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Computational Physics and Python Applications

Computational Physics and Python Applications is a research topic within Artificial Intelligence. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 13.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to scientific computing and data analysis using Python. It includes statistical modeling, machine learning, visualization, geospatial mapping, geomorphology, oceanography, and HF radio networking. The papers showcase the diverse applications and tools available for scientific research and data analysis in various fields.

  • Python
  • Scientific Computing
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Analysis
  • Visualization
  • Geospatial Mapping
  • Geomorphology
  • Oceanography
  • HF Radio Networking
Research works
23k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+42%
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Which countries lead Computational Physics and Python Applications research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1k and 682 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1k works
  2. 2 China 682 works
  3. 3 India 381 works
  4. 4 Germany 273 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 204 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 180 works
  7. 7 Russia 139 works
  8. 8 France 137 works
  9. 9 Italy 125 works
  10. 10 Japan 103 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.

United States: 31.5%China: 21.0%India: 11.7%Germany: 8.4%6 others listed: 27.3%32%largest
United States1,024 · 31.5%China682 · 21.0%India381 · 11.7%Germany273 · 8.4%6 others listed888 · 27.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Computational Physics and Python Applications research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Washington publishes the most Computational Physics and Python Applications research, followed by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and RWTH Aachen University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of WashingtonUnited States 19 works
  2. 2 Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryUnited States 18 works
  3. 3 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 18 works
  4. 4 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYGermany 17 works
  5. 5 San Jose State UniversityUnited States 17 works
  6. 6 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 15 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 14 works
  8. 8 University of East LondonUnited Kingdom 13 works
  9. 9 University of MichiganUnited States 13 works
  10. 10 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States 13 works

Who are the leading researchers in Computational Physics and Python Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Computational Physics and Python Applications include R. Kowalewski, S. L. Wu and Sw. Banerjee.

  1. 1 R. Kowalewski United Kingdom 11k citations
  2. 2 S. L. Wu United Kingdom 10k citations
  3. 3 Sw. Banerjee United Kingdom 10k citations
  4. 4 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
  5. 5 M. Costa United Kingdom 9.7k citations
  6. 6 M. Weber France 9.7k citations
  7. 7 X. Wu Switzerland 9.6k citations
  8. 8 M. Morii United Kingdom 9.6k citations
  9. 9 A. Cerri United States 9.5k citations
  10. 10 J. M. Izen United Kingdom 9.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Computational Physics and Python Applications research done?

The largest centres of Computational Physics and Python Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 160 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 62 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 55 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 46 works
  5. 5 New York United States 45 works
  6. 6 Paris France 44 works
  7. 7 Nanjing China 44 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 40 works
  9. 9 Hamburg Germany 32 works
  10. 10 Wuhan China 31 works
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Where is the best place to study Computational Physics and Python Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington and RWTH Aachen 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.

0%20%40%mean 14.06%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 13, 34.0%University of Washington: 19, 13.6%RWTH Aachen University: 18, 13.4%ETH Zurich: 15, 14.9%San Jose State University: 17, 3.0%University of East London: 13, 0.0%Université Libre de Bruxelles: 9, 13.3%Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București: 10, 1.9%Columbia University: 10, 23.2%Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: 9, 23.3%Massachusetts Instit…ETH ZurichUniversity of Washin…RWTH Aachen University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States 58.134.0%4.8×13 +58.1%
2 University of WashingtonUnited States 53.213.6%4.4×19 +116.1%
3 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 52.013.4%5.8×18 +71.3%
4 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 49.014.9%5.0×15 +29.8%
5 San Jose State UniversityUnited States 48.53.0%35.2×17 0.0%
6 University of East LondonUnited Kingdom 46.90.0%55.9×13
7 Université Libre de BruxellesBelgium 43.813.3%8.6×9 -9.0%
8 Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica BucureștiRomania 40.81.9%10.0×10
9 Columbia UniversityUnited States 37.223.2%2.8×10 +52.4%
10 Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany 36.723.3%3.8×9 +29.3%

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 Physics and Python Applications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Computational Physics and Python Applications.

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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.

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.