Library journal 6.1k citations
1.4k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Library Science and Information Literacy Library Science and Administration Web and Library Services Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Retrieval and Search Behavior Library Science and Information Systems Papers in i Library Science and Administration 169 Library Science and Information Literacy 151 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources 152 Web and Library Services 112 Library Science and Information Systems 63 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Library journal
Comparison fields: 5 of 157 Library and Information Sciences 2.4k Information Systems 3.0k Communication 654 Conservation 187 Information Systems and Management 373 History and Philosophy of Science 212 Computer Science Applications 220 Medical Terminology 6 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 179 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 243 Marketing 183 Education 541 General Social Sciences 57 Human-Computer Interaction 98 Sociology and Political Science 718 Literature and Literary Theory 173 Human Factors and Ergonomics 34 Management Information Systems 118 Social Psychology 241 Strategy and Management 183 Management of Technology and Innovation 85 Developmental and Educational Psychology 141 Gender Studies 99 Museology 34 Public Administration 33 Space and Planetary Science 12 General Health Professions 194 Political Science and International Relations 202 Applied Psychology 35 Law 71 Health Informatics 9 Cultural Studies 58 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 7 Management Science and Operations Research 84 Artificial Intelligence 223 Media Technology 55 Demography 72 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 27 Safety Research 44 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 7 Software 20 Health 34 Health Information Management 20 Accounting 53 Clinical Psychology 89 Speech and Hearing 26 Philosophy 49 Computer Networks and Communications 99 History 42 Geography, Planning and Development 21 Leadership and Management 4 Language and Linguistics 37 Architecture 5 General Psychology 4 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 34 Economics and Econometrics 72 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 20 Occupational Therapy 9 Anthropology 23 Ecological Modeling 9 Computational Theory and Mathematics 34 Urban Studies 12 Business and International Management 4 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 Development 7 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 37 Linguistics and Language 8 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 Global and Planetary Change 30 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 35 Analytical Chemistry 13 Transportation 9 Research and Theory 1 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 Religious studies 7 Cognitive Neuroscience 23 Geology 7 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Signal Processing 13 General Decision Sciences 2 Archeology 11 Music 3 Finance 9 General Arts and Humanities 1 Statistics and Probability 7 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 General Dentistry 1 Epidemiology 19 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 Family Practice 1 Hardware and Architecture 4 Spectroscopy 9 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Ocean Engineering 8 Emergency Medical Services 3 Automotive Engineering 6 Classics 2 Infectious Diseases 8 Pharmacology 7 Building and Construction 6 Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 Environmental Chemistry 4 Reproductive Medicine 3 Ophthalmology 3 Control and Systems Engineering 9 Psychiatry and Mental health 5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Rehabilitation 2 Food Science 6 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Toxicology 1 Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 Molecular Biology 16 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Ecology 6 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Biomedical Engineering 10 Modeling and Simulation 1 Sensory Systems 1 Physiology 5 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 Biochemistry 1 Pollution 2 Microbiology 1 Earth-Surface Processes 1 Water Science and Technology 2 Environmental Engineering 2 Paleontology 1 Neurology 1 Dermatology 1 Pharmacology 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 Mechanical Engineering 4 Organic Chemistry 3 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Oceanography 1 Geophysics 1 Cancer Research 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 Atmospheric Science 1 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Genetics 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Materials Chemistry 1
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Reference & User Services Quarterly · 1× This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Library journal. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Library journal with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Library journal more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers published in Library journal. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers published in Library journal.
About Library journal The 1.4k papers published in Library journal in the last decades have received a total of 6.1k indexed citations . Papers published in Library journal usually cover Library and Information Sciences (258 papers), Information Systems (283 papers), Conservation (25 papers), Computer Science Applications (34 papers) and History and Philosophy of Science (9 papers) specifically the topics of Library Science and Administration (169 papers), Library Collection Development and Digital Resources (152 papers), Library Science and Information Literacy (151 papers), Web and Library Services (112 papers), Library Science and Information Systems (63 papers), Open Education and E-Learning (32 papers), Digital Games and Media (24 papers) and Digital and Traditional Archives Management (23 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Library journal are Carol Tenopir , Joan C. Durrance , Charles R. McClure , Michael Casey , John N. Berry , Michael Harris , Constance A. Mellon , Marshall Breeding , James G. Neal and Peter Hernon .
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