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Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

In research, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#12,416 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#22,451
of 28,054 · #31,650 all time
Rank in India
#1,500
of 1,840
Research works
257
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Defence Institute of High Altitude Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #12,416 of 14,347 16.5%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Institute of High Altitude Research 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 Institute of High Altitude Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 27.3 works9.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 9.57× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.48× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 3.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research?

Ranked on the composite score, O. P. Chaurasia, Tsering Stobdan and Vijay K. Bharti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Institute of High Altitude Research.

  1. 1 O. P. Chaurasia India · #191,828 worldwide 147 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Tsering Stobdan India · #959,539 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Vijay K. Bharti India · #1,346,995 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

Which keywords describe research at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Food Security, Climate Change, Oxidative Stress, Flavonoids, Toxicity, Nutrient Uptake and Bioactive Compounds.

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.7×19 topics
  2. Antioxidant5▲ 12×17 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.8×14 topics
  4. Food Security4▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Flavonoids4▲ 22×7 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  7. Nutrient Uptake3▲ 76×2 topics
  8. Toxicity3▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 20×7 topics
  10. Functional–Structural Plant Modelling3▲ 237×1 topic
  11. Plant Architecture3▲ 237×1 topic
  12. Cancer3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity3▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 7.0×11 topics
  15. Dormancy3▲ 119×1 topic
  16. Fruit Trees3▲ 119×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem Services2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Medicinal Plants2▲ 10×9 topics
  19. Cancer Prevention2▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Antioxidants2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. Bioavailability2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Metabolism2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  23. Gene Expression2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  24. Heavy Metals2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  26. Phytochemicals2▲ 30×5 topics
  27. Health Benefits2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  28. Pollution2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Antimicrobial2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  31. Probiotics2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Signal Transduction2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Amino Acids2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Contamination2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Heat Stress2▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Horticultural Crops2▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Ancient DNA2▲ 48×2 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Plant Development2▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Plant Growth2▲ 23×5 topics

Which research topics does Defence Institute of High Altitude Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Light effects on plants.

  1. 1 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 3 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  4. 4 Light effects on plants Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  8. 8 Garlic and Onion Studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defence Institute of High Altitude Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.