Question 1

How does Chester Zoo rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Chester Zoo ranks #31,610 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #1,702 of 1,844 in the United Kingdom.

Question 2

Who are the top researchers at Chester Zoo?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Susan L. Walker, Stuart E. Nixon and Andrew Moss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chester Zoo.

Question 3

What are the most cited papers from Chester Zoo?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Chester Zoo is "The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates" (Michael P. Hoffmann et al., 2010), with 1,548 citations. Next come "Human-felid conflict: a review of patterns and priorities worldwide" (827) and "Four Decades of Forest Persistence, Clearance and Logging on Borneo" (485).

Question 4

Which research topics does Chester Zoo publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which keywords describe research at Chester Zoo?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which fields of science does Chester Zoo work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Chester Zoo is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (32%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 7

Is Chester Zoo's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.