Countries where authors publish in The Reference Librarian
Since Specialization
Citations
This map shows the geographic impact of research published in The Reference Librarian. 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 The Reference Librarian with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites The Reference Librarian more than expected).
Fields of papers published in The Reference Librarian
This network shows the impact of papers published in The Reference Librarian. 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 The Reference Librarian.
About The Reference Librarian
The 1.4k papers published in The Reference Librarian in the last decades have received a total of 8.2k indexed citations . Papers published in The Reference Librarian usually cover Library and Information Sciences (724 papers), Information Systems (684 papers), Conservation (40 papers), Computer Science Applications (61 papers) and Communication (74 papers) specifically the topics of Library Science and Information Literacy (663 papers), Web and Library Services (447 papers), Library Science and Administration (309 papers), Library Collection Development and Digital Resources (303 papers), Online and Blended Learning (77 papers), Library Science and Information Systems (54 papers), Wikis in Education and Collaboration (51 papers) and Open Education and E-Learning (50 papers). The most active scholars publishing in The Reference Librarian are Harry E. Pence, Loriene Roy, Joan C. Durrance, Jody Condit Fagan, William Badke, Steve Black, Eileen Allen, Mengxiong Liu, Jeanine Williamson and Ingrid Hsieh‐Yee.
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