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Kamehameha Schools

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Research works
95
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
44.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Kamehameha Schools

Not ranked overall: Kamehameha Schools is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Kamehameha Schools work in?

In all years, 64% of research at Kamehameha Schools is in Social Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Psychology (18%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 61 fractional works · 63.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 36.8% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 20.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 17.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKamehamehaSchools95fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences64%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3536.8%
    2. Psychology1717.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities66.7%
    4. Decision Sciences11.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    1. Medicine1212.6%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Environmental Science55.7%
    2. Engineering22.4%
    3. Computer Science21.8%
    4. Mathematics21.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Neuroscience11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 6.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 15.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary15.53×0 works
  2. Dentistry6.09×0 works
  3. Nursing2.87×0 works
  4. Social Sciences2.47×2 works
  5. Environmental Science2.34×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.98×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.85×1 works
  8. Neuroscience1.26×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.08×0 works
  11. Medicine0.95×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.54×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  15. Psychology0.23×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  17. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kamehameha Schools?

Ranked on the quality score, Natalie Kurashima, Shawn Malia Kanaiaupuni and Kathryn Hu‐pei Au lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kamehameha Schools.

  1. 1 Natalie Kurashima United States · #220,616 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Shawn Malia Kanaiaupuni United States · #675,928 worldwide 1.6k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Kathryn Hu‐pei Au United States · #1,247,710 worldwide 1.8k citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Cathie Jordan United States · #1,753,589 worldwide 1.2k citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Ormond W. Hammond United States · #3,486,861 worldwide 334 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Gisela E. Speidel United States · #5,110,667 worldwide 460 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Kamehameha Schools

What are the most cited papers from Kamehameha Schools?

The most cited paper from Kamehameha Schools is "Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment" (Kai M. A. Chan, Patricia Balvanera, Karina Benessaiah et al., 2016), with 1,767 citations. Next come "Learning Word Meanings From Context During Normal Reading" (747) and "Integrating ecosystem-service tradeoffs into land-use decisions" (734).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment Kai M. A. Chan, Patricia Balvanera, Karina Benessaiah et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 9 Feb 2016 1,767
2 Learning Word Meanings From Context During Normal Reading William E. Nagy, Richard C. Anderson, Patricia A. Herman · American Educational Research Journal Jun 1987 747
3 Integrating ecosystem-service tradeoffs into land-use decisions Joshua Goldstein, Giorgio Caldarone, Thomas Kaeo Duarte et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 23 Apr 2012 734
4 Participation Structures in a Reading Lesson with Hawaiian Children: Analysis of a Culturally Appropriate Instructional Event1 Kathryn Hu‐pei Au · Anthropology & Education Quarterly Jun 1980 516
5 Biocultural approaches to well-being and sustainability indicators across scales Eleanor Jane Sterling et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution 20 Oct 2017 330
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kamehameha Schools?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Development, Social Justice, Reading Comprehension, Dyslexia, Reading Acquisition, Education, Identity and Academic Achievement.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Language Development6▲ 39×4 topics
  2. Education5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  3. Social Justice5▲ 10×5 topics
  4. Reading Comprehension5▲ 69×2 topics
  5. Identity4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  6. Dyslexia4▲ 120×1 topic
  7. Reading Acquisition4▲ 120×1 topic
  8. Academic Achievement4▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Colonialism4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  10. Child Development4▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Student Achievement4▲ 41×5 topics
  12. Cultural Competence3▲ 29×3 topics
  13. History3▲ 4.5×2 topics
  14. Self-Regulation3▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Literature3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  16. Race3▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  18. Pacific3▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Social Interaction3▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Immigration3▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Asian American3▲ 351×1 topic
  22. Diversity3▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Early Childhood Education3▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Transnational3▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Teacher Preparation3▲ 41×4 topics
  26. Teacher Education3▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Global Citizenship Education2▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Multilingualism2▲ 18×1 topic
  29. School Engagement2▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Student-Teacher Relationships2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Translanguaging2▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Agriculture2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Cognitive Development2▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity2▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Student Retention2▲ 53×2 topics
  36. Training Pathways2▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Vocational Education2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Academic Performance2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Multicultural Education2▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Kamehameha Schools publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Social Sciences, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Viral Infections and Vectors and Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies.

Research in Social Scien…0Research in Social Sciences: 0 fractional worksPacific and Southeast As…0Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 0 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 0 fractional worksColonial History and Postcolonial Studies: 0 fractional worksDigital Education and So…0Digital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …0Diabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 0 fractional works
EducationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentInfectious DiseasesSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 0 works
  2. 2 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kamehameha Schools's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kamehameha Schools as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000038% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Kamehameha Schools0.000037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kamehameha Schools over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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