Zoological Society of London

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Zoological Society of London
Short name
ZSL
Country, city
United Kingdom, London
Publications
4 389
Citations
239 048
h-index
207
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (142 publications)
Journal of Zoology
Journal of Zoology (120 publications)
International Zoo Yearbook
International Zoo Yearbook (114 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (482 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (375 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (366 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Queensland
University of Queensland (123 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (86 publications)
James Cook University
James Cook University (73 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1842

Total publications
4389
Total citations
239048
Citations per publication
54.47
Average publications per year
23.72
Average authors per publication
7.95
h-index
207
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1608, 36.64%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1608 publications, 36.64%
Ecology, 771, 17.57%
Ecology
771 publications, 17.57%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 754, 17.18%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
754 publications, 17.18%
Animal Science and Zoology, 597, 13.6%
Animal Science and Zoology
597 publications, 13.6%
General Medicine, 535, 12.19%
General Medicine
535 publications, 12.19%
Multidisciplinary, 403, 9.18%
Multidisciplinary
403 publications, 9.18%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 300, 6.84%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
300 publications, 6.84%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 268, 6.11%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
268 publications, 6.11%
Genetics, 268, 6.11%
Genetics
268 publications, 6.11%
General Veterinary, 232, 5.29%
General Veterinary
232 publications, 5.29%
Aquatic Science, 211, 4.81%
Aquatic Science
211 publications, 4.81%
General Environmental Science, 174, 3.96%
General Environmental Science
174 publications, 3.96%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 147, 3.35%
General Immunology and Microbiology
147 publications, 3.35%
Infectious Diseases, 134, 3.05%
Infectious Diseases
134 publications, 3.05%
Global and Planetary Change, 122, 2.78%
Global and Planetary Change
122 publications, 2.78%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 100, 2.28%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
100 publications, 2.28%
Molecular Biology, 96, 2.19%
Molecular Biology
96 publications, 2.19%
Parasitology, 84, 1.91%
Parasitology
84 publications, 1.91%
Cell Biology, 78, 1.78%
Cell Biology
78 publications, 1.78%
Oceanography, 71, 1.62%
Oceanography
71 publications, 1.62%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 70, 1.59%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
70 publications, 1.59%
Endocrinology, 70, 1.59%
Endocrinology
70 publications, 1.59%
Reproductive Medicine, 69, 1.57%
Reproductive Medicine
69 publications, 1.57%
Biochemistry, 64, 1.46%
Biochemistry
64 publications, 1.46%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 59, 1.34%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
59 publications, 1.34%
Biotechnology, 57, 1.3%
Biotechnology
57 publications, 1.3%
Food Animals, 55, 1.25%
Food Animals
55 publications, 1.25%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 54, 1.23%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
54 publications, 1.23%
Environmental Chemistry, 51, 1.16%
Environmental Chemistry
51 publications, 1.16%
Pollution, 50, 1.14%
Pollution
50 publications, 1.14%
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Journals

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Nature
142 publications, 3.24%
Journal of Zoology
120 publications, 2.73%
International Zoo Yearbook
114 publications, 2.6%
Conservation Biology
107 publications, 2.44%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
105 publications, 2.39%
Biological Conservation
88 publications, 2.01%
PLoS ONE
87 publications, 1.98%
Oryx
84 publications, 1.91%
Animal Conservation
83 publications, 1.89%
Ecology and Evolution
73 publications, 1.66%
Science
72 publications, 1.64%
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
64 publications, 1.46%
Molecular Ecology
61 publications, 1.39%
Journal of Applied Ecology
59 publications, 1.34%
Veterinary Record
59 publications, 1.34%
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
55 publications, 1.25%
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
46 publications, 1.05%
Scientific Reports
46 publications, 1.05%
Biology Letters
34 publications, 0.77%
EcoHealth
33 publications, 0.75%
Ibis
32 publications, 0.73%
Global Ecology and Conservation
32 publications, 0.73%
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
32 publications, 0.73%
African Journal of Ecology
32 publications, 0.73%
Conservation Science and Practice
32 publications, 0.73%
Animal Behaviour
31 publications, 0.71%
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
31 publications, 0.71%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
31 publications, 0.71%
Conservation Letters
30 publications, 0.68%
Global Change Biology
29 publications, 0.66%
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Publishers

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Wiley
1499 publications, 34.15%
Elsevier
708 publications, 16.13%
Springer Nature
657 publications, 14.97%
The Royal Society
219 publications, 4.99%
Cambridge University Press
193 publications, 4.4%
Oxford University Press
143 publications, 3.26%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
112 publications, 2.55%
Taylor & Francis
97 publications, 2.21%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
83 publications, 1.89%
Frontiers Media S.A.
71 publications, 1.62%
SAGE
67 publications, 1.53%
MDPI
62 publications, 1.41%
British Veterinary Association
59 publications, 1.34%
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
29 publications, 0.66%
CSIRO Publishing
28 publications, 0.64%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
26 publications, 0.59%
Bioscientifica
25 publications, 0.57%
PeerJ
23 publications, 0.52%
Magnolia Press
21 publications, 0.48%
The Company of Biologists
19 publications, 0.43%
Wildlife Disease Association
16 publications, 0.36%
BMJ
16 publications, 0.36%
Portland Press
14 publications, 0.32%
Pensoft Publishers
13 publications, 0.3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
12 publications, 0.27%
Society for the Study of Reproduction
12 publications, 0.27%
S. Karger AG
12 publications, 0.27%
Brill
11 publications, 0.25%
Inter-Research Science Center
11 publications, 0.25%
Walter de Gruyter
9 publications, 0.21%
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With other organizations

