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Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense

In research, Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,879 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,965
of 28,054 · #21,591 all time
Rank in Argentina
#115
of 188
Research works
388
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense 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 #12,879 of 21,541 8.6%223

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense 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: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.80× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense?

Ranked on the composite score, J. I. Franco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense.

  1. 1 J. I. Franco Argentina · #1,208,104 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Entanglement, Pest Management, Insecticide Resistance, Remote Sensing, Artificial Neural Networks, Communication and Autonomy.

▲ 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. Deep Learning3▲ 1.47×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology3◆ 1.09×17 topics
  3. Latin America3▲ 23×6 topics
  4. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.2×14 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.39×18 topics
  6. Entanglement2▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.84×8 topics
  8. Nanomaterials2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  9. Pest Management2▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  11. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Neural Networks2▲ 1.88×5 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 1.97×4 topics
  14. COVID-192▲ 1.94×5 topics
  15. Education2▲ 1.52×5 topics
  16. Communication2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  17. Autonomy2▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Backpropagation Learning2▲ 29×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.66×7 topics
  20. Self-Organizing Maps2▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Gut Microbiota1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  22. Economic Integration1▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Medical Imaging1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  24. Nanostructures1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  25. Regionalism1▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Semiconductors1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  27. Air Quality1▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Cryptography1▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Honey Bees1▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Neonicotinoids1▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Quantum1▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Quantum Information1▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Satellite Observations1▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Botanical Insecticides1▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Colombia1▲ 99×2 topics
  36. Essential Oils1▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Indigenous Knowledge1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Biosensors1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  39. Chest X-Ray1▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Pneumonia Detection1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural Networks and Applications, International Relations in Latin America, Insect and Pesticide Research and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Neural Networks and Appl…2Neural Networks and Applications: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations …1International Relations in Latin America: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and …1Quantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…1Insect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultur…1Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 1 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligencePolitical Science and International RelationsInsect SciencePlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 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 available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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