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Zoological Society of San Diego

In research, Zoological Society of San Diego stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,359 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,520 of 7,814 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,992 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022–2025
#21,574
of 28,054 · #12,036 all time
Rank in United States
#3,183
of 4,192
Research works
767
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Zoological Society of San Diego 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 #5,359 of 14,347 20.7%333
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,520 of 7,814 20.0%147
Environmental ScienceField #2,992 of 6,208 26.0%191
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,520 of 6,031 22.7%142
Health SciencesDomain #14,358 of 20,462 17.0%146
Physical SciencesDomain #16,896 of 21,541 25.9%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zoological Society of San Diego 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: 3.47× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.61× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.32× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.26× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 36.61× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 36.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zoological Society of San Diego?

Ranked on the composite score, Valentine A. Lance, Mark H. Bogart and Fred B. Bercovitch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zoological Society of San Diego.

  1. 1 Valentine A. Lance United States · #191,841 worldwide 124 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Mark H. Bogart United States · #293,555 worldwide 109 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Fred B. Bercovitch United States · #354,778 worldwide 207 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Mathias W. Tobler United States · #722,068 worldwide 90 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 R Horn United States · #915,873 worldwide 80 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Donald G. Lindburg United States · #1,019,098 worldwide 49 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Phillip T. Robinson United States · #1,027,676 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Allison C. Alberts United States · #1,183,649 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Megan A. Owen United States · #1,529,854 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Zoological Society of San Diego

Which keywords describe research at Zoological Society of San Diego?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Biodiversity, Conservation and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 7.8×28 topics
  2. Population Dynamics12▲ 75×8 topics
  3. Habitat Selection8▲ 172×2 topics
  4. Animal Movement6▲ 188×1 topic
  5. Occupancy Rates6▲ 188×1 topic
  6. Biodiversity6▲ 13×12 topics
  7. Conservation6▲ 22×9 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity5▲ 17×9 topics
  9. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 120×2 topics
  10. Acoustic Communication4▲ 127×2 topics
  11. Population Genetics4▲ 44×4 topics
  12. Invasive Species4▲ 14×10 topics
  13. Genetic Variation4▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 25×5 topics
  15. Reproductive Strategies3▲ 147×2 topics
  16. Evolution3▲ 21×5 topics
  17. Natural Selection3▲ 98×2 topics
  18. Conservation Biology3▲ 50×4 topics
  19. Evolutionary Dynamics3▲ 146×1 topic
  20. Phenotypic Plasticity3▲ 198×1 topic
  21. Genetic Structure3▲ 70×3 topics
  22. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Altruism3▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Cooperation3▲ 72×2 topics
  25. Animal Welfare3▲ 51×4 topics
  26. Genomic Selection3▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Plant Breeding3▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Social Behavior3▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Intelligence3▲ 111×1 topic
  30. Primates3▲ 240×1 topic
  31. Global Change3▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 23×5 topics
  34. Avian Vocal Communication2▲ 207×1 topic
  35. Birdsong2▲ 207×1 topic
  36. Genomic Analysis2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Emotional State2▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Marine Mammals2▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Stress Indicators2▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does Zoological Society of San Diego publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  10. 10 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 2 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zoological Society of San Diego's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% 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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