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State Library of Ohio

In research, State Library of Ohio stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,553 of 14,833 worldwide), Psychology (#773 of 3,404 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,246 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#14,228
of 22,385 · #3,916 all time
Rank in United States
#2,002
of 3,332
Research works
1k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
44.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
State Library of Ohio

What is State Library of Ohio known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #1,553 of 14,833 18.1%615
PsychologyField #773 of 3,404 28.5%127
Social SciencesField #2,246 of 9,330 17.4%240
Physical SciencesDomain #5,284 of 17,446 14.6%258
Computer ScienceField #2,440 of 6,336 18.1%146

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where State Library of Ohio 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does State Library of Ohio work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at State Library of Ohio is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 40.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 37.8% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 9.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKState Library ofOhio98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences41%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1212.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting99.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance88.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities54.7%
    5. Psychology33.2%
    6. Decision Sciences22.4%
    1. Engineering1616.6%
    2. Computer Science99.3%
    3. Materials Science33.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy32.9%
    5. Environmental Science32.9%
    6. Mathematics11.1%
    7. Chemistry10.7%
    8. Energy10.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine77.4%
    2. Health Professions55.6%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.96× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.89× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.89×8 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.96×9 works
  3. Veterinary2.89×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.48×2 works
  5. Health Professions2.12×6 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.62×5 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.31×3 works
  8. Computer Science1.20×9 works
  9. Engineering1.11×16 works
  10. Psychology1.06×3 works
  11. Social Sciences0.98×12 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.95×4 works
  13. Materials Science0.90×3 works
  14. Mathematics0.90×1 works
  15. Energy0.74×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.70×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.58×3 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.52×0 works
  19. Nursing0.52×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.45×1 works
  22. Medicine0.39×7 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at State Library of Ohio?

Ranked on the quality score, Don M. Dell, G. Koolemans Beynen and Marjorie E. Murfin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is State Library of Ohio.

  1. 1 Don M. Dell United States · #1,560,321 worldwide 1.2k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 G. Koolemans Beynen United States · #1,989,691 worldwide 357 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Marjorie E. Murfin United States · #2,013,790 worldwide 208 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 C. Rockelle Strader United States · #2,027,821 worldwide 525 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Pamela S. Bradigan United States · #2,159,523 worldwide 164 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 H. J. Wahler United States · #2,872,298 worldwide 163 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Lisa A. Pillow United States · #2,966,666 worldwide 468 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Magda El‐Sherbini United States · #3,114,537 worldwide 255 citations · 157 works
  9. 9 Susan M. Kroll United States · #3,197,664 worldwide 98 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 J. Dennis Nolan United States · #3,310,044 worldwide 398 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at State Library of Ohio

What are the most cited papers from State Library of Ohio?

The most cited paper from State Library of Ohio is "A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology." (Douglas P. Crowne, David Marlowe, 1960), with 8,768 citations. Next come "The chronicle of higher education" (2,838) and "Group inhibition of bystander intervention in emergencies." (1,264).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology. Douglas P. Crowne, David Marlowe · Journal of Consulting Psychology Aug 1960 8,768
2 The chronicle of higher education Gail A. Herndon · Serials Review Apr 1977 2,838
3 Group inhibition of bystander intervention in emergencies. Bibb Latané, John M. Darley · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1968 1,264
4 An Overview of Analytic Rotation in Exploratory Factor Analysis Michael W. Browne · Multivariate Behavioral Research 2001 1,170
5 DESI 2024 VI: cosmological constraints from the measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations Adrian Gutierrez Adame et al. · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Open access201 authors Feb 2025 1,100
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at State Library of Ohio?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Academic Libraries, Primary Care, Large-Eddy Simulation, Linked Data, Semantic Web, Heat Transfer and Bibliographic Framework.

▲ 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-now 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. Leadership4▲ 7.7×9 topics
  2. Academic Libraries4▲ 166×3 topics
  3. Primary Care4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  4. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Heat Transfer3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  6. Linked Data3▲ 75×2 topics
  7. Semantic Web3▲ 31×2 topics
  8. Bibliographic Framework3▲ 328×1 topic
  9. Resource Description and Access3▲ 328×1 topic
  10. Health Care Utilization2▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  12. Social Capital2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  13. Health Care Spending2▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Innovation2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  15. Insurance Markets2▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Organizational Culture2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  17. Human Resource Management2▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Organizational Behavior2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Information Literacy2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  20. Online Research2▲ 82×2 topics
  21. Job Demands-Resources Model2▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Work Engagement2▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Information Behavior2▲ 179×1 topic
  24. Library Instruction2▲ 179×1 topic
  25. Digital Divide2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  26. Human Capital2▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Global South2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. R&D2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Organizational Learning1▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Separation Control1▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Employee Engagement1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Molten Salt1▲ 44×1 topic
  34. NGOs1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Nuclear Reactor1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Reliability Evaluation1▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Strategic Decision Making1▲ 84×2 topics
  38. Technology Adoption1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Information Seeking Behavior1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Institutions1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does State Library of Ohio publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Library Science and Information Systems, Healthcare Policy and Management, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Library Science and Information Literacy.

Library Science and Information Systems: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…2Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…2Library Science and Information Literacy: 2 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 1 fractional worksCapital Investment and Risk Analysis: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 1 fractional worksLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Prod…1Economic Growth and Productivity: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementLibrary and Information Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  4. 4 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Capital Investment and Risk Analysis Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has State Library of Ohio's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 State Library of Ohio as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%State Library of Ohio0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025State Library of Ohio5.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.5% in 2009.

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