Subfield · Library and Information Sciences
Most cited papers in Library and Information Sciences
What are the most cited papers in Library and Information Sciences?
The most cited paper in Library and Information Sciences is "Inside the search process: Information seeking from the user's perspective" (Carol Collier Kuhlthau, 1991), with 2,176 citations. Next come "Information and digital literacies: a review of concepts" (1,203) and "Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of “way of life”" (1,033).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 194 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inside the search process: Information seeking from the user's perspective Carol Collier Kuhlthau · Journal of the American Society for Information Science | Jun 1991 | 2,176 |
| 2 | Information and digital literacies: a review of concepts David Bawden · Journal of Documentation | Apr 2001 | 1,203 |
| 3 | Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of “way of life” Reijo Savolainen · Library & Information Science Research | Jun 1995 | 1,033 |
| 4 | The Adoption of Technological, Administrative, and Ancillary Innovations: Impact of Organizational Factors Fariborz Damanpour · Journal of Management | Dec 1987 | 959 |
| 5 | Evaluation thesaurus, 4th ed. Michael Scriven | 1991 | 956 |
| 6 | INFORMATION SEEKING DURING ORGANIZATIONAL ENTRY: INFLUENCES, TACTICS, AND A MODEL OF THE PROCESS Vernon D. Miller, Fredric M. Jablin · Academy of Management Review | 1991 | 761 |
| 7 | Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences Marcia J. Bates, Mary Niles Maack | Mar 2009 | 732 |
| 8 | Question-Negotiation and Information Seeking in Libraries Robert Stewart Taylor · College & Research Libraries | Mar 2015 | 728 |
| 9 | Rating Health Information on the Internet Alejandro R. Jadad, Anna R. Gagliardi · JAMA | 25 Feb 1998 | 706 |
| 10 | Remediation: Understanding new media Ronald Day · Journal of the American Society for Information Science | 1999 | 617 |
| 11 | The Google generation: the information behaviour of the researcher of the future IAN H. ROWLANDS, David M. Nicholas, Peter Williams et al. · Aslib Journal of Information Management | 6 Jul 2008 | 617 |
| 12 | Differences in Rural and Urban Health Information Access and Use Xuewei Chen, Heather Orom, Jennifer L. Hay et al. · The Journal of Rural Health | 16 Nov 2018 | 582 |
| 13 | Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy Thomas P. Mackey, Trudi Jacobson · College & Research Libraries | 2011 | 568 |
| 14 | Critical Information Literacy: Implications for Instructional Practice James K. Elmborg · The Journal of Academic Librarianship | 14 Feb 2006 | 551 |
| 15 | Access to Print in Low‐Income and Middle‐Income Communities: An Ecological Study of Four Neighborhoods Susan B. Neuman, Donna C. Celano · Reading Research Quarterly | 3 Jan 2001 | 512 |
| 16 | Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age Michael B. Eisenberg · DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology | Mar 2008 | 504 |
| 17 | Library Anxiety: A Grounded Theory and Its Development Constance A. Mellon · College & Research Libraries | Mar 1986 | 500 |
| 18 | E-books or textbooks: Students prefer textbooks William Douglas Woody, David B. Daniel, Crystal A. Baker · Computers & Education | 19 Apr 2010 | 491 |
| 19 | Online Health Information Seeking Among US Adults: Measuring Progress Toward a Healthy People 2020 Objective Lila J. Finney Rutten, Kelly D. Blake, Alexandra J. Greenberg et al. · Public Health Reports | 12 Sep 2019 | 443 |
| 20 | Effective e‐learning for health professionals and students—barriers and their solutions. A systematic review of the literature—findings from the HeXL project Sue Childs, Elizabeth Blenkinsopp, Amanda K. Hall et al. · Health Information & Libraries Journal | 9 Nov 2005 | 438 |
| 21 | Information search tactics Marcia J. Bates · Journal of the American Society for Information Science | Jul 1979 | 432 |
| 22 | Information-Seeking Behavior in Generation Y Students: Motivation, Critical Thinking, and Learning Theory Angela Weiler · The Journal of Academic Librarianship | 4 Nov 2004 | 430 |
| 23 | Information Literacy in Higher Education: A review and case study Bill J. Johnston, Sheila Webber · Studies in Higher Education | Aug 2003 | 397 |
| 24 | A nonlinear model of information‐seeking behavior Allen Edward Foster · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology | 11 Nov 2003 | 389 |
| 25 | Information-seeking strategies of novices using a full-text electronic encyclopedia Gary Marchionini · Journal of the American Society for Information Science | 1989 | 388 |
