Computational Mathematics research
Computational Mathematics is a subfield of Mathematics. Science Explorer counts 7.4k research works in it since 1951. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
In short: area of mathematics.
- Research works
- 7.4k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Topics
- 1
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +53% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Computational Mathematics research?
On research quality in 2022–2025, China and the United States rank highest in Computational Mathematics. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (718 and 374 works in 2022–2025).
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 China · #2 all time 16.6% top 10% · 718 works
- 2 United States · #1 all time 16.1% top 10% · 374 works
The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.
Of 2 countries ranked in Computational Mathematics. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.
All countries ranked in Computational MathematicsBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 718 works
- 2 United States 374 works
- 3 Germany 79 works
- 4 Japan 74 works
- 5 France 69 works
- 6 India 60 works
- 7 Italy 58 works
- 8 United Kingdom 54 works
- 9 Canada 42 works
- 10 Russia 34 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Computational Mathematics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China publishes the most Computational Mathematics research, followed by Southwest University and Fudan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 21 works
- 2 Southwest University China 18 works
- 3 Fudan University China 15 works
- 4 Shanghai University China 15 works
- 5 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 14 works
- 6 KU Leuven Belgium 13 works
- 7 University of Trento Italy 12 works
- 8 National University of Defense Technology China 11 works
- 9 Tsinghua University China 11 works
- 10 Guangxi University China 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Computational Mathematics?
Among the most productive authors in Computational Mathematics, M. Hashem Pesaran, Simon Baron‐Cohen and Richard E. Petty rank highest on the composite score.
- 1 M. Hashem Pesaran United States · #64 worldwide 9.1k citations · 161 works
- 2 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom · #719 worldwide 3.8k citations · 212 works
- 3 Richard E. Petty United States · #851 worldwide 4.2k citations · 116 works
- 4 Chunhua Shen Australia · #859 worldwide 5.9k citations · 217 works
- 5 Max Welling Netherlands · #893 worldwide 3.4k citations · 135 works
- 6 Thomas Brox Germany · #1,178 worldwide 3.3k citations · 106 works
- 7 Susan Dumais United States · #1,245 worldwide 4.8k citations · 85 works
- 8 Geoffrey E. Hinton Canada · #1,487 worldwide 22k citations · 79 works
- 9 Jan Kautz United Kingdom · #1,558 worldwide 3.2k citations · 138 works
- 10 George Karypis United States · #1,667 worldwide 2.7k citations · 152 works
Re-ranked on the composite score from the 2,349 highest-output authors in Computational Mathematics. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.
Top 100 Computational Mathematics researchersWhere is Computational Mathematics research done?
The largest centres of Computational Mathematics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Guangzhou (China).
Computational Mathematics research by country
The best places for Computational Mathematics research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.
Where is the best place to study Computational Mathematics?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Southwest University and Fudan University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China | 87.1 | 27.8% | 10.1× | 21 | +290.5% |
| 2 | Southwest University China | 77.2 | 30.8% | 17.9× | 18 | — |
| 3 | Fudan University China | 77.2 | 33.0% | 7.3× | 15 | +286.9% |
| 4 | Shanghai University China | 65.5 | 13.1% | 10.8× | 15 | +831.8% |
| 5 | Hunan University China | 60.2 | 23.6% | 7.6× | 10 | +418.3% |
| 6 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 59.1 | 26.9% | 6.4× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Guangdong University of Technology China | 53.3 | 19.1% | 8.1× | 8 | +283.3% |
| 8 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 49.7 | 21.2% | 4.7× | 14 | +93.0% |
| 9 | National University of Defense Technology China | 48.5 | 15.8% | 7.6× | 11 | +127.0% |
| 10 | Tsinghua University China | 48.1 | 29.3% | 3.0× | 11 | +114.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Computational Mathematics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tensor decomposition and applications.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.