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Defence Research and Development Laboratory

In research, Defence Research and Development Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,710 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,359 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 14.8× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#21,797
of 28,054 · #14,176 all time
Rank in India
#1,447
of 1,840
Research works
630
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Defence Research and Development 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 #10,710 of 12,888 5.0%108 #8033
EngineeringField #6,359 of 6,636 4.6%79 #4273

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 21.4 works15×
  2. EngineeringField · 79.3 works4.3×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.26× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Debasis Chakraborty and S. Panneerselvam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Research and Development Laboratory.

  1. 1 Debasis Chakraborty India · #855,675 worldwide 68 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 S. Panneerselvam India · #1,283,976 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Research and Development Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Defence Research and Development Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Combustion Instabilities, Mechanical Properties, Heat Transfer, High-Order Schemes, Turbulence Modeling, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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. Combustion Instabilities10▲ 127×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties10▲ 8.0×23 topics
  3. Heat Transfer9▲ 14×8 topics
  4. High-Order Schemes8▲ 111×1 topic
  5. Turbulence Modeling8▲ 177×1 topic
  6. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion7▲ 263×1 topic
  7. Regression Rate Behavior7▲ 263×1 topic
  8. Large-Eddy Simulation7▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Microstructure5▲ 8.2×11 topics
  10. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Optimization4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  12. Boltzmann Equation4▲ 173×1 topic
  13. Kinetic Theory4▲ 79×1 topic
  14. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Turbulent Flows4▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Control3▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Genetic Algorithms3▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Mechanical Behavior3▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. Optimal Control3▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Thermal Management3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  23. Particle Image Velocimetry3▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Vortex Dynamics3▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Missile Guidance3▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Pursuit-Evasion Games3▲ 126×1 topic
  27. Finite Element Method3▲ 21×5 topics
  28. Process Parameters3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Premixed Combustion2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Turbulent Flames2▲ 50×1 topic
  31. 3D Printing2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  32. Aerodynamic Flow Control2▲ 155×1 topic
  33. Plasma Actuators2▲ 155×1 topic
  34. Applications2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  35. Composite Springs2▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Polymer Composites2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Vehicle Suspension2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Turbulent Flow2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Ballistic Impact2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Metal Nanoparticles2▲ 8.9×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Rocket and propulsion systems research, Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 8 works
  2. 2 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 4 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 3 works
  5. 5 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  7. 7 Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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