Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Human-Animal Interaction Studies is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 21.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on genetic and behavioral studies related to the domestication of dogs, including genomic analysis, animal-assisted therapy, social cognition, human-animal bond, genetic structure, oxytocin, behavioral traits, canine genetics, and an evolutionary view of domestication. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as the origin of domestic dogs, genetic evidence for dog domestication, the impact of pets on human health and psychological well-being, and the cognitive evolution in captive foxes as a correlated by-product of experimental domestication.
- Dog Domestication
- Genomic Analysis
- Animal-Assisted Therapy
- Social Cognition
- Human-Animal Bond
- Genetic Structure
- Oxytocin
- Behavioral Traits
- Canine Genetics
- Evolutionary View
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Human-Animal Interaction Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.2k and 588 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 United Kingdom 588 works
- 3 Australia 293 works
- 4 Canada 237 works
- 5 Germany 196 works
- 6 Brazil 186 works
- 7 China 162 works
- 8 France 161 works
- 9 Italy 152 works
- 10 Japan 127 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.
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Which institutions lead Human-Animal Interaction Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Guelph publishes the most Human-Animal Interaction Studies research, followed by University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and Colorado State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of GuelphCanada 35 works
- 2 University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria 32 works
- 3 Colorado State UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 4 University of California, DavisUnited States 29 works
- 5 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 6 Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary 27 works
- 7 Royal Veterinary CollegeUnited Kingdom 27 works
- 8 The University of MelbourneAustralia 26 works
- 9 The University of AdelaideAustralia 26 works
- 10 University of SaskatchewanCanada 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Human-Animal Interaction Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Human-Animal Interaction Studies include James G. Scott.
- 1 James G. Scott Australia 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Human-Animal Interaction Studies research done?
The largest centres of Human-Animal Interaction Studies research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), New York (United States) and Vienna (Austria). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lincoln and Guelph.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LincolnGB · 20.4 works34×
- GuelphCA · 35.4 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Human-Animal Interaction Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Human-Animal Interaction Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, University of Guelph and University of Lincoln 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria | 87.2 | 35.0% | 120.0× | 32 | +107.3% |
| 2 | University of GuelphCanada | 86.2 | 36.9% | 24.9× | 35 | +120.5% |
| 3 | University of LincolnUnited Kingdom | 79.2 | 38.8% | 40.9× | 20 | +83.4% |
| 4 | Eötvös Loránd UniversityHungary | 78.9 | 42.4% | 20.6× | 27 | +5.6% |
| 5 | University of ExeterUnited Kingdom | 78.8 | 31.3% | 9.3× | 19 | +424.3% |
| 6 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 78.5 | 34.1% | 10.5× | 15 | +276.6% |
| 7 | Colorado State UniversityUnited States | 77.8 | 24.2% | 17.3× | 30 | +195.5% |
| 8 | Royal Veterinary CollegeUnited Kingdom | 75.9 | 29.3% | 126.1× | 27 | +82.7% |
| 9 | Queen's University BelfastUnited Kingdom | 72.7 | 26.5% | 9.4× | 14 | +220.0% |
| 10 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 71.9 | 30.6% | 5.7× | 26 | +253.1% |
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 Human-Animal Interaction Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Human-Animal Interaction Studies.
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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.