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Minnesota Zoo

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World rank, all time
#36,863
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,784
of 8,685
Research works
181
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
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: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.65× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.99× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 31.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 31.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Minnesota Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald Tilson, U. S. Seal and Daryl R. Tweeton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minnesota Zoo.

  1. 1 Ronald Tilson United States · #238,097 worldwide 165 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 U. S. Seal United States · #321,872 worldwide 73 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Daryl R. Tweeton United States · #1,360,803 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Minnesota Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Minnesota Zoo?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Biodiversity, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Genetic Diversity and Population Genetics.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 5.9×36 topics
  2. Population Dynamics26▲ 47×10 topics
  3. Habitat Selection20▲ 117×2 topics
  4. Biodiversity17▲ 12×13 topics
  5. Animal Movement15▲ 142×1 topic
  6. Occupancy Rates15▲ 142×1 topic
  7. Genetic Diversity14▲ 16×8 topics
  8. Population Genetics12▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Invasive Species12▲ 11×12 topics
  10. Conservation Biology11▲ 53×4 topics
  11. Conservation10▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Marker-Assisted Selection9▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Plant Breeding8▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Animal Breeding8▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Genomic Selection8▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Adaptive Evolution7▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Animal Welfare6▲ 31×4 topics
  19. Ecological Niche6▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Species Distribution Modeling6▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Evolution6▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Genetic Structure6▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Cognition5▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Communication5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  25. Genetic Variation5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Global Change5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  27. Species Richness5▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Altruism4▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Cooperation4▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Intelligence4▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Avian Ecology4▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Emotional State4▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Migration Patterns4▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Natural Selection4▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Social Behavior4▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Stress Indicators4▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Primates4▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Tool Use4▲ 88×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem4▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Reproductive Strategies4▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Minnesota Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…1Primate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…0Species Distribution and Climate Change: 0 fractional worksMicrowave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications: 0 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 0 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logis…0Maritime Ports and Logistics: 0 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 0 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and international trade: 0 fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 0 fractional works
Small AnimalsEcologySocial PsychologyEcological Modeling6 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 0 works
  5. 5 Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications Organic Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minnesota Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.