Information Science and Libraries
Information Science and Libraries is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 3.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics within the field of Information Science, including information policy, information mediation, society's access to information, information management, library science, archival studies, transparency, and cultural mediation. The papers explore the intersection of information with society, governance, education, and technology.
- Information Science
- Information Policy
- Mediação da Informação
- Sociedade da Informação
- Acesso à Informação
- Gestão da Informação
- Biblioteconomia
- Arquivologia
- Transparência
- Mediação Cultural
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 469 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Information Science and Libraries research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (2k and 88 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Information Science and Libraries research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) publishes the most Information Science and Libraries research, followed by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 92 works
- 2 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 84 works
- 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 77 works
- 4 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 71 works
- 5 Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e TecnologiaBrazil 65 works
- 6 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 63 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 60 works
- 8 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 58 works
- 9 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 57 works
- 10 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in Information Science and Libraries?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Information Science and Libraries include Paulo Leitão and Néstor L. Müller.
- 1 Paulo Leitão Portugal 790 citations
- 2 Néstor L. Müller Canada 460 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Information Science and Libraries research done?
The largest centres of Information Science and Libraries research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in João Pessoa, Londrina and Brasília.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 257 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 180 works
- 3 Brasília Brazil 162 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 123 works
- 5 Florianópolis Brazil 103 works
- 6 Porto Alegre Brazil 91 works
- 7 Recife Brazil 73 works
- 8 Salvador Brazil 70 works
- 9 João Pessoa Brazil 62 works
- 10 Niterói Brazil 57 works
Where it is the local speciality
- João PessoaBR · 62.4 works61×
- LondrinaBR · 29.7 works55×
- BrasíliaBR · 161.6 works54×
- NiteróiBR · 56.8 works52×
- FlorianópolisBR · 102.9 works51×
- MaceióBR · 31.0 works48×
- SalvadorBR · 69.7 works44×
- VitóriaBR · 43.4 works43×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Information Science and Libraries than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Information Science and Libraries?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal de São Carlos and Universidade de Brasília score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil | 74.7 | 8.5% | 52.1× | 72 | +75.4% |
| 2 | Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil | 71.9 | 9.8% | 27.6× | 24 | +93.2% |
| 3 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 70.6 | 6.7% | 50.9× | 63 | +97.1% |
| 4 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil | 66.3 | 2.0% | 50.0× | 92 | +158.3% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 65.1 | 3.0% | 53.0× | 84 | +130.1% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil | 64.0 | 2.3% | 54.3× | 57 | +235.9% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil | 63.4 | 4.4% | 33.3× | 28 | +183.5% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 62.9 | 3.7% | 26.5× | 44 | +142.4% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil | 61.3 | 2.5% | 51.1× | 35 | +319.6% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil | 60.9 | 3.9% | 48.7× | 77 | +42.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Information Science and Libraries research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Information Science and Libraries.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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