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Autodesk (Canada)

In research, Autodesk (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,989 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science (Computer Science is 6.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#17,191
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#347
of 718
Research works
200
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.50×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Autodesk (Canada)

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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,989 of 17,446 31.2%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Autodesk (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Autodesk (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (46%), Engineering (31%), Psychology (4%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 83.8% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 46.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 16.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 14.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 31.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAutodesk (Canada)44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science2046.3%
    2. Engineering1431.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    5. Materials Science00.9%
    6. Environmental Science00.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Psychology23.8%
    2. Decision Sciences12.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    4. Social Sciences12.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    1. Medicine12.9%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Neuroscience11.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Autodesk (Canada) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 20.3 works6.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.95× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.10× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science5.95×20 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.97×1 works
  3. Engineering2.10×14 works
  4. Psychology1.25×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×1 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.09×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.71×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×1 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.57×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.33×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.25×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.16×1 works
  16. Medicine0.15×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Autodesk (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, George W. Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka and Fraser Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Autodesk (Canada).

  1. 1 George W. Fitzmaurice Canada · #32,676 worldwide 10k citations · 203 works
  2. 2 Justin Matejka Canada · #176,405 worldwide 2.4k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Fraser Anderson Canada · #184,786 worldwide 2.4k citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Azam Khan Canada · #964,945 worldwide 2.8k citations · 133 works
  5. 5 Adrian Butscher Canada · #974,348 worldwide 2.1k citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Qian Zhou Canada · #1,010,370 worldwide 235 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Simon Breslav Canada · #1,719,142 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Benjamin Lafreniere Canada · #3,026,062 worldwide 433 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Alexander Tessier Canada · #3,064,993 worldwide 158 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Alex Tessier Canada · #4,035,973 worldwide 179 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Autodesk (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Autodesk (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Autodesk (Canada) is "Convolutional Neural Networks for Steady Flow Approximation" (Xiaoxiao Guo, Wei Li, Francesco Iorio, 2016), with 720 citations. Next come "A survey of software learnability" (320) and "YouMove" (317).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Convolutional Neural Networks for Steady Flow Approximation Xiaoxiao Guo, Wei Li, Francesco Iorio Conference paper 8 Aug 2016 720
2 A survey of software learnability Tovi Grossman, George W. Fitzmaurice, Ramtin Attar Conference paper 4 Apr 2009 320
3 YouMove Fraser Anderson, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka et al. Conference paper 8 Oct 2013 317
4 GamiCAD Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, George W. Fitzmaurice Conference paper 5 Oct 2012 224
5 Adapting usability investigations for agile user-centered design Desirée Sy May 2007 213
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Autodesk (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Virtual Reality, User Experience, Gesture Recognition, Design Research, Interaction Design, 3D Reconstruction and Point Clouds.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning8▲ 5.1×14 topics
  2. Virtual Reality4▲ 20×4 topics
  3. User Experience3▲ 76×2 topics
  4. Gesture Recognition2▲ 77×3 topics
  5. Design Research2▲ 187×1 topic
  6. Interaction Design2▲ 187×1 topic
  7. 3D Reconstruction2▲ 54×2 topics
  8. Point Clouds2▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Big Data2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  10. Character Animation2▲ 295×1 topic
  11. Interaction Techniques2▲ 245×1 topic
  12. Motion Synthesis2▲ 295×1 topic
  13. Tangible User Interfaces2▲ 245×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Representation Learning2▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Sensitivity Analysis2▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Engineering Design2▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Finite Element Method2▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Simulation2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Unsupervised Learning2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Mesh Segmentation2▲ 113×1 topic
  24. Shape Representation2▲ 113×1 topic
  25. Embodiment1▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Spatial Analysis1▲ 34×2 topics
  27. User Interaction1▲ 106×2 topics
  28. Computer Graphics1▲ 117×1 topic
  29. Cultural Heritage1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Immersion1▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Level Set Method1▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Presence1▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Structural Boundary Design1▲ 152×1 topic
  34. Visualization1▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Assembly Planning1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Design for Manufacture1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Generative Adversarial Networks1▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Image Synthesis1▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Information Visualization1▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Visual Analytics1▲ 137×1 topic

Which research topics does Autodesk (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Interactive and Immersive Displays, Human Motion and Animation and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis.

Innovative Human-Technol…2Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 2 fractional worksInteractive and Immersiv…2Interactive and Immersive Displays: 2 fractional worksHuman Motion and Animation2Human Motion and Animation: 2 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and An…23D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGenerative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis: 1 fractional worksData Visualization and Analytics: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…1Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional worksTopology Optimization in Engineering: 1 fractional worksComputer Graphics and Visualization Techniques: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…1Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Human-Computer InteractionControl and Systems EngineeringComputational MechanicsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  2. 2 Interactive and Immersive Displays Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  3. 3 Human Motion and Animation Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  5. 5 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  6. 6 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  8. 8 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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.

openly available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Autodesk (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Autodesk (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Autodesk (Canada)0.00016% in 202520102020

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