| 26 | Conceptions of information literacy: new perspectives and implications Sheila Webber, Bill J. Johnston · Journal of Information Science | Dec 2000 | 358 |
| 27 | Why are online catalogs still hard to use? Christine L. Borgman · Journal of the American Society for Information Science | Jul 1996 | 353 |
| 28 | BEGINNING READERS' MOTIVATION FOR READING IN RELATION TO PARENTAL BELIEFS AND HOME READING EXPERIENCES Linda Baker, Deborah Scher · Reading Psychology | Oct 2002 | 348 |
| 29 | Demographic and Organizational Influences on Leader–Member Exchange and Related Work Attitudes Stephen G. Green, Stella E. Anderson, Sheryl L. Shivers · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes | May 1996 | 345 |
| 30 | Developing the information literacy self‐efficacy scale Serap Kurbanoğlu, Buket Akkoyunlu, Aysun Umay · Journal of Documentation | Nov 2006 | 334 |
| 31 | Literacy and Child Health Lee Michael Sanders, Steven G. Federico, PERRI E. KLASS et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | 2 Feb 2009 | 325 |
| 32 | Information grounds and the use of need‐based services by immigrants in Queens, New York: A context‐based, outcome evaluation approach Karen Fisher, Joan C. Durrance, Marian Bouch Hinton · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology | 23 Feb 2004 | 322 |
| 33 | Implications of the Information and Knowledge Society for Education Ronald E. Anderson | 25 Aug 2008 | 313 |
| 34 | A discipline-based approach to information literacy Ann Julie Grafstein · The Journal of Academic Librarianship | Jul 2002 | 308 |
| 35 | What Johnny Likes to Read Is Hard to Find in School Jo Worthy, Megan Moorman, Margo Turner · Reading Research Quarterly | 1999 | 307 |
| 36 | Information Encountering: It's More Than Just Bumping into Information Sanda Erdelez · Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology | Feb 1999 | 300 |
| 37 | Reading Across Mediums: Effects of Reading Digital and Print Texts on Comprehension and Calibration Lauren M. Singer, Patricia A. Alexander · The Journal of Experimental Education | 9 Mar 2016 | 294 |
| 38 | Writing a research proposal: The role of library anxiety, statistics anxiety, and composition anxiety Anthony John Onwuegbuzie · Library & Information Science Research | 1997 | 291 |
| 39 | Information literacy landscapes: an emerging picture Annemareé Lloyd · Journal of Documentation | Sep 2006 | 290 |
| 40 | Waiting for chiropody: contextual results from an ethnographic study of the information behaviour among attendees at community clinics Karen E. Pettigrew · Information Processing & Management | Nov 1999 | 290 |
| 41 | E-textbooks at what cost? Performance and use of electronic v. print texts David B. Daniel, William Douglas Woody · Computers & Education | 2 Nov 2012 | 289 |
| 42 | Social inclusion of newcomers to Canada: An information problem? Nadia Caidi, Danielle Allard · Library & Information Science Research | Jun 2005 | 287 |
| 43 | Use of library space and the library as place Svanhild Aabø, Ragnar Andreas Audunson · Library & Information Science Research | 17 Feb 2012 | 287 |
| 44 | Finding without seeking: the information encounter in the context of reading for pleasure Catherine Sheldrick Ross · Information Processing & Management | Nov 1999 | 278 |
| 45 | Merging Critical Thinking and Information Literacy Outcomes - Making Meaning or Making Strategic Partnership? Schroeder, Robert · PDXScholar (Portland State University) | 2012 | 278 |
| 46 | Examining health literacy disparities in the United States: a third look at the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) R. V. Rikard, Maxine Seaborn Thompson, Julie McKinney et al. · BMC Public Health | 13 Sep 2016 | 274 |
| 47 | Science on the Web: Students Online in a Sixth-Grade Classroom Raven McCrory Wallace, Jeff Kupperman, Joseph S. Krajcik et al. · Journal of the Learning Sciences | 2000 | 274 |
| 48 | Information practices of immigrants Nadia Caidi, Danielle Allard, Lisa Clare Quirke · Annual Review of Information Science and Technology | 2010 | 272 |
| 49 | Connecting with new information landscapes: information literacy practices of refugees Annemareé Lloyd, Mary Anne Kennan, Kim M. Thompson et al. · Journal of Documentation | 10 Jan 2013 | 271 |
| 50 | How high-school students find and evaluate scientific information: A basis for information literacy skills development Heidi E. Julien, Susan Barker · Library & Information Science Research | 2009 | 270 |
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