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Barcelona Supercomputing Center

In research, Barcelona Supercomputing Center stands highest in Computer Science (#631 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,022 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,147 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Computer Networks and Communications and Atmospheric Science — Hardware and Architecture is 73.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,139
of 28,054 · #3,843 all time
Rank in Spain
#67
of 658
Research works
1.8k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Barcelona Supercomputing Center 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
Computer ScienceField #631 of 4,667 18.8%193 #480
Physical SciencesDomain #2,022 of 12,888 22.6%375 #2568
EngineeringField #4,147 of 6,636 20.9%73 #5724

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Barcelona Supercomputing 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).

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. Computer Science#480 #631
  2. Physical Sciences#2,568 #2,022
  3. Engineering#5,724 #4,147
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 Barcelona Supercomputing Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 73.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 41.3 works73×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 49.2 works11×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 20.6 works9.3×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.98× its world share, 194 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.32× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Barcelona Supercomputing Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Performance Computing, Parallel Computing, Distributed Systems, Resource Management, Deep Learning, Performance Optimization, GPU Computing and Multicore Architectures.

▲ 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. Deep Learning46▲ 2.7×64 topics
  2. High-Performance Computing41▲ 99×2 topics
  3. Parallel Computing37▲ 63×4 topics
  4. Distributed Systems36▲ 43×6 topics
  5. Climate Change34▲ 2.5×56 topics
  6. Machine Learning34▲ 2.1×57 topics
  7. Resource Management29▲ 34×4 topics
  8. Performance Optimization25▲ 79×2 topics
  9. GPU Computing25▲ 132×1 topic
  10. Multicore Architectures25▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Workflow Management24▲ 71×2 topics
  12. Neural Networks23▲ 3.0×31 topics
  13. Big Data22▲ 4.9×18 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency19▲ 4.1×13 topics
  15. Global Warming19▲ 9.5×12 topics
  16. Grid Computing16▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Task Scheduling16▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Cloud Computing15▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Virtualization14▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Ocean Circulation14▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Fault Tolerance14▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Embedded Systems13▲ 61×4 topics
  23. Data Centers13▲ 44×1 topic
  24. MapReduce13▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Hydrological Cycle12▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Greenhouse Gas Emissions12▲ 8.5×5 topics
  27. Extreme Events11▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Network Coding11▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Climate Modeling11▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Distributed Storage11▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Flash Memory11▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Precipitation Extremes11▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Bioinformatics10▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Data Assimilation10▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Air Quality10▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Boundary Layer10▲ 16×2 topics
  37. FPGA10▲ 50×3 topics
  38. Ontologies9▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Semantic Web Services9▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Large-Eddy Simulation8▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Barcelona Supercomputing Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Advanced Data Storage Technologies.

Parallel Computing and O…25Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 25 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 16 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…13Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Te…11Advanced Data Storage Technologies: 11 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 11 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 8 fractional worksScientific Computing and…8Scientific Computing and Data Management: 8 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 8 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 6 fractional works
Hardware and ArchitectureComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 25 works
  2. 2 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 16 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 13 works
  4. 4 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 11 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  6. 6 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 8 works
  7. 7 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 8 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 8 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Barcelona Supercomputing Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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.

Other research institutions in Barcelona

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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.