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Animal Science and Zoology research

Animal Science and Zoology is a subfield of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 289k research works in it since 1950. 16.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: scientific study of animals.

Research works
289k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
49k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
8
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+34%
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What is Animal Science and Zoology research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Heat Stress, Meat Quality, Lipid Oxidation, Protein Oxidation, Amino Acids, Gut Microbiota. Gaining share since 2009–13: Chicken Domestication, Genetic Diversity, Dairy Cattle, Livestock Production, Quality. Losing share: Clenbuterol, Ractopamine, Poultry Coccidiosis, Vaccine Development.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Heat Stress21k◆ 1.14×2 topics
  2. Meat Quality18k▼ 0.84×2 topics
  3. Lipid Oxidation15k◆ 0.92×1 topic
  4. Protein Oxidation15k◆ 0.92×1 topic
  5. Amino Acids15k◆ 1.08×1 topic
  6. Gut Microbiota15k◆ 1.08×1 topic
  7. Immune Response10k◆ 0.90×2 topics
  8. Coronavirus8,120◆ 0.93×1 topic
  9. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus8,120◆ 0.93×1 topic
  10. Dairy Cattle6,120▲ 1.33×1 topic
  11. Livestock Production6,120▲ 1.33×1 topic
  12. Chicken Domestication4,178▲ 1.40×1 topic
  13. Genetic Diversity4,178▲ 1.40×1 topic
  14. Quality4,158▲ 1.21×1 topic
  15. Rabbit Meat4,158▲ 1.21×1 topic
  16. Clenbuterol2,670▼ 0.56×1 topic
  17. Ractopamine2,670▼ 0.56×1 topic
  18. Poultry Coccidiosis1,891▼ 0.79×1 topic
  19. Vaccine Development1,891▼ 0.79×1 topic

Which countries lead Animal Science and Zoology research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and India rank highest in Animal Science and Zoology. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (8.8k and 5.4k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 30.3% top 10% · 8.8k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 15.4% top 10% · 5.4k works
  3. 3 India · #12 all time 9.7% top 10% · 2.4k works
  4. 4 Italy · #9 all time 21.8% top 10% · 1.1k works
  5. 5 South Korea · #14 all time 16.7% top 10% · 1.1k works
  6. 6 United Kingdom · #3 all time 17.9% top 10% · 885 works
  7. 7 Canada · #4 all time 17.4% top 10% · 863 works
  8. 8 Egypt · #20 all time 12.1% top 10% · 1.4k works
  9. 9 Spain · #5 all time 16.4% top 10% · 1k works
  10. 10 France · #6 all time 11.3% top 10% · 1.1k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 46 countries ranked in Animal Science and Zoology. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Animal Science and Zoology

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 8.8k works
  2. 2 United States 5.4k works
  3. 3 India 2.4k works
  4. 4 Brazil 2.3k works
  5. 5 Indonesia 1.8k works
  6. 6 Türkiye 1.5k works
  7. 7 Egypt 1.4k works
  8. 8 Nigeria 1.3k works
  9. 9 South Korea 1.1k works
  10. 10 Italy 1.1k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 32.3%United States: 20.0%India: 8.9%Brazil: 8.7%6 others listed: 30.2%32%largest
China8,755 · 32.3%United States5,413 · 20.0%India2,399 · 8.9%Brazil2,345 · 8.7%6 others listed8,166 · 30.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Animal Science and Zoology research?

Northeast Agricultural University (China) ranks first in Animal Science and Zoology on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by China Agricultural University and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Northeast Agricultural University China · Harbin · #12 all time 44.8% top 10% · 177 works
  2. 2 China Agricultural University China · Beijing · #5 all time 33.5% top 10% · 313 works
  3. 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China · Beijing · #50 all time 36.2% top 10% · 265 works
  4. 4 Nanjing Agricultural University China · Nanjing · #7 all time 31.0% top 10% · 247 works
  5. 5 Huazhong Agricultural University China · Wuhan · #27 all time 35.6% top 10% · 164 works
  6. 6 Dalian Polytechnic University China · Dalian · #80 all time 45.5% top 10% · 100 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China · Beijing · #25 all time 30.2% top 10% · 208 works
  8. 8 University of Georgia United States · Athens · #10 all time 27.6% top 10% · 176 works
  9. 9 Beijing Technology and Business University China · Beijing 47.1% top 10% · 76 works
  10. 10 Wageningen University & Research Netherlands · Wageningen · #8 all time 23.1% top 10% · 188 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 114 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Animal Science and Zoology.

