Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Bangladesh has 286 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 39.5% from 205 in 2024. That places Bangladesh 46th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. University of Dhaka has the most listed scientists (23), followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (18).

Single Year

286

+81 (+39.5%) vs 2024

Career Data

100

+32 (+47.1%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#46

up 3 places vs 2024

Institutes

+11 (+17.5%) vs 2024

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+73.2%

2022+51.5%

2023+20.4%

2024+15.8%

2025+39.5%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	56		26
2021	97	+73.2%	40	+53.8%
2022	147	+51.5%	49	+22.5%
2023	177	+20.4%	58	+18.4%
2024	205	+15.8%	68	+17.2%
2025	286	+39.5%	100	+47.1%

Top 10 institutes in Bangladesh

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Rank in Bangladesh	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	532	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3
2	688	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 13
3	3,254	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 86
4	7,970	Islam, Muhammad Torequl	Khulna University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 24
5	11,509	RM Rahman, Mustafizur	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 113
6	11,636	RG Rasul, Golam	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 74
7	13,044	MM Mia, Mozammel	BRAC University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 140
8	13,865	KA Khaleque, Abdul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	Social Psychology	Rank 286
9	14,192	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 310
10	15,735	Hossain, M. Khalid	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Applied Physics	Rank 313
11	16,480	IA ISLAM, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul	Begum Rokeya University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 370
12	18,826	QM Qamruzzaman, Md	United International University, School of Business and Economics	Energy	Rank 522
13	20,147	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 552
14	20,762	IT Islam, Tofazzal	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 268
15	21,303	HL Hossain Lipu, Molla Shahadat	Green University of Bangladesh	Energy	Rank 580
16	22,270	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 68
17	23,325	MK Monirujjaman Khan, Mohammad Monirujjaman	North South University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,091
18	23,627	MM Mamun, Mohammed A.	Jahangirnagar University	Psychiatry	Rank 439
19	25,741	SM Saklayen, Mohammad Golam	Daffodil International University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 139
20	26,440	AM Alam, Muhammad Ashraful	North South University	Applied Physics	Rank 517
21	26,537	KM Khan, M. Z.H.	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 120
22	29,085	Rahman, Md Mostafizur	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 638
23	31,145	UM Uddin, Md Sahab	Southeast University, Dhaka	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,443
24	32,314	HM Hadi, Mohammad Abdul	University of Rajshahi	Materials	Rank 638
25	32,977	HA Hossain, Akbar K.M.Zakir	Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 454
26	35,350	IM Islam, Md Aminul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Applied Physics	Rank 674
27	35,997	RI Rabiul Islam, M. D.	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 121
28	37,060	SM Subhan, Md Abdus	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 107
29	38,111	Sarker, Umakanta	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 525
30	38,129	SM Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 849
31	38,994	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar Mokhlesur	Pure Earth	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 552
32	39,870	HM Hoque, Md Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 53
33	42,226	BM Bhuyan, Md Simul	Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 937
34	42,794	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 611
35	43,068	AN Amin, Nowshad	American International University - Bangladesh	Applied Physics	Rank 807
36	44,005	AS Ali, Syed Mithun	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering	Environmental Sciences	Rank 972
37	45,213	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 299
38	46,034	AG Alam, GM Monirul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 87
39	46,231	RS Rahman, Shams Ur	East West University	Business & Management	Rank 1,147
40	46,848	Paul, Suvash Chandra	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 376
41	47,674	AM Akbar, M. Ali	University of Rajshahi	Applied Physics	Rank 893
42	49,298	RH Rashik Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 556
43	50,573	YM Yunus, Muhammad B.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 293
44	50,776	RM Rahman, Md Abdur	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,179
45	51,172	UM Ullah, Mohammad Safi	University of Rajshahi	Applied Mathematics	Rank 144
46	51,528	HM Hasan, Md Mehedi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,209
47	51,744	Islam, Md Rabiul	BRAC University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,556
48	53,710	Mridha, M. F.	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,292
49	54,021	Ehsan, Mohammad Monjurul	Islamic University of Technology	Energy	Rank 1,586
50	55,458	RM Rahman, Md Mominur	Daffodil International University	Surgery	Rank 198
51	56,173	RM Rahman, Md Mashiar	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,239
52	59,038	SM Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Education	Rank 758
53	59,649	MM Mostofa, Mohammad Golam	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 914
54	59,699	AN Alam, Nur Nur	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 587
55	61,946	RM Rahman, M. Safiur	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,392
56	62,611	RM Rahman, Md H.	Southeast University, Dhaka	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 140
57	62,685	KE Kabir, Ehsanul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,406
58	62,742	Chowdhury, Mohammad Asaduzzaman	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 614
59	63,053	BH Belal Hossain, Mohammad Belal	Noakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,414
60	63,468	MI Mahbubul, Islam Mohammed	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 619
61	65,660	AM Alam, Md Ashraful	North South University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 223
62	65,887	AM Abedin, Mohammad Zoynul	Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University	Finance	Rank 285
63	68,143	Alam, Md Mahmudul	BRAC University	Business & Management	Rank 1,584
64	68,161	AK Ahmed, Kawsar M.	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 159
65	68,169	IM Islam, Md Shahinoor	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,547
66	69,585	RM Rahman, Md Ferdous	Begum Rokeya University	Applied Physics	Rank 1,313
67	69,819	Hasan, Najmul	BRAC University	Information Systems	Rank 270
68	70,780	RM Rahman, Md Zillur	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 610
69	70,840	AH Anawar, Hossain Md	Ariban AgriEnviro Engineering Ltd.	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,616
70	72,534	HM Hannan, Md. Abdul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 246
71	72,873	Hoque, Md Enamul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,582
72	73,842	HN Hossain, Nayem	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,610
73	74,021	RM Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir	North South University	Business & Management	Rank 1,697
74	75,753	SM Safiuddin, M. D.	Independent University, Bangladesh	Building & Construction	Rank 668
75	75,966	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,006
76	76,365	IM Islam, Md Shahidul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 261
77	76,450	Islam, Muhammad Nazrul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,247
78	77,242	CR Chandra Roy, Nepal Chandra	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 758
79	78,012	IM Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul	University of Rajshahi	Energy	Rank 2,341
80	78,611	SM Shahjahan, Md	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Fisheries	Rank 141
81	80,301	KA Khandakar, Amith Abdullah	University of Dhaka	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,418
82	81,041	IM Islam, Md Aminul	Noakhali Science and Technology University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,450
83	81,605	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed J.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 521
84	84,732	Alam, Md Kausar	BRAC University	Business & Management	Rank 1,902
85	85,143	Islam, S. M.Didar Ul	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 473
86	86,727	SM Sheikh, Md Chanmiya	University of Rajshahi	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 296
87	87,879	AS Arafat, SM Yasir	Bangