Autodesk (Canada)
In research, Autodesk (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,214 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #14,445 of 42,892
- Rank in Canada
- #313 of 896
- Research works
- 200 ▼ 20% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 7k 34.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 29.1% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 24% world 28%
What is Autodesk (Canada) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,214 of 21,541 | 44.8% | 159 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Autodesk (Canada) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Computer Science 5.9×
- Decision Sciences 3.2×
- Engineering 2.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Chemical Engineering 1.3×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Autodesk (Canada)?
Ranked on the composite score, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice and Azam Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Autodesk (Canada).
- 1 Tovi Grossman Canada · #30,962 worldwide 667 citations · 66 works
- 2 George Fitzmaurice Canada · #36,876 worldwide 618 citations · 63 works
- 3 Azam Khan Canada · #176,874 worldwide 175 citations · 38 works
- 4 Justin Matejka Canada · #287,792 worldwide 156 citations · 22 works
- 5 Fraser Anderson Canada · #667,848 worldwide 131 citations · 16 works
- 6 Adrian Butscher Canada · #1,506,661 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Autodesk (Canada)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Virtual Reality, User Experience, Design Research, Interaction Design, Sensitivity Analysis, Gesture Recognition and Big Data.
- Mesh Segmentation
- Cultural Heritage
- Simulation
- Content-Based Retrieval
- Unsupervised Learning
- Design for Manufacture
- Structural Boundary Design
- User Interaction
- Spatial Analysis
- Additive Manufacturing
- Motion Synthesis
- Representation Learning
- Finite Element Method
- Tangible User Interfaces
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Interaction Design
- Big Data
- Virtual Reality
- Deep Learning
- User Experience
- Design Research
- Gesture Recognition
- Interaction Techniques
- 3D Reconstruction
- Point Clouds
- Character Animation
- Neural Networks
- Engineering Design
- Sustainability
- Level Set Method
- Assembly Planning
- Information Visualization
- Visual Analytics
- Embodiment
- Video Summarization
- Kinetic Theory
- Shape Representation
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 37 words, with their numbers
- Deep Learning6▲ 5.0×14 topics
- Virtual Reality3▲ 16×4 topics
- User Experience2▲ 80×2 topics
- Big Data2▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Design Research2▲ 207×1 topic
- Interaction Design2▲ 207×1 topic
- Gesture Recognition2▲ 70×2 topics
- Sensitivity Analysis2▲ 54×2 topics
- Interaction Techniques2▲ 273×1 topic
- Tangible User Interfaces2▲ 273×1 topic
- 3D Reconstruction2▲ 48×2 topics
- Finite Element Method2▲ 48×3 topics
- Point Clouds2▲ 48×2 topics
- Representation Learning2▲ 31×3 topics
- Character Animation2▲ 282×1 topic
- Motion Synthesis2▲ 282×1 topic
- Neural Networks2▲ 2.7×4 topics
- Additive Manufacturing1▲ 12×2 topics
- Engineering Design1▲ 55×2 topics
- Spatial Analysis1▲ 40×2 topics
- Sustainability1▲ 1.59×6 topics
- User Interaction1▲ 126×2 topics
- Level Set Method1▲ 80×1 topic
- Structural Boundary Design1▲ 196×1 topic
- Assembly Planning1▲ 41×1 topic
- Design for Manufacture1▲ 41×1 topic
- Information Visualization1▲ 170×1 topic
- Unsupervised Learning1▲ 24×2 topics
- Visual Analytics1▲ 170×1 topic
- Content-Based Retrieval1▲ 118×1 topic
- Embodiment1▲ 15×2 topics
- Simulation1▲ 12×3 topics
- Video Summarization1▲ 118×1 topic
- Cultural Heritage1▲ 4.9×2 topics
- Kinetic Theory1▲ 59×2 topics
- Mesh Segmentation1▲ 91×1 topic
- Shape Representation1▲ 91×1 topic
Which research topics does Autodesk (Canada) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Interactive and Immersive Displays, Human Motion and Animation and Topology Optimization in Engineering.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
- 2 Interactive and Immersive Displays Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
- 3 Human Motion and Animation Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
- 4 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
- 5 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
- 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
- 7 Video Analysis and Summarization Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
- 8 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
- 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
- 10 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Autodesk (Canada)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Montreal
- McGill University
- Université de Montréal
- Concordia University
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Polytechnique Montréal
- McGill University Health Centre
- CAE (Canada)
- École de Technologie Supérieure
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.