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Computational Physics (United States)

In research, Computational Physics (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,510 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,355 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,744
of 28,054 · #2,933 all time
Rank in United States
#776
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Computational Physics (United States) 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 #3,510 of 12,888 21.4%219 #2003
Physics and AstronomyField #1,355 of 1,646 28.1%63 #1800

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Computational Physics (United States) 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).

What does Computational Physics (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 21.4 works16×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 63.3 works11×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.90× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.56× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.23× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.04× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Computational Physics (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, D. J. Strickland, J. S. Evans and Hans Gerd Evertz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Computational Physics (United States).

  1. 1 D. J. Strickland United States · #573,525 worldwide 69 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 J. S. Evans United States · #759,241 worldwide 41 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Hans Gerd Evertz United States · #823,573 worldwide 126 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 J. L. Gannon United States · #981,579 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Akshai K. Runchal United States · #1,069,709 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Winfried Kernbichler United States · #1,167,308 worldwide 44 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 James W. Rottman United States · #1,192,839 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 D. J. Strickland United States · #1,226,535 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 J. D. Lumpe United States · #1,383,329 worldwide 18 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 B. Schnizer United States · #1,532,631 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Computational Physics (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Computational Physics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Machine Learning, Solar Wind, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Superconductivity, Dark Matter and Quantum Information.

▲ 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. Machine Learning16▲ 1.91×45 topics
  2. Deep Learning9◆ 1.02×34 topics
  3. Molecular Dynamics8▲ 19×6 topics
  4. Solar Wind7▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Adaptive Mesh Refinement6▲ 35×2 topics
  6. High-Order Schemes6▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Superconductivity5▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Dark Matter5▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Quantum Information5▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Density Functional Theory5▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Quantum Mechanics5▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Ionosphere5▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Magnetosphere5▲ 33×1 topic
  14. Radial Basis Functions5▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Computational Chemistry5▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Gravitational Waves5▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Crystal Structures4▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Supernovae4▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Black Holes4▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Electronic Structure4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  21. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Shock-Wave Interactions4▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Tomography4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  24. Turbulence Modeling4▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  26. Quantum Simulation4▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Vortex Dynamics4▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Crystal Growth4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  29. High-Throughput4▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  31. Materials Informatics4▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Particle Physics4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Superfluidity4▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Entanglement3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Fluid Mechanics3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Optical Lattices3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Particle Image Velocimetry3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Turbulent Flows3▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Computational Physics (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Machine Learning in Materials Science and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…4Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 4 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…4Machine Learning in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…3Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 3 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 3 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…2Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 2 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 2 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…2Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsComputational MechanicsMaterials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics1 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 4 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 3 works
  5. 5 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Computational Physics (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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