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Defence Food Research Laboratory

In research, Defence Food Research Laboratory stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,488 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,584 of 14,347 worldwide) and Food Science (#700 of 1,169 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,857
of 28,054 · #18,917 all time
Rank in India
#1,202
of 1,840
Research works
803
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Defence Food Research Laboratory 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,488 of 6,031 21.4%273
Life SciencesDomain #8,584 of 14,347 20.4%423
Food ScienceSubfield #700 of 1,169 20.1%129
Health SciencesDomain #16,593 of 20,462 17.6%231
MedicineField #15,611 of 17,978 19.6%143
Physical SciencesDomain #19,133 of 21,541 16.8%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Food 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).

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: 8.38× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.36× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.21× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 26.84× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 26.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Defence Food Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Farhath Khanum, A. S. Bawa and P. S. Raju lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Food Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Farhath Khanum India · #219,099 worldwide 152 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 A. S. Bawa India · #545,068 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 P. S. Raju India · #879,888 worldwide 105 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 K. Viswanathan India · #1,007,587 worldwide 72 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Anil Dutt Semwal India · #1,166,803 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 O. P. Chauhan India · #1,221,360 worldwide 77 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 K. R. Anilakumar India · #1,450,711 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 G. K. Sharma India · #1,569,244 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Food Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Defence Food Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Benefits, Antioxidant Activity, Rheological Properties, Antioxidant, Biomedical Applications, Dietary Fiber, Metabolic Health and Antioxidants.

▲ 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. Health Benefits12▲ 44×10 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 17×15 topics
  3. Rheological Properties9▲ 56×2 topics
  4. Antioxidant8▲ 14×19 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications8▲ 7.9×12 topics
  6. Dietary Fiber8▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Metabolic Health7▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Antioxidants7▲ 18×9 topics
  9. Glycemic Index7▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Starch7▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Lipid Oxidation5▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Polyphenols5▲ 34×6 topics
  14. Consumer Perception4▲ 24×5 topics
  15. Hydrocolloids4▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Modified Atmosphere Packaging4▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.2×13 topics
  18. Antimicrobial4▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Bioactive Compounds4▲ 18×10 topics
  20. Cancer Prevention4▲ 17×8 topics
  21. Nanocomposites4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Metabolism4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  23. Aroma Compounds3▲ 44×3 topics
  24. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota3▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Nutritional Significance3▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Toxicity3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  28. Tissue Engineering3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  29. Ultrasound3▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Health Effects3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Phenolic Compounds3▲ 20×6 topics
  32. Oxidative Stability3▲ 92×2 topics
  33. Chitosan3▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Meat Quality3▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Proteins3▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Phytochemicals3▲ 28×5 topics
  37. Protein Oxidation3▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Spoilage Microbiota3▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Emulsions3▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Nanoemulsions3▲ 71×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Food composition and properties, Proteins in Food Systems, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging.

Food composition and pro…7Food composition and properties: 7 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 3 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 3 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 2 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 2 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composition and Applications: 2 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …2Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 2 fractional worksFood Drying and Modeling2Food Drying and Modeling: 2 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsFood ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyBiomaterials3 others

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

  1. 1 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 3 works
  3. 3 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  4. 4 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 2 works
  5. 5 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Food Drying and Modeling Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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