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Chicago Zoological Society

In research, Chicago Zoological Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,346 of 11,023 worldwide), Environmental Science (#3,203 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,444 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,363
of 22,385 · #18,680 all time
Rank in United States
#3,155
of 3,332
Research works
495
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Chicago Zoological Society

What is Chicago Zoological Society known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #5,346 of 11,023 12.4%170
Environmental ScienceField #3,203 of 5,407 11.8%141
Physical SciencesDomain #15,444 of 17,446 12.9%168

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chicago Zoological Society sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Chicago Zoological Society work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Chicago Zoological Society is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (31%), Medicine (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 37.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 31.2% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 16.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 32.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 6.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 25.9% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 15.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChicagoZoological…74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2331.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences34.0%
    3. Engineering11.1%
    4. Computer Science10.7%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology912.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences912.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology67.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine1115.3%
    2. Veterinary68.1%
    3. Health Professions11.6%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Psychology22.3%
    2. Social Sciences11.5%
    3. Decision Sciences00.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.52× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.57× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.27× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 59.75× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 59.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary59.75×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology7.57×6 works
  3. Environmental Science6.27×23 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.56×3 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.52×9 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.25×9 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×0 works
  8. Dentistry1.24×0 works
  9. Medicine0.80×11 works
  10. Psychology0.77×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.70×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.60×1 works
  13. Nursing0.46×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  17. Engineering0.08×1 works
  18. Energy0.06×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chicago Zoological Society?

Ranked on the quality score, Randall S. Wells, Robert C. Lacy and Amy K. Samuels lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chicago Zoological Society.

  1. 1 Randall S. Wells United States · #281,441 worldwide 19k citations · 418 works
  2. 2 Robert C. Lacy United States · #334,125 worldwide 15k citations · 266 works
  3. 3 Amy K. Samuels United States · #839,368 worldwide 2.9k citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Brian C. Balmer United States · #1,260,158 worldwide 3.2k citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Carol D. Saunders United States · #1,343,354 worldwide 1.5k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Katherine McHugh United States · #1,460,040 worldwide 1.9k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Katie Hall United States · #1,497,118 worldwide 823 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 RS Wells United States · #1,750,027 worldwide 1.8k citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Lance J. Miller United States · #1,751,022 worldwide 2.1k citations · 95 works
  10. 10 Alejandro Grajal United States · #1,840,010 worldwide 1.5k citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Chicago Zoological Society

What are the most cited papers from Chicago Zoological Society?

The most cited paper from Chicago Zoological Society is "Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas" (William Frederick Laurance et al., 2012), with 1,223 citations. Next come "Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival" (1,185) and "Predicting the Probability of Outbreeding Depression" (958).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas William Frederick Laurance et al. · Nature Open access216 authors 24 Jul 2012 1,223
2 Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival Joan B. Silk, Susan C. Alberts, Jeanne Altmann · Science 13 Nov 2003 1,185
3 Predicting the Probability of Outbreeding Depression Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, Mark D. B. Eldridge et al. · Conservation Biology 12 Apr 2011 958
4 Loss of Genetic Diversity from Managed Populations: Interacting Effects of Drift, Mutation, Immigration, Selection, and Population Subdivision Robert C. Lacy · Conservation Biology Aug 1987 685
5 Importance of Genetic Variation to the Viability of Mammalian Populations Robert C. Lacy · Journal of Mammalogy 21 May 1997 657
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chicago Zoological Society?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Acoustic Communication, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals, Genetic Structure 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-now 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 Change17▲ 8.6×21 topics
  2. Population Dynamics14▲ 74×6 topics
  3. Conservation12▲ 37×8 topics
  4. Acoustic Communication9▲ 243×2 topics
  5. Anthropogenic Noise7▲ 349×1 topic
  6. Marine Mammals7▲ 349×1 topic
  7. Genetic Structure6▲ 111×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology6▲ 1.86×23 topics
  9. Animal Welfare5▲ 82×4 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 41×6 topics
  11. Emotional State4▲ 164×1 topic
  12. Stress Indicators4▲ 164×1 topic
  13. Genomic Analysis4▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Bycatch3▲ 382×1 topic
  15. Marine Turtles3▲ 382×1 topic
  16. Social Cognition3▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Oxytocin3▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  19. Animal-Assisted Therapy3▲ 154×1 topic
  20. Biodiversity3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  21. Dog Domestication3▲ 154×1 topic
  22. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Habitat Selection2▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Vaccine2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  25. Avian Malaria2▲ 327×1 topic
  26. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Haemosporidian Parasites2▲ 327×1 topic
  28. Host Specificity2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  30. Trophic Cascades2▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.9×9 topics
  32. Immune Response2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  33. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Avian Vocal Communication2▲ 167×1 topic
  35. Birdsong2▲ 167×1 topic
  36. Invasive Species2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  37. Reproductive Strategies2▲ 64×2 topics
  38. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Evolution2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Vaccine Development2▲ 9.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Chicago Zoological Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Turtle Biology and Conservation and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Marine animal studies ov…7Marine animal studies overview: 7 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…4Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…3Turtle Biology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 3 fractional worksBird parasitology and diseases: 2 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communicati…2Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional works
EcologySmall AnimalsNature and Landscape ConservationGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  3. 3 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chicago Zoological Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chicago Zoological Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Chicago Zoological Society0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Chicago Zoological Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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