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Oregon Zoo

In research, Oregon Zoo stands highest in Life Sciences (#13,236 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,202
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,480
of 8,685
Research works
296
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Oregon 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 #13,236 of 14,347 13.3%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oregon 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: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 71.80× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 71.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oregon Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, W. L. Powers and Don C. Mote lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oregon Zoo.

  1. 1 W. L. Powers United States · #739,917 worldwide 25 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Don C. Mote United States · #1,451,480 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Oregon Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Oregon Zoo?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Genetic Diversity, Animal Welfare, Population Dynamics, Emotional State, Stress Indicators, Probiotics and Gut Microbiota.

▲ 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 Change31▲ 3.9×34 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity19▲ 13×14 topics
  3. Animal Welfare18▲ 53×4 topics
  4. Population Dynamics16▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Emotional State15▲ 151×1 topic
  6. Stress Indicators15▲ 151×1 topic
  7. Probiotics12▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Gut Microbiota12▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Habitat Selection11▲ 39×2 topics
  10. Invasive Species11▲ 6.2×12 topics
  11. Biodiversity10▲ 4.7×11 topics
  12. Genetics10▲ 4.3×11 topics
  13. Conservation10▲ 6.8×9 topics
  14. Population Genetics10▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Antioxidants9▲ 7.4×4 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 7.9×11 topics
  17. Plant Breeding9▲ 27×4 topics
  18. Animal Breeding9▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Genomic Selection9▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Heat Stress8▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Animal Movement8▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Food Security8▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Occupancy Rates8▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Trophic Cascades8▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Modified Atmosphere Packaging8▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Microbiota7▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Genomic Analysis7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  28. Toxicity7▲ 5.4×7 topics
  29. Genetic Structure7▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Amino Acids7▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Antibiotic Alternatives7▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Consumer Perception7▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Prebiotics7▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Host Specificity6▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Meat Quality6▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Lipid Oxidation6▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Protein Oxidation6▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Spoilage Microbiota6▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Biological Control6▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Oregon Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksMycobacterium research a…0Mycobacterium research and diagnosis: 0 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…0Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 0 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…0Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 0 fractional worksToxoplasma gondii Research Studies: 0 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 0 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 0 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationSmall AnimalsEpidemiologyInfectious Diseases6 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  3. 3 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies Parasitology 0 works
  9. 9 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 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-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oregon Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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