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British Library
Short name
BL
Country, city
United Kingdom, London
Publications
1 532
Citations
29 067
h-index
75
Top-3 journals
Interlending & Document Supply
Interlending & Document Supply (106 publications)
IFLA Journal
IFLA Journal (51 publications)
Aslib Proceedings
Aslib Proceedings (33 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Alan Turing Institute
Alan Turing Institute (553 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (115 publications)
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London (101 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1964

Total publications
1532
Total citations
29067
Citations per publication
18.97
Average publications per year
24.32
Average authors per publication
3.93
h-index
75
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Library and Information Sciences, 423, 27.61%
Library and Information Sciences
423 publications, 27.61%
Information Systems, 130, 8.49%
Information Systems
130 publications, 8.49%
History, 118, 7.7%
History
118 publications, 7.7%
Computer Science Applications, 114, 7.44%
Computer Science Applications
114 publications, 7.44%
General Medicine, 77, 5.03%
General Medicine
77 publications, 5.03%
Multidisciplinary, 66, 4.31%
Multidisciplinary
66 publications, 4.31%
Cultural Studies, 61, 3.98%
Cultural Studies
61 publications, 3.98%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 45, 2.94%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
45 publications, 2.94%
Sociology and Political Science, 44, 2.87%
Sociology and Political Science
44 publications, 2.87%
General Environmental Science, 44, 2.87%
General Environmental Science
44 publications, 2.87%
Statistics and Probability, 42, 2.74%
Statistics and Probability
42 publications, 2.74%
Literature and Literary Theory, 41, 2.68%
Literature and Literary Theory
41 publications, 2.68%
General Engineering, 39, 2.55%
General Engineering
39 publications, 2.55%
General Physics and Astronomy, 38, 2.48%
General Physics and Astronomy
38 publications, 2.48%
Artificial Intelligence, 38, 2.48%
Artificial Intelligence
38 publications, 2.48%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 37, 2.42%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
37 publications, 2.42%
Applied Mathematics, 33, 2.15%
Applied Mathematics
33 publications, 2.15%
Linguistics and Language, 32, 2.09%
Linguistics and Language
32 publications, 2.09%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 26, 1.7%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
26 publications, 1.7%
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 26, 1.7%
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
26 publications, 1.7%
Language and Linguistics, 26, 1.7%
Language and Linguistics
26 publications, 1.7%
Mechanical Engineering, 25, 1.63%
Mechanical Engineering
25 publications, 1.63%
Bioengineering, 25, 1.63%
Bioengineering
25 publications, 1.63%
Computer Networks and Communications, 25, 1.63%
Computer Networks and Communications
25 publications, 1.63%
Geography, Planning and Development, 25, 1.63%
Geography, Planning and Development
25 publications, 1.63%
Education, 24, 1.57%
Education
24 publications, 1.57%
Visual Arts and Performing Arts, 23, 1.5%
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
23 publications, 1.5%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 22, 1.44%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
22 publications, 1.44%
General Social Sciences, 22, 1.44%
General Social Sciences
22 publications, 1.44%
General Arts and Humanities, 21, 1.37%
General Arts and Humanities
21 publications, 1.37%
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Journals

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Interlending & Document Supply
106 publications, 6.92%
IFLA Journal
51 publications, 3.33%
Aslib Proceedings
33 publications, 2.15%
Scientific Reports
32 publications, 2.09%
Interlending Review
27 publications, 1.76%
Imago Mundi
23 publications, 1.5%
Information Services and Use
20 publications, 1.31%
Alexandria The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues
19 publications, 1.24%
World Patent Information
18 publications, 1.17%
Journal of librarianship
18 publications, 1.17%
Art Libraries Journal
16 publications, 1.04%
Library Management
15 publications, 0.98%
African Research & Documentation
15 publications, 0.98%
Physical Review E
14 publications, 0.91%
Program electronic library and information systems
14 publications, 0.91%
Health Libraries Review
13 publications, 0.85%
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
12 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Information Science
12 publications, 0.78%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
11 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Documentation
11 publications, 0.72%
AI and Society
11 publications, 0.72%
Library Review
11 publications, 0.72%
VINE
11 publications, 0.72%
Royal Society Open Science
10 publications, 0.65%
Journal of the Institute of Conservation
10 publications, 0.65%
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
10 publications, 0.65%
Business Information Review
10 publications, 0.65%
Education for Information
9 publications, 0.59%
Nature Communications
9 publications, 0.59%
Learned Publishing
9 publications, 0.59%
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Publishers

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Emerald
258 publications, 16.84%
Springer Nature
208 publications, 13.58%
Elsevier
179 publications, 11.68%
SAGE
170 publications, 11.1%
Taylor & Francis
165 publications, 10.77%
Wiley
111 publications, 7.25%
Cambridge University Press
104 publications, 6.79%
Oxford University Press
64 publications, 4.18%
IOS Press
29 publications, 1.89%
The Royal Society
28 publications, 1.83%
American Physical Society (APS)
22 publications, 1.44%
MDPI
18 publications, 1.17%
IOP Publishing
14 publications, 0.91%
Liverpool University Press
13 publications, 0.85%
Frontiers Media S.A.
11 publications, 0.72%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
10 publications, 0.65%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
10 publications, 0.65%
Brill
9 publications, 0.59%
BMJ
8 publications, 0.52%
Ubiquity Press
8 publications, 0.52%
F1000 Research
6 publications, 0.39%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
5 publications, 0.33%
British Records Association
5 publications, 0.33%
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
4 publications, 0.26%
Walter de Gruyter
3 publications, 0.2%
World Scientific
3 publications, 0.2%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Chicago Press
3 publications, 0.2%
British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies
3 publications, 0.2%
Copernicus
3 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

