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Kuakini Medical Center

In research, Kuakini Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#9,920 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,260 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,706
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,097
of 8,685
Research works
270
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
68.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Kuakini Medical Center 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
MedicineField #9,920 of 17,978 33.4%183
Health SciencesDomain #12,260 of 20,462 33.2%197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuakini Medical Center 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.63× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kuakini Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Abraham M. Y. Nomura, Grant N. Stemmermann and Helen Petrovitch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuakini Medical Center.

  1. 1 Abraham M. Y. Nomura United States · #59,470 worldwide 289 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Grant N. Stemmermann United States · #69,120 worldwide 272 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Helen Petrovitch United States · #81,326 worldwide 267 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Dwayne Reed United States · #93,286 worldwide 222 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Kuakini Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Kuakini Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Aging, Metabolic Syndrome, Oxidative Stress, Obesity, Biomarkers and Cancer.

▲ 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. Inflammation39▲ 6.1×40 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease32▲ 11×33 topics
  3. Aging28▲ 20×15 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress26▲ 5.2×32 topics
  5. Epidemiology25▲ 2.3×56 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 10.0×18 topics
  7. Obesity20▲ 9.8×17 topics
  8. Cancer18▲ 4.7×22 topics
  9. Public Health17▲ 4.6×17 topics
  10. Biomarkers16▲ 9.3×10 topics
  11. Risk Factors14▲ 5.1×18 topics
  12. Metabolism13▲ 7.2×17 topics
  13. Atherosclerosis12▲ 13×9 topics
  14. Gastric Cancer12▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Insulin Resistance11▲ 9.0×8 topics
  16. Prevention11▲ 10×7 topics
  17. Alzheimer's Disease10▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Insulin Signaling10▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Cancer Prevention10▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Neuroimaging10▲ 13×7 topics
  21. Chemotherapy10▲ 5.0×13 topics
  22. Cholesterol10▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Mortality Risk9▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Health9▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Pathogenesis9▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Diabetes9▲ 6.5×11 topics
  27. Dementia9▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Caregiver Burden9▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Cognitive Decline9▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Mild Cognitive Impairment9▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Guidelines8▲ 6.5×9 topics
  32. Cancer Risk8▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 7.3×4 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization8▲ 16×5 topics
  35. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 5.2×10 topics
  36. Eradication Therapy7▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Helicobacter pylori7▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Glucose Metabolism6▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Statins6▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Longevity6▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Kuakini Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: FOXO transcription factor regulation, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms and GDF15 and Related Biomarkers.

FOXO transcription facto…2FOXO transcription factor regulation: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 1 fractional worksBiomarkers in Disease Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGDF15 and Related Biomar…1GDF15 and Related Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 0 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 0 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 0 fractional worksCerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAgingImmunologyRheumatology6 others

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

  1. 1 FOXO transcription factor regulation Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 1 works
  3. 3 Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms Immunology 1 works
  4. 4 GDF15 and Related Biomarkers Rheumatology 1 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 0 works
  7. 7 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 0 works
  8. 8 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Neurology 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kuakini Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher 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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