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Autodesk (United States)

In research, Autodesk (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,294 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,390
of 28,054 · #8,657 all time
Rank in United States
#1,553
of 4,192
Research works
693
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Autodesk (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,294 of 12,888 20.9%82 #5061

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Autodesk (United States) 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.39× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.00× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Autodesk (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Haines, Gabriel Gabriel and Bob McFarlane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Autodesk (United States).

  1. 1 Eric Haines United States · #296,143 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Gabriel Gabriel United States · #1,051,624 worldwide 49 citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Bob McFarlane United States · #1,312,966 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Autodesk (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Autodesk (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Facilities Management, RFID Technology, BIM, Construction and Assembly Planning.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 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. Sustainability13▲ 3.5×20 topics
  2. Deep Learning12▲ 2.4×32 topics
  3. Risk Management7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  4. Facilities Management6▲ 55×2 topics
  5. RFID Technology6▲ 23×2 topics
  6. BIM6▲ 66×1 topic
  7. Construction6▲ 30×1 topic
  8. Machine Learning6◆ 1.13×23 topics
  9. Mental Health5▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Innovation5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  11. Big Data5▲ 3.7×14 topics
  12. Assembly Planning5▲ 41×1 topic
  13. Design for Manufacture5▲ 41×1 topic
  14. Neural Networks4▲ 1.87×13 topics
  15. Education4▲ 1.63×15 topics
  16. Knowledge Management4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  18. Literature3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Creativity3▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Engineering Design3▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Gender Studies3▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Community Engagement3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  23. Biomimetics3▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  25. Design Thinking3▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Public Policy3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  27. Virtual Reality3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  28. Educational Policies3▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Health Promotion3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  31. 3D Reconstruction2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Point Clouds2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Territorial Governance2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Digital Fabrication2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Local Development2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Mesh Segmentation2▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Shape Representation2▲ 49×1 topic
  38. 3D Printing2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  39. Urban Morphology2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Sociological Analysis2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Autodesk (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Design Education and Practice and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis.

BIM and Construction Int…6BIM and Construction Integration: 6 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 3 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 2 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 1 fractional works
Building and ConstructionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Mechanics5 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 6 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 2 works
  10. 10 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.3%domestic only62.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Autodesk (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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