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Defence Research and Development Organisation

In research, Defence Research and Development Organisation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,071 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,387 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,593 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,754
of 28,054 · #8,541 all time
Rank in India
#480
of 1,840
Research works
2.5k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Defence Research and Development Organisation 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 #4,071 of 12,888 10.1%397 #6455
EngineeringField #3,387 of 6,636 10.7%219 #3860
Health SciencesDomain #7,593 of 11,982 9.0%117 #8393
Computer ScienceField #3,435 of 4,667 6.5%75 #4397
Social SciencesDomain #8,985 of 10,521 9.5%111 #7007
MedicineField #9,273 of 10,443 8.5%93 #9249

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#6,455 #4,071
  2. Engineering#3,860 #3,387
  3. Health Sciences#8,393 #7,593
  4. Computer Science#4,397 #3,435
  5. Social Sciences#7,007 #8,985
  6. Medicine#9,249 #9,273
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Defence Research and Development Organisation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 59.2 works7.5×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 219 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Sumit Goswami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Research and Development Organisation.

  1. 1 Sumit Goswami India · #770,326 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Research and Development Organisation

Which keywords describe research at Defence Research and Development Organisation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Signal Processing, Wireless Communications, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Convolutional Neural Networks and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Deep Learning37▲ 1.61×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning27▲ 1.23×49 topics
  3. Sustainability23▲ 1.39×49 topics
  4. Epidemiology23▼ 0.85×81 topics
  5. Remote Sensing19▲ 2.2×22 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties15▲ 2.3×27 topics
  7. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.29×34 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks14▲ 2.8×13 topics
  9. Signal Processing14▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Public Health12▲ 1.24×34 topics
  11. Wireless Communications11▲ 9.4×5 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks11▲ 3.6×10 topics
  13. Optimization11▲ 3.5×14 topics
  14. Nanocomposites10▲ 1.81×18 topics
  15. Internet of Things10▲ 1.65×15 topics
  16. Detection8▲ 3.8×6 topics
  17. Genetic Algorithms8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  18. MIMO Radar8▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Metamaterial8▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Antenna7▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Microstrip7▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Particle Swarm Optimization7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  23. Doppler Radar7▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Waveform Design7▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Automotive Radar6▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Cognitive Radar6▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Security Analysis6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  28. Micro-Doppler Effect6▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Synthetic Aperture Radar6▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Antenna Arrays6▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Differential Evolution6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Sparse Arrays6▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Fault Diagnosis5▲ 5.4×5 topics
  34. Metal Nanoparticles5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  35. Frequency Selective Surfaces5▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Metasurfaces5▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Thermal Decomposition4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Cryptanalysis4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Ballistic Impact4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Combustion Instabilities4▲ 9.5×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Radar Systems and Signal Processing, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques and Antenna Design and Optimization.

Antenna Design and Analy…7Antenna Design and Analysis: 7 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…6Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 6 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Tec…6Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 6 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…6Antenna Design and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 5 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 3 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrat…3Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 3 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 3 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMechanics of Materials

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  9. 9 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 3 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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.

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