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Lincoln Park Zoo

In research, Lincoln Park Zoo stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,997 of 14,347 worldwide), Environmental Science (#4,677 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#21,016 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,467
of 28,054 · #15,886 all time
Rank in United States
#3,336
of 4,192
Research works
494
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Lincoln Park Zoo known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #6,997 of 14,347 20.7%151
Environmental ScienceField #4,677 of 6,208 19.5%121
Physical SciencesDomain #21,016 of 21,541 18.0%140

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

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: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.81× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 64.81× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.81× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 64.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lincoln Park Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, Seth B. Magle and Stephen R. Ross lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lincoln Park Zoo.

  1. 1 Seth B. Magle United States · #487,067 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Stephen R. Ross United States · #1,443,987 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Lincoln Park Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Lincoln Park Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Trophic Cascades, Biodiversity, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates and Social Cognition.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 5.7×20 topics
  2. Population Dynamics10▲ 57×6 topics
  3. Habitat Selection9▲ 168×2 topics
  4. Trophic Cascades8▲ 117×2 topics
  5. Biodiversity8▲ 14×10 topics
  6. Animal Movement7▲ 191×1 topic
  7. Occupancy Rates7▲ 191×1 topic
  8. Social Cognition7▲ 56×4 topics
  9. Evolution6▲ 32×4 topics
  10. Animal Welfare6▲ 87×2 topics
  11. Genetic Structure6▲ 108×3 topics
  12. Invasive Species6▲ 18×10 topics
  13. Altruism6▲ 88×2 topics
  14. Cooperation6▲ 117×2 topics
  15. Social Behavior6▲ 130×2 topics
  16. Intelligence5▲ 187×1 topic
  17. Primates5▲ 404×1 topic
  18. Emotional State5▲ 234×1 topic
  19. Stress Indicators5▲ 234×1 topic
  20. Conservation Biology5▲ 67×3 topics
  21. Genomic Analysis5▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Conservation5▲ 15×8 topics
  23. Oxytocin5▲ 137×2 topics
  24. Animal-Assisted Therapy5▲ 267×1 topic
  25. Dog Domestication5▲ 267×1 topic
  26. Evolutionary Dynamics4▲ 143×2 topics
  27. Ecological Niche4▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Species Distribution Modeling4▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 64×2 topics
  31. Reproductive Strategies2▲ 92×2 topics
  32. Social Learning2▲ 131×2 topics
  33. Natural Selection2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 119×1 topic
  35. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Avian Ecology2▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Migration Patterns2▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Cultural Evolution2▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Attitudes2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Lincoln Park Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…7Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 5 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…2Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 2 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 1 fractional worksLanguage and cultural evolution: 1 fractional works
EcologySocial PsychologySmall AnimalsGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 5 works
  4. 4 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 5 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 1 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lincoln Park Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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