topic
  16. Library 2.08▲ 276×1 topic
  17. Web 2.08▲ 276×1 topic
  18. Digital Literacy7▲ 16×4 topics
  19. User-Centered Design6▲ 104×2 topics
  20. Information Behavior6▲ 241×1 topic
  21. Information Literacy6▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Knowledge Management5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  23. History5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  24. Culture4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  25. Identity4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  26. Medical Education3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  27. Nationalism3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Metadata Standards3▲ 73×2 topics
  30. Organizational Culture3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  31. Society3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  32. Barriers and Facilitators3▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Professionals3▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Information Seeking Behavior3▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Economic Evaluation3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Financial Analysis3▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Monetary Policy3▲ 6.1×1 topic
  38. Archives2▲ 123×1 topic
  39. Digital Preservation2▲ 106×1 topic
  40. Feminism2▲ 6.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Seattle Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American history and culture, Research Data Management Practices, Web and Library Services and Digital Storytelling and Education.

Latin American history a…1Latin American history and culture: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 0 fractional worksWikis in Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…0Library Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 0 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 0 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsInformation SystemsSpeech and HearingCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  2. 2 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Web and Library Services Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 0 works
  5. 5 Wikis in Education and Collaboration Communication 0 works
  6. 6 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Seattle Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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