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Chester Zoo

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World rank, all time
#25,226
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,345
of 2,253
Research works
169
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.06× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.34× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 86.55× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 3.23× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 86.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chester Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, Hanspeter W. Steinmetz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chester Zoo.

  1. 1 Hanspeter W. Steinmetz United Kingdom · #1,518,640 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Chester Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Chester Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Conservation and Animal Welfare.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change7▲ 7.1×16 topics
  2. Population Dynamics6▲ 74×6 topics
  3. Habitat Selection5▲ 191×2 topics
  4. Biodiversity4▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Animal Movement4▲ 217×1 topic
  6. Conservation4▲ 26×7 topics
  7. Occupancy Rates4▲ 217×1 topic
  8. Animal Welfare3▲ 101×4 topics
  9. Emotional State3▲ 261×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology3▲ 2.0×13 topics
  11. Stress Indicators3▲ 261×1 topic
  12. Acoustic Communication3▲ 147×2 topics
  13. Genetic Structure2▲ 96×4 topics
  14. Conservation Biology2▲ 64×3 topics
  15. Evolution2▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Genomic Analysis2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Animal-Assisted Therapy2▲ 233×1 topic
  18. Dog Domestication2▲ 233×1 topic
  19. Invasive Species2▲ 13×8 topics
  20. Social Cognition2▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 91×2 topics
  22. Altruism2▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Cooperation2▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 61×2 topics
  25. Primates2▲ 270×1 topic
  26. Social Behavior2▲ 86×1 topic
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Ecological Niche2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Ethical Considerations2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Attitudes1▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Flagship Species1▲ 155×1 topic
  33. Genetic Diversity1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Genetic Variation1▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Natural Selection1▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Phenotypic Plasticity1▲ 154×1 topic
  37. Anthropogenic Noise1▲ 127×1 topic
  38. Avian Vocal Communication1▲ 235×1 topic
  39. Birdsong1▲ 235×1 topic
  40. Marine Mammals1▲ 127×1 topic

Which research topics does Chester Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science…1Animal and Plant Science Education: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional works
EcologySmall AnimalsGeneticsSocial Psychology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 works
  3. 3 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chester Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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