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Chicago Zoological Society

In research, Chicago Zoological Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,174 of 14,347 worldwide), Environmental Science (#4,423 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,410 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,898
of 28,054 · #13,692 all time
Rank in United States
#2,094
of 4,192
Research works
495
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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 #6,174 of 14,347 21.0%170
Environmental ScienceField #4,423 of 6,208 21.8%141
Physical SciencesDomain #17,410 of 21,541 22.0%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.54× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.83× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.20× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 57.32× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 57.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chicago Zoological Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Randall S. Wells, L. H. Hyman and Robert C. Lacy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chicago Zoological Society.

  1. 1 Randall S. Wells United States · #93,493 worldwide 472 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 L. H. Hyman United States · #432,468 worldwide 88 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Robert C. Lacy United States · #704,858 worldwide 106 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Chicago Zoological Society

Which keywords describe research at Chicago Zoological Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 Change16▲ 8.5×18 topics
  2. Population Dynamics13▲ 75×6 topics
  3. Conservation11▲ 37×8 topics
  4. Acoustic Communication8▲ 246×2 topics
  5. Anthropogenic Noise6▲ 325×1 topic
  6. Marine Mammals6▲ 325×1 topic
  7. Genetic Structure6▲ 115×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology5▲ 1.97×23 topics
  9. Animal Welfare5▲ 82×4 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 41×6 topics
  11. Emotional State3▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Stress Indicators3▲ 156×1 topic
  13. Bycatch3▲ 411×1 topic
  14. Marine Turtles3▲ 411×1 topic
  15. Genomic Analysis3▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Biodiversity3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  18. Oxytocin3▲ 82×2 topics
  19. Social Cognition3▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Animal-Assisted Therapy2▲ 149×1 topic
  22. Dog Domestication2▲ 149×1 topic
  23. Vaccine2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  24. Host Specificity2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Avian Malaria2▲ 378×1 topic
  26. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Haemosporidian Parasites2▲ 378×1 topic
  28. Immune Response2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  31. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Habitat Selection2▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Trophic Cascades2▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Avian Vocal Communication2▲ 187×1 topic
  35. Birdsong2▲ 187×1 topic
  36. Invasive Species2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  37. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Evolution2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Vaccine Development2▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Heat Stress2▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Chicago Zoological Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Turtle Biology and Conservation and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Marine animal studies ov…6Marine animal studies overview: 6 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…3Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…3Turtle Biology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 2 fractional worksBird parasitology and diseases: 2 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communicati…2Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 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 6 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 works
  3. 3 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chicago Zoological Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.