2.0 - MOOSE: Enabling massively parallel multiphysics simulation

TLDR

MOOSE has experienced rapid growth over the past two years, with website traffic rising from ~3,000 to 5,000 monthly visitors, over 1,800 pull requests merged, a new forum averaging 600 unique visitors, and more than 200 citations of the previous publication. This paper updates key additions and changes to the MOOSE code and ecosystem over the last two years and acknowledges community contributions.

Abstract

The last 2 years have been a period of unprecedented growth for the MOOSE community and the software itself. The number of monthly visitors to the website has grown from just over 3,000 to now averaging 5,000. In addition, over 1,800 pull requests have been merged since the beginning of 2020, and the new discussions forum has averaged 600 unique visitors per month. The previous publication has been cited over 200 times since it was published 2 years ago. This paper serves as an update on some of the key additions and changes to the code and ecosystem over the last 2 years, as well as recognizing contributions from the community.