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Hawaii Pacific University

In research, Hawaii Pacific University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,834 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,333
of 28,054 · #12,266 all time
Rank in United States
#2,170
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Hawaii Pacific University 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,834 of 10,521 18.3%87 #5616

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hawaii Pacific University 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).

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: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 2.93× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hawaii Pacific University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerome Agrusa, Eric Gilman and Robert Borofsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hawaii Pacific University.

  1. 1 Jerome Agrusa United States · #363,516 worldwide 153 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Eric Gilman United States · #390,300 worldwide 184 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Robert Borofsky United States · #418,841 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jon Thares Davidann United States · #681,681 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Hạnh thị Nguyễn United States · #735,937 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Yi Zhu United States · #984,889 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Yan Liang United States · #1,324,850 worldwide 18 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Joseph Lema United States · #1,519,295 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Hawaii Pacific University

Which keywords describe research at Hawaii Pacific University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Colonialism, Globalization, Religion, Nationalism, History, Politics and Recycling.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 2.9×38 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 3.0×19 topics
  3. Colonialism9▲ 9.7×11 topics
  4. Epidemiology8◆ 1.12×35 topics
  5. Religion7▲ 7.8×12 topics
  6. Nationalism7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  7. History7▲ 5.0×7 topics
  8. Human Rights5▲ 2.4×8 topics
  9. Philosophy5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  10. Recycling5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  11. Waste Management5▲ 6.1×2 topics
  12. Politics5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  13. Identity4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  14. Empire4▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Social Justice4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Culture4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  17. Secularism4▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Vulnerability4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  19. Democracy4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Ocean Acidification4▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Conflict4▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Health Consequences3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  23. Marine Environment3▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Neoliberalism3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  25. Population Dynamics3▲ 6.6×9 topics
  26. Pacific3▲ 87×2 topics
  27. Terrorism3▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Microplastics3▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Terrestrial Ecosystems3▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Federalism3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Bleaching2▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Coral Reefs2▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Modernization2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  37. Immigration2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Atheism2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Public Sphere2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Theology2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Hawaii Pacific University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Religion and Society Interactions and Marine and fisheries research.

Microplastics and Plasti…3Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 2 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Mod…2Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 2 fractional works
PollutionEcologySociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hawaii Pacific University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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