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In research, Toronto Zoo stands highest in Life Sciences (#10,253 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,008 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,674
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#507
of 896
Research works
419
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Toronto 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 #10,253 of 14,347 21.5%181
Physical SciencesDomain #20,008 of 21,541 18.2%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Toronto 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: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.30× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.10× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 41.89× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 41.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toronto Zoo?

Ranked on the composite score, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toronto Zoo.

  1. 1 Gabriela F. Mastromonaco Canada · #1,566,123 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Toronto Zoo

Which keywords describe research at Toronto Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Conservation, Animal Welfare, Conservation Biology, Habitat Selection 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 Change9▲ 5.6×22 topics
  2. Population Dynamics6▲ 41×6 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  4. Conservation3▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Animal Welfare3▲ 63×4 topics
  6. Conservation Biology3▲ 50×4 topics
  7. Habitat Selection3▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Animal Movement2▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates2▲ 79×1 topic
  10. Evolution2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Social Behavior2▲ 71×2 topics
  12. Fertility Preservation2▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Genetic Structure2▲ 53×3 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation2▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Altruism2▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Cooperation2▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Emotional State2▲ 122×1 topic
  19. Intelligence2▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Primates2▲ 197×1 topic
  21. Stress Indicators2▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 64×2 topics
  23. Dairy Cattle2▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Energy Balance2▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Genetic Variation2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species2▲ 7.1×9 topics
  27. Natural Selection2▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 113×1 topic
  29. Ecological Niche2▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Reproductive Loss2▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Uterine Disease2▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Acoustic Communication1▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Genetic Diversity1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  36. Genomic Analysis1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Amphibian Declines1▲ 98×1 topic
  38. Chytridiomycosis1▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Labor Market1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. DNA Barcoding1▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Toronto Zoo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…2Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…2Primate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…2Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …2Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
EcologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial PsychologySmall Animals6 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Toronto Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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