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Indianapolis Zoo

In research, Indianapolis Zoo stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,618 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,896 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,031
of 28,054 · #6,434 all time
Rank in United States
#2,431
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Indianapolis Zoo known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #9,618 of 11,982 3.8%118 #2874
MedicineField #8,896 of 10,443 3.8%105 #2863

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indianapolis Zoo 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).

What does Indianapolis Zoo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 24.2 works19×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.15× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indianapolis Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, Angela M. Lennox, Hazem Elmansy and Steven F. Isenberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indianapolis Zoo.

  1. 1 Angela M. Lennox United States · #429,095 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Hazem Elmansy United States · #695,041 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Steven F. Isenberg United States · #755,230 worldwide 15 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 C. G. Culbertson United States · #920,659 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 JOSEPH RILUS EASTMAN United States · #928,150 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 W. S. Blatchley United States · #1,011,173 worldwide 21 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Amos W. Butler United States · #1,519,124 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Indianapolis Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Indianapolis Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Heart Failure, Metabolic Syndrome, Genetics and Clinical Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology23▲ 2.4×51 topics
  2. Glycemic Control21▲ 57×4 topics
  3. Insulin Therapy19▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Type 2 Diabetes18▲ 34×5 topics
  5. Type 1 Diabetes16▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Inflammation15▲ 3.0×34 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome15▲ 7.5×10 topics
  8. Heart Failure14▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress14▲ 3.6×19 topics
  10. Genetics14▲ 8.1×12 topics
  11. Clinical Guidelines13▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Outcomes13▲ 99×1 topic
  13. Glucose Control13▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Immunotherapy12▲ 7.3×6 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.3×15 topics
  16. Public Health11▲ 3.1×15 topics
  17. Autoimmunity11▲ 31×1 topic
  18. HLA Genes11▲ 115×1 topic
  19. Obesity11▲ 5.8×14 topics
  20. Diabetes10▲ 8.6×11 topics
  21. Diabetes Mellitus10▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Pancreatic Islets9▲ 91×1 topic
  23. ß-Cell Dysfunction9▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Weight Loss9▲ 22×4 topics
  25. Cancer8▲ 2.4×21 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance7▲ 6.6×7 topics
  27. Clinical Trials7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy7▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Biomarkers7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  30. Complications6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  32. Primary Care6▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Continuous Glucose Monitoring6▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Hypoglycemia6▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Epilepsy Treatment5▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Exercise4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Ketogenic Diet4▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Low-Carbohydrate Diet4▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Tumor Suppression4▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Indianapolis Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes and associated disorders, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Diabetes Management and Research.

Diabetes Treatment and M…13Diabetes Treatment and Management: 13 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 11 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 9 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 6 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…4Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 4 fractional worksMetabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer: 4 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 3 fractional worksPharmacology and Obesity Treatment: 3 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 3 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsSurgeryPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 13 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 11 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 9 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 4 works
  7. 7 Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  9. 9 Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Pharmacology 3 works
  10. 10 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 3 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indianapolis Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

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