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Denver Zoo

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World rank, all time
#32,791
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,879
of 7,310
Research works
126
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Denver Zoo

Which fields of science does Denver Zoo work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research at Denver Zoo is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 26.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 26.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 14.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 13.8% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 23.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 22.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDenver Zoo25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences22%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science726.0%
    2. Engineering01.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology414.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences310.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    1. Medicine310.7%
    2. Veterinary310.4%
    3. Health Professions01.8%
    1. Psychology310.5%
    2. Social Sciences29.7%
    3. Decision Sciences01.7%
    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: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.79× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.24× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 76.53× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.43× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 76.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary76.53×3 works
  2. Environmental Science5.24×7 works
  3. Psychology3.43×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.79×4 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.17×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.81×0 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.25×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.76×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.71×0 works
  11. Medicine0.56×3 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×0 works
  13. Engineering0.11×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Denver Zoo?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard P. Reading, Сух Амгаланбаатар and Nichole Louise Nageotte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Denver Zoo.

  1. 1 Richard P. Reading United States · #2,068,314 worldwide 3.7k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Сух Амгаланбаатар United States · #3,531,638 worldwide 664 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Nichole Louise Nageotte United States · #3,938,726 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ganchimeg Wingard United States · #4,578,026 worldwide 280 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Richard C. Cambre United States · #4,808,164 worldwide 563 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jennifer C. Hausmann United States · #4,831,713 worldwide 163 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Richard P. Reading United States · #5,600,225 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Anneke Moresco United States · #5,639,120 worldwide 691 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 David E. Kenny United States · #5,762,668 worldwide 574 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Denver Zoo

What are the most cited papers from Denver Zoo?

The most cited paper from Denver Zoo is "Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally" (Melinda D. Smith et al., 2024), with 198 citations. Next come "Improving the Evaluation of Conservation Programs" (187) and "HotSpotter — Patterned species instance recognition" (181).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally Melinda D. Smith et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access173 authors 8 Jan 2024 198
2 Improving the Evaluation of Conservation Programs Devra G. Kleiman, Richard P. Reading, Brian J. Miller et al. · Conservation Biology Apr 2000 187
3 HotSpotter — Patterned species instance recognition Jonathan Crall, Charles V. Stewart, Tanya Y. Berger-Wolf et al. Conference paperOpen access 2013 181
4 Food habits of jaguars and pumas in Jalisco, Mexico Rodrigo Núñez, Brian J. Miller, Fred Lindzey · Journal of Zoology Nov 2000 164
5 The Value of Enrichment to Reintroduction Success Richard P. Reading, Brian J. Miller, David J. Shepherdson · Zoo Biology 20 Feb 2013 164
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Denver Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Genetic Structure, Education, Genomic Analysis, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Animal-Assisted Therapy and Dog Domestication.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity3▲ 17×10 topics
  2. Climate Change3▲ 4.3×15 topics
  3. Education3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  4. Genetic Structure3▲ 147×3 topics
  5. Genomic Analysis3▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Population Dynamics3▲ 39×5 topics
  7. Conservation2▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Animal-Assisted Therapy2▲ 375×1 topic
  9. Dog Domestication2▲ 375×1 topic
  10. Animal Welfare2▲ 99×2 topics
  11. Emotional State2▲ 243×1 topic
  12. Stress Indicators2▲ 243×1 topic
  13. Habitat Selection2▲ 95×2 topics
  14. Ethics2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Animal Movement2▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Attitudes2▲ 146×1 topic
  17. Flagship Species2▲ 235×1 topic
  18. Occupancy Rates2▲ 114×1 topic
  19. Communication1▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Conservation Biology1▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Mental Health1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  23. Qualitative Research1▲ 4.6×1 topic
  24. Social Sciences1▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Denver Zoo publish most on?

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

Human-Animal Interaction…2Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 2 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …1Environmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksInsects and Parasite Interactions: 0 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 0 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional works
GeneticsSmall AnimalsEcologySocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  8. 8 Insects and Parasite Interactions Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Denver Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Denver Zoo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Denver Zoo0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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