Top 100 Animal Science and Zoology institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 313 works
  2. 2 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 267 works
  3. 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 265 works
  4. 4 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 247 works
  5. 5 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 208 works
  6. 6 Iowa State UniversityUnited States 207 works
  7. 7 Yangzhou UniversityChina 206 works
  8. 8 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 188 works
  9. 9 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 181 works
  10. 10 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 177 works

Who are the leading researchers in Animal Science and Zoology?

Among the most productive authors in Animal Science and Zoology, Peter W.F. Wilson, Yuming Guo and Robert J. Lefkowitz rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Peter W.F. Wilson United States · #552 worldwide 2.7k citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Yuming Guo Australia · #599 worldwide 3.8k citations · 150 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Lefkowitz United States · #2,424 worldwide 2.5k citations · 140 works
  4. 4 Christian Drosten Germany · #2,500 worldwide 1.9k citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Harold Varmus United States · #3,644 worldwide 1.2k citations · 92 works
  6. 6 Janet E. Fulton United States · #5,389 worldwide 1.3k citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Stuart A. Aaronson United States · #5,691 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  8. 8 Marc G. Caron United States · #7,827 worldwide 1.5k citations · 123 works
  9. 9 Samuel Brody United States · #9,756 worldwide 744 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 J. Michael Bishop United States · #10,607 worldwide 1k citations · 53 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,643 highest-output authors in Animal Science and Zoology. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Animal Science and Zoology researchers

Where is Animal Science and Zoology research done?

The largest centres of Animal Science and Zoology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Marlborough, Baloteşti and Saint-Gilles.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.6k works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 407 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 402 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 374 works
  5. 5 Paris France 354 works
  6. 6 Giza Egypt 353 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 341 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 305 works
  9. 9 Shanghai China 304 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 300 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MarlboroughGB · 34.2 works259×
  2. BaloteştiRO · 29.3 works119×
  3. Saint-GillesFR · 42.1 works96×
  4. Arkansas CityUS · 25.5 works86×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Animal Science and Zoology than the world average.

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Animal Science and Zoology research by country

The best places for Animal Science and Zoology research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Animal Science and Zoology?

Among universities, judged by research, Dalian Polytechnic University, China Agricultural University and Northeast Agricultural University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 31.11%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Dalian Polytechnic University: 100, 45.5%China Agricultural University: 313, 33.5%Northeast Agricultural University: 177, 44.8%Nanjing Agricultural University: 247, 31.0%Huazhong Agricultural University: 164, 35.6%Kansas State University: 267, 4.5%Wageningen University & Research: 188, 23.1%University of Georgia: 176, 27.6%Beijing Technology and Business University: 76, 47.1%University of Guelph: 152, 18.4%Dalian Polytechnic U…Northeast Agricultur…China Agricultural U…Nanjing Agricultural…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina 74.545.5%12.6×100 +154.8%
2 China Agricultural UniversityChina 68.733.5%12.4×313 +0.1%
3 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 66.344.8%14.8×177 -57.6%
4 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 65.431.0%14.0×247 +0.7%
5 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 64.835.6%10.8×164 -4.4%
6 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 63.34.5%26.7×267 +263.6%
7 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 62.323.1%11.4×188 -5.5%
8 University of GeorgiaUnited States 61.127.6%8.9×176 +44.3%
9 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 60.147.1%7.9×76 +16.3%
10 University of GuelphCanada 59.518.4%11.7×152 +59.9%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Animal Science and Zoology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Livestock and Poultry Management and Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock+134%
  2. Livestock and Poultry Management+104%
  3. Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health+101%
  4. Animal Nutrition and Physiology+68%
  5. Meat and Animal Product Quality+62%
  6. Animal Virus Infections Studies+36%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Animal Science and Zoology include?

Animal Nutrition and Phy…76kAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 76k fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …75kMeat and Animal Product Quality: 75k fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …40kAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 40k fractional worksEffects of Environmental…25kEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 25k fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Assays: 24k fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 20k fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 17k fractional worksCoccidia and coccidiosis research: 12k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.