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National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

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World rank, all time
#35,988
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#131
of 154
Research works
180
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
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: 6.04× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.87× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 4.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 14.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Zoological Gardens of South Africa?

Ranked on the composite score, Emily Mitchell and Steven Hammer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Zoological Gardens of South Africa.

  1. 1 Emily Mitchell South Africa · #1,209,859 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Steven Hammer South Africa · #1,251,217 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

Which keywords describe research at National Zoological Gardens of South Africa?

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

▲ 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 Change26▲ 5.4×33 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity24▲ 27×11 topics
  3. Population Dynamics24▲ 43×8 topics
  4. Epidemiology16▲ 2.3×34 topics
  5. Invasive Species16▲ 15×14 topics
  6. Biodiversity15▲ 11×21 topics
  7. Conservation13▲ 15×15 topics
  8. Population Genetics13▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Habitat Selection13▲ 77×2 topics
  10. Biogeography11▲ 18×16 topics
  11. Adaptive Evolution10▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Trophic Cascades10▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Animal Movement10▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Occupancy Rates10▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Genetic Structure8▲ 57×3 topics
  17. Phylogeny8▲ 25×10 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 12×10 topics
  19. Marker-Assisted Selection7▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 20×9 topics
  21. Pathogenesis7▲ 6.8×9 topics
  22. Genomic Selection7▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Plant Breeding7▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Quantitative Genetics7▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Conservation Biology7▲ 33×4 topics
  26. Species Delimitation7▲ 64×2 topics
  27. Phylogeography6▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Bayesian Inference6▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Microsatellite Analysis6▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Evolution5▲ 10×13 topics
  31. Genetic Characterization5▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Host-Pathogen Interactions5▲ 26×4 topics
  33. Medicinal Plants5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Global Change5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding4▲ 16×6 topics
  36. Genetic Variation4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 35×3 topics
  38. Pathogen Transmission4▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Animal Welfare4▲ 19×4 topics
  40. Natural Selection4▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does National Zoological Gardens of South Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…0Child Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksPhytochemistry and biolo…0Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants: 0 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Bioac…0Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangePlant ScienceEcologyNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  2. 2 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  6. 6 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds Biomaterials 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Zoological Gardens of South Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower 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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