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Virginia Beach Public Library

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Research works
57
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
434
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Virginia Beach Public Library

Not ranked overall: Virginia Beach Public Library is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Virginia Beach Public Library work in?

In all years, 54% of research at Virginia Beach Public Library is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Psychology (14%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 31 fractional works · 54.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 28.4% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 14.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 33.5% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 14.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginia BeachPublic Library57fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences54%

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 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1628.4%
    2. Psychology814.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities34.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.9%
    5. Decision Sciences11.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    1. Engineering814.2%
    2. Environmental Science35.9%
    3. Computer Science35.9%
    4. Materials Science23.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.9%
    6. Mathematics10.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    1. Medicine46.8%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Neuroscience11.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.94× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.19×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.05×1 works
  3. Nursing2.98×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.94×2 works
  5. Social Sciences2.81×4 works
  6. Psychology2.14×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.72×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.86×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.76×1 works
  10. Engineering0.55×1 works
  11. Medicine0.28×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Beach Public Library?

Ranked on the quality score, Old Dominion University and Oksana Lutsyshyn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Beach Public Library.

  1. 1 Old Dominion University United States · #2,686,841 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Oksana Lutsyshyn United States · #5,607,348 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Beach Public Library

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Beach Public Library?

The most cited paper from Virginia Beach Public Library is "Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on mental disorders in young adulthood: Latent classes and community violence exposure" (Haenim Lee, Youngmi Kim, Jasmine Terry, 2020), with 180 citations. Next come "Laparoscopic Discectomy With Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion" (140) and "Cross-National Adolescent Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Reports: Analyses of Mean Scores and Response Style Differences" (97).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on mental disorders in young adulthood: Latent classes and community violence exposure Haenim Lee, Youngmi Kim, Jasmine Terry · Preventive Medicine 22 Feb 2020 180
2 Laparoscopic Discectomy With Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Hallett H. Mathews, Martin T. Evans, Harry Molligan et al. · Spine Aug 1995 140
3 Cross-National Adolescent Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Reports: Analyses of Mean Scores and Response Style Differences Rich Gilman, Eugene Scott Huebner, Lili Tian et al. · Journal of Youth and Adolescence 14 Mar 2007 97
4 Parental perceptions of adverse educational outcomes among children diagnosed and treated for ADHD: A call for improved school/provider collaboration Gretchen B. LeFever, Margaret S. Villers, Ardythe Luxion Morrow et al. · Psychology in the Schools 28 Dec 2001 97
5 Facilitating the Inclusion of Students with EBD into General Education Classrooms Edward S. Shapiro, David Neal Miller, Kristin D. Sawka et al. · Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Apr 1999 66
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Beach Public Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Achievement, Social Interaction, Evidence-Based Practice, Teacher Training, Adolescents, Language Development, Training Pathways and Vocational Education.

▲ 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. Climate Change3▲ 1.87×12 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  3. Academic Achievement2▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Education2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  5. Social Interaction2▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 20×4 topics
  7. Adolescents2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  8. Teacher Training2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  9. Language Development2▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  11. Training Pathways2▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Vocational Education2▲ 40×1 topic
  13. Special Education2▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Technology Integration2▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Academic Libraries1▲ 51×3 topics
  16. Self-Regulation1▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Educational Philosophy1▲ 193×2 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  19. Blended Learning1▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Child Development1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  21. Citizenship Education1▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Early Childhood Education1▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Historical Thinking1▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Leadership1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  26. Behavioral Interventions1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Reflective Practice1▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Academic Writing1▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Discourse Analysis1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  31. Educational Networks1▲ 359×1 topic
  32. Functional Analysis1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Green Building1▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Informal Learning1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Lanthanide Luminescence1▲ 42×1 topic
  36. MRI Contrast Agents1▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Parental Involvement1▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Positive Behavior Support1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Progressive Education1▲ 359×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Construction1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Beach Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Education Studies Worldwide, Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies, Legal and Social Philosophy and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Historical Education Studies Worldwide: 1 fractional worksEducational Philosophies and Pedagogies: 1 fractional worksLegal and Social Philoso…1Legal and Social Philosophy: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…1Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksCoaching Methods and Impact: 0 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…0Library Science and Information Literacy: 0 fractional worksDiverse Education Studies and Reforms: 0 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 0 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeApplied Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Education Studies Worldwide Education 1 works
  2. 2 Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies Education 1 works
  3. 3 Legal and Social Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Coaching Methods and Impact Applied Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  8. 8 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 0 works
  9. 9 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available14.3%not open85.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Beach Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Virginia Beach Public Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000091% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Virginia Beach Public Library0.000046% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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