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In research, Toronto Zoo stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,277 of 11,023 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,058 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,659
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#452
of 718
Research works
419
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Toronto Zoo

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 #6,277 of 11,023 8.5%181
Physical SciencesDomain #16,058 of 17,446 8.5%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Toronto Zoo work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Toronto Zoo is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 41.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 24.5% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 24.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKToronto Zoo65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1624.5%
    2. Engineering57.9%
    3. Computer Science35.1%
    4. Materials Science11.1%
    5. Energy10.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology811.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences710.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Neuroscience11.2%
    1. Medicine711.4%
    2. Veterinary35.2%
    3. Health Professions12.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences46.2%
    2. Psychology35.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    4. Decision Sciences11.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.24× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.16× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.94× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 38.18× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 38.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary38.18×3 works
  2. Environmental Science4.94×16 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.24×7 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.16×8 works
  5. Psychology1.72×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.23×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×1 works
  8. Energy0.93×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.86×2 works
  10. Neuroscience0.71×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.66×3 works
  12. Medicine0.59×7 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×1 works
  14. Engineering0.53×5 works
  15. Social Sciences0.49×4 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.44×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.32×1 works
  19. Nursing0.26×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.23×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Toronto Zoo?

Ranked on the quality score, Jana M. McPherson, Axel Moehrenschlager and Karen L. Goodrowe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toronto Zoo.

  1. 1 Jana M. McPherson Canada · #740,458 worldwide 6.7k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Axel Moehrenschlager Canada · #1,232,546 worldwide 1.9k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Karen L. Goodrowe Canada · #2,187,953 worldwide 2.4k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Gabriela Fabiana Mastromonaco Canada · #3,653,544 worldwide 2.4k citations · 170 works
  5. 5 Maria Franke Canada · #4,143,428 worldwide 162 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Andrew M. Lentini Canada · #4,159,565 worldwide 340 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Charlene N. Berkvens Canada · #5,062,528 worldwide 250 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 William A. Rapley Canada · #5,229,743 worldwide 299 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Cédric B. Larouche Canada · #5,258,715 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ellie L. Milnes Canada · #5,353,800 worldwide 103 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Toronto Zoo

What are the most cited papers from Toronto Zoo?

The most cited paper from Toronto Zoo is "The nature of predation: prey dependent, ratio dependent or neither?" (Peter A. Abrams, Peter A. Abrams, Lev R. Ginzburg et al., 2000), with 810 citations. Next come "The interaction between predation and competition: a review and synthesis" (749) and "Spatial Response of Mammals to Late Quaternary Environmental Fluctuations" (632).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The nature of predation: prey dependent, ratio dependent or neither? Peter A. Abrams, Peter A. Abrams, Lev R. Ginzburg et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution Review Aug 2000 810
2 The interaction between predation and competition: a review and synthesis Jonathan M. Chase, Peter A. Abrams, James P. Grover et al. · Ecology Letters Open access 10 Mar 2002 749
3 Spatial Response of Mammals to Late Quaternary Environmental Fluctuations Russell W. Graham, Ernest L. Lundelius, Mary Ann Graham et al. · Science 14 Jun 1996 632
4 Integrating biodiversity distribution knowledge: toward a global map of life Walter Jetz, Jana M. McPherson, Robert Guralnick · Trends in Ecology & Evolution ReviewOpen access 25 Oct 2011 589
5 Cadherins in embryonic and neural morphogenesis Ulrich Tepaß, Kevin Truong, Dorothea Godt et al. · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review Nov 2000 494
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Toronto Zoo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Conservation, Conservation Biology, Animal Welfare, Habitat Selection and Trophic Cascades.

▲ 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-now 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 Change10▲ 5.5×24 topics
  2. Population Dynamics7▲ 42×6 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 7.8×11 topics
  4. Conservation4▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Conservation Biology4▲ 51×4 topics
  6. Animal Welfare3▲ 55×4 topics
  7. Habitat Selection3▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Animal Movement3▲ 80×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates3▲ 80×1 topic
  10. Trophic Cascades3▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Evolution2▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Social Behavior2▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Fertility Preservation2▲ 67×1 topic
  15. Genetic Structure2▲ 50×3 topics
  16. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation2▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Altruism2▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Cooperation2▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Intelligence2▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Primates2▲ 176×1 topic
  21. Emotional State2▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Invasive Species2▲ 7.7×10 topics
  23. Stress Indicators2▲ 106×1 topic
  24. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Dairy Cattle2▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  27. Energy Balance2▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Genetic Variation2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Natural Selection2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Phenotypic Plasticity2▲ 96×1 topic
  32. Amphibian Declines2▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Ecological Niche2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Reproductive Loss2▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Uterine Disease2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Acoustic Communication2▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Genomic Analysis2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  40. Social Networks1▲ 7.5×6 topics

Which research topics does Toronto Zoo publish most on?

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

Wildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 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 Bi…2Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…1Turtle Biology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…1Employment and Welfare Studies: 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 3 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 2 works
  9. 9 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Toronto Zoo's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Toronto Zoo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Toronto Zoo0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Toronto Zoo over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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