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Zoological Society of London

In research, Zoological Society of London stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,447 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,451 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Ecology is 28.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,161
of 28,054 · #4,095 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#445
of 1,094
Research works
2.4k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
48.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Zoological Society of London known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #1,447 of 3,551 26.5%115 #477
Physical SciencesDomain #10,451 of 12,888 26.0%125 #7127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zoological Society of London 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).

What does Zoological Society of London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 28.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 48.6 works28×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 20.7 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.01× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.42× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.59× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 14.42× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zoological Society of London?

Ranked on the composite score, Julian Huxley, Georgina M. Mace and A. Voller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zoological Society of London.

  1. 1 Julian Huxley United Kingdom · #5,682 worldwide 821 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Georgina M. Mace United Kingdom · #6,762 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 A. Voller United Kingdom · #12,814 worldwide 503 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Andrew A. Cunningham United Kingdom · #16,258 worldwide 560 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Nathalie Pettorelli United Kingdom · #18,388 worldwide 763 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Tim M. Blackburn United Kingdom · #32,059 worldwide 733 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 David Jacoby United Kingdom · #37,936 worldwide 229 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Baillie United Kingdom · #38,537 worldwide 461 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Michael A. Crawford United Kingdom · #50,778 worldwide 303 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Michael Hoffmann United Kingdom · #78,542 worldwide 317 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Zoological Society of London

Which keywords describe research at Zoological Society of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Habitat Selection, Trophic Cascades, Conservation, Conservation Biology 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 Change66▲ 11×52 topics
  2. Population Dynamics43▲ 78×8 topics
  3. Biodiversity34▲ 21×17 topics
  4. Habitat Selection26▲ 162×2 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades26▲ 124×2 topics
  6. Conservation25▲ 27×16 topics
  7. Conservation Biology24▲ 104×4 topics
  8. Animal Movement22▲ 187×1 topic
  9. Occupancy Rates22▲ 187×1 topic
  10. Invasive Species19▲ 21×16 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 37×5 topics
  12. Ecological Niche15▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Species Distribution Modeling15▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Genetic Diversity14▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 16×10 topics
  16. Population Genetics10▲ 33×5 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 12×11 topics
  18. Genetic Structure9▲ 59×4 topics
  19. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Global Change7▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 22×8 topics
  22. Adaptive Evolution7▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Evolution7▲ 14×9 topics
  24. Biodiversity Loss7▲ 62×3 topics
  25. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Amphibian Declines6▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Chytridiomycosis6▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem6▲ 27×3 topics
  29. Marker-Assisted Selection6▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Land Use Change6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Acoustic Communication6▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Genetic Variation6▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Bayesian Inference5▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 21×5 topics
  36. Conservation Challenges5▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Flow Regulation5▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Community Ecology5▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Species Richness5▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Zoological Society of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…22Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 22 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…15Species Distribution and Climate Change: 15 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…6Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 5 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 4 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 22 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 15 works
  3. 3 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  5. 5 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 4 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.9%domestic only69.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zoological Society of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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