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University College London
482 publications, 10.98%
Imperial College London
375 publications, 8.54%
University of Cambridge
366 publications, 8.34%
University of Oxford
312 publications, 7.11%
University of Exeter
209 publications, 4.76%
Royal Veterinary College
161 publications, 3.67%
University of Queensland
123 publications, 2.8%
University of Kent
117 publications, 2.67%
University of Edinburgh
98 publications, 2.23%
Queen Mary University of London
90 publications, 2.05%
University of Liverpool
88 publications, 2.01%
University of Sheffield
88 publications, 2.01%
Stellenbosch University
86 publications, 1.96%
University of East Anglia
79 publications, 1.8%
Natural Environment Research Council
78 publications, 1.78%
James Cook University
73 publications, 1.66%
University of Montpellier
73 publications, 1.66%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
68 publications, 1.55%
Lancaster University
68 publications, 1.55%
University of Glasgow
65 publications, 1.48%
University of St Andrews
65 publications, 1.48%
Massey University
64 publications, 1.46%
University of Western Australia
64 publications, 1.46%
University of British Columbia
62 publications, 1.41%
University of Copenhagen
61 publications, 1.39%
University of Southampton
61 publications, 1.39%
University of Pretoria
60 publications, 1.37%
University of Lisbon
58 publications, 1.32%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.32%
University of Aberdeen
58 publications, 1.32%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Queensland
123 publications, 2.8%
Stellenbosch University
86 publications, 1.96%
James Cook University
73 publications, 1.66%
University of Montpellier
73 publications, 1.66%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
68 publications, 1.55%
Massey University
64 publications, 1.46%
University of Western Australia
64 publications, 1.46%
University of British Columbia
62 publications, 1.41%
University of Copenhagen
61 publications, 1.39%
University of Pretoria
60 publications, 1.37%
University of Lisbon
58 publications, 1.32%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.32%
University of Adelaide
57 publications, 1.3%
University of Cape Town
57 publications, 1.3%
University of Florida
56 publications, 1.28%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
53 publications, 1.21%
University of New South Wales
52 publications, 1.18%
University of Auckland
48 publications, 1.09%
Ghent University
46 publications, 1.05%
University of Melbourne
46 publications, 1.05%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
46 publications, 1.05%
Australian National University
43 publications, 0.98%
University of Washington
43 publications, 0.98%
Doñana Biological Station
43 publications, 0.98%
University of Helsinki
42 publications, 0.96%
University of Tasmania
42 publications, 0.96%
Colorado State University
42 publications, 0.96%
Sapienza University of Rome
41 publications, 0.93%
Oregon State University
41 publications, 0.93%
Stony Brook University
40 publications, 0.91%
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With other countries

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USA, 948, 21.6%
USA
948 publications, 21.6%
Australia, 504, 11.48%
Australia
504 publications, 11.48%
Germany, 354, 8.07%
Germany
354 publications, 8.07%
Canada, 272, 6.2%
Canada
272 publications, 6.2%
South Africa, 264, 6.02%
South Africa
264 publications, 6.02%
France, 252, 5.74%
France
252 publications, 5.74%
Switzerland, 236, 5.38%
Switzerland
236 publications, 5.38%
China, 214, 4.88%
China
214 publications, 4.88%
Spain, 214, 4.88%
Spain
214 publications, 4.88%
Italy, 195, 4.44%
Italy
195 publications, 4.44%
Netherlands, 190, 4.33%
Netherlands
190 publications, 4.33%
New Zealand, 186, 4.24%
New Zealand
186 publications, 4.24%
Sweden, 134, 3.05%
Sweden
134 publications, 3.05%
Belgium, 133, 3.03%
Belgium
133 publications, 3.03%
Portugal, 124, 2.83%
Portugal
124 publications, 2.83%
Denmark, 113, 2.57%
Denmark
113 publications, 2.57%
Brazil, 100, 2.28%
Brazil
100 publications, 2.28%
Kenya, 93, 2.12%
Kenya
93 publications, 2.12%
Norway, 90, 2.05%
Norway
90 publications, 2.05%
Japan, 86, 1.96%
Japan
86 publications, 1.96%
Ireland, 84, 1.91%
Ireland
84 publications, 1.91%
India, 82, 1.87%
India
82 publications, 1.87%
Indonesia, 74, 1.69%
Indonesia
74 publications, 1.69%
Mexico, 72, 1.64%
Mexico
72 publications, 1.64%
Saudi Arabia, 67, 1.53%
Saudi Arabia
67 publications, 1.53%
Austria, 66, 1.5%
Austria
66 publications, 1.5%
Tanzania, 66, 1.5%
Tanzania
66 publications, 1.5%
Ghana, 65, 1.48%
Ghana
65 publications, 1.48%
Finland, 65, 1.48%
Finland
65 publications, 1.48%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1842 are ignored in the statistics.
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