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Defence Research and Development Organisation
Short name
DRDO
Country, city
India, New Delhi
Publications
5 512
Citations
93 306
h-index
109
Top-3 organizations
University of Delhi
University of Delhi (401 publications)
Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University (291 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
5512
Total citations
93306
Citations per publication
16.93
Average publications per year
84.8
Average authors per publication
5.3
h-index
109
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%
Condensed Matter Physics
551 publications, 10%
General Medicine, 517, 9.38%
General Medicine
517 publications, 9.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 513, 9.31%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
513 publications, 9.31%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 423, 7.67%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
423 publications, 7.67%
General Materials Science, 413, 7.49%
General Materials Science
413 publications, 7.49%
Materials Chemistry, 398, 7.22%
Materials Chemistry
398 publications, 7.22%
General Chemistry, 384, 6.97%
General Chemistry
384 publications, 6.97%
Mechanical Engineering, 341, 6.19%
Mechanical Engineering
341 publications, 6.19%
Mechanics of Materials, 323, 5.86%
Mechanics of Materials
323 publications, 5.86%
General Chemical Engineering, 236, 4.28%
General Chemical Engineering
236 publications, 4.28%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 203, 3.68%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
203 publications, 3.68%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 197, 3.57%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
197 publications, 3.57%
Polymers and Plastics, 186, 3.37%
Polymers and Plastics
186 publications, 3.37%
Biochemistry, 173, 3.14%
Biochemistry
173 publications, 3.14%
Ceramics and Composites, 162, 2.94%
Ceramics and Composites
162 publications, 2.94%
Metals and Alloys, 142, 2.58%
Metals and Alloys
142 publications, 2.58%
Computer Science Applications, 137, 2.49%
Computer Science Applications
137 publications, 2.49%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 134, 2.43%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
134 publications, 2.43%
Pharmacology, 132, 2.39%
Pharmacology
132 publications, 2.39%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 122, 2.21%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
122 publications, 2.21%
Organic Chemistry, 117, 2.12%
Organic Chemistry
117 publications, 2.12%
General Physics and Astronomy, 117, 2.12%
General Physics and Astronomy
117 publications, 2.12%
General Engineering, 117, 2.12%
General Engineering
117 publications, 2.12%
Molecular Biology, 115, 2.09%
Molecular Biology
115 publications, 2.09%
Applied Mathematics, 110, 2%
Applied Mathematics
110 publications, 2%
Multidisciplinary, 109, 1.98%
Multidisciplinary
109 publications, 1.98%
Instrumentation, 108, 1.96%
Instrumentation
108 publications, 1.96%
Food Science, 99, 1.8%
Food Science
99 publications, 1.8%
Pharmaceutical Science, 96, 1.74%
Pharmaceutical Science
96 publications, 1.74%
Biotechnology, 93, 1.69%
Biotechnology
93 publications, 1.69%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
102 publications, 1.85%
Materials Today: Proceedings
87 publications, 1.58%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
78 publications, 1.42%
Scientific Reports
56 publications, 1.02%
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
54 publications, 0.98%
RSC Advances
47 publications, 0.85%
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, 0.63%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
33 publications, 0.6%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
32 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Food Science and Technology
32 publications, 0.58%
Springer Proceedings in Physics
32 publications, 0.58%
PLoS ONE
31 publications, 0.56%
New Journal of Chemistry
29 publications, 0.53%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
29 publications, 0.53%
ChemistrySelect
28 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
27 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
26 publications, 0.47%
AIP Conference Proceedings
26 publications, 0.47%
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
25 publications, 0.45%
Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
24 publications, 0.44%
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, 0.36%
Materials Chemistry and Physics
20 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1775 publications, 32.2%
Elsevier
1528 publications, 27.72%
Taylor & Francis
350 publications, 6.35%
Wiley
331 publications, 6.01%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
183 publications, 3.32%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
137 publications, 2.49%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
128 publications, 2.32%
IOP Publishing
119 publications, 2.16%
SAGE
99 publications, 1.8%
AIP Publishing
56 publications, 1.02%
Frontiers Media S.A.
52 publications, 0.94%
World Scientific
47 publications, 0.85%
MDPI
42 publications, 0.76%
Hindawi Limited
40 publications, 0.73%
Inderscience Publishers
38 publications, 0.69%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
32 publications, 0.58%
Walter de Gruyter
31 publications, 0.56%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
31 publications, 0.56%
Emerald
29 publications, 0.53%
IGI Global
26 publications, 0.47%
Mary Ann Liebert
23 publications, 0.42%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
23 publications, 0.42%
Trans Tech Publications
19 publications, 0.34%
Oxford University Press
18 publications, 0.33%
Cambridge University Press
17 publications, 0.31%
Begell House
16 publications, 0.29%
Pleiades Publishing
16 publications, 0.29%
ASME International
15 publications, 0.27%
IOS Press
14 publications, 0.25%
SAE International
14 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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University of Delhi
401 publications, 7.28%
Bharathiar University
291 publications, 5.28%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
228 publications, 4.14%
Indian Institute of Science
153 publications, 2.78%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
130 publications, 2.36%
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
125 publications, 2.27%
Delhi Technological University
113 publications, 2.05%
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
111 publications, 2.01%
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
98 publications, 1.78%
University of Hyderabad
88 publications, 1.6%
Panjab University
69 publications, 1.25%
Jamia Millia Islamia
64 publications, 1.16%
Amity University, Noida
64 publications, 1.16%
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
63 publications, 1.14%
Banaras Hindu University
61 publications, 1.11%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
59 publications, 1.07%
National Institute of Technology Warangal
51 publications, 0.93%
Jamia Hamdard
51 publications, 0.93%
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
50 publications, 0.91%
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
48 publications, 0.87%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
47 publications, 0.85%
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
42 publications, 0.76%
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
41 publications, 0.74%
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
40 publications, 0.73%
University of Mysore
40 publications, 0.73%
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
39 publications, 0.71%
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
36 publications, 0.65%
Periyar University
36 publications, 0.65%
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
35 publications, 0.63%
Jadavpur University
35 publications, 0.63%
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With foreign organizations

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King Saud University
25 publications, 0.45%
Leibniz University Hannover
15 publications, 0.27%
National University of Singapore
13 publications, 0.24%
University of Galway
12 publications, 0.22%
Amity University, Dubai
9 publications, 0.16%
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%
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, 139, 2.52%
USA
139 publications, 2.52%
Saudi Arabia, 58, 1.05%
Saudi Arabia
58 publications, 1.05%
United Kingdom, 47, 0.85%
United Kingdom
47 publications, 0.85%
Republic of Korea, 47, 0.85%
Republic of Korea
47 publications, 0.85%
Germany, 43, 0.78%
Germany
43 publications, 0.78%
China, 35, 0.63%
China
35 publications, 0.63%
Canada, 33, 0.6%
Canada
33 publications, 0.6%
Australia, 31, 0.56%
Australia
31 publications, 0.56%
Japan, 30, 0.54%
Japan
30 publications, 0.54%
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%
Sweden, 17, 0.31%
Sweden
17 publications, 0.31%
Singapore, 16, 0.29%
Singapore
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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