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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

In research, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,926 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,706
of 22,385 · #4,747 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#242
of 862
Research works
2.9k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
84k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

What is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,926 of 10,670 8.4%129 #4652

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Defence Science and Technology Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 139 fractional works · 51.5% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 21.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 56 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 17.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 19.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDefence Scienceand Technology…269fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5821.5%
    2. Computer Science259.2%
    3. Materials Science145.3%
    4. Environmental Science114.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy93.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences93.3%
    7. Chemistry83.0%
    8. Mathematics41.4%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine4717.6%
    2. Health Professions62.4%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2710.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology103.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences103.7%
    4. Neuroscience51.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences93.5%
    2. Psychology93.3%
    3. Decision Sciences20.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.78× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.73× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.94× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.99× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.73×10 works
  2. Veterinary2.99×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.13×9 works
  4. Chemistry1.94×8 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.88×27 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.56×9 works
  7. Materials Science1.51×14 works
  8. Engineering1.43×58 works
  9. Neuroscience1.20×5 works
  10. Mathematics1.19×4 works
  11. Computer Science1.18×25 works
  12. Psychology1.08×9 works
  13. Medicine0.92×48 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.91×6 works
  16. Environmental Science0.84×11 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×10 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.69×2 works
  19. Nursing0.33×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.28×9 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  24. Energy0.07×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Richard W. Titball, Sophie J. Smither and Nicola M. Cook lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

  1. 1 Richard W. Titball United Kingdom · #248,233 worldwide 25k citations · 439 works
  2. 2 Sophie J. Smither United Kingdom · #249,218 worldwide 4.6k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Nicola M. Cook United Kingdom · #337,658 worldwide 3k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Jack Melling United Kingdom · #989,812 worldwide 5.4k citations · 115 works
  5. 5 Peter C. B. Turnbull United Kingdom · #1,005,801 worldwide 5k citations · 93 works
  6. 6 J. C. S. Clegg United Kingdom · #1,038,635 worldwide 3.6k citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Mark R. Sambrook United Kingdom · #1,063,002 worldwide 2.4k citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Robert W. Read United Kingdom · #1,134,601 worldwide 5.9k citations · 136 works
  9. 9 Petra C. F. Oyston United Kingdom · #1,140,835 worldwide 11k citations · 149 works
  10. 10 M. J. Hill United Kingdom · #1,141,871 worldwide 2.5k citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Defence Science and Technology Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is "Real-time, portable genome sequencing for Ebola surveillance" (Joshua C Quick et al., 2016), with 1,600 citations. Next come "Microbial Ecology of Dental Plaque and its Significance in Health and Disease" (1,303) and "Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague" (1,251).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Real-time, portable genome sequencing for Ebola surveillance Joshua C Quick et al. · Nature Open access102 authors Feb 2016 1,600
2 Microbial Ecology of Dental Plaque and its Significance in Health and Disease Philip David Marsh · Advances in Dental Research Jul 1994 1,303
3 Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague Julian Parkhill et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2001 1,251
4 The evaporation of sessile or pendant drops in still air R.G Picknett, R. Bexon · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Sep 1977 1,174
5 Modern approaches to marine antifouling coatings Lily D. Chambers, Keith R. Stokes, Frank C. Walsh et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology 20 Nov 2006 1,029
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Public Health, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, SARS-CoV-2, Infectious Diseases 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-now 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. Epidemiology29▲ 2.7×51 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 3.6×20 topics
  3. Pathogenesis14▲ 10×15 topics
  4. Deep Learning10◆ 1.11×30 topics
  5. Machine Learning10◆ 1.14×20 topics
  6. Vaccine9▲ 8.6×10 topics
  7. Vaccine Development8▲ 12×10 topics
  8. COVID-198▲ 2.2×12 topics
  9. Immune Response7▲ 4.8×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.49×17 topics
  11. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 6.3×8 topics
  12. Nanoparticles7▲ 1.98×18 topics
  13. Infectious Diseases7▲ 7.5×8 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-27▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Treatment7▲ 2.0×10 topics
  16. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  17. Genomic Analysis6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  18. Type III Secretion System4▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Viral Transmission4▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Food Safety4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Immunity4▲ 3.9×4 topics
  22. Marine Sediments4▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Vector Control4▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Acoustic Techniques4▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Seafloor Mapping4▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Chemical Imaging4▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Pathogen Transmission4▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Human Factors3▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Toxins3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Virulence3▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Anthrax3▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Coronavirus3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  34. Tularemia3▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Vibration Control3▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Ballistic Impact3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Ancient DNA3▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Host-Pathogen Interactions3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Pesticides3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 16×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Underwater Acoustics Research, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Burkholderia infections and melioidosis.

Underwater Acoustics Res…4Underwater Acoustics Research: 4 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella…3Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…2Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 2 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional works
OceanographyMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology6 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 2 works
  10. 10 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00096% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Defence Science and Technology Laboratory0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Defence Science and Technology Laboratory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Defence Science and Technology Laboratory10.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2013.

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