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Alan Turing Institute
553 publications, 36.1%
University of Oxford
115 publications, 7.51%
Queen Mary University of London
101 publications, 6.59%
University of Cambridge
91 publications, 5.94%
University College London
84 publications, 5.48%
University of Warwick
67 publications, 4.37%
University of Exeter
48 publications, 3.13%
Imperial College London
43 publications, 2.81%
University of Edinburgh
38 publications, 2.48%
University of Bristol
35 publications, 2.28%
University of Southampton
32 publications, 2.09%
University of Leeds
32 publications, 2.09%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
28 publications, 1.83%
University of Catania
26 publications, 1.7%
University of Glasgow
26 publications, 1.7%
King's College London
25 publications, 1.63%
University of Birmingham
25 publications, 1.63%
University of Sheffield
25 publications, 1.63%
Complexity Science Hub Vienna
23 publications, 1.5%
University of Bologna
18 publications, 1.17%
University of Manchester
18 publications, 1.17%
City, University of London
16 publications, 1.04%
Newcastle University
16 publications, 1.04%
Utrecht University
16 publications, 1.04%
Aalto University
14 publications, 0.91%
University of Liverpool
14 publications, 0.91%
Health Data Research UK
13 publications, 0.85%
Harvard University
11 publications, 0.72%
Technical University of Munich
10 publications, 0.65%
Stockholm University
10 publications, 0.65%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Nuclear Physics
28 publications, 1.83%
University of Catania
26 publications, 1.7%
Complexity Science Hub Vienna
23 publications, 1.5%
University of Bologna
18 publications, 1.17%
Utrecht University
16 publications, 1.04%
Aalto University
14 publications, 0.91%
Harvard University
11 publications, 0.72%
Technical University of Munich
10 publications, 0.65%
Stockholm University
10 publications, 0.65%
Central European University
10 publications, 0.65%
Indiana University Bloomington
10 publications, 0.65%
Karolinska Institute
9 publications, 0.59%
ETH Zurich
9 publications, 0.59%
University of Zurich
9 publications, 0.59%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
8 publications, 0.52%
Yale University
8 publications, 0.52%
University of Washington
8 publications, 0.52%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
8 publications, 0.52%
University of Zaragoza
8 publications, 0.52%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
7 publications, 0.46%
University of Copenhagen
7 publications, 0.46%
Technical University of Denmark
7 publications, 0.46%
University of Melbourne
7 publications, 0.46%
Central European University, Budapest
7 publications, 0.46%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
7 publications, 0.46%
University of Amsterdam
7 publications, 0.46%
Aix-Marseille University
6 publications, 0.39%
University of Queensland
6 publications, 0.39%
Arizona State University
6 publications, 0.39%
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
6 publications, 0.39%
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With other countries

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USA, 126, 8.22%
USA
126 publications, 8.22%
Italy, 75, 4.9%
Italy
75 publications, 4.9%
Germany, 51, 3.33%
Germany
51 publications, 3.33%
Netherlands, 41, 2.68%
Netherlands
41 publications, 2.68%
France, 36, 2.35%
France
36 publications, 2.35%
Spain, 36, 2.35%
Spain
36 publications, 2.35%
Austria, 33, 2.15%
Austria
33 publications, 2.15%
Australia, 32, 2.09%
Australia
32 publications, 2.09%
Canada, 30, 1.96%
Canada
30 publications, 1.96%
China, 26, 1.7%
China
26 publications, 1.7%
Sweden, 24, 1.57%
Sweden
24 publications, 1.57%
Japan, 22, 1.44%
Japan
22 publications, 1.44%
Switzerland, 21, 1.37%
Switzerland
21 publications, 1.37%
Belgium, 18, 1.17%
Belgium
18 publications, 1.17%
Finland, 17, 1.11%
Finland
17 publications, 1.11%
Denmark, 16, 1.04%
Denmark
16 publications, 1.04%
Ireland, 13, 0.85%
Ireland
13 publications, 0.85%
Hungary, 10, 0.65%
Hungary
10 publications, 0.65%
New Zealand, 10, 0.65%
New Zealand
10 publications, 0.65%
Portugal, 9, 0.59%
Portugal
9 publications, 0.59%
Mexico, 9, 0.59%
Mexico
9 publications, 0.59%
Brazil, 8, 0.52%
Brazil
8 publications, 0.52%
Norway, 8, 0.52%
Norway
8 publications, 0.52%
Republic of Korea, 8, 0.52%
Republic of Korea
8 publications, 0.52%
Russia, 7, 0.46%
Russia
7 publications, 0.46%
Indonesia, 7, 0.46%
Indonesia
7 publications, 0.46%
India, 6, 0.39%
India
6 publications, 0.39%
Pakistan, 5, 0.33%
Pakistan
5 publications, 0.33%
Poland, 5, 0.33%
Poland
5 publications, 0.33%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1964 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.