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Defence Science and Technology Agency

In research, Defence Science and Technology Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,575 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,403 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,548
of 42,892
Rank in Singapore
#75
of 126
Research works
404
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Defence Science and Technology Agency 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 #13,575 of 21,541 15.4%310
EngineeringField #8,403 of 11,412 15.9%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Science and Technology Agency 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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.96× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Defence Science and Technology Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Anomaly Detection, Security, Feature Extraction, Time Series and IoT Security.

▲ 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 Learning10▲ 5.7×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 3.8×17 topics
  3. Neural Networks4▲ 5.6×11 topics
  4. Anomaly Detection3▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Security2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  7. Feature Extraction2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  8. IoT Security2▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  10. Surveillance2▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Time Series2▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Computation2▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Simulation2▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Detection2▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Microstructure2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  16. Support Vector Machines2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  17. Data Mining2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  18. Economic Growth2▲ 3.5×1 topic
  19. Military Expenditure2▲ 353×1 topic
  20. Image Processing1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  21. Outlier Detection1▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Privacy Concerns1▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Unsupervised1▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Deep Neural Networks1▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Ethical Challenges1▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Optimization1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Performance Assessment1▲ 209×2 topics
  28. Behavioral Analysis1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Classification1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  30. Entanglement1▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Quantum1▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Security Analysis1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Android Malware1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Cybersecurity1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  35. Hyperspectral1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Image Analysis1▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Permission Analysis1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Acoustic Modeling1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Acoustic Techniques1▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Defence Science and Technology Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Defense, Military, and P…2Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…1Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 1 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 1 fractional worksMechanics and Biomechanics Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing: 1 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and S…1Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsArtificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingMedia Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 1 works
  5. 5 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defence Science and Technology Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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