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Institute of Zoology

In research, Institute of Zoology stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,171 of 7,800 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,746 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,923 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 24.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,913
of 28,054 · #8,412 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#25
of 84
Research works
1.8k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Institute of Zoology 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,171 of 7,800 15.4%143 #3730
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,746 of 3,409 13.7%80 #2327
Physical SciencesDomain #10,923 of 12,888 15.6%84 #12642
Environmental ScienceField #3,019 of 3,551 14.6%63 #2169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Zoology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#3,730 #5,171
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,327 #2,746
  3. Physical Sciences#12,642 #10,923
  4. Environmental Science#2,169 #3,019
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Zoology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 31.8 works25×
  2. EcologySubfield · 30.6 works14×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 24.8 works11×
← 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: 6.14× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.48× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.56× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.14× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Zoology?

Ranked on the composite score, Hubert Lyman Clark, Glover M. Allen and F.R. Parrington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Zoology.

  1. 1 Hubert Lyman Clark Kazakhstan · #280,933 worldwide 57 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Glover M. Allen Kazakhstan · #775,481 worldwide 61 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 F.R. Parrington Kazakhstan · #789,398 worldwide 80 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 C. B. Goodhart Kazakhstan · #799,090 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Roland Hauspie Kazakhstan · #938,864 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 James L. Peters Kazakhstan · #994,807 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Arthur M. Chickering Kazakhstan · #995,891 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 A. V. Gromov Kazakhstan · #1,313,467 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Tatjana N. Dujsebayeva Kazakhstan · #1,430,780 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Zoology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Zoology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Phylogeny, DNA Barcoding, Taxonomy and Evolution.

▲ 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. Climate Change44▲ 5.9×51 topics
  2. Biodiversity40▲ 20×24 topics
  3. Invasive Species31▲ 26×20 topics
  4. Biogeography26▲ 36×19 topics
  5. Phylogeny23▲ 55×17 topics
  6. DNA Barcoding22▲ 50×9 topics
  7. Taxonomy22▲ 61×12 topics
  8. Evolution20▲ 29×14 topics
  9. Conservation17▲ 15×16 topics
  10. Population Dynamics15▲ 21×10 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 16×14 topics
  13. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.8×21 topics
  14. Molecular Phylogeny13▲ 30×11 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity12▲ 10.0×12 topics
  16. Morphology12▲ 25×7 topics
  17. Global Change11▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Biological Control10▲ 24×9 topics
  19. Cryptic Species9▲ 143×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 16×7 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  22. Species Delimitation8▲ 67×3 topics
  23. Lepidoptera8▲ 152×1 topic
  24. Molecular Phylogenetics8▲ 152×1 topic
  25. Conservation Biology8▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Microbiota7▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Coleoptera7▲ 129×2 topics
  28. Plant-Animal Interactions7▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Pollinator Decline7▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Speciation6▲ 59×3 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  32. Habitat Selection6▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Biological Invasions6▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Cryptic Diversity5▲ 131×2 topics
  35. Genomics5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  36. Genetic Structure5▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 35×3 topics
  38. Ecology5▲ 12×7 topics
  39. Adaptive Evolution5▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Taxonomic Revision5▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Zoology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution.

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 4 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…4Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental and Biolog…3Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones: 3 fractional works
GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyAquatic Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  3. 3 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 4 works
  4. 4 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  9. 9 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 4 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.0%domestic only39.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Zoology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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