Question 1

What is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory known for?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

How does Defence Science and Technology Laboratory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ranks #6,706 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,747 all time), and #242 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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