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Defence Research Laboratory

In research, Defence Research Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,484 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,355 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,671
of 42,892
Rank in India
#929
of 2,075
Research works
441
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Defence Research Laboratory 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 #12,484 of 21,541 18.7%138
Life SciencesDomain #12,355 of 14,347 14.3%185

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

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: 3.97× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.01× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.29× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Defence Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Indra Baruah and Vijay Veer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Pronobesh Chattopadhyay · #495,108 worldwide 95 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Indra Baruah · #611,831 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Vijay Veer · #682,188 worldwide 106 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Nani Gopal Das · #825,350 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Papori Talukdar · #906,938 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Sunil Dhiman · #935,470 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Danswrang Goyary · #1,043,316 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 S. S. Nigam · #1,251,028 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Soumya Chatterjee · #1,366,051 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Sanjai K. Dwivedi · #1,480,527 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Defence Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wastewater Treatment, Toxicity, Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Nanomaterials, Flavonoids, Green Synthesis and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 1.76×9 topics
  3. Nanomaterials2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  5. Epidemiology2▲ 1.16×11 topics
  6. Antioxidant2▲ 6.2×14 topics
  7. Toxicity2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  8. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  10. Flavonoids2▲ 14×6 topics
  11. Green Synthesis2▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants2▲ 9.6×7 topics
  13. Cancer2▲ 2.3×8 topics
  14. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Sustainability2▲ 1.28×6 topics
  16. Antioxidants2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Inflammation2▲ 1.43×9 topics
  18. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  19. Pest Management1▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Conservation1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  21. Essential Oils1▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Immune Response1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  23. Public Health1▲ 1.83×5 topics
  24. Waste Management1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  26. Cytotoxicity1▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 7.2×5 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Health Effects1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  30. Nutrient Uptake1▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Recycling1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Tissue Engineering1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  33. Vector Control1▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Water Quality1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  35. Biochar1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Biopesticides1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. British Army1▲ 271×1 topic
  38. Counterinsurgency1▲ 193×1 topic

Which research topics does Defence Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military History and Strategy, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies.

Military History and Str…1Military History and Strategy: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…1Insect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 1 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 1 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 1 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bac…1Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPlant ScienceOrganic ChemistryEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism6 others

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

  1. 1 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defence Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower 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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