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Instruments Research & Development Establishment

In research, Instruments Research & Development Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,381 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,218 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,921
of 42,892
Rank in India
#898
of 2,075
Research works
447
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Instruments Research & Development Establishment 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 #10,381 of 21,541 9.2%423
EngineeringField #8,218 of 11,412 10.2%270

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instruments Research & Development Establishment 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.59× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.35× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 6.51× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instruments Research & Development Establishment?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Gupta, Sanjay Kumar Mishra and P. C. Mehta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instruments Research & Development Establishment.

  1. 1 A. Gupta India · #1,002,753 worldwide 64 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Sanjay Kumar Mishra India · #1,114,849 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 P. C. Mehta India · #1,157,149 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Instruments Research & Development Establishment

Which keywords describe research at Instruments Research & Development Establishment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sparse Representation, Detection, Remote Sensing, Infrared, Small Target, Structured Light, Imaging and Deep Learning.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  2. Sparse Representation4▲ 48×5 topics
  3. Detection3▲ 29×3 topics
  4. Remote Sensing3▲ 7.1×8 topics
  5. Infrared3▲ 218×1 topic
  6. Small Target3▲ 218×1 topic
  7. Imaging2▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Structured Light2▲ 109×2 topics
  9. Spectroscopy2▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Wavelet Transform2▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  13. Optical Manipulation2▲ 177×1 topic
  14. Orbital Angular Momentum2▲ 177×1 topic
  15. Heat Transfer1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  16. Optical Modulators1▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Climate Change1▲ 1.26×4 topics
  18. Metamaterials1▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Nonlinear Optics1▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals1▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Semiconductor1▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Image Processing1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  23. Machine Learning1◆ 0.97×7 topics
  24. Microresonators1▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Integrated Circuits1▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Machine Vision1▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Biosensors1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  28. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Instruments Research & Development Establishment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics, Advanced optical system design and Optical Systems and Laser Technology.

Infrared Target Detectio…3Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 3 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced optical system design: 1 fractional worksOptical Systems and Laser Technology: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…1Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser A…1Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 1 fractional worksTerahertz technology and…1Terahertz technology and applications: 1 fractional worksOptical measurement and …1Optical measurement and interference techniques: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced optical system design Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Optical Systems and Laser Technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  9. 9 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available15.7%not open84.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.5%domestic only97.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instruments Research & Development Establishment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher 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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