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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.2 works16×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 16.0×
- Engineering 2.7×
- Computer Science 1.9×
- Chemical Engineering 1.9×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.2×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.0×
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 D. D. Ebenezer India · #1,064,353 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
- 2 R. Rajesh India · #1,520,005 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
- 3 Sooraj K. Ambat India · #1,578,882 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
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.
- Sensor Fusion
- RF-Based Positioning
- Power Electronics
- Global Warming
- Antenna Arrays
- Array Processing
- Genetic Algorithms
- Audio-Visual Speech Recognition
- Automotive Radar
- Wind Stress
- Ocean Waves
- Tropical Cyclones
- Oceanic Modeling
- Climate Change
- Data Assimilation
- MIMO Radar
- Signal Processing
- Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
- Seafloor Mapping
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Machine Learning
- Acoustic Techniques
- Acoustic Communications
- Deep Learning
- Beamforming
- Climate Change Impact
- Neural Networks
- Ocean Circulation
- Tidal Analysis
- Wave Modeling
- Waveform Design
- Remote Sensing
- Cognitive Radar
- Speech Enhancement
- Optimization
- Direction-of-Arrival Estimation
- Particle Swarm Optimization
- Optical Fiber
- Indoor Localization
- Coastal Protection
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
- Machine Learning13▲ 4.5×11 topics
- Wireless Sensor Networks10▲ 26×5 topics
- Acoustic Techniques10▲ 335×1 topic
- Seafloor Mapping10▲ 335×1 topic
- Acoustic Communications8▲ 201×1 topic
- Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks8▲ 201×1 topic
- Deep Learning7▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Signal Processing5▲ 43×4 topics
- Beamforming5▲ 55×3 topics
- MIMO Radar5▲ 168×2 topics
- Climate Change Impact4▲ 21×2 topics
- Data Assimilation4▲ 31×2 topics
- Neural Networks4▲ 3.2×9 topics
- Climate Change4▲ 1.77×11 topics
- Ocean Circulation4▲ 36×2 topics
- Oceanic Modeling4▲ 139×1 topic
- Tidal Analysis4▲ 139×1 topic
- Tropical Cyclones4▲ 80×2 topics
- Wave Modeling4▲ 85×2 topics
- Ocean Waves3▲ 165×1 topic
- Waveform Design3▲ 100×2 topics
- Wind Stress3▲ 165×1 topic
- Remote Sensing3▲ 2.7×7 topics
- Automotive Radar3▲ 125×1 topic
- Cognitive Radar3▲ 125×1 topic
- Audio-Visual Speech Recognition3▲ 54×1 topic
- Speech Enhancement3▲ 54×1 topic
- Genetic Algorithms2▲ 19×2 topics
- Optimization2▲ 6.1×2 topics
- Array Processing2▲ 279×1 topic
- Direction-of-Arrival Estimation2▲ 279×1 topic
- Antenna Arrays2▲ 70×1 topic
- Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 22×1 topic
- Global Warming2▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Optical Fiber2▲ 18×2 topics
- Power Electronics2▲ 5.3×4 topics
- Indoor Localization2▲ 38×1 topic
- RF-Based Positioning2▲ 38×1 topic
- Coastal Protection1▲ 24×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 10 works
- 2 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 8 works
- 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
- 4 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 3 works
- 5 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 3 works
- 6 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
- 7 Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
- 8 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
- 9 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.