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Denver Zoo

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World rank, all time
#40,984
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,476
of 8,685
Research works
126
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

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: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.05× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 64.65× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× 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, 64.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Denver Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Genetic Structure, Education, Population Dynamics, Genomic Analysis, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Dog Domestication and Climate Change.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity3▲ 17×9 topics
  2. Genetic Structure3▲ 172×3 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 4.4×14 topics
  4. Education3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  5. Genomic Analysis2▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Population Dynamics2▲ 43×4 topics
  7. Animal-Assisted Therapy2▲ 429×1 topic
  8. Dog Domestication2▲ 429×1 topic
  9. Conservation2▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Animal Welfare2▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Ethics2▲ 15×2 topics
  12. Habitat Selection2▲ 98×2 topics
  13. Stress Indicators2▲ 229×1 topic
  14. Animal Movement1▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Communication1▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Occupancy Rates1▲ 120×1 topic
  17. Attitudes1▲ 129×1 topic
  18. Flagship Species1▲ 204×1 topic
  19. Conservation Biology1▲ 49×3 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Mental Health1▲ 3.3×6 topics
  22. Qualitative Research1▲ 5.1×1 topic
  23. Social Sciences1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Denver Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 1 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksInsects and Parasite Interactions: 0 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 0 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 0 fractional works
GeneticsSmall AnimalsEcologySocial Psychology6 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 1 works
  4. 4 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  6. 6 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  7. 7 Insects and Parasite Interactions Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  10. 10 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Denver Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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.

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