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Indian Space Research Organisation

In research, Indian Space Research Organisation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,403 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,722 of 6,636 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#455 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography — Aerospace Engineering is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,021
of 28,054 · #3,170 all time
Rank in India
#269
of 1,840
Research works
6.2k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Indian Space Research Organisation 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 #2,403 of 12,888 9.3%1,531 #2025
EngineeringField #1,722 of 6,636 9.0%815 #1157
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #455 of 1,209 10.3%175 #685
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #330 of 795 14.2%352 #417
Environmental ScienceField #1,906 of 3,551 13.3%189 #1549
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,696 of 2,318 3.8%201 #1544
Computer ScienceField #3,697 of 4,667 6.2%136 #3822
Physics and AstronomyField #1,459 of 1,646 8.3%154 #2870
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #267 of 301 13.0%100 #572
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #399 of 443 10.2%97 #785

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Space Research Organisation 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,025 #2,403
  2. Engineering#1,157 #1,722
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#685 #455
  4. Aerospace Engineering#417 #330
  5. Environmental Science#1,549 #1,906
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,544 #1,696
  7. Computer Science#3,822 #3,697
  8. Physics and Astronomy#2,870 #1,459
  9. Atmospheric Science#572 #267
  10. Astronomy and Astrophysics#785 #399
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Indian Space Research Organisation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 352.4 works19×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 100.2 works14×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 55.0 works12×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 96.7 works12×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 175.5 works6.9×
  6. Media TechnologySubfield · 33.9 works6.7×
  7. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 69.6 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.27× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.93× its world share, 176 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.36× its world share, 815 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.36× its world share, 189 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.28× its world share, 154 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Space Research Organisation?

Ranked on the composite score, Chandrakanta Kumar, Parul Patel and Chandra Prakash Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Space Research Organisation.

  1. 1 Chandrakanta Kumar India · #228,020 worldwide 148 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Parul Patel India · #276,527 worldwide 125 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Chandra Prakash Singh India · #516,828 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 P. C. Joshi India · #523,376 worldwide 187 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Anand Sharma India · #564,082 worldwide 184 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 S. Seetha India · #566,722 worldwide 163 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Β. N. Ashoka India · #575,634 worldwide 119 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 J. S. Parihar India · #630,217 worldwide 83 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Ch. V. N. Rao India · #638,944 worldwide 22 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Karthik Narayanan India · #686,349 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Space Research Organisation

Which keywords describe research at Indian Space Research Organisation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Thermal Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, CubeSat, small satellite and Data Assimilation.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing176▲ 8.9×32 topics
  2. Climate Change150▲ 3.4×53 topics
  3. Deep Learning82▲ 1.49×55 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling71▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Artificial Neural Networks50▲ 6.6×7 topics
  6. Thermal Analysis49▲ 23×7 topics
  7. Global Warming46▲ 7.0×8 topics
  8. CubeSat46▲ 153×1 topic
  9. small satellite46▲ 153×1 topic
  10. Data Assimilation45▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Optimization41▲ 5.5×11 topics
  12. Sea Level Rise41▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Wireless Communications37▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Microwave Filters36▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Substrate Integrated Waveguide36▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Orbit Determination36▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Genetic Algorithms35▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Particle Swarm Optimization35▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Validation34▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Millimeter-Wave34▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Metamaterial33▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Satellite Observations33▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Antenna Arrays33▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Differential Evolution33▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Integrated Circuits33▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Ocean Circulation33▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Antenna32▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Microstrip32▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Support Vector Machines30▲ 5.9×6 topics
  30. Sensor Fusion30▲ 17×3 topics
  31. MEMS Sensors29▲ 59×2 topics
  32. Magnetic Sensing29▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Inertial Navigation Systems28▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Kalman Filtering28▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Frequency Synthesizer28▲ 43×2 topics
  36. CMOS28▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Climate27▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Biomass Estimation26▲ 11×3 topics
  39. IoT Applications26▲ 42×3 topics
  40. Hyperspectral26▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Indian Space Research Organisation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Antenna Design and Optimization and Antenna Design and Analysis.

Spacecraft Design and Te…46Spacecraft Design and Technology: 46 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…36Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 36 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…33Antenna Design and Optimization: 33 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…32Antenna Design and Analysis: 32 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 28 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 25 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar…24Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 24 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 23 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 21 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…20Planetary Science and Exploration: 20 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 46 works
  2. 2 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 33 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 28 works
  6. 6 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  7. 7 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  8. 8 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 23 works
  9. 9 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 21 works
  10. 10 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Space Research Organisation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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