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National Center for Supercomputing Applications

In research, National Center for Supercomputing Applications stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,053 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,952
of 34,923
Rank in Bulgaria
#13
of 89
Research works
449
▼ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
National Center for Supercomputing Applications

What is National Center for Supercomputing Applications 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,053 of 17,446 9.8%304

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Supercomputing Applications 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Center for Supercomputing Applications work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at National Center for Supercomputing Applications is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (24%), Engineering (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 67.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 23.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 18.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 9.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Centerfor…21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science523.8%
    2. Engineering418.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy16.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences16.2%
    5. Materials Science15.4%
    6. Environmental Science13.9%
    7. Chemistry12.7%
    8. Mathematics00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology313.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Decision Sciences15.0%
    2. Social Sciences13.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.4%
    5. Psychology00.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine14.4%
    2. Health Professions02.0%
    3. Nursing00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.06× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.16×1 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.92×1 works
  3. Computer Science3.06×5 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.91×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.45×3 works
  6. Chemistry1.73×1 works
  7. Materials Science1.55×1 works
  8. Nursing1.30×0 works
  9. Engineering1.20×4 works
  10. Environmental Science0.78×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.75×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.68×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.48×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.25×1 works
  16. Medicine0.23×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  20. Psychology0.13×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Supercomputing Applications?

Ranked on the quality score, Burton, Kravchenko Kravchenko and J.N. Tunstall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

  1. 1 Burton Bulgaria · #3,184,801 worldwide 185 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Kravchenko Kravchenko Bulgaria · #4,000,989 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 J.N. Tunstall Bulgaria · #4,491,397 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ruba Kana’an Bulgaria · #4,803,518 worldwide 38 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 H. Jesse Smith Bulgaria · #5,664,996 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Philip Jodidio Bulgaria · #6,090,793 worldwide 134 citations · 108 works
  7. 7 Yury Suleymanov Bulgaria · #6,792,702 worldwide 0 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Jelena Stajic Bulgaria · #6,943,930 worldwide 5 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Supercomputing Applications

What are the most cited papers from National Center for Supercomputing Applications?

The most cited paper from National Center for Supercomputing Applications is "ESTScan: a program for detecting, evaluating, and reconstructing potential coding regions in EST sequences." (Christian Iseli, C. Victor Jongeneel, Philipp Bücher, 1999), with 1,109 citations. Next come "Wavelet analysis for geophysical applications" (1,013) and "A catchment‐based approach to modeling land surface processes in a general circulation model: 1. Model structure" (950).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ESTScan: a program for detecting, evaluating, and reconstructing potential coding regions in EST sequences. Christian Iseli, C. Victor Jongeneel, Philipp Bücher · PubMed Conference paperOpen access 1999 1,109
2 Wavelet analysis for geophysical applications Praveen Kumar, Efi Foufoula‐Georgiou · Reviews of Geophysics Open access Nov 1997 1,013
3 A catchment‐based approach to modeling land surface processes in a general circulation model: 1. Model structure Randal D. Koster, Max J. Suárez, Agnès Ducharne et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Oct 2000 950
4 Factors affecting the detection of trends: Statistical considerations and applications to environmental data Elizabeth C. Weatherhead, Gregory C. Reinsel, George C. Tiao et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Jul 1998 933
5 CHARM++ Laxmikant V. Kalé, Sanjeev Krishnan Conference paper Oct 1993 852
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Which research topics does National Center for Supercomputing Applications publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques and Machine Learning in Materials Science.

Distributed and Parallel…1Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and…1Scientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and O…1Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…1Machine Learning in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…0Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 0 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 0 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsInformation Systems and ManagementHardware and ArchitectureMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  2. 2 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  3. 3 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  4. 4 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.1%domestic only35.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Supercomputing Applications's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Center for Supercomputing Applications as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Center for Supercomputing Applications0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Center for Supercomputing Applications over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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