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Zürich Zoological Garden

In research, Zürich Zoological Garden stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,827 of 11,023 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,069 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,956
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#208
of 378
Research works
421
▼ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
46.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Zürich Zoological Garden

What is Zürich Zoological Garden 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 #2,827 of 11,023 12.7%250
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,069 of 5,126 10.9%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zürich Zoological Garden 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 Zürich Zoological Garden work in?

In all years, 59% of research at Zürich Zoological Garden is in Life Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (24%), Environmental Science (20%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 250 fractional works · 59.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 124 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 65 fractional works · 15.5% of its workInsect Science: 26 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 100 fractional works · 23.7% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 110 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 85 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 10.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPaleontology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmall Animals: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 3.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKZürich ZoologicalGarden421fractional works, all years
Life Sciences59%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12429.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10023.7%
    3. Neuroscience184.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology92.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science8520.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences153.7%
    3. Engineering30.7%
    4. Mathematics20.5%
    5. Materials Science20.4%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Computer Science10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine215.0%
    2. Veterinary81.9%
    3. Health Professions10.3%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Psychology163.8%
    2. Social Sciences71.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
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: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 11.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 14.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× 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, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary14.68×0 works
  2. Dentistry11.53×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology5.22×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.32×1 works
  5. Environmental Science3.57×2 works
  6. Psychology3.09×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.45×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.15×1 works
  9. Energy1.35×0 works
  10. Mathematics1.06×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.89×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.71×0 works
  13. Engineering0.54×1 works
  14. Medicine0.41×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.41×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.24×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zürich Zoological Garden?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Hediger, Martin R. Bauert and Ernst Michael Lang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zürich Zoological Garden.

  1. 1 H. Hediger Switzerland · #3,033,098 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Martin R. Bauert Switzerland · #3,457,680 worldwide 517 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ernst Michael Lang Switzerland · #3,614,570 worldwide 368 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Vinzenz Ziswiler Switzerland · #3,681,445 worldwide 463 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 CHRISTIAN R. SCHMIDT Switzerland · #3,771,975 worldwide 284 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Samuel C. Furrer Switzerland · #3,825,536 worldwide 369 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 A. Rübel Switzerland · #4,157,001 worldwide 211 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 René E. Honegger Switzerland · #4,747,240 worldwide 139 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Zürich Zoological Garden

What are the most cited papers from Zürich Zoological Garden?

The most cited paper from Zürich Zoological Garden is "The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum" (Stephen J. Richards et al., 2008), with 1,437 citations. Next come "The Evolution of Body Size: What Keeps Organisms Small?" (1,312) and "An ecologist’s guide to the animal model" (1,080).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum Stephen J. Richards et al. · Nature Open access191 authors 23 Mar 2008 1,437
2 The Evolution of Body Size: What Keeps Organisms Small? Wolf U. Blanckenhorn · The Quarterly Review of Biology Open access Dec 2000 1,312
3 An ecologist’s guide to the animal model Alastair James Wilson, Denis Réale, Michelle Clements et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology 11 Dec 2009 1,080
4 Direct and Long-Range Action of a DPP Morphogen Gradient Denise Nellen, Richard Burke, Gary Struhl et al. · Cell Open access May 1996 908
5 Autonomous Control of Cell and Organ Size by CHICO, a Drosophila Homolog of Vertebrate IRS1–4 Ruth Böhni, Juan R. Riesgo‐Escovar, Sean Oldham et al. · Cell Open access Jun 1999 855
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zürich Zoological Garden?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Adaptive Evolution, Natural Selection, Habitat Fragmentation and Genetic Variation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change70▲ 6.2×36 topics
  2. Invasive Species54▲ 22×18 topics
  3. Population Dynamics49▲ 38×10 topics
  4. Biodiversity45▲ 14×19 topics
  5. Adaptive Evolution41▲ 112×2 topics
  6. Natural Selection36▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Habitat Fragmentation35▲ 29×5 topics
  8. Genetic Variation33▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Reproductive Strategies33▲ 127×2 topics
  10. Ecological Interactions32▲ 123×2 topics
  11. Evolutionary Dynamics32▲ 133×2 topics
  12. Behavioral Syndromes32▲ 165×1 topic
  13. Phenotypic Plasticity32▲ 165×1 topic
  14. Genetic Diversity27▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Global Change26▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Conservation24▲ 12×15 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services23▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Microbiota22▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Evolution20▲ 16×13 topics
  20. Plant-Animal Interactions19▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Pollinator Decline19▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Population Genetics18▲ 26×4 topics
  23. Conservation Biology18▲ 38×3 topics
  24. Stem Cells18▲ 14×11 topics
  25. Habitat Selection17▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis17▲ 10×12 topics
  27. Genetic Structure14▲ 43×4 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny14▲ 17×10 topics
  29. Insulin Signaling14▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Trophic Cascades14▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Gut Microbiota13▲ 9.5×4 topics
  32. Genomics13▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Symbiosis13▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Evolutionary Biology13▲ 59×3 topics
  35. Ants13▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Social Insects13▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Drosophila12▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Animal Movement12▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Biodiversity Loss12▲ 44×3 topics
  40. Occupancy Rates12▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Zürich Zoological Garden publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Primate Behavior and Ecology, Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

Primate Behavior and Eco…1Primate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 0 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 0 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treat…0Dental Erosion and Treatment: 0 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 0 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional works
Social PsychologyMolecular BiologyEcologyNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  4. 4 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  5. 5 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 0 works
  6. 6 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 0 works
  7. 7 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 0 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zürich Zoological Garden's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Zürich Zoological Garden as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000026% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Zürich Zoological Garden0.000067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Zürich Zoological Garden over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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