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Research in Honolulu

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Honolulu. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Hawaii Cancer Center.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.2%
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 Honolulu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘iResearch facility 973 #5,277 all time
2University of Hawaii Cancer CenterHospital / health system 376 #18,519
3Hawaii Pacific HealthHospital / health system 25 not ranked
4Pacific Islands Water Science CenterResearch facility 4 not ranked
5NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional OfficeGovernment institution 3 not ranked
6NOAA National Weather Service Pacific RegionGovernment institution 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.

Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i: 70.5%University of Hawaii Cancer Center: 27.2%Hawaii Pacific Health: 1.8%Pacific Islands Water Science Center: 0.3%1 other listed: 0.2%70%largest
Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i973 · 70.5%University of Hawaii Cancer Center376 · 27.2%Hawaii Pacific Health25 · 1.8%Pacific Islands Water Science Center4 · 0.3%1 other listed3 · 0.2%

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

Which keywords describe research in Honolulu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Obesity, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Breast Cancer and Cancer Incidence.

▲ 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. Inflammation9▲ 4.3×43 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.97×34 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 9.5×14 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 6.9×13 topics
  5. Cancer7▲ 4.8×34 topics
  6. Obesity6▲ 7.6×18 topics
  7. Chemotherapy6▲ 7.7×16 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 4.7×19 topics
  9. Breast Cancer5▲ 19×10 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 3.1×16 topics
  11. Cancer Incidence4▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.1×24 topics
  13. Gene Expression4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  14. Health Disparities4▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Population-Based Study3▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  17. Adiposity3▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Body Mass Index3▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Cancer Prevention3▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Muscle Mass3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Global Surveillance3▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  23. Mortality Rates3▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Preventive Services3▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Aging3▲ 5.0×10 topics
  26. Dietary Patterns3▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Mediterranean Diet3▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Survival3▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Precision Medicine3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  30. Radiotherapy3▲ 6.5×9 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Cancer Risk2▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 12×7 topics
  34. Guidelines2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  35. Prevention2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  36. Screening2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Prognosis2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  38. Genetic Variation2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  39. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  40. Pregnancy2▲ 9.3×4 topics

What research is done in Honolulu?

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional works
OncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  2. 2 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works

Research output over time

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