Question 1

What is Physical Research Laboratory known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Physical Research Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,501 of 10,670 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#596 of 1,417 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#698 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 50.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Physical Research Laboratory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Physical Research Laboratory ranks #7,272 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,988 all time), and #376 of 1,562 in India.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Physical Research Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Manmohan M. Sarin, Lokesh Kumar Sahu and K. S. Virbhadra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Physical Research Laboratory.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Physical Research Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Physical Research Laboratory is "THREE NATURAL ZIRCON STANDARDS FOR U‐TH‐PB, LU‐HF, TRACE ELEMENT AND REE ANALYSES" (Michael Wiedenbeck, Paul Allé, Fernando Corfú et al., 1995), with 6,331 citations. Next come "Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo‐Asian haze" (1,469) and "Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H 2 O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M 3 on Chandrayaan-1" (862).

Question 5

Which research topics does Physical Research Laboratory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Physical Research Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Solar Wind, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Mars, Martian Surface, Dark Matter and Particle Physics.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Physical Research Laboratory work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Physical Research Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (46%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Physical Research Laboratory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.