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Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory

In research, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,938 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 16.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#25,400
of 28,054 · #24,716 all time
Rank in India
#1,690
of 1,840
Research works
544
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory 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 #11,938 of 12,888 9.0%83 #13212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory 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 Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.2 works16×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.93× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.02× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.74× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, D. D. Ebenezer, R. Rajesh and Sooraj K. Ambat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory.

  1. 1 D. D. Ebenezer India · #1,064,353 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 R. Rajesh India · #1,520,005 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Sooraj K. Ambat India · #1,578,882 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Sensor Networks, Machine Learning, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Acoustic Communications, Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, Signal Processing and Beamforming.

▲ 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. Machine Learning13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  2. Wireless Sensor Networks10▲ 26×5 topics
  3. Acoustic Techniques10▲ 335×1 topic
  4. Seafloor Mapping10▲ 335×1 topic
  5. Acoustic Communications8▲ 201×1 topic
  6. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks8▲ 201×1 topic
  7. Deep Learning7▲ 2.4×14 topics
  8. Signal Processing5▲ 43×4 topics
  9. Beamforming5▲ 55×3 topics
  10. MIMO Radar5▲ 168×2 topics
  11. Climate Change Impact4▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Data Assimilation4▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Neural Networks4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  14. Climate Change4▲ 1.77×11 topics
  15. Ocean Circulation4▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Oceanic Modeling4▲ 139×1 topic
  17. Tidal Analysis4▲ 139×1 topic
  18. Tropical Cyclones4▲ 80×2 topics
  19. Wave Modeling4▲ 85×2 topics
  20. Ocean Waves3▲ 165×1 topic
  21. Waveform Design3▲ 100×2 topics
  22. Wind Stress3▲ 165×1 topic
  23. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  24. Automotive Radar3▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Cognitive Radar3▲ 125×1 topic
  26. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition3▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Speech Enhancement3▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Optimization2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  30. Array Processing2▲ 279×1 topic
  31. Direction-of-Arrival Estimation2▲ 279×1 topic
  32. Antenna Arrays2▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Global Warming2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Optical Fiber2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Power Electronics2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Indoor Localization2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. RF-Based Positioning2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Coastal Protection1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Sensor Fusion1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 10 works
  2. 2 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  4. 4 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 3 works
  5. 5 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
  7. 7 Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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