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University of Hawaii at Hilo

In research, University of Hawaii at Hilo stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,326 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,827 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,255 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,769
of 28,054 · #4,912 all time
Rank in United States
#1,462
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Hawaii at Hilo 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,326 of 12,888 17.2%114 #4093
Social SciencesDomain #6,827 of 10,521 14.8%111 #2643
Social SciencesField #5,255 of 6,365 16.4%63 #3319

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,093 #8,326
  2. Social Sciences#2,643 #6,827
  3. Social Sciences#3,319 #5,255
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Hawaii at Hilo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 24.9 works9.7×
← 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: 1.84× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.81× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.96× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.46× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hawaii at Hilo?

Ranked on the composite score, Tim Jenness, S. J. Bus and Michael J. West lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hawaii at Hilo.

  1. 1 Tim Jenness United States · #114,500 worldwide 407 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 S. J. Bus United States · #129,255 worldwide 388 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Michael J. West United States · #159,096 worldwide 429 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 I. M. Coulson United States · #183,091 worldwide 160 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 T. R. Geballe United States · #240,460 worldwide 173 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 K. W. Hodapp United States · #264,606 worldwide 495 citations · 103 works
  7. 7 Shugeng Cao United States · #309,246 worldwide 82 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Rebecca Ostertag United States · #314,331 worldwide 435 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Kirsten Møllegaard United States · #370,941 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 H. E. Matthews United States · #428,914 worldwide 141 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hawaii at Hilo

Which keywords describe research at University of Hawaii at Hilo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ocean Acidification, Population Dynamics, Identity and Literature.

▲ 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 Change35▲ 4.0×47 topics
  2. Invasive Species17▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Biodiversity16▲ 6.6×20 topics
  4. Identity12▲ 4.9×13 topics
  5. Conservation11▲ 8.0×15 topics
  6. History11▲ 4.8×9 topics
  7. Globalization11▲ 1.65×21 topics
  8. Literature10▲ 5.7×4 topics
  9. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.78×17 topics
  10. Ocean Acidification10▲ 40×3 topics
  11. Population Dynamics9▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Colonialism9▲ 5.9×5 topics
  13. Gender8▲ 4.7×8 topics
  14. Acoustic Communication8▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Culture8▲ 4.4×6 topics
  16. Global Change7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  17. Cultural Studies7▲ 5.8×6 topics
  18. Politics7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity7▲ 4.9×7 topics
  20. Society7▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Island Ecosystems6▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Bleaching6▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Coral Reefs6▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Agriculture6▲ 4.4×3 topics
  26. Pacific Islands6▲ 143×1 topic
  27. settlement6▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Nematodes6▲ 35×3 topics
  29. Predator-Prey Interactions5▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Japan5▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Modernization5▲ 8.6×1 topic
  32. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 10×8 topics
  33. Anthropogenic Noise5▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem5▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Marine Mammals5▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Trophic Cascades5▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Exoplanets4▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Stellar Astrophysics4▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  40. Star Formation4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Hawaii at Hilo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Japanese History and Culture and Marine animal studies overview.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…6Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 6 fractional worksPacific and Southeast As…6Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 6 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…5Japanese History and Culture: 5 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…5Marine animal studies overview: 5 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 3 fractional worksMollusks and Parasites S…3Mollusks and Parasites Studies: 3 fractional works
EcologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentCultural StudiesAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 6 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 5 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 3 works
  10. 10 Mollusks and Parasites Studies Insect Science 3 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hawaii at Hilo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.