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44
Citations
9942
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7476
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3253

Richard Vuduc publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Vuduc sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 165 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Richard Vuduc D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Vuduc sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - ACM Gordon Bell Prize For "Petascale Direct Numerical Simulation of Blood Flow on 200K Cores and Heterogeneous Architectures"

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Programming language
  • Algorithm

His main research concerns Parallel computing, Sparse matrix, Sparse matrix-vector multiplication, Cache and Theoretical computer science. Specifically, his work in Parallel computing is concerned with the study of CUDA. His Sparse matrix study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Performance tuning, Statistical model, Artificial intelligence, Kernel and Code generation.

His research combines Multi-core processor and Sparse matrix-vector multiplication. His Cache research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sparse approximation, Kernel and Solver. His studies deal with areas such as Perspective, Algorithm design, Word and Mathematical optimization as well as Theoretical computer science.

His most cited work include:

  • OSKI: A Library of Automatically Tuned Sparse Matrix Kernels (431 citations)
  • Optimization of sparse matrix-vector multiplication on emerging multicore platforms (350 citations)
  • Model-driven autotuning of sparse matrix-vector multiply on GPUs (345 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Parallel computing, Sparse matrix, Algorithm, Scalability and Theoretical computer science. His works in CUDA, Multi-core processor, Distributed memory, Cache and Speedup are all subjects of inquiry into Parallel computing. His study of Sparse matrix-vector multiplication is a part of Sparse matrix.

His Algorithm study incorporates themes from Block and Matrix multiplication. His research in Scalability intersects with topics in Structure, Supercomputer and Set. His study in Theoretical computer science is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Graph and Compiler.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Parallel computing (44.90%)
  • Sparse matrix (17.01%)
  • Algorithm (16.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Parallel computing (44.90%)
  • Scalability (16.33%)
  • Speedup (8.16%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Richard Vuduc spends much of his time researching Parallel computing, Scalability, Speedup, Computation and Algorithm. His research investigates the link between Parallel computing and topics such as Kernel that cross with problems in Symmetric matrix and Kernel. Richard Vuduc interconnects Sparse matrix, Theoretical computer science, Set and Artificial intelligence in the investigation of issues within Scalability.

His Sparse matrix research includes elements of Structure, Machine learning and Spartan. His Computation study also includes

  • Implementation together with Computer architecture, Petascale computing and Software portability,
  • Computer engineering which connect with Memory hierarchy. His Algorithm research integrates issues from Object, Data structure, LU decomposition and Planar graph.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • HiCOO: hierarchical storage of sparse tensors (41 citations)
  • Model-Driven Sparse CP Decomposition for Higher-Order Tensors (38 citations)
  • Autotuning in High-Performance Computing Applications (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Programming language
  • Algorithm

Richard Vuduc mostly deals with Speedup, Parallel computing, Sparse matrix, Scalability and Matrix decomposition. His Speedup research incorporates elements of Kernel ridge regression, Algorithm, Training time and Shared memory. His work in Algorithm addresses subjects such as Locality of reference, which are connected to disciplines such as Computation.

His study in the fields of Degree of parallelism under the domain of Parallel computing overlaps with other disciplines such as Tensor representation. His study in the field of Scalable algorithms is also linked to topics like Scaling. He has researched Matrix decomposition in several fields, including Representation, Theoretical computer science and Computational science.

Best Publications

  • Optimization of sparse matrix-vector multiplication on emerging multicore platforms

    Samuel Williams;Leonid Oliker;Richard Vuduc;John Shalf

  • Optimization of sparse matrix-vector multiplication on emerging multicore platforms

    Samuel Williams;Leonid Oliker;Richard Vuduc;John Shalf

  • OSKI: A Library of Automatically Tuned Sparse Matrix Kernels

    Richard Vuduc;James W Demmel;Katherine A Yelick

  • Model-driven autotuning of sparse matrix-vector multiply on GPUs

    Jee W. Choi;Amik Singh;Richard W. Vuduc

  • Sparsity: Optimization Framework for Sparse Matrix Kernels

    Eun-Jin Im;Katherine Yelick;Richard Vuduc

  • A massively parallel adaptive fast multipole method on heterogeneous architectures

    Ilya Lashuk;Aparna Chandramowlishwaran;Harper Langston;Tuan-Anh Nguyen

  • Automatic performance tuning of sparse matrix kernels

    Richard Wilson Vuduc;James W. Demmel

  • Self-Adapting Linear Algebra Algorithms and Software

    J. Demmel;J. Dongarra;V. Eijkhout;E. Fuentes

  • A performance analysis framework for identifying potential benefits in GPGPU applications

    Jaewoong Sim;Aniruddha Dasgupta;Hyesoon Kim;Richard Vuduc

  • Petascale Direct Numerical Simulation of Blood Flow on 200K Cores and Heterogeneous Architectures

    Abtin Rahimian;Ilya Lashuk;Shravan Veerapaneni;Aparna Chandramowlishwaran

  • Fast sparse matrix-vector multiplication by exploiting variable block structure

    Richard W. Vuduc;Hyun-Jin Moon

  • When Prefetching Works, When It Doesn’t, and Why

    Jaekyu Lee;Hyesoon Kim;Richard Vuduc

  • Falcon: fault localization in concurrent programs

    Sangmin Park;Richard W. Vuduc;Mary Jean Harrold

  • A Roofline Model of Energy

    Jee Whan Choi;Daniel Bedard;Robert Fowler;Richard Vuduc

  • Many-Thread Aware Prefetching Mechanisms for GPGPU Applications

    Jae-Kyu Lee;Nagesh B. Lakshminarayana;Hyesoon Kim;Richard W. Vuduc

  • On the limits of GPU acceleration

    Richard Vuduc;Aparna Chandramowlishwaran;Jee Choi;Murat Guney

  • Performance Optimizations and Bounds for Sparse Matrix-Vector Multiply

    Richard Vuduc;James W. Demmel;Katherine A. Yelick;Shoaib Kamil

  • POET: Parameterized Optimizations for Empirical Tuning

    Q. Yi;K. Seymour;H. You;R. Vuduc

  • Statistical Models for Empirical Search-Based Performance Tuning

    Richard Vuduc;James W. Demmel;Jeff A. Bilmes

  • When cache blocking of sparse matrix vector multiply works and why

    Rajesh Nishtala;Richard W. Vuduc;James W. Demmel;Katherine A. Yelick

  • SUSTain: Scalable Unsupervised Scoring for Tensors and its Application to Phenotyping

    Ioakeim Perros;Evangelos E. Papalexakis;Haesun Park;Richard Vuduc

  • Optimization of Sparse Matrix-Vector Multiplication on EmergingMulticore Platforms

    Samuel W. Williams;Leonid Oliker;Richard Vuduc;John Shalf

Frequent Co-Authors

James Demmel
James Demmel University of California, Berkeley
Jimeng Sun
Jimeng Sun University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Katherine Yelick
Katherine Yelick University of California, Berkeley
Thomas R. Kurfess
Thomas R. Kurfess Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Alexander G. Gray
Alexander G. Gray Georgia Institute of Technology
Hyesoon Kim
Hyesoon Kim Georgia Institute of Technology
George Biros
George Biros The University of Texas at Austin
Leonid Oliker
Leonid Oliker Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Evangelos E. Papalexakis
Evangelos E. Papalexakis University of California, Riverside
Mary Jean Harrold
Mary Jean Harrold Georgia Institute of Technology

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