Library Science and Information
Library Science and Information is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 4.6k research works in it since 1950. 5.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the formation and development of a common digital space for scientific knowledge, focusing on digital libraries, scientific communication, information space, library science, knowledge management, bibliometrics, digital transformation, open access, research libraries, and scientific publications. The papers discuss the challenges and opportunities in creating a unified platform for accessing and sharing scientific knowledge in the digital age.
- Digital Libraries
- Scientific Communication
- Information Space
- Library Science
- Knowledge Management
- Bibliometrics
- Digital Transformation
- Open Access
- Research Libraries
- Scientific Publications
- Research works
- 4.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 240 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +158% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Library Science and Information research?
By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (787 and 192 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 787 works
- 2 Ukraine 192 works
- 3 United States 74 works
- 4 Uzbekistan 50 works
- 5 China 35 works
- 6 Belarus 22 works
- 7 India 18 works
- 8 Azerbaijan 17 works
- 9 Kazakhstan 17 works
- 10 Bulgaria 15 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 Information research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Russian State Library publishes the most Library Science and Information research, followed by State Public Scientific Technological Library of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences and Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russian State LibraryRussia 95 works
- 2 State Public Scientific Technological Library of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 64 works
- 3 Russian National Public Library for Science and TechnologyRussia 38 works
- 4 Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 34 works
- 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 29 works
- 6 Vernadsky National Library of UkraineUkraine 26 works
- 7 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 22 works
- 8 National Library of RussiaRussia 21 works
- 9 Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and ArtsRussia 19 works
- 10 Moscow State Institute of CultureRussia 16 works
Where is Library Science and Information research done?
The largest centres of Library Science and Information research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Novosibirsk (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Kyiv (Ukraine). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Novosibirsk and Minsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 324 works
- 2 Novosibirsk Russia 112 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 90 works
- 4 Kyiv Ukraine 89 works
- 5 Weatherford United States 29 works
- 6 Minsk Belarus 21 works
- 7 Tashkent Uzbekistan 20 works
- 8 Kharkiv Ukraine 20 works
- 9 Yekaterinburg Russia 18 works
- 10 Kazan’ Russia 17 works
Where it is the local speciality
- NovosibirskRU · 111.7 works70×
- MinskBY · 20.7 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Library Science and Information than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Library Science and Information?
Among universities, judged by research, Baku State University, Moscow State Linguistic University and Siberian Federal 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 | Baku State UniversityAzerbaijan | 41.7 | 22.9% | 143.2× | 14 | — |
| 2 | Moscow State Linguistic UniversityRussia | 33.4 | 18.2% | 206.8× | 12 | — |
| 3 | Siberian Federal UniversityRussia | 28.9 | 9.3% | 65.6× | 9 | +1066.7% |
| 4 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 28.7 | 4.9% | 11.0× | 13 | +218.0% |
| 5 | Kyiv National University of Culture and ArtsUkraine | 25.0 | 9.7% | 163.2× | 14 | — |
| 6 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States | 24.0 | 0.7% | 15.9× | 29 | +151.5% |
| 7 | Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and ArtsRussia | 23.2 | 1.8% | 2195.2× | 19 | +185.7% |
| 8 | Moscow State UniversityTajikistan | 21.8 | 2.6% | 31.3× | 11 | — |
| 9 | Moscow State Institute of CultureRussia | 21.0 | 7.9% | 1701.2× | 16 | +60.2% |
| 10 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 17.0 | 0.0% | 13.8× | 9 | +836.7% |
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 Information research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 158% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Library Science and Information.
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.