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Renaissance Computing Institute

In research, Renaissance Computing Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,563 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,229
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,376
of 8,685
Research works
251
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Renaissance Computing Institute 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 #13,563 of 21,541 27.1%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Renaissance Computing Institute 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.22× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.29× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Renaissance Computing Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Ruth, Ilya Baldin and Anirban Mandal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Renaissance Computing Institute.

  1. 1 Paul Ruth United States · #83,013 worldwide 183 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ilya Baldin United States · #120,229 worldwide 180 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Anirban Mandal United States · #121,704 worldwide 163 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Allan Porterfield United States · #295,639 worldwide 236 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Cong Wang United States · #419,305 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Yufeng Xin United States · #648,474 worldwide 71 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Hong Yi United States · #723,178 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Renaissance Computing Institute

Which keywords describe research at Renaissance Computing Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Big Data, Workflow Management, Bioinformatics, Distributed Systems and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning5▲ 3.3×16 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 3.1×16 topics
  3. Big Data3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  4. Data Mining3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.95×9 topics
  6. Workflow Management2▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Bioinformatics2▲ 41×4 topics
  8. Distributed Systems2▲ 27×4 topics
  9. Anomaly Detection2▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Semantic Web Services2▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Reproducibility2▲ 102×1 topic
  13. Scientific Workflows2▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Global Warming1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  15. Hurricanes1▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Resource Management1▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Storm Surge1▲ 99×1 topic
  18. Epidemiology1▼ 0.77×9 topics
  19. Biomarkers1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  20. Data Integration1▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  22. Information Visualization1▲ 139×1 topic
  23. IoT Security1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Semantic Web1▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Visual Analytics1▲ 139×1 topic
  26. Healthcare1▲ 2.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Renaissance Computing Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scientific Computing and Data Management, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Data Visualization and Analytics and Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies.

Scientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 1 fractional worksData Visualization and A…1Data Visualization and Analytics: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining a…1Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…1Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 0 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementAtmospheric ScienceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMolecular Biology4 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 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  4. 4 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 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 available48.4%not open51.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Renaissance Computing Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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