Library Science and Administration
Library Science and Administration is a research topic within Library and Information Sciences. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 18.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of public libraries in promoting social inclusion and providing information services to immigrant and refugee communities. It delves into topics such as information practices, digital divide, diversity, and cultural competence within library settings. The papers also examine the impact of public libraries on community building and refugee integration.
- Library Services
- Social Inclusion
- Information Practices
- Immigrant Communities
- Public Libraries
- Diversity
- Digital Divide
- Community Building
- Refugee Integration
- Cultural Competence
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Library Science and Administration research?
By volume, the United States and Nigeria publish the most (908 and 134 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 908 works
- 2 Nigeria 134 works
- 3 India 115 works
- 4 Canada 114 works
- 5 Australia 78 works
- 6 United Kingdom 75 works
- 7 Indonesia 55 works
- 8 China 47 works
- 9 Russia 44 works
- 10 Ghana 39 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Library Science and Administration research?
By volume in 2022–2025, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions publishes the most Library Science and Administration research, followed by Charles Sturt University and East Carolina University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 African Library and Information Associations and Institutions Ghana 29 works
- 2 Charles Sturt University Australia 19 works
- 3 East Carolina University United States 19 works
- 4 University of South Carolina United States 15 works
- 5 San Jose State University United States 14 works
- 6 University of Toronto Canada 14 works
- 7 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States 13 works
- 8 Syracuse University United States 12 works
- 9 University of North Texas United States 12 works
- 10 Association of Research Libraries United States 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Library Science and Administration?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Library Science and Administration include David A. Randall.
- 1 David A. Randall 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Library Science and Administration research done?
The largest centres of Library Science and Administration research in 2022–2025 are Accra (Ghana), Chicago (United States), New York (United States) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Accra.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Accra Ghana 35 works
- 2 Chicago United States 34 works
- 3 New York United States 34 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 25 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 24 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 21 works
- 7 Atlanta United States 20 works
- 8 Bathurst Australia 19 works
- 9 Greenville United States 19 works
- 10 Moscow Russia 17 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AccraGH · 35.1 works33×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Library Science and Administration than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Library Science and Administration?
Among universities, judged by research, Charles Sturt University, University of South Carolina and Syracuse University 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 | Charles Sturt University Australia | 76.2 | 39.8% | 69.1× | 19 | -27.0% |
| 2 | University of South Carolina United States | 69.1 | 23.8% | 21.0× | 15 | +146.5% |
| 3 | Syracuse University United States | 61.7 | 25.3% | 31.7× | 12 | +63.3% |
| 4 | University at Buffalo, State University of New York United States | 56.8 | 16.5% | 10.7× | 9 | +172.5% |
| 5 | Simmons University United States | 55.8 | 23.3% | 300.8× | 10 | +70.6% |
| 6 | Emporia State University United States | 55.5 | 13.7% | 357.2× | 8 | +214.4% |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro United States | 55.1 | 19.9% | 37.5× | 8 | +131.9% |
| 8 | University of North Texas United States | 54.7 | 19.4% | 23.3× | 12 | +8.0% |
| 9 | East Carolina University United States | 53.0 | 10.6% | 65.0× | 19 | +9.0% |
| 10 | University of Illinois Chicago United States | 52.8 | 29.2% | 8.8× | 9 | -4.2% |
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 Library Science and Administration research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Library Science and Administration.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.