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Spokane Public Library

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Research works
10
▲ 200% vs 2018-21
Citations
43
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Spokane Public Library

Not ranked overall: Spokane Public Library is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Spokane Public Library work in?

In all years, 65% of research at Spokane Public Library is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Computer Science (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 65.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 33.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 20.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 18.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 18.7% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 15.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 10.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 16.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSpokane PublicLibrary10fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences65%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 7 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences333.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities218.7%
    3. Psychology113.1%
    1. Computer Science215.3%
    2. Engineering03.4%
    1. Health Professions114.7%
    2. Medicine01.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

What are the most cited papers from Spokane Public Library?

The most cited paper from Spokane Public Library is "A review of treatment modalities for vestibular schwannoma" (Benjamin J. Arthurs, Robert K. Fairbanks, John J. Demakas et al., 2011), with 126 citations. Next come "The effects of using flashcards with reading racetrack to teach letter sounds, sight words, and math facts to elementary students with learning disabilities" (41) and "Squeaky wheels: Missing data, disability, and power in the smart city" (30).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of treatment modalities for vestibular schwannoma Benjamin J. Arthurs, Robert K. Fairbanks, John J. Demakas et al. · Neurosurgical Review 8 Feb 2011 126
2 The effects of using flashcards with reading racetrack to teach letter sounds, sight words, and math facts to elementary students with learning disabilities Rachel Erbey, T. F. McLaughlin, K. Mark Derby et al. · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Open access Jul 2011 41
3 Squeaky wheels: Missing data, disability, and power in the smart city Shiloh Deitz, Amy K. Lobben, Arielle Alferez · Big Data & Society Open access Jul 2021 30
4 The Effects of Using Handwriting without Tears® Procedures and Worksheets to Teach Two Preschool Students with Severe Disabilities to Write their First Names Meggan McBride, Mary Pelto, T. F. McLaughlin et al. · The Open Education Journal Open access 2009 13
5 The Effects of UsingHandwriting Without Tearsand a Handwriting Racetrack to Teach Five Preschool Students with Disabilities Pre Handwriting and Handwriting Caitlin Delegato, T. F. McLaughlin, K. Mark Derby et al. · Journal of Occupational Therapy Schools & Early Intervention Jul 2013 4
All 16 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Spokane Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Library Science and Administration and Diverse Musicological Studies.

Archaeology and Rock Art…0Archaeology and Rock Art Studies: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…0Library Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…0Diverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyLibrary and Information SciencesMusic

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 0 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  3. 3 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Spokane Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 200% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Spokane Public Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000093% in 2023.

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Fractional works of Spokane Public Library over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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