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 Ron Brightwell sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 163 publications — 32nd percentile
32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
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 Ron Brightwell sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile
33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
Ron Brightwell is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Computer Science, with a focus on several subfields including Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture, and Information Systems.
The scientist's work emphasizes topics related to Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Distributed Systems and Fault Tolerance, as well as Advanced Data Storage Technologies.
Brightwell has contributed to publications in multiple scholarly venues. Notable publication venues include:
Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Brightwell are:
Frequent collaborators in their research include Scott Levy, Stephen L. Olivier, Kevin Pedretti, David E. Bernholdt, and George Bosilca. This indicates active collaboration within their specialized computing research community.
Recognized for their contributions to the field, Ron Brightwell was awarded the ACM Senior Member title in 2006.
Kurt Ferreira;Jon Stearley;James H. Laros;Ron Oldfield
Kurt B. Ferreira;Patrick Bridges;Ron Brightwell
David Fiala;Frank Mueller;Christian Engelmann;Rolf Riesen
John Lange;Kevin Pedretti;Trammell Hudson;Peter Dinda
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Robert Lucas;James Ang;Keren Bergman;Shekhar Borkar
Suzanne M. Kelly;Ron Brightwell
R. Brightwell;K.T. Predretti;K.D. Underwood;T. Hudson
Torsten Hoefler;James Dinan;Darius Buntinas;Pavan Balaji
Ron Brightwell;Lee Ann Fisk;David S. Greenberg;Tramm Hudson
R. Brightwell;R. Riesen;B. Lawry;A.B. Maccabe
Andrew J. Younge;Kevin Pedretti;Ryan E. Grant;Ron Brightwell
K.D. Underwood;K.S. Hemmert;A. Rodrigues;R. Murphy
R. Brightwell;K.D. Underwood
K.D. Underwood;R. Brightwell
Ron Brightwell;Kevin Pedretti;Trammell Hudson
Rolf Riesen;Ron Brightwell;Patrick G. Bridges;Trammell Hudson
Torsten Hoefler;Salvatore Di Girolamo;Konstantin Taranov;Ryan E. Grant
Jeffrey S Vetter;Ron Brightwell;Maya Gokhale;Pat McCormick
Ron Brightwell;Ron Oldfield;Arthur B. Maccabe;David E. Bernholdt
M.L. Curry;A. Skjellum;H.L. Ward;R. Brightwell
W. Lawry;C. Wilson;A.B. Maccabe;R. Brightwell
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