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DSO National Laboratories

In research, DSO National Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,492 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#2,956 of 11,412 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,873 of 7,020 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,887
of 42,892
Rank in Singapore
#30
of 126
Research works
1k
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is DSO National Laboratories 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 #5,492 of 21,541 24.6%748
EngineeringField #2,956 of 11,412 26.2%375
Computer ScienceField #2,873 of 7,020 25.6%247
MedicineField #14,781 of 17,978 24.9%134
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,571 of 4,248 13.0%138
Health SciencesDomain #17,449 of 20,462 24.6%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DSO National Laboratories 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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.07× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× 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, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DSO National Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, Khoongming Khoo, Richard Richard and K.K. Chan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DSO National Laboratories.

  1. 1 Khoongming Khoo Singapore · #845,003 worldwide 41 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Richard Richard Singapore · #1,069,792 worldwide 55 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 K.K. Chan Singapore · #1,128,006 worldwide 52 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Gee Wah Ng Singapore · #1,244,361 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at DSO National Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at DSO National Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Medical Imaging, Detection, Social Media, Energy Efficiency and Cryptography.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning7▲ 4.9×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 3.5×19 topics
  3. Neural Networks3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  4. Social Media2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  6. Medical Imaging2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  7. Detection2▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Epidemiology2◆ 0.92×14 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  10. Cryptography1▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Security Analysis1▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Side-Channel Attacks1▲ 68×3 topics
  13. Convolutional Networks1▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Hardware Implementations1▲ 102×2 topics
  15. Semantic Web1▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Sparse Representation1▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Network1▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Doppler Radar1▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Linked Data1▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Ontology1▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Pandemic1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  22. Security1▲ 4.0×6 topics

Which research topics does DSO National Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semantic Web and Ontologies, Topic Modeling, Transportation Systems and Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements.

Semantic Web and Ontolog…1Semantic Web and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksTopic Modeling1Topic Modeling: 1 fractional worksTransportation Systems and Safety: 1 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 1 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 1 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learn…1Multimodal Machine Learning Applications: 1 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Transportation Systems and Safety Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  4. 4 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DSO National Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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