Zoo Biology

Aims & Scope

Zoo Biology is concerned with reproduction, demographics, genetics, behavior, medicine, husbandry, nutrition, conservation and all empirical aspects of the exhibition and maintenance of wild animals in wildlife parks, zoos, and aquariums.

This diverse journal offers a forum for effectively communicating scientific findings, original ideas, and critical thinking related to the role of wildlife collections and their unique contribution to conservation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.418

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13386

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	316

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Genetic drift and the loss of alleles versus heterozygosity

  Citation: 667

  Authors: Fred W.

• Complete nutrient composition of commercially raised invertebrates used as food for insectivores

  Citation: 605

  Authors: Mark D.

• Analysis of founder representation in pedigrees: Founder equivalents and founder genome equivalents

  Citation: 413

  Authors: Robert C.

• Estimate of chitin in raw whole insects

  Citation: 401

  Authors: Mark D.

• Complete Nutrient Content of Four Species of Feeder Insects

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Mark D.

• Noninvasive assessment of adrenal activity associated with husbandry and behavioral factors in the North American clouded leopard population

  Citation: 257

  Authors: Nadja C., Norah, Kathy, Juan M., Janine L.

• Scientific approaches to enrichment and stereotypies in zoo animals: what's been done and where should we go next?

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Ronald R., David J.

• Nutrient composition of selected whole invertebrates

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Dayna, Marianne P., Ellen S.

• The millenium ark: How long a voyage, how many staterooms, how many passengers?

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Michael, Michael, William, Tom

• Philosophy of environmental enrichment: Past, present, and future

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Jill, Marty

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