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Defence Research and Development Establishment

In research, Defence Research and Development Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,793 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,413 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,283 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,511
of 28,054 · #10,819 all time
Rank in India
#1,295
of 1,840
Research works
1.6k
▼ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Defence Research and Development Establishment 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,793 of 21,541 14.2%688
Life SciencesDomain #6,413 of 14,347 16.1%614
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,283 of 7,814 10.7%241
Environmental ScienceField #3,464 of 6,208 25.1%198
Health SciencesDomain #12,355 of 20,462 21.5%345
ChemistryField #2,230 of 3,369 8.3%271
MedicineField #12,777 of 17,978 21.3%297
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,061 of 2,837 25.5%176
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,700 of 6,031 22.7%274
Molecular BiologySubfield #4,487 of 4,961 11.1%125

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

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: 3.15× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.41× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.24× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.98× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 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: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, S.J.S. Flora, M. P. Kaushik and Manmohan Parida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Research and Development Establishment.

  1. 1 S.J.S. Flora India · #329,079 worldwide 128 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 M. P. Kaushik India · #561,668 worldwide 121 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Manmohan Parida India · #619,372 worldwide 119 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Lokendra Singh India · #705,366 worldwide 142 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 P. Venkata Rao India · #720,471 worldwide 68 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Satish Chandra Pant India · #972,531 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Arvind Kumar Gupta India · #995,274 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 G.K. Prasad India · #1,137,013 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ajay Kumar Goel India · #1,163,204 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Lokesh Kumar Pandey India · #1,179,520 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Research and Development Establishment

Which keywords describe research at Defence Research and Development Establishment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pathogenesis, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Pesticides, Food Safety, Health Effects, Risk Assessment and Toxicity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.1×19 topics
  2. Environmental Impact7▲ 5.7×8 topics
  3. Pathogenesis7▲ 19×10 topics
  4. Food Safety6▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Pesticides6▲ 104×3 topics
  6. Health Effects5▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Risk Assessment5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  8. Toxicity5▲ 15×9 topics
  9. Neurotoxicity5▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Exposure5▲ 119×2 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  12. Chronic Diseases4▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Chemical Warfare Agents4▲ 279×1 topic
  14. Organophosphates4▲ 279×1 topic
  15. Toxicology4▲ 34×4 topics
  16. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  17. Treatment4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  18. Vaccine Development4▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  20. Type III Secretion System3▲ 81×4 topics
  21. Genomic Analysis3▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Neurodegenerative Diseases3▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  24. Biosensors3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  25. Genomics3▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Pharmacology2▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Cancer Therapy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  28. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Anthrax2▲ 168×1 topic
  30. Cytotoxicity2▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Tularemia2▲ 168×1 topic
  32. Vector Control2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Evolution2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Bacterial Pathogenesis2▲ 68×2 topics
  35. Electrochemistry2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Hydrogen Production2▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Virulence2▲ 44×3 topics
  38. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Stroke2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Zika Virus2▲ 40×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Pesticide Exposure and T…4Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 4 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 2 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional worksToxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…2Viral Infections and Vectors: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 2 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plag…1Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPharmacology6 others

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

  1. 1 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 2 works
  5. 5 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 2 works
  9. 9 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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