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San Diego Supercomputer Center

In research, San Diego Supercomputer Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,644 of 21,541 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,058 of 7,020 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,986 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,932
of 28,054 · #3,335 all time
Rank in United States
#683
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
67.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is San Diego Supercomputer 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 #2,644 of 21,541 35.4%623
Computer ScienceField #1,058 of 7,020 34.3%341
Life SciencesDomain #3,986 of 14,347 32.4%207
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,366 of 7,814 31.4%185
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,783 of 4,961 30.0%155
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #882 of 1,873 35.8%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Diego Supercomputer 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 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.30× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.61× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.21× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.34× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 8.67× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Diego Supercomputer Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Nancy Wilkins‐Diehr, J. Helly and Laura Carrington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Diego Supercomputer Center.

  1. 1 Nancy Wilkins‐Diehr · #65,246 worldwide 622 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 J. Helly · #128,695 worldwide 280 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Laura Carrington · #307,011 worldwide 126 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 David R. Nadeau · #584,160 worldwide 72 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Daniel Crawl · #587,339 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at San Diego Supercomputer Center

Which keywords describe research at San Diego Supercomputer Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Workflow Management, Bioinformatics, Software Development, Reproducibility, Scientific Workflows, Machine Learning 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 2022–2025 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. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 59×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning10▲ 2.7×22 topics
  3. Workflow Management10▲ 126×2 topics
  4. Bioinformatics9▲ 74×4 topics
  5. Software Development6▲ 126×2 topics
  6. Reproducibility6▲ 170×1 topic
  7. Scientific Workflows6▲ 170×1 topic
  8. Big Data5▲ 5.1×12 topics
  9. High-Performance Computing4▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Prediction4▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Protein4▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 2.5×19 topics
  14. Distributed Systems4▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Photosynthesis4▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Quantum Coherence4▲ 105×1 topic
  17. Resource Management4▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Crystal Structures3▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Data Mining3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  20. Computational Chemistry3▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Force Field3▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Quantum Mechanics3▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Structure3▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Grid Computing3▲ 81×1 topic
  25. High-Throughput3▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Materials Informatics3▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Task Scheduling3▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Data Sharing2▲ 85×2 topics
  29. Density Functional Theory2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Digital Repositories2▲ 80×2 topics
  31. Ecology2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Open Science2▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Parallel Computing2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Scientific Data Management2▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Ab Initio Parametrization2▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Dispersion Correction2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Genomics2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Peer Review2▲ 65×2 topics
  40. Scholarly Communication2▲ 75×2 topics

Which research topics does San Diego Supercomputer Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scientific Computing and Data Management, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Protein Structure and Dynamics and Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems.

Scientific Computing and…6Scientific Computing and Data Management: 6 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 4 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…3Protein Structure and Dynamics: 3 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…3Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…2Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 2 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 2 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 2 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMolecular BiologyComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 6 works
  2. 2 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  3. 3 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  5. 5 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  9. 9 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Diego Supercomputer Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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