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Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

In research, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,084 of 17,446 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,637 of 6,336 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,274
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,129
of 7,310
Research works
384
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

What is Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 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 #5,084 of 17,446 11.0%257
Computer ScienceField #2,637 of 6,336 10.3%140

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

Which fields of science does Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (20%), Physics and Astronomy (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 56.7% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 20.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 14.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPittsburghSupercomputing…41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences18%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science820.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy614.1%
    3. Materials Science36.7%
    4. Engineering25.6%
    5. Chemistry24.2%
    6. Environmental Science12.9%
    7. Mathematics11.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    10. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences38.2%
    2. Decision Sciences25.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    6. Psychology00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology511.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.9%
    3. Neuroscience12.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    1. Medicine37.0%
    2. Veterinary00.3%
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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.16× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.60× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.00× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× 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, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.34×6 works
  2. Decision Sciences6.00×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.89×1 works
  4. Chemistry2.66×2 works
  5. Computer Science2.60×8 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.16×5 works
  7. Veterinary1.98×0 works
  8. Materials Science1.92×3 works
  9. Mathematics1.58×1 works
  10. Neuroscience1.25×1 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.16×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.70×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.65×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.57×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×0 works
  17. Engineering0.37×2 works
  18. Medicine0.36×3 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×0 works
  21. Energy0.18×0 works
  22. Psychology0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip D. Blood, Shawn T. Brown and Joel S. Welling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

  1. 1 Philip D. Blood United States · #207,794 worldwide 12k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Shawn T. Brown United States · #375,235 worldwide 12k citations · 185 works
  3. 3 Joel S. Welling United States · #595,170 worldwide 2.6k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Jamshid Mahdavi United States · #727,368 worldwide 4.2k citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Matt Mathis United States · #867,640 worldwide 2.9k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Alexander J. Ropelewski United States · #1,001,872 worldwide 2.1k citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Leila A. Haidari United States · #1,067,606 worldwide 1.3k citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Diana L. Connor United States · #1,119,250 worldwide 1.5k citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Brendan John Honick United States · #1,238,949 worldwide 246 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Charles M. Fiduccia United States · #1,251,208 worldwide 2.1k citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

What are the most cited papers from Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center?

The most cited paper from Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is "De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis" (Brian J. Haas et al., 2013), with 9,312 citations. Next come "XSEDE: Accelerating Scientific Discovery" (3,332) and "The macroscopic behavior of the TCP congestion avoidance algorithm" (1,504).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis Brian J. Haas et al. · Nature Protocols Open access 11 Jul 2013 9,312
2 XSEDE: Accelerating Scientific Discovery John W. Towns, Timothy M. Cockerill, Maytal Dahan et al. · Computing in Science & Engineering 25 Jul 2014 3,332
3 The macroscopic behavior of the TCP congestion avoidance algorithm Matthew Mathis, Jeffrey Semke, Jamshid Mahdavi et al. · ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Jul 1997 1,504
4 Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation—a benchmark of metagenomics software Alexander Sczyrba et al. · Nature Methods Open access 2 Oct 2017 983
5 Network anatomy and in vivo physiology of visual cortical neurons Davi D. Bock, Wei-Chung Allen Lee, Aaron Kerlin et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2011 954
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Workflow Management, Semantic Web Services, Bioinformatics, Reproducibility, Scientific Workflows, Machine Learning, Semantic Web and High-Performance 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 2022-now 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  2. Workflow Management3▲ 115×2 topics
  3. Semantic Web Services3▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Bioinformatics2▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Reproducibility2▲ 139×1 topic
  6. Scientific Workflows2▲ 139×1 topic
  7. High-Performance Computing2▲ 62×2 topics
  8. Semantic Web2▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 25×4 topics
  10. Parallel Computing2▲ 37×4 topics
  11. Computational Chemistry2▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Crystal Structures2▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Data Mining2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  14. Geospatial Crowdsourcing2▲ 187×1 topic
  15. Quantum Mechanics2▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Volunteered Geographic Information2▲ 187×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology1◆ 0.87×12 topics
  18. High-Throughput1▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Materials Informatics1▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Deep Learning1◆ 0.92×7 topics
  21. Data Integration1▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Distributed Systems1▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Grid Computing1▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center publish most on?

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

Scientific Computing and…2Scientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 2 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…1Machine Learning in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…1Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…1Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksWikis in Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksLanguage and cultural evolution: 1 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementGeography, Planning and DevelopmentMaterials ChemistryComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 2 works
  2. 2 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Wikis in Education and Collaboration Communication 1 works
  9. 9 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 1 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center0.00019% in 20251990200020102020

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

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