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Defence Research and Development Organisation
Short name
DRDO
Country, city
India, New Delhi
Publications
5 458
Citations
91 328
h-index
108
Top-3 organizations
University of Delhi
University of Delhi (394 publications)
Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University (289 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
King Saud University
King Saud University (25 publications)
Leibniz University Hannover
Leibniz University Hannover (15 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1962

Total publications
5458
Total citations
91328
Citations per publication
16.73
Average publications per year
83.97
Average authors per publication
5.3
h-index
108
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Condensed Matter Physics, 551, 10.1%
Condensed Matter Physics
551 publications, 10.1%
General Medicine, 517, 9.47%
General Medicine
517 publications, 9.47%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 513, 9.4%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
513 publications, 9.4%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 423, 7.75%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
423 publications, 7.75%
General Materials Science, 413, 7.57%
General Materials Science
413 publications, 7.57%
Materials Chemistry, 398, 7.29%
Materials Chemistry
398 publications, 7.29%
General Chemistry, 384, 7.04%
General Chemistry
384 publications, 7.04%
Mechanical Engineering, 341, 6.25%
Mechanical Engineering
341 publications, 6.25%
Mechanics of Materials, 323, 5.92%
Mechanics of Materials
323 publications, 5.92%
General Chemical Engineering, 236, 4.32%
General Chemical Engineering
236 publications, 4.32%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 203, 3.72%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
203 publications, 3.72%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 197, 3.61%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
197 publications, 3.61%
Polymers and Plastics, 186, 3.41%
Polymers and Plastics
186 publications, 3.41%
Biochemistry, 173, 3.17%
Biochemistry
173 publications, 3.17%
Ceramics and Composites, 162, 2.97%
Ceramics and Composites
162 publications, 2.97%
Metals and Alloys, 142, 2.6%
Metals and Alloys
142 publications, 2.6%
Computer Science Applications, 137, 2.51%
Computer Science Applications
137 publications, 2.51%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 134, 2.46%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
134 publications, 2.46%
Pharmacology, 132, 2.42%
Pharmacology
132 publications, 2.42%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 122, 2.24%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
122 publications, 2.24%
Organic Chemistry, 117, 2.14%
Organic Chemistry
117 publications, 2.14%
General Physics and Astronomy, 117, 2.14%
General Physics and Astronomy
117 publications, 2.14%
General Engineering, 117, 2.14%
General Engineering
117 publications, 2.14%
Molecular Biology, 115, 2.11%
Molecular Biology
115 publications, 2.11%
Applied Mathematics, 110, 2.02%
Applied Mathematics
110 publications, 2.02%
Multidisciplinary, 109, 2%
Multidisciplinary
109 publications, 2%
Instrumentation, 108, 1.98%
Instrumentation
108 publications, 1.98%
Food Science, 99, 1.81%
Food Science
99 publications, 1.81%
Pharmaceutical Science, 96, 1.76%
Pharmaceutical Science
96 publications, 1.76%
Biotechnology, 93, 1.7%
Biotechnology
93 publications, 1.7%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
102 publications, 1.87%
Materials Today: Proceedings
87 publications, 1.59%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
78 publications, 1.43%
Scientific Reports
55 publications, 1.01%
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
49 publications, 0.9%
RSC Advances
47 publications, 0.86%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
40 publications, 0.73%
Ceramics International
40 publications, 0.73%
Indian Metallurgy
40 publications, 0.73%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
39 publications, 0.71%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
39 publications, 0.71%
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
35 publications, 0.64%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
33 publications, 0.6%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
32 publications, 0.59%
Springer Proceedings in Physics
32 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Food Science and Technology
31 publications, 0.57%
PLoS ONE
31 publications, 0.57%
New Journal of Chemistry
29 publications, 0.53%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
29 publications, 0.53%
ChemistrySelect
27 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
26 publications, 0.48%
AIP Conference Proceedings
26 publications, 0.48%
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
25 publications, 0.46%
Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
24 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
23 publications, 0.42%
Materials Research Express
22 publications, 0.4%
Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
21 publications, 0.38%
Polymer Composites
21 publications, 0.38%
Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
20 publications, 0.37%
Materials Chemistry and Physics
20 publications, 0.37%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1746 publications, 31.99%
Elsevier
1523 publications, 27.9%
Taylor & Francis
348 publications, 6.38%
Wiley
323 publications, 5.92%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
179 publications, 3.28%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
137 publications, 2.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
128 publications, 2.35%
IOP Publishing
119 publications, 2.18%
SAGE
99 publications, 1.81%
AIP Publishing
56 publications, 1.03%
Frontiers Media S.A.
