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ISRO Propulsion Complex

In research, ISRO Propulsion Complex stands highest in Engineering (#3,851 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,539 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 21.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,526
of 28,054 · #27,144 all time
Rank in India
#1,053
of 1,840
Research works
403
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is ISRO Propulsion Complex 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
EngineeringField #3,851 of 6,636 16.2%120 #7519
Physical SciencesDomain #8,539 of 12,888 15.4%155 #14968

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ISRO Propulsion Complex 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).

What does ISRO Propulsion Complex specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 21.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 42.0 works21×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 21.7 works7.0×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 9.90× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.71× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ISRO Propulsion Complex?

Ranked on the composite score, Deepak Agarwal and T. John Tharakan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ISRO Propulsion Complex.

  1. 1 Deepak Agarwal India · #1,298,132 worldwide 40 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 T. John Tharakan India · #1,473,911 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at ISRO Propulsion Complex

Which keywords describe research at ISRO Propulsion Complex?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Combustion Instabilities, Mechanical Properties, Heat Transfer, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior, Chemical Kinetics, Microstructure and Cryogenic Storage.

▲ 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. Combustion Instabilities20▲ 197×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties16▲ 9.8×16 topics
  3. Heat Transfer14▲ 17×8 topics
  4. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion14▲ 362×1 topic
  5. Regression Rate Behavior14▲ 362×1 topic
  6. Chemical Kinetics12▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Microstructure11▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Cryogenic Storage10▲ 211×1 topic
  9. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)10▲ 211×1 topic
  10. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 30×5 topics
  11. Premixed Combustion7▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Turbulent Flames7▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Numerical Simulation7▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Emissions6▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Combustion6▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Internal Combustion Engines5▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Soot Formation5▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Multiphase Flow5▲ 36×4 topics
  19. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Grain Refinement4▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Detonation Propulsion4▲ 79×1 topic
  22. Pulse Detonation Engines4▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Turbulent Flows4▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Thermal Management4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  25. Simulation4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  26. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Performance Optimization3▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Modeling3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Control3▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Hydraulic Systems3▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Supercritical Fluids3▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Constitutive Modeling3▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Aerospace Propulsion3▲ 105×1 topic
  34. CFD Simulation3▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Corrosion Behavior3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis3▲ 105×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Gas-Solid Flow3▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Grain Boundary Engineering3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Drop Impact2▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does ISRO Propulsion Complex publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rocket and propulsion systems research, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Combustion and flame dynamics and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies.

Rocket and propulsion sy…14Rocket and propulsion systems research: 14 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 10 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 5 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 4 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic …3Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 3 fractional worksHeat transfer and supercritical fluids: 3 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer: 2 fractional worksCyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesMechanical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 5 works
  5. 5 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Heat transfer and supercritical fluids Computational Mechanics 3 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Computational Mechanics 2 works
  9. 9 Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  10. 10 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ISRO Propulsion Complex's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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