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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

In research, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,458 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,606
of 28,054 · #4,436 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#292
of 1,094
Research works
2.9k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Defence Science and Technology 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 #7,458 of 12,888 11.7%129 #4079

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Science and Technology 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: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.18× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.93× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.60× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert W. Read, Thomas D. Inch and Richard W. Titball lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

  1. 1 Robert W. Read United Kingdom · #64,386 worldwide 372 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Thomas D. Inch United Kingdom · #109,371 worldwide 174 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Richard W. Titball United Kingdom · #119,486 worldwide 171 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Emrys Kirkman United Kingdom · #146,401 worldwide 91 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Petra C. F. Oyston United Kingdom · #175,779 worldwide 201 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Paul F. Russell United Kingdom · #176,307 worldwide 97 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Robin M. Black United Kingdom · #183,508 worldwide 121 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Michael Harris United Kingdom · #201,495 worldwide 29 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 M H Thompson United Kingdom · #371,946 worldwide 90 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Timothy C. Marrs United Kingdom · #381,635 worldwide 147 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Public Health, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, Infectious Diseases, SARS-CoV-2 and Genomic Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.6×48 topics
  2. Public Health12▲ 3.4×19 topics
  3. Pathogenesis11▲ 8.9×11 topics
  4. Machine Learning10▲ 1.28×20 topics
  5. Deep Learning9◆ 1.15×28 topics
  6. Vaccine8▲ 7.8×10 topics
  7. COVID-197▲ 2.2×12 topics
  8. Vaccine Development7▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Infectious Diseases6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  10. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.1×16 topics
  11. SARS-CoV-26▲ 7.6×5 topics
  12. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  13. Immune Response6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  14. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Genomic Analysis5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  16. Treatment5▲ 1.86×7 topics
  17. Marine Sediments4▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Viral Transmission4▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Acoustic Techniques4▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Seafloor Mapping4▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Type III Secretion System4▲ 30×4 topics
  22. Chemical Imaging4▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Food Safety4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  24. Immunity4▲ 3.7×4 topics
  25. Vector Control3▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Human Factors3▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 5.3×2 topics
  29. Coronavirus3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  30. Vibration Control3▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Virulence3▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Anthrax3▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Mutation3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  34. Tularemia3▲ 69×1 topic
  35. Resource Allocation3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Ballistic Impact3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Load3▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Viral Pathogens3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. transmission dynamics3▲ 15×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Burkholderia infections and melioidosis.

Underwater Acoustics Res…4Underwater Acoustics Research: 4 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella…3Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…2Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 2 fractional works
OceanographyMolecular BiologyModeling and SimulationEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 4 works
  2. 2 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  4. 4 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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