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Ashok Leyland (India)

In research, Ashok Leyland (India) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,606 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 12.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,693
of 22,385 · #27,471 all time
Rank in India
#1,457
of 1,562
Research works
438
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Ashok Leyland (India)

What is Ashok Leyland (India) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,606 of 10,670 0.7%67 #14051

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ashok Leyland (India) 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 Ashok Leyland (India) work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Ashok Leyland (India) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (63%), Medicine (6%), Computer Science (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 81 fractional works · 83.2% of its workEngineering: 62 fractional works · 63.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 23.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 13.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAshok Leyland(India)97fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences8%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6263.4%
    2. Computer Science65.8%
    3. Chemical Engineering65.8%
    4. Materials Science55.5%
    5. Energy11.4%
    6. Environmental Science11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine66.4%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting44.0%
    2. Decision Sciences21.8%
    3. Social Sciences10.8%
    4. Psychology10.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ashok Leyland (India) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.8 works13×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 16.51× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.23× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering16.51×6 works
  2. Engineering4.23×62 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.82×2 works
  4. Materials Science1.59×5 works
  5. Energy1.49×1 works
  6. Veterinary1.26×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×4 works
  8. Computer Science0.75×6 works
  9. Nursing0.70×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  11. Medicine0.33×6 works
  12. Health Professions0.26×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.24×1 works
  14. Psychology0.23×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Ashok Leyland (India)?

Ranked on the quality score, Vaithilingam Shanmugavelayutham Sreenivasan, Diganta Dey and S. Karthikeyan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ashok Leyland (India).

  1. 1 Vaithilingam Shanmugavelayutham Sreenivasan India · #1,239,694 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Diganta Dey India · #2,196,528 worldwide 502 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 S. Karthikeyan India · #2,841,650 worldwide 252 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 S. Dhanasekaran India · #4,104,115 worldwide 249 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Pallati Mahesh India · #4,677,446 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Sathish Kumar P India · #4,932,567 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 K.V. Subramanian India · #5,139,352 worldwide 11 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 N. Obuli Karthikeyan India · #5,266,223 worldwide 283 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Guttula Venkata Sarath Kumar India · #5,328,239 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ashok Leyland (India)

What are the most cited papers from Ashok Leyland (India)?

The most cited paper from Ashok Leyland (India) is "Reconfiguration of Power Distribution Systems Considering Reliability and Power Loss" (B. Amanulla, Saikat Chakrabarti, Sri Niwas Singh, 2012), with 279 citations. Next come "Enhancement of heat transfer in a fin-tube heat exchanger using rectangular winglet type vortex generators" (135) and "Impact force of low velocity liquid droplets measured using piezoelectric PVDF film" (105).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reconfiguration of Power Distribution Systems Considering Reliability and Power Loss B. Amanulla, Saikat Chakrabarti, Sri Niwas Singh · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 25 Jan 2012 279
2 Enhancement of heat transfer in a fin-tube heat exchanger using rectangular winglet type vortex generators Anupam Sinha, Himadri Chattopadhyay, Ashwin Kannan Iyengar et al. · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 6 Jun 2016 135
3 Impact force of low velocity liquid droplets measured using piezoelectric PVDF film A. Sahaya Grinspan, Rajappa Gnanamoorthy · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 15 Jan 2010 105
4 Pomegranate pericarp extract enhances the antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin against extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producing Gram-negative bacilli Diganta Dey, Sukalyani Debnath, Sudipta Kumar Hazra et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology 11 Sep 2012 103
5 Antitubercular and Antibacterial Activity of Quinonoid Natural Products Against Multi‐Drug Resistant Clinical Isolates Diganta Dey, Ratnamala Ray, Banasri Hazra · Phytotherapy Research 6 Dec 2013 103
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ashok Leyland (India)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Finite Element Analysis, Emissions, Genetic Algorithms, Optimization, Vehicle Suspension, Composite Springs and Fatigue Life Prediction.

▲ 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. Electric Vehicles7▲ 26×4 topics
  2. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 30×3 topics
  3. Emissions7▲ 35×2 topics
  4. Genetic Algorithms6▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Optimization6▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Vehicle Suspension6▲ 214×2 topics
  7. Composite Springs6▲ 224×1 topic
  8. Fatigue Life Prediction6▲ 224×1 topic
  9. Chemical Kinetics6▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Vehicle Dynamics6▲ 101×2 topics
  11. Combustion5▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Soot Formation5▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Failure Analysis5▲ 59×4 topics
  14. Model Predictive Control5▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Control Systems5▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Eco-Driving5▲ 105×1 topic
  17. Fuel Consumption5▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  19. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.1×10 topics
  21. Fatigue Fracture4▲ 311×1 topic
  22. Fracture Mechanisms4▲ 311×1 topic
  23. Active Steering3▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  25. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.4×4 topics
  26. Tire-Road Friction Estimation3▲ 116×1 topic
  27. Internet of Things3▲ 3.4×7 topics
  28. Microstructure3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  29. High-Speed Trains3▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Smart Grid3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Drag Reduction2▲ 57×2 topics
  32. Aerodynamics2▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Crosswind2▲ 86×1 topic
  34. IoT2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  35. Power Electronics2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  36. Thermal Management2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Hybrid Vehicles2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Ceria2▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Ashok Leyland (India) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Vehicle emissions and performance and Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation.

Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 5 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…5Vehicle emissions and performance: 5 fractional worksMechanical Failure Analy…4Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation: 4 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…3Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…2Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…2Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAutomotive EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 5 works
  3. 3 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 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 available11.2%not open88.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ashok Leyland (India)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Ashok Leyland (India) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ashok Leyland (India)0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ashok Leyland (India) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Ashok Leyland (India)0.6% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.1% in 2014.

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