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National Aerospace Laboratories

In research, National Aerospace Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,130 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,842 of 6,636 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#742 of 795 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics — Aerospace Engineering is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,406
of 28,054 · #3,456 all time
Rank in India
#669
of 1,840
Research works
2.5k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is National Aerospace Laboratories 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 #5,130 of 12,888 9.5%309 #2150
EngineeringField #3,842 of 6,636 9.7%203 #1361
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #742 of 795 11.9%65 #598

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Aerospace Laboratories 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#2,150 #5,130
  2. Engineering#1,361 #3,842
  3. Aerospace Engineering#598 #742
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 National Aerospace Laboratories specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 65.2 works17×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 20.4 works10×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.01× its world share, 203 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.73× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Aerospace Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, S.T. Aruna, Vps Naidu and Jitendra R. Raol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Aerospace Laboratories.

  1. 1 S.T. Aruna India · #126,325 worldwide 378 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Vps Naidu India · #193,417 worldwide 193 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Jitendra R. Raol India · #202,868 worldwide 162 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 R.P.S. Chakradhar India · #206,832 worldwide 271 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 P. K. Panda India · #327,116 worldwide 213 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 PN Shankar India · #343,348 worldwide 177 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 R. Viswanath India · #360,375 worldwide 236 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 K.S. Rajam India · #364,373 worldwide 205 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Shivshankar Sundaram India · #378,171 worldwide 141 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 A. Giridhar India · #495,116 worldwide 75 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at National Aerospace Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at National Aerospace Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Large-Eddy Simulation, Microstructure, Heat Transfer, Frequency Selective Surfaces, Metasurfaces, Adaptive Mesh Refinement and High-Order Schemes.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties21▲ 6.4×24 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation13▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.5×15 topics
  4. Microstructure12▲ 6.7×14 topics
  5. Nanoparticles12▲ 2.7×17 topics
  6. Heat Transfer11▲ 6.8×9 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  8. Frequency Selective Surfaces10▲ 44×1 topic
  9. Metasurfaces10▲ 44×1 topic
  10. Adaptive Mesh Refinement10▲ 46×2 topics
  11. High-Order Schemes10▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Parameter Estimation9▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Shock-Wave Interactions9▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Turbulence Modeling9▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Flight Control9▲ 97×2 topics
  16. Graphene9▲ 3.7×10 topics
  17. Polymer Composites9▲ 9.7×6 topics
  18. Vortex Dynamics9▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Antenna8▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Microstrip8▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Carbon Nanotubes8▲ 7.1×5 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Sensor Fusion8▲ 22×3 topics
  24. State Estimation7▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Composite Materials7▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  27. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles7▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Wind Estimation7▲ 146×1 topic
  29. Adhesive Joints7▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Mechanical Behavior6▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Room Temperature6▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Boundary Layer6▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Fracture Mechanics6▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Microstructural Evolution6▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Particle Image Velocimetry6▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Turbulent Flow6▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Turbulent Flows6▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Vibration Control6▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Sintering6▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Ballistic Impact6▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does National Aerospace Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Antenna Design and Analysis and Aerospace and Aviation Technology.

Advanced Antenna and Met…10Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 10 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…9Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 9 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…8Antenna Design and Analysis: 8 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation T…7Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 7 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 6 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 5 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…5Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 5 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 5 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 4 fractional worksAeroelasticity and Vibration Control: 4 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsArtificial IntelligenceElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 9 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 6 works
  6. 6 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  7. 7 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 4 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Aerospace Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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