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Worcester Public Library

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Research works
4
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
4
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Worcester Public Library

Not ranked overall: Worcester 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 Worcester Public Library work in?

In all years, 78% of research at Worcester Public Library is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (33%), Environmental Science (22%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 77.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 33.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 22.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 15.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 6.7% of its workALL ITS WORKWorcester PublicLibrary4fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences78%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. 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 2 domains and 6 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science233.3%
    2. Environmental Science122.2%
    3. Chemistry011.1%
    4. Engineering011.1%
    1. Social Sciences115.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities06.7%
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 Worcester Public Library?

    The most cited paper from Worcester Public Library is "How to Be Yourself: Ideological Interpellation, Weight Control, and YA Novels" (Dorothy Karlin, 2014), with 4 citations. Next come "How COVID Affected our Python Class at the Worcester Public Library" (1) and "Studies in qualitative inorganic analysis. VII" (1).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 How to Be Yourself: Ideological Interpellation, Weight Control, and YA Novels Dorothy Karlin · Jeunesse Young People Texts Cultures Dec 2014 4
    2 How COVID Affected our Python Class at the Worcester Public Library Melody Friedenthal · Information Technology and Libraries Open access 17 Dec 2021 1
    3 Studies in qualitative inorganic analysis. VII L. S. Bark, Walter F. Jones · Microchimica Acta May 1958 1
    4 Studies in qualitative inorganic analysis. Part XVII Walter F. Jones · Microchimica Acta 1961 1
    5 Intro to Coding Using Python at the Worcester Public Library Melody Friedenthal · Information Technology and Libraries Open access 11 Jun 2020 0
    All 7 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which research topics does Worcester Public Library publish most on?

    By volume: Computational Physics and Python Applications, Chromium effects and bioremediation, Chemical Synthesis and Characterization and Library Science and Administration.

    Computational Physics an…1Computational Physics and Python Applications: 1 fractional worksChromium effects and bioremediation: 0 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and C…0Chemical Synthesis and Characterization: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…0Library Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bio…0Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…0Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 0 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 0 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 0 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 0 fractional works
    Artificial IntelligenceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringLibrary and Information Sciences4 others

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

    1. 1 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
    2. 2 Chromium effects and bioremediation Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
    3. 3 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
    4. 4 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
    5. 5 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 0 works
    6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
    7. 7 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
    8. 8 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
    9. 9 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
    10. 10 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has Worcester Public Library's research output changed?

    Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

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