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Smithsonian Libraries

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World rank, all time
#27,291
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,852
of 8,685
Research works
125
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
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: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 3.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Smithsonian Libraries?

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

▲ 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 Libraries21▲ 354×3 topics
  2. Digital Repositories13▲ 407×2 topics
  3. Digital Literacy11▲ 30×1 topic
  4. Information Literacy11▲ 70×1 topic
  5. Digital Divide10▲ 41×3 topics
  6. Cultural Competence10▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Library Services9▲ 459×1 topic
  8. Social Inclusion9▲ 212×1 topic
  9. Ecology8▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Data Citation7▲ 163×2 topics
  11. Data Sharing7▲ 273×1 topic
  12. Scientific Data Management7▲ 351×1 topic
  13. Climate Change6▲ 1.96×20 topics
  14. Digital Textbooks6▲ 426×1 topic
  15. E-Books6▲ 426×1 topic
  16. Semantic Web6▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Linked Data6▲ 69×2 topics
  18. Metadata Standards6▲ 172×2 topics
  19. Bibliographic Framework6▲ 499×1 topic
  20. Resource Description and Access6▲ 499×1 topic
  21. Biodiversity6▲ 6.1×10 topics
  22. Social Media6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Archives5▲ 315×1 topic
  24. Digital Preservation5▲ 271×1 topic
  25. Nationalism4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  26. Conservation Biology4▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Technology Integration4▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Gender4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  29. User Engagement4▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 62×2 topics
  31. Philosophy3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. Library 2.03▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Web 2.03▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Ecological Niche3▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Religion3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  37. Christianity2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Informal Education2▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Museum Learning2▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Youth2▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Smithsonian Libraries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Digital and Traditional Archives Management, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Library Science and Information Systems.

Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…1Species Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…0Library Science and Information Systems: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…0Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and …0Occupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…0Diverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional worksOral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesConservationEcological ModelingInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  2. 2 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  4. 4 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 0 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 0 works
  8. 8 Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis History 0 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Smithsonian Libraries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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