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National Center for Supercomputing Applications

In research, National Center for Supercomputing Applications stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,309 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 27.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,456
of 28,054 · #4,019 all time
Rank in United States
#865
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 113% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
50.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is National Center for Supercomputing Applications 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 #4,309 of 12,888 39.7%115 #2629

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).

What does National Center for Supercomputing Applications specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 27.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 21.9 works28×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 38.2 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: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.58× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.30× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Joe Futrelle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

  1. 1 Joe Futrelle United States · #442,171 worldwide 117 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Supercomputing Applications?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Black Holes, Supernovae, Dark Matter, Star Formation, Gravitational Waves, Cosmology and Galaxies.

▲ 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 Learning15▲ 3.0×40 topics
  2. Deep Learning10▲ 2.0×35 topics
  3. Black Holes9▲ 60×3 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 1.92×26 topics
  5. Supernovae7▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Dark Matter6▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Gravitational Waves6▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Star Formation6▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Cosmology6▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  11. Galaxies6▲ 133×1 topic
  12. Stellar Populations6▲ 133×1 topic
  13. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 107×1 topic
  14. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.9×10 topics
  15. Neutron Stars4▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  17. Data Mining4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  18. Workflow Management4▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Finite Element Method4▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Accretion Disks4▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Magnetic Fields4▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Galactic Center3▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Biomass Estimation3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Event Horizon Telescope3▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Sensitivity Analysis3▲ 20×2 topics
  28. X-Ray Astronomy3▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Bioinformatics3▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Cosmological Parameters3▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Dark Energy3▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Global Change3▲ 6.5×2 topics
  33. Nonlinear Systems3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Inverse Problems2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Model Reduction2▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Partial Differential Equations2▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Soft Robotics2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Shape Memory Polymers2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Climate2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Level Set Method2▲ 35×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 6 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 2 fractional worksTopology Optimization in Engineering: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…2Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksScientific Computing and…2Scientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…2Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 2 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…2Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsCivil and Structural EngineeringEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 113% 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.

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