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University of Hawaii System

In research, University of Hawaii System stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,775 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,235 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,469 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 15.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,419
of 28,054 · #488 all time
Rank in United States
#486
of 4,192
Research works
26k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
933k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Hawaii System 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 #2,775 of 12,888 21.9%535 #450
Social SciencesDomain #3,235 of 10,521 17.7%188 #472
MedicineField #4,469 of 10,443 12.6%242 #1123
Environmental ScienceField #1,547 of 3,551 26.2%114 #220
Health SciencesDomain #5,342 of 11,982 12.7%281 #1085
Life SciencesDomain #3,775 of 7,800 20.7%132 #688
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #217 of 443 32.5%89 #52
Social SciencesField #3,866 of 6,365 22.0%97 #447
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #735 of 1,209 20.5%89 #135
Physics and AstronomyField #1,239 of 1,646 34.6%132 #390

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hawaii System 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#450 #2,775
  2. Social Sciences#472 #3,235
  3. Medicine#1,123 #4,469
  4. Environmental Science#220 #1,547
  5. Health Sciences#1,085 #5,342
  6. Life Sciences#688 #3,775
  7. Astronomy and Astrophysics#52 #217
  8. Social Sciences#447 #3,866
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#135 #735
  10. Physics and Astronomy#390 #1,239
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 System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 89.1 works15×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 39.8 works12×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 22.8 works6.4×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 132.2 works5.2×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 89.1 works5.0×
  6. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 25.1 works5.0×
  7. EcologySubfield · 41.4 works4.7×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.01× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.23× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 242 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 97 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hawaii System?

Ranked on the composite score, M.P.C. Fossorier, J. Tonry and Newton E. Morton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hawaii System.

  1. 1 M.P.C. Fossorier United States · #8,929 worldwide 993 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 J. Tonry United States · #10,079 worldwide 2.5k citations · 168 works
  3. 3 Newton E. Morton United States · #13,764 worldwide 799 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Ryuzo Yanagimachi United States · #27,271 worldwide 564 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Suzanne P. Murphy United States · #28,798 worldwide 363 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Tobias Owen United States · #30,213 worldwide 1.1k citations · 150 works
  7. 7 Robert Blust United States · #30,494 worldwide 308 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 David M. Karl United States · #32,139 worldwide 1.4k citations · 106 works
  9. 9 J. M. Boyce United States · #33,042 worldwide 469 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 S. I. Parker United States · #38,949 worldwide 584 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hawaii System

Which keywords describe research at University of Hawaii System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Acidification, Ocean Circulation, Dark Matter, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics and Data Assimilation.

▲ 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 Change103▲ 3.4×73 topics
  2. Epidemiology47◆ 1.04×101 topics
  3. Global Warming28▲ 6.0×11 topics
  4. Ocean Acidification24▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Ocean Circulation24▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Risk Factors23▲ 1.83×28 topics
  7. Dark Matter19▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome19▲ 2.1×21 topics
  9. Exoplanets19▲ 42×1 topic
  10. Stellar Astrophysics19▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Data Assimilation17▲ 9.7×4 topics
  12. Star Formation17▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Population Dynamics16▲ 5.6×11 topics
  14. Marine Ecosystems16▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Conservation15▲ 3.1×18 topics
  16. Cosmology14▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Supernovae14▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Bleaching14▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Coral Reefs14▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Black Holes14▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Tropical Cyclones13▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Solar System Abundances13▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Terrestrial Planets13▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Sea Level Rise12▲ 8.6×3 topics
  25. Hydrological Cycle12▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Extreme Events11▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Magnetic Fields11▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Climate Modeling11▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Precipitation Extremes11▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Accretion Disks11▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Climate Change Impacts11▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Fisheries Sustainability11▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Gravitational Waves11▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Oceanic Modeling11▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Tidal Analysis11▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Benthic Communities11▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Marine Biodiversity11▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Particle Physics11▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Trophic Cascades10▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Coastal Protection10▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Hawaii System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Astro and Planetary Science and Climate variability and models.

Stellar, planetary, and …19Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 19 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…14Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 14 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…13Astro and Planetary Science: 13 fractional worksClimate variability and …11Climate variability and models: 11 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 11 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 10 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…9Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 9 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…8Planetary Science and Exploration: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 14 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 11 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 10 works
  7. 7 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  10. 10 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hawaii System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.