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San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

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World rank, all time
#15,564
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,396
of 8,685
Research works
293
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
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: 3.97× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.30× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.88× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 39.92× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 39.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Oliver A. Ryder, Ronald R. Swaisgood and Debra M. Shier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research.

  1. 1 Oliver A. Ryder United States · #38,742 worldwide 570 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Ronald R. Swaisgood United States · #87,095 worldwide 298 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Debra M. Shier United States · #572,009 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth Davis United States · #771,333 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Barbara Durrant United States · #1,454,126 worldwide 20 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

Which keywords describe research at San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation Biology, Habitat Selection, Invasive Species and Animal Movement.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 8.2×21 topics
  2. Population Dynamics7▲ 80×7 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 16×12 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 52×5 topics
  5. Conservation Biology3▲ 101×4 topics
  6. Habitat Selection3▲ 136×2 topics
  7. Invasive Species3▲ 23×10 topics
  8. Animal Movement3▲ 172×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates3▲ 172×1 topic
  10. Animal Welfare3▲ 97×4 topics
  11. Conservation2▲ 17×8 topics
  12. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 130×2 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Genetic Variation2▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Evolution2▲ 22×6 topics
  16. Amphibian Declines2▲ 220×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 103×2 topics
  18. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 220×1 topic
  19. Natural Selection2▲ 98×2 topics
  20. Reproductive Strategies2▲ 135×2 topics
  21. Evolutionary Dynamics2▲ 140×1 topic
  22. Global Change2▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 190×1 topic
  24. Emotional State2▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Genetic Diversity2▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Stress Indicators2▲ 149×1 topic
  27. Intelligence1▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Primates1▲ 231×1 topic
  29. Social Behavior1▲ 75×2 topics
  30. Acoustic Communication1▲ 70×2 topics
  31. Dairy Cattle1▲ 68×2 topics
  32. Ecological Niche1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem1▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Genetic Structure1▲ 53×3 topics
  35. Population Genetics1▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Species Distribution Modeling1▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Fertility Preservation1▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation1▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  40. Epidemiology1▼ 0.77×8 topics

Which research topics does San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…2Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…2Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…1Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 1 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksForensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSmall Animals6 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  5. 5 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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