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Cancer Center of Hawaii

In research, Cancer Center of Hawaii stands highest in Medicine (#7,962 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,647 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,628
of 28,054 · #11,276 all time
Rank in United States
#2,057
of 4,192
Research works
884
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
44.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Cancer Center of Hawaii known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,962 of 10,443 17.2%78 #4954
Health SciencesDomain #9,647 of 11,982 16.7%83 #6329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cancer Center of Hawaii sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Cancer Center of Hawaii specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 22.9 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.47× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cancer Center of Hawaii?

Ranked on the composite score, Laurence N. Kolonel, Lynne R. Wilkens and Jean H. Hankin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cancer Center of Hawaii.

  1. 1 Laurence N. Kolonel United States · #17,642 worldwide 748 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Lynne R. Wilkens United States · #117,014 worldwide 763 citations · 157 works
  3. 3 Jean H. Hankin United States · #157,922 worldwide 228 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Herbert Yu United States · #324,678 worldwide 183 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Francine Baumann United States · #481,591 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Gertraud Maskarinec United States · #493,749 worldwide 129 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Maarit Tiirikainen United States · #1,273,777 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Kevin Cassel United States · #1,437,989 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Cancer Center of Hawaii

Which keywords describe research at Cancer Center of Hawaii?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Risk Factors, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Obesity, 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 institution'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. Inflammation15▲ 5.8×49 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 12×15 topics
  3. Risk Factors12▲ 8.6×11 topics
  4. Cancer11▲ 6.4×35 topics
  5. Chemotherapy10▲ 11×17 topics
  6. Obesity9▲ 9.8×18 topics
  7. Breast Cancer9▲ 29×9 topics
  8. Epidemiology9▲ 1.74×34 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 5.6×19 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 4.2×16 topics
  11. Cancer Incidence7▲ 40×4 topics
  12. Health Disparities6▲ 19×6 topics
  13. Population-Based Study6▲ 75×2 topics
  14. Immunotherapy6▲ 6.5×15 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.8×29 topics
  16. Breast Cancer Screening6▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Cancer Prevention6▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Global Surveillance6▲ 96×1 topic
  19. Mortality Rates6▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Preventive Services6▲ 75×2 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 9.5×7 topics
  22. Gene Expression5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  23. Adiposity4▲ 76×2 topics
  24. Body Mass Index4▲ 76×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Health4▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Clinical Trials4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Radiotherapy4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  30. Biomarkers4▲ 4.9×13 topics
  31. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 6.1×10 topics
  32. Dietary Patterns4▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Mediterranean Diet4▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Muscle Mass4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Cancer Risk4▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Survival4▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Guidelines4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Precision Medicine4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  39. Health Promotion4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Community Health3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Cancer Center of Hawaii publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors and Cancer Risks and Factors.

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 6 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors2Cancer Risks and Factors: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…2HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 2 fractional works
OncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 6 works
  2. 2 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  10. 10 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cancer Center of Hawaii's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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