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National Center for Supercomputing Applications

In research, National Center for Supercomputing Applications stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,588 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,554
of 42,892
Rank in Bulgaria
#29
of 122
Research works
449
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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 #9,588 of 21,541 20.7%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.37× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.27× 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, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Burton Smith and Mike Tissenbaum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

  1. 1 Burton Smith Bulgaria · #113,465 worldwide 139 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Mike Tissenbaum Bulgaria · #764,061 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Supercomputing Applications?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Performance Computing, Workflow Management, Distributed Systems, Parallel Computing, Resource Management, Machine Learning, Climate Change and Grid Computing.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Learning28▲ 2.9×45 topics
  2. Climate Change28▲ 2.3×39 topics
  3. High-Performance Computing24▲ 37×2 topics
  4. Deep Learning22▲ 2.3×44 topics
  5. Workflow Management22▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Sustainability21▲ 2.6×31 topics
  7. Distributed Systems20▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Parallel Computing19▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Resource Management17▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Grid Computing14▲ 47×1 topic
  11. Task Scheduling14▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Bioinformatics13▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Performance Optimization11▲ 24×2 topics
  14. GPU Computing11▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Multicore Architectures11▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Remote Sensing11▲ 2.1×21 topics
  17. Neural Networks10▲ 2.2×23 topics
  18. Education10▲ 1.71×19 topics
  19. Big Data10▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Semantic Web Services9▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.0×8 topics
  22. Software Development8▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Reproducibility8▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Scientific Workflows8▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Air Quality7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. Convolutional Neural Networks7▲ 3.8×7 topics
  27. Network Coding7▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Global Warming7▲ 4.1×8 topics
  29. Distributed Storage6▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Flash Memory6▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Data Mining6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  32. Feature Extraction6▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Audio Signal Classification5▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  36. Music Information Retrieval5▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Environmental Policy4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  38. Databases4▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Metallurgy4▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Thermochemical4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does National Center for Supercomputing Applications publish most on?

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

Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and…1Scientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Te…0Advanced Data Storage Technologies: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksNumerical methods in engineering: 0 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…0Machine Learning in Materials Science: 0 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 0 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 0 fractional worksDistributed systems and fault tolerance: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureInformation Systems and ManagementRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 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 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  3. 3 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  5. 5 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  6. 6 Numerical methods in engineering Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  10. 10 Distributed systems and fault tolerance Computer Networks and Communications 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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