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Honolulu University

In research, Honolulu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,694 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,613 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,867 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,551
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,124
of 8,685
Research works
971
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Honolulu University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #5,694 of 16,945 22.8%210
Physical SciencesDomain #7,613 of 21,541 17.6%491
Health SciencesDomain #12,867 of 20,462 14.6%146
Life SciencesDomain #11,270 of 14,347 16.3%125
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #999 of 1,146 16.6%167
Physics and AstronomyField #3,195 of 3,663 17.5%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Honolulu 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: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Honolulu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jane Luu, Robert M. Anderson and J. F. Bell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Honolulu University.

  1. 1 Jane Luu United States · #135,529 worldwide 135 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Robert M. Anderson United States · #169,968 worldwide 231 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 J. F. Bell United States · #301,682 worldwide 142 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Mary Kawena Pukui United States · #454,369 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 E. E. Becklin United States · #502,619 worldwide 189 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Esther T. Mookini United States · #832,978 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Robert M. Kamins United States · #1,201,722 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Honolulu University

Which keywords describe research at Honolulu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Aging, Phylogeny, Regulation, Climate Change, Biological Control, Ethical Issues and Morphology.

▲ 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 12 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change2▲ 2.5×20 topics
  2. Invasive Species2▲ 14×9 topics
  3. Aging2▲ 9.8×8 topics
  4. Phylogeny2▲ 34×6 topics
  5. Regulation1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  6. Biological Control1▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Ethical Issues1▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Morphology1▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  10. Cognitive Enhancement1▲ 67×1 topic
  11. Neuroenhancement1▲ 163×1 topic
  12. Sustainability1▲ 1.30×5 topics

Which research topics does Honolulu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny and Insurance and Financial Risk Management.

Neuroethics, Human Enhan…1Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 1 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …1Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 1 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 0 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 0 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 0 fractional worksDiptera species taxonomy…0Diptera species taxonomy and behavior: 0 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 0 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber0Fossil Insects in Amber: 0 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceBiomedical EngineeringEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  2. 2 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  5. 5 Research in Social Sciences Education 0 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 0 works
  7. 7 Diptera species taxonomy and behavior Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  9. 9 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 0 works
  10. 10 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Honolulu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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