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Research in Hilo

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Hilo, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Hawaii at Hilo and Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center.

Research institutions
10
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Hilo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Hawaii at HiloUniversity 2,814 #10,769
2Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research CenterResearch facility 399 #20,543
3East Asian ObservatoryNonprofit 80 not ranked
4Hilo Medical CenterHospital / health system 46 not ranked
5Caltech Submillimeter ObservatoryResearch facility 39 not ranked
6Bay ClinicHospital / health system 23 not ranked
7Hawaii Community CollegeUniversity 21 not ranked
8Edith Kanaka'ole FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
9Food Basket (United States)Nonprofit 2 not ranked
10Lyman MuseumArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Hawaii at Hilo: 82.1%Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center: 11.6%East Asian Observatory: 2.3%Hilo Medical Center: 1.3%5 others listed: 2.6%82%largest
University of Hawaii at Hilo2,814 · 82.1%Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center399 · 11.6%East Asian Observatory80 · 2.3%Hilo Medical Center46 · 1.3%5 others listed89 · 2.6%

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

What is Hilo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hilo is most concentrated in Insect Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ecology (27.4× the world share in Insect Science).

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 33.8 works27×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 27.6 works12×
  3. EcologySubfield · 32.1 works9.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Hilo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biological Control, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Microbiota, Pest Management and Conservation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change49▲ 4.1×48 topics
  2. Invasive Species36▲ 19×19 topics
  3. Biological Control22▲ 34×9 topics
  4. Biodiversity20▲ 6.0×20 topics
  5. Population Dynamics18▲ 17×11 topics
  6. Microbiota15▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Pest Management15▲ 40×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact13▲ 1.80×18 topics
  9. Conservation12▲ 6.4×15 topics
  10. Identity12▲ 3.7×13 topics
  11. History11▲ 3.5×9 topics
  12. Global Change10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  13. Literature10▲ 4.3×4 topics
  14. Ocean Acidification10▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Biological Invasions10▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Colonialism9▲ 4.5×6 topics
  17. Drosophila Suzukii9▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Fruit Fly9▲ 150×1 topic
  19. Genetic Diversity9▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Global Warming9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services8▲ 5.0×9 topics
  22. Star Formation8▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Bark Beetles8▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Forest Pests8▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Plant Defense8▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Acoustic Communication8▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Politics7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Magnetic Fields7▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Society7▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Exoplanets6▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Island Ecosystems6▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Accretion Disks6▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Bleaching6▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Coral Reefs6▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Nematodes6▲ 29×3 topics

What research is done in Hilo?

Insect behavior and cont…9Insect behavior and control techniques: 9 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…8Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 8 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 7 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 6 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 6 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 5 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…5Marine animal studies overview: 5 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 5 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 5 fractional works
Insect ScienceEcologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeography, Planning and Development2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 9 works
  2. 2 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 6 works
  6. 6 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 6 works
  7. 7 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 5 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 5 works
  9. 9 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 5 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.