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Philadelphia Zoo

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World rank, all time
#29,500
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,313
of 8,685
Research works
185
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
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: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 15.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 61.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 61.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Philadelphia Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, Herbert L. Ratcliffe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Philadelphia Zoo.

  1. 1 Herbert L. Ratcliffe United States · #263,247 worldwide 86 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Philadelphia Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Philadelphia Zoo?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, Phylogenetic Analysis 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 Change27▲ 5.4×26 topics
  2. Population Dynamics18▲ 31×9 topics
  3. Biodiversity13▲ 9.2×13 topics
  4. Invasive Species12▲ 11×14 topics
  5. Epidemiology12▲ 1.60×30 topics
  6. Molecular Phylogeny12▲ 32×9 topics
  7. Evolution11▲ 21×9 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 16×7 topics
  9. Habitat Selection11▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Conservation11▲ 12×10 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity9▲ 9.8×13 topics
  13. Conservation Biology7▲ 35×4 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades7▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Animal Movement7▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Occupancy Rates7▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Biogeography7▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.9×7 topics
  19. Social Behavior6▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Communication6▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  22. Intelligence6▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Primates6▲ 120×1 topic
  24. Animal Welfare6▲ 27×4 topics
  25. Global Change5▲ 8.3×3 topics
  26. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Adaptation4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  28. Amphibian Declines4▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Chytridiomycosis4▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Reproductive Strategies4▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Avian Ecology4▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  33. Metabolic Rate4▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Migration Patterns4▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Bats4▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Genetic Variation4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Genetic Structure4▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Morphology4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Aquaculture4▲ 8.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Philadelphia Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Parking Systems Research, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies and Bird parasitology and diseases.

Smart Parking Systems Re…1Smart Parking Systems Research: 1 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksComparative Animal Anato…0Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies: 0 fractional worksBird parasitology and di…0Bird parasitology and diseases: 0 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 0 fractional worksNuts composition and effects: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 0 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsUrologyParasitology5 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Parking Systems Research Building and Construction 1 works
  2. 2 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies Urology 0 works
  4. 4 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 0 works
  5. 5 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  6. 6 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  7. 7 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available15.4%not open84.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Philadelphia Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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