52 publications, 0.95%
World Scientific
47 publications, 0.86%
MDPI
42 publications, 0.77%
Hindawi Limited
40 publications, 0.73%
Inderscience Publishers
38 publications, 0.7%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
32 publications, 0.59%
Walter de Gruyter
31 publications, 0.57%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
31 publications, 0.57%
Emerald
29 publications, 0.53%
IGI Global
26 publications, 0.48%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
23 publications, 0.42%
Mary Ann Liebert
22 publications, 0.4%
Trans Tech Publications
19 publications, 0.35%
Oxford University Press
18 publications, 0.33%
Cambridge University Press
16 publications, 0.29%
Begell House
16 publications, 0.29%
Pleiades Publishing
15 publications, 0.27%
ASME International
15 publications, 0.27%
IOS Press
14 publications, 0.26%
SAE International
14 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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University of Delhi
394 publications, 7.22%
Bharathiar University
289 publications, 5.29%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
226 publications, 4.14%
Indian Institute of Science
151 publications, 2.77%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
128 publications, 2.35%
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
122 publications, 2.24%
Delhi Technological University
111 publications, 2.03%
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
108 publications, 1.98%
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
97 publications, 1.78%
University of Hyderabad
85 publications, 1.56%
Panjab University
69 publications, 1.26%
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
63 publications, 1.15%
Jamia Millia Islamia
63 publications, 1.15%
Amity University, Noida
62 publications, 1.14%
Banaras Hindu University
60 publications, 1.1%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
57 publications, 1.04%
National Institute of Technology Warangal
50 publications, 0.92%
Jamia Hamdard
50 publications, 0.92%
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
49 publications, 0.9%
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
48 publications, 0.88%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
46 publications, 0.84%
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
42 publications, 0.77%
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
40 publications, 0.73%
University of Mysore
40 publications, 0.73%
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
39 publications, 0.71%
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
39 publications, 0.71%
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
36 publications, 0.66%
Periyar University
36 publications, 0.66%
Jadavpur University
35 publications, 0.64%
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
35 publications, 0.64%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University
25 publications, 0.46%
Leibniz University Hannover
15 publications, 0.27%
National University of Singapore
13 publications, 0.24%
University of Galway
12 publications, 0.22%
University of Bordeaux
9 publications, 0.16%
Tohoku University
9 publications, 0.16%
King Khalid University
8 publications, 0.15%
United Arab Emirates University
8 publications, 0.15%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
8 publications, 0.15%
Ton Duc Thang University
8 publications, 0.15%
University of Queensland
8 publications, 0.15%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
7 publications, 0.13%
Ege University
7 publications, 0.13%
Amity University, Dubai
7 publications, 0.13%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
7 publications, 0.13%
University of Toronto
7 publications, 0.13%
University of Delaware
7 publications, 0.13%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
6 publications, 0.11%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
6 publications, 0.11%
University of Turku
6 publications, 0.11%
Sungkyunkwan University
6 publications, 0.11%
Pohang University of Science and Technology
6 publications, 0.11%
Dongguk University
6 publications, 0.11%
Chonbuk National University
6 publications, 0.11%
Harvard University
6 publications, 0.11%
University of California, San Francisco
6 publications, 0.11%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
6 publications, 0.11%
Queen's University Belfast
6 publications, 0.11%
Texas A&M University
6 publications, 0.11%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 publications, 0.11%
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With other countries

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USA, 138, 2.53%
USA
138 publications, 2.53%
Saudi Arabia, 58, 1.06%
Saudi Arabia
58 publications, 1.06%
Republic of Korea, 47, 0.86%
Republic of Korea
47 publications, 0.86%
United Kingdom, 45, 0.82%
United Kingdom
45 publications, 0.82%
Germany, 43, 0.79%
Germany
43 publications, 0.79%
China, 35, 0.64%
China
35 publications, 0.64%
Canada, 33, 0.6%
Canada
33 publications, 0.6%
Australia, 31, 0.57%
Australia
31 publications, 0.57%
Japan, 30, 0.55%
Japan
30 publications, 0.55%
Ireland, 24, 0.44%
Ireland
24 publications, 0.44%
France, 23, 0.42%
France
23 publications, 0.42%
Russia, 22, 0.4%
Russia
22 publications, 0.4%
Singapore, 16, 0.29%
Singapore
16 publications, 0.29%
Sweden, 16, 0.29%
Sweden
16 publications, 0.29%
Italy, 15, 0.27%
Italy
15 publications, 0.27%
UAE, 13, 0.24%
UAE
13 publications, 0.24%
Czech Republic, 13, 0.24%
Czech Republic
13 publications, 0.24%
Finland, 11, 0.2%
Finland
11 publications, 0.2%
Portugal, 10, 0.18%
Portugal
10 publications, 0.18%
Brazil, 10, 0.18%
Brazil
10 publications, 0.18%
Vietnam, 10, 0.18%
Vietnam
10 publications, 0.18%
South Africa, 10, 0.18%
South Africa
10 publications, 0.18%
Malaysia, 9, 0.16%
Malaysia
9 publications, 0.16%
Egypt, 7, 0.13%
Egypt
7 publications, 0.13%
Jordan, 7, 0.13%
Jordan
7 publications, 0.13%
Spain, 7, 0.13%
Spain
7 publications, 0.13%
Mexico, 7, 0.13%
Mexico
7 publications, 0.13%
Netherlands, 7, 0.13%
Netherlands
7 publications, 0.13%
Poland, 7, 0.13%
Poland
7 publications, 0.13%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1962 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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