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D-Wave Systems (Canada)

In research, D-Wave Systems (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,212 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,810
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#206
of 896
Research works
155
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is D-Wave Systems (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 #5,212 of 21,541 40.5%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where D-Wave Systems (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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 5.55× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 17.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and Astronomy1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 17.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at D-Wave Systems (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, William G. Macready, M. H. S. Amin and Anatoly Yu. Smirnov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is D-Wave Systems (Canada).

  1. 1 William G. Macready Canada · #56,142 worldwide 426 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 M. H. S. Amin Canada · #374,430 worldwide 187 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Anatoly Yu. Smirnov Canada · #457,299 worldwide 135 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Aidan Roy Canada · #639,687 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jack Raymond Canada · #1,285,234 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Fabio Altomare Canada · #1,341,546 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at D-Wave Systems (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at D-Wave Systems (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Computation, Security, Cryptography and Computation.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Entanglement28▲ 108×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information25▲ 123×3 topics
  3. Quantum Simulation22▲ 170×2 topics
  4. Quantum Algorithms21▲ 419×1 topic
  5. Quantum Computation21▲ 419×1 topic
  6. Security19▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Cryptography19▲ 113×2 topics
  8. Computation19▲ 164×2 topics
  9. Metrology19▲ 230×1 topic
  10. Quantum19▲ 156×1 topic
  11. Spintronics18▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Electron Spin17▲ 159×1 topic
  13. Semiconductor Quantum Dots17▲ 159×1 topic
  14. Machine Learning10▲ 3.1×15 topics
  15. Electronic Structure Calculations7▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Cuprate Superconductors6▲ 43×1 topic
  17. High-Temperature Superconductivity6▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Topological Order6▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Deep Learning5▲ 1.58×16 topics
  20. Dynamics5▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Many-Body Localization5▲ 166×1 topic
  22. Quantum Thermalization5▲ 166×1 topic
  23. Parallel Computing4▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Distributed Systems4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  25. Fractal Dimension4▲ 26×2 topics
  26. High-Performance Computing3▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Nanotechnology3▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Bell Inequality3▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Decoherence3▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Fault Tolerance3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Optical Lattices2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Phase Transitions2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Quantum Dots2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Resource Management2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Single-Photon Source2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Distributed Storage2▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Network Coding2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. GPU Computing2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does D-Wave Systems (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum many-body systems, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Quantum Mechanics and Applications.

Quantum Computing Algori…2Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems1Quantum many-body systems: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and …1Quantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…1Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 1 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksTheoretical and Computational Physics: 0 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMolecular BiologyAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  5. 5 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Theoretical and Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 0 works
  10. 10 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 0 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has D-Wave Systems (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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