Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Government institution · New Delhi · India

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

In research, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,119 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,062 of 9,330 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#1,138 of 2,238 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences (Social Sciences is 4.8× its share of world research).

idsa.inROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#17,503
of 34,923
Rank in India
#736
of 1,754
Research works
997
▼ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.65×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
2%
world 18%
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

What is Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,119 of 14,833 3.3%845
Social SciencesField #4,062 of 9,330 3.3%675
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,138 of 2,238 2.8%424
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,123 of 4,066 3.6%163
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,639 of 3,142 2.0%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 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 Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (60%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%), Computer Science (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 86.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 60.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 29.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 15.5% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.9% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forDefence Studies…57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences86%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3460.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance814.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities23.9%
    5. Psychology12.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Computer Science34.7%
    2. Engineering12.1%
    3. Environmental Science11.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Health Professions11.6%
    2. Medicine00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 34.4 works4.8×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.70× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.78× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.70×8 works
  2. Social Sciences4.78×34 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.67×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.34×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.33×2 works
  6. Psychology0.82×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.61×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.61×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.60×3 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.53×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.35×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  14. Engineering0.14×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  16. Medicine0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses?

Ranked on the quality score, Rajeesh Kumar, A. Vinod Kumar and Vinod Anand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

  1. 1 Rajeesh Kumar India · #1,768,605 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 A. Vinod Kumar India · #1,773,965 worldwide 302 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Vinod Anand India · #2,192,170 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Steinbuss India · #2,739,238 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Pushpita Das India · #2,749,850 worldwide 380 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Gurpreet S. Khurana India · #2,911,906 worldwide 286 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Namrata Goswami India · #3,094,167 worldwide 404 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Rahul Roy‐Chaudhury India · #3,102,262 worldwide 133 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Akshay G. Joshi India · #3,204,641 worldwide 98 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Ashok K. Behuria India · #3,274,695 worldwide 222 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses?

The most cited paper from Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is "Longest Increasing and Decreasing Subsequences" (C. Schensted, 1961), with 595 citations. Next come "Virtual reality and its military utility" (230) and "Security of Sea Lines: Prospects for India–Japan Cooperation" (95).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Longest Increasing and Decreasing Subsequences C. Schensted · Canadian Journal of Mathematics Open access 1961 595
2 Virtual reality and its military utility Ajey Lele · Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing 27 May 2011 230
3 Security of Sea Lines: Prospects for India–Japan Cooperation Gurpreet S. Khurana · Strategic Analysis 8 Jun 2007 95
4 China's ‘String of Pearls’ in the Indian Ocean and Its Security Implications Gurpreet S. Khurana · Strategic Analysis 25 Feb 2008 78
5 Environmentally induced migration from Bangladesh to India Sarfaraz Alam · Strategic Analysis Jul 2003 64
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Human Rights, Globalization, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Security, Nation-Building and State-Building.

▲ 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. Conflict10▲ 104×5 topics
  2. Human Rights9▲ 16×11 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 7.5×14 topics
  4. Colonialism6▲ 21×7 topics
  5. Ethnicity6▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Security5▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Nation-Building5▲ 152×2 topics
  8. State-Building5▲ 227×2 topics
  9. Democracy4▲ 22×6 topics
  10. International Law4▲ 24×7 topics
  11. Federalism4▲ 115×1 topic
  12. Genocide4▲ 139×2 topics
  13. Kashmir4▲ 318×1 topic
  14. Political Economy4▲ 29×4 topics
  15. Afghanistan4▲ 290×1 topic
  16. Pakistan4▲ 290×1 topic
  17. Economic Growth4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  18. Middle East4▲ 107×2 topics
  19. Politics4▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Media3▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Qatar3▲ 305×1 topic
  22. Global Governance3▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Governance3▲ 15×3 topics
  24. International Relations3▲ 19×5 topics
  25. China-Africa Relations3▲ 115×2 topics
  26. Global Trade2▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Information Technology2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  29. Cultural Identity2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  30. Economic Reforms2▲ 125×2 topics
  31. India2▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Migration2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Development Policies2▲ 111×1 topic
  34. Foreign Aid2▲ 111×1 topic
  35. Identity2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  36. Diplomacy2▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Industrialization2▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Neo-liberalism2▲ 238×1 topic
  39. Terrorism2▲ 77×2 topics
  40. Public Policy2▲ 6.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts and International Development and Aid.

South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 4 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksIndian Economic and Social Development: 2 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…2Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  5. 5 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available6.6%not open93.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2020Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses5.0% in 2020200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.9% in 2003.

Other research institutions in New Delhi

All research institutions in New Delhi

Share Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses's ranking

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on Science Explorer

A card with Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.