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Defence Electronics Research Laboratory

In research, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,841 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,466
of 28,054 · #32,248 all time
Rank in India
#1,625
of 1,840
Research works
326
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Defence Electronics Research Laboratory 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 #11,841 of 12,888 10.9%92 #17533

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Electronics Research Laboratory 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 Defence Electronics Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 25.9 works6.9×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.29× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Defence Electronics Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Security, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks, Wireless Communications and Antenna.

▲ 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. Deep Learning19▲ 5.2×39 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 4.0×32 topics
  3. IoT8▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Security8▲ 11×14 topics
  5. Internet of Things7▲ 7.6×11 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  7. Wireless Communications6▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Antenna5▲ 58×1 topic
  9. Microstrip5▲ 58×1 topic
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Image Processing5▲ 10×6 topics
  12. RFID Technology5▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Feature Extraction4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  15. Healthcare4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  16. Smart Home4▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  18. Wireless4▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Microwave Filters4▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Substrate Integrated Waveguide4▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  22. Frequency Selective Surfaces3▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Metasurfaces3▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Home Automation3▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Optimization3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Sensors3▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Genetic Algorithms3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Antenna Arrays3▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Particle Swarm Optimization3▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Power Electronics3▲ 8.5×7 topics
  31. Accident Detection3▲ 142×1 topic
  32. Smart Vehicle Safety3▲ 142×1 topic
  33. Sparse Representation3▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Feature Selection3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Frequency Synthesizer3▲ 63×2 topics
  36. Smart Farming3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Face Recognition3▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Signal Processing3▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Integrated Circuits2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Medical Image Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Defence Electronics Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and IoT-based Smart Home Systems.

Antenna Design and Analy…5Antenna Design and Analysis: 5 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…4Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…3Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 3 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Sys…3IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 3 fractional worksIoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 3 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksDigital Imaging for Blood Diseases: 2 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPlant Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Imaging for Blood Diseases Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defence Electronics Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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