Library journal 5.6k citations
1.3k 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 ⓘ Library Science and Administration 162 Library Science and Information Literacy 150 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources 148 Web and Library Services 111 Library Science and Information Systems 62 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Library journal
Comparison fields: 5 of 153 Library and Information Sciences 2.3k Information Systems 2.8k Communication 597 Conservation 166 Information Systems and Management 336 History and Philosophy of Science 193 Computer Science Applications 194 Medical Terminology 7 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 222 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 150 Marketing 169 Education 504 Human-Computer Interaction 88 Sociology and Political Science 654 Literature and Literary Theory 157 General Social Sciences 47 Human Factors and Ergonomics 30 Management Information Systems 107 Management of Technology and Innovation 81 Social Psychology 232 Strategy and Management 156 Public Administration 34 Developmental and Educational Psychology 124 Space and Planetary Science 12 Gender Studies 85 Museology 27 General Health Professions 193 Political Science and International Relations 177 Applied Psychology 36 Law 67 Health Informatics 9 Management Science and Operations Research 82 Artificial Intelligence 202 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 8 Cultural Studies 50 Demography 70 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 26 Media Technology 46 Software 19 Safety Research 42 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 7 Accounting 52 Health Information Management 21 Health 34 Clinical Psychology 80 History 38 Computer Networks and Communications 84 Geography, Planning and Development 20 Philosophy 38 Language and Linguistics 35 Architecture 5 Leadership and Management 4 Speech and Hearing 19 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 32 General Psychology 3 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 Business and International Management 4 Anthropology 19 Economics and Econometrics 55 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 Development 7 Occupational Therapy 8 Computational Theory and Mathematics 30 Ecological Modeling 8 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 Linguistics and Language 7 Urban Studies 9 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 29 Global and Planetary Change 30 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 7 Transportation 9 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 39 Music 4 Geology 7 Analytical Chemistry 12 Signal Processing 13 Religious studies 6 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Research and Theory 1 Cognitive Neuroscience 20 General Arts and Humanities 1 Family Practice 2 Archeology 9 Statistics and Probability 7 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 Finance 6 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Classics 2 General Dentistry 1 Automotive Engineering 6 Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 Spectroscopy 8 Epidemiology 16 Building and Construction 6 Ophthalmology 4 Infectious Diseases 8 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 Environmental Chemistry 4 Reproductive Medicine 3 Pharmacology 6 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Psychiatry and Mental health 5 Ocean Engineering 5 Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 Control and Systems Engineering 7 Hardware and Architecture 2 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Rehabilitation 2 Emergency Medical Services 2 Food Science 5 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Molecular Biology 16 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Biomedical Engineering 10 Modeling and Simulation 1 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 Sensory Systems 1 Ecology 5 Physiology 5 Pollution 2 Biochemistry 1 Microbiology 1 Water Science and Technology 2 Environmental Engineering 2 Paleontology 1 Cancer Research 2 Neurology 1 Pharmacology 1 Dermatology 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 Animal Science and Zoology 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 Oceanography 1 Geophysics 1 Organic Chemistry 2 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 Atmospheric Science 1 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 Mechanical Engineering 2 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Genetics 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1
Library and Information Sciences 2.3k Information Systems 2.8k Communication 597 Conservation 166 Information Systems and Management 336 Reference & User Services Quarterly United States
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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 1.3k papers published in Library journal in the last decades have received a total of 5.6k indexed citations . Papers published in Library journal usually cover Library and Information Sciences (252 papers), Information Systems (277 papers), Conservation (24 papers), Computer Science Applications (34 papers) and History and Philosophy of Science (9 papers) specifically the topics of Library Science and Administration (162 papers), Library Science and Information Literacy (150 papers), Library Collection Development and Digital Resources (148 papers), Web and Library Services (111 papers), Library Science and Information Systems (62 papers), Open Education and E-Learning (32 papers), Digital Games and Media (23 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 , Peter Hernon , James G. Neal and Marshall Breeding .
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