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Halle Zoo

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World rank, all time
#25,788
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,246
of 1,603
Research works
129
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Halle Zoo

Which fields of science does Halle Zoo work in?

In all years, 29% of research at Halle Zoo is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 28.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 20.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 8.9% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHalle Zoo129fractional works, all years
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences20%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science139.9%
    2. Engineering107.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.9%
    4. Chemistry32.5%
    5. Materials Science32.0%
    6. Computer Science21.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy21.2%
    8. Mathematics21.2%
    9. Energy00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1612.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1511.5%
    3. Neuroscience53.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine2318.0%
    2. Veterinary21.7%
    3. Health Professions21.5%
    4. Dentistry10.8%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities128.9%
    2. Social Sciences75.7%
    3. Psychology32.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
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: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 24.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× 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, 24.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary24.87×0 works
  2. Dentistry4.64×0 works
  3. Neuroscience3.40×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.66×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.63×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.30×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.95×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.85×1 works
  9. Health Professions1.71×1 works
  10. Psychology1.68×1 works
  11. Environmental Science1.15×1 works
  12. Materials Science1.03×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.95×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.76×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×0 works
  16. Engineering0.65×1 works
  17. Medicine0.41×1 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Halle Zoo?

Ranked on the quality score, Dietmar Mende, G. von Studnitz and Friedrich Alverdes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Halle Zoo.

  1. 1 Dietmar Mende Germany · #2,310,968 worldwide 25 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 G. von Studnitz Germany · #2,447,729 worldwide 280 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Friedrich Alverdes Germany · #2,698,917 worldwide 101 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Wilhelm Ludwig Germany · #2,705,317 worldwide 906 citations · 152 works
  5. 5 Walter Beltz Germany · #2,838,182 worldwide 160 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Hellmut Spretke Germany · #2,885,552 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Lothar Busch Germany · #2,992,096 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 H Gollmitz Germany · #4,521,897 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Hans Petzsch Germany · #4,895,031 worldwide 30 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Alexander Querengässer Germany · #4,989,403 worldwide 7 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Halle Zoo

What are the most cited papers from Halle Zoo?

The most cited paper from Halle Zoo is "Germ-Line Mutations in Nonsyndromic Pheochromocytoma" (Hartmut P.H. Neumann et al., 2002), with 1,373 citations. Next come "Sec- and Tat-mediated protein secretion across the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane—Distinct translocases and mechanisms" (558) and "The Circadian Rhythm of Core Temperature: Origin and some Implications for Exercise Performance" (305).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Germ-Line Mutations in Nonsyndromic Pheochromocytoma Hartmut P.H. Neumann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 9 May 2002 1,373
2 Sec- and Tat-mediated protein secretion across the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane—Distinct translocases and mechanisms Paolo Natale, Thomas Brüser, Arnold J. M. Driessen · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes Open access 10 Aug 2007 558
3 The Circadian Rhythm of Core Temperature: Origin and some Implications for Exercise Performance Jim M. Waterhouse, Barry Drust, Dietmar Weinert et al. · Chronobiology International 2005 305
4 Lipid uptake by insect oocytes Rolf Ziegler, Rik Van Antwerpen · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 20 Jan 2006 243
5 Comparative analyses of longevity and senescence reveal variable survival benefits of living in zoos across mammals Morgane Tidière, Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Vérane Berger et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 7 Nov 2016 219
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Halle Zoo?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Microbiota, Thermal Management and Global 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 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. Climate Change10▲ 2.9×25 topics
  2. Invasive Species8▲ 10×9 topics
  3. Population Dynamics7▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Biodiversity6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 2.5×7 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Microbiota4▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.4×3 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.78×17 topics
  10. Thermal Management4▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Global Change4▲ 10×2 topics
  12. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis4▲ 10.0×2 topics
  14. Engineering4▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Materials Science4▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Conservation3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  19. Genomics3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  20. Habitat Selection3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Animal Movement3▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Evolution3▲ 7.9×11 topics
  23. Occupancy Rates3▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Plant-Animal Interactions3▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Pollinator Decline3▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Symbiosis3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Ants3▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Population Genetics3▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Social Insects3▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Biogeography3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  32. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  33. Animal Welfare2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Phylogeny2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  35. Thermodynamics2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Species Richness2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Genetic Structure2▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Natural Selection2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Physiology2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy2▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Halle Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Pleistocene-Era Hominins…0Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…0Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…0Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…0Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany: 0 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …0Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 0 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…0Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
AnthropologySmall AnimalsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology6 others

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

  1. 1 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 0 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  5. 5 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 0 works
  8. 8 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Halle Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher 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 Halle Zoo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Halle Zoo0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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