The contributions of EAZA zoos and aquariums to peer-reviewed scientific research

Authors

  • Christina Hvilsom Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 38, 2000 Frederiksberg
  • Helene Lina Åhman Welden Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 38, 2000 Frederiksberg
  • Mikkel Stelvig Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 38, 2000 Frederiksberg
  • Cecilia Kimmie Nielsen Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 38, 2000 Frederiksberg
  • Ciara Purcell North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo), Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, Chester CH2 1LH
  • Lindsay Eckley North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo), Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, Chester CH2 1LH
  • Mads Frost Bertelsen Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 38, 2000 Frederiksberg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v8i2.486

Keywords:

zoological institution, literature, citations, impact, database

Abstract

Zoos have tremendous potential and responsibility to conduct research, which is a key part of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums’s (EAZA) Code of Ethics. Yet, the contributions of EAZA institutions to the peer-reviewed literature has never been quantified. By conducting an exhaustive Web of Science (WoS) database search, we quantified the peer-reviewed research contribution from 293 EAZA Members in the period 1998-2018. A total of 3345 peer-reviewed manuscripts were published in the 21-year period. The research output increased over time, with more than a threefold increase during the last decade. More than two thirds of all EAZA Member institutions published during the time period, but contributions were markedly skewed, with only seven institutions responsible for more than 100 publications each, thus contributing 37 % of the total output. The top three research areas were zoology, veterinary sciences, and environmental sciences and ecology, with the two former attributing to twice as many publications as the latter.

Published

30-04-2020

How to Cite

Hvilsom, C., Åhman Welden, H. L. ., Stelvig, M., Nielsen, C. K., Purcell, C. ., Eckley, L., & Frost Bertelsen, M. (2020). The contributions of EAZA zoos and aquariums to peer-reviewed scientific research . Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 8(2), 133–138. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v8i2.486

Issue

Section

Original Research Article

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