OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Academic Librarianship is 24. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Virtual focus groups for improved A-Z list user experience	245
A conceptual analysis of collaboration in information literacy librarianship	63
Editorial Board	63
Understanding the role of ceremonial activities in fostering organizational identification in Chinese university libraries	63
A study of data-focused roles in leading North American university libraries	55
Management of library services during the pandemic crisis in university libraries of Thailand and Vietnam	45
Patterns and trends of equity, diversity and inclusion programs in academic libraries	42
Curating institutional memory in academic libraries: AI, metadata, and student-led digital archiving & storytelling	42
Investigating mobile acceptance in academic library services based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (UTAUT-2)	34
E-book vendors as platform intermediaries for academic libraries and scholarly publishers: a critical discourse analysis of e-book vendors' webpages	33
Beyond the traditional: Extending academic libraries’ roles in research integrity based on the causes of research misconduct	33
People v processes: The role of the academic librarian in supporting the decolonisation of learning and teaching at UK universities	32
It's all about the chat and COVID-19: Virtual one-on-one research consultations surveyed	30
Mother librarians on the tenure track: A phenomenological study of their experiences	30
Assessing the geography of the chat reference service in a post-pandemic university community	30
Assessing the alignment of university library collections with scholarly research outputs: UW-Madison case study	30
Criteria for the Selection of 3D Printers for the Purposes of their Implementation in the Activities of Academic Libraries	28
Mechanisms of environmental stimuli on learning efficacy: An empirical study of university library spaces	28
Back on campus: How New Jersey academic librarians are adapting to the new normal	26
E-book acceptance by first-year undergraduate students: A longitudinal examination and implications for library researchers	26
University of Portsmouth library subject pages: a flexible in-house system for guidance and resource discovery	26
University students' knowledge of potentially predatory journals: A focus group analysis	25
AI prompts for clinical questions: Evaluating information literacy frameworks in health sciences education	25
Enhancing access and efficiency: The role of library research guides in supporting academic success at Busitema University	24
Adoption of artificial intelligence in academic libraries: A systematic review of current practices, challenges, and research opportunities	24

A retrospective look at a DDA-centered collection strategy: Planning for the future of monograph acquisitions	24
EBSCO and Summon Discovery Generator Tools: How Accurate Are They?	24