Research in Honolulu

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.

Relative to its size, research in Honolulu is most concentrated in Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science (8.1× the world share in Oceanography).

1. OceanographySubfield · 162.5 works8.1×
2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 217.7 works5.8×
3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 130.8 works4.1×
4. EcologySubfield · 220.4 works3.9×
5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 426.3 works3.8×

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.

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Global Warming, Ocean Acidification, Ocean Circulation, Resilience and Population Dynamics.

1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEcology 59 works
2. 2 Climate variability and modelsGlobal and Planetary Change 52 works
3. 3 Astro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics 44 works
4. 4 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 43 works
5. 5 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysics 42 works
6. 6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchClinical Psychology 41 works
7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesOceanography 38 works
8. 8 Asian American and Pacific HistoriesCultural Studies 38 works
9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchAtmospheric Science 36 works
10. 10 Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesGeography, Planning and Development 34 works