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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

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Research works
74
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Not ranked overall: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Cleveland Metroparks Zoo work in?

In all years, 35% of research at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is in Life Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (20%), Psychology (16%), Veterinary (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 26 fractional works · 34.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 14.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 26.1% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 12.9% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 10.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 15.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKClevelandMetroparks Zoo74fractional works, all years
Life Sciences35%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1014.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences811.2%
    3. Neuroscience44.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology44.8%
    1. Veterinary1114.4%
    2. Medicine810.5%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Environmental Science1519.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    3. Engineering00.1%
    1. Psychology1216.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    3. Social Sciences10.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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: 3.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.79× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 87.01× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 5.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× 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, 87.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary87.01×2 works
  2. Psychology5.92×2 works
  3. Environmental Science4.79×3 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.06×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.30×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.98×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×0 works
  9. Medicine0.48×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.26×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×0 works
  12. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo?

Ranked on the quality score, Patricia M. Dennis, Diana C. Koester and Christopher W. Kuhar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

  1. 1 Patricia M. Dennis United States · #2,788,274 worldwide 2.4k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Diana C. Koester United States · #3,226,310 worldwide 253 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Christopher W. Kuhar United States · #3,599,508 worldwide 841 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Noah Thomas Dunham United States · #3,655,489 worldwide 401 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Albert H. Lewandowski United States · #4,266,718 worldwide 571 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Mandi Wilder Schook United States · #5,255,365 worldwide 482 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Elena Hoellein Less United States · #5,322,655 worldwide 157 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Austin Leeds United States · #5,517,900 worldwide 243 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Kristen E. Lukas United States · #5,648,415 worldwide 2k citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

What are the most cited papers from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo?

The most cited paper from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is "SARS-CoV-2 infection in free-ranging white-tailed deer" (Vanessa L. Hale, Patricia M. Dennis, Dillon S. McBride et al., 2021), with 446 citations. Next come "Evolution of increased glia–neuron ratios in the human frontal cortex" (350) and "Von Economo Neurons in the Elephant Brain" (172).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SARS-CoV-2 infection in free-ranging white-tailed deer Vanessa L. Hale, Patricia M. Dennis, Dillon S. McBride et al. · Nature Open access 23 Dec 2021 446
2 Evolution of increased glia–neuron ratios in the human frontal cortex Chet C. Sherwood, Cheryl D. Stimpson, Mary Ann Raghanti et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 28 Aug 2006 350
3 Von Economo Neurons in the Elephant Brain Atiya Y. Hakeem, Chet C. Sherwood, Christopher J. Bonar et al. · The Anatomical Record Open access 16 Dec 2008 172
4 Muscles of facial expression in the chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes ): descriptive, comparative and phylogenetic contexts Anne M. Burrows, Bridget M. Waller, Lisa A. Parr et al. · Journal of Anatomy Open access 26 Jan 2006 158
5 Space use as an indicator of enclosure appropriateness: A novel measure of captive animal welfare Stephen R. Ross, Steven J. Schapiro, Jann Hau et al. · Applied Animal Behaviour Science 17 Sep 2009 147
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Animal Welfare, Social Behavior, Evolution, Cognition, Intelligence, Primates, Population Dynamics and Emotional State.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Animal Welfare10▲ 114×4 topics
  2. Social Behavior9▲ 146×2 topics
  3. Cognition9▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Evolution9▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Intelligence9▲ 226×1 topic
  6. Primates9▲ 472×1 topic
  7. Population Dynamics8▲ 35×7 topics
  8. Climate Change8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  9. Emotional State7▲ 291×1 topic
  10. Stress Indicators7▲ 291×1 topic
  11. Habitat Selection6▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Conservation5▲ 15×11 topics
  13. Animal Movement4▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Occupancy Rates4▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Genetic Structure4▲ 68×3 topics
  16. Acoustic Communication4▲ 92×2 topics
  17. Genomic Analysis4▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Biodiversity4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  19. Oxytocin4▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Reproductive Strategies3▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Social Cognition3▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Animal-Assisted Therapy3▲ 235×1 topic
  24. Aquaculture3▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Dog Domestication3▲ 235×1 topic
  26. Natural Selection3▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Phenotypic Plasticity3▲ 94×1 topic
  28. Avian Vocal Communication3▲ 189×1 topic
  29. Birdsong3▲ 189×1 topic
  30. Conservation Biology3▲ 31×4 topics
  31. Gut Microbiota2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Avian Ecology2▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Migration Patterns2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Attitudes2▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Flagship Species2▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Amphibian Declines2▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Cleveland Metroparks Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…1Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 0 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 0 fractional works
Small AnimalsSocial PsychologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  2. 2 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 0 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% 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 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Cleveland Metroparks Zoo0.000040% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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