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Armament Research and Development Establishment

In research, Armament Research and Development Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,098 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,377 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,635
of 42,892
Rank in India
#723
of 2,075
Research works
686
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Armament Research and Development Establishment 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 #9,098 of 21,541 13.3%623
EngineeringField #6,377 of 11,412 14.7%383

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Armament Research and Development Establishment 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).

What does Armament Research and Development Establishment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 30.4 works3.9×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.87× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.05× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Armament Research and Development Establishment?

Ranked on the composite score, Atsushi Tate, R. Halmshaw and Balu Praveenkumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Armament Research and Development Establishment.

  1. 1 Atsushi Tate India · #329,922 worldwide 174 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 R. Halmshaw India · #777,317 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Balu Praveenkumar India · #1,368,533 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Armament Research and Development Establishment

Which keywords describe research at Armament Research and Development Establishment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Pulsed Power, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior, Electromagnetic Launch, Railgun, Control and Optimal Control.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  2. Pulsed Power3▲ 370×2 topics
  3. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion3▲ 230×1 topic
  4. Regression Rate Behavior3▲ 230×1 topic
  5. Electromagnetic Launch2▲ 485×1 topic
  6. Railgun2▲ 485×1 topic
  7. Control2▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  10. Optimal Control2▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Missile Guidance2▲ 215×1 topic
  12. Pursuit-Evasion Games2▲ 215×1 topic
  13. Thin Films2▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Energetic Salts2▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Molecular Dynamics Simulations2▲ 73×2 topics
  17. ReaxFF2▲ 123×1 topic
  18. Thermal Decomposition2▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Dynamic Deformation2▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  21. High Strain Rate2▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Predictive Maintenance1▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Sintering1▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Adaptive Control1▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Coatings1▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Machine Vision1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Nanoindentation1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Optimization1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. Flight Control1▲ 75×2 topics
  30. High-Order Schemes1▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Microstructure1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  32. Parameter Estimation1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Spark Plasma Sintering1▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Turbulence Modeling1▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Belt Conveyors1▲ 210×1 topic
  36. Crystal Growth1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Failure Analysis1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. History1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  39. Image Processing1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  40. Religion1▲ 4.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Armament Research and Development Establishment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rocket and propulsion systems research, Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology, Guidance and Control Systems and Energetic Materials and Combustion.

Rocket and propulsion systems research: 3 fractional worksElectromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology: 2 fractional worksGuidance and Control Sys…2Guidance and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …2Energetic Materials and Combustion: 2 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…1Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksBelt Conveyor Systems Engineering: 1 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 1 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryComputational Mechanics1 others

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

  1. 1 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  8. 8 Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace 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 available20.4%not open79.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Armament Research and Development Establishment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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