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Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment

In research, Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,357 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,587
of 28,054 · #21,990 all time
Rank in India
#1,238
of 1,840
Research works
553
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment 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 #9,357 of 12,888 11.7%88 #12012

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Materials and Stores 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 Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment specialise in?

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

  1. Materials ScienceField · 41.7 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.48× its world share, 5 worksChemistryEnergy: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.67× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 12.85× its world share, 42 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment?

Ranked on the composite score, N. Eswara Prasad, A. K. Saxena and G. N. Mathur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment.

  1. 1 N. Eswara Prasad India · #748,994 worldwide 136 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 A. K. Saxena India · #1,044,442 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 G. N. Mathur India · #1,141,688 worldwide 61 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Sarfaraz Alam India · #1,214,833 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Uttam Kumar Saha India · #1,242,803 worldwide 49 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Ashok Ranjan India · #1,384,284 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Dibyendu S. Bag India · #1,470,701 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Debmalya Roy India · #1,527,388 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Alok Kumar Srivastava India · #1,569,195 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment

Which keywords describe research at Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Graphene, Polymer Composites, Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites16▲ 22×17 topics
  2. Graphene14▲ 21×9 topics
  3. Polymer Composites12▲ 48×5 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties11▲ 12×15 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications9▲ 8.1×16 topics
  6. Nanoparticles9▲ 7.6×12 topics
  7. Carbon Nanotubes9▲ 28×6 topics
  8. Nanomaterials7▲ 7.0×11 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering6▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Dielectric Properties6▲ 61×4 topics
  11. Energy Storage6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  12. Magnetic Nanoparticles6▲ 54×3 topics
  13. Frequency Selective Surfaces5▲ 78×1 topic
  14. Metasurfaces5▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  16. MXenes4▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Microwave Absorption4▲ 167×1 topic
  18. Mechanical4▲ 84×2 topics
  19. Properties4▲ 56×2 topics
  20. Nanofibers4▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Graphene Oxide4▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Thermal Properties4▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Drug Delivery4▲ 7.1×9 topics
  25. Renewable Resources4▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Conducting Polymers4▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Flexible Electronics4▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Nanogenerators3▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Wearable3▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Shape Memory Polymers3▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Polymerization3▲ 37×4 topics
  33. Polymer3▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Recycling3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Self-Healing3▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Supramolecular Polymers3▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Synthesis3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Metamaterials3▲ 22×3 topics
  39. PEDOT:PSS3▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Polyaniline3▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Electromagnetic wave absorption materials, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Polymer composites and self-healing.

Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 5 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…3Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and s…3Polymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 3 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…3Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 3 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 2 fractional worksFiber-reinforced polymer composites: 2 fractional worksEpoxy Resin Curing Processes: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  6. 6 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  8. 8 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Fiber-reinforced polymer composites Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Epoxy Resin Curing Processes Mechanical 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 available13.1%not open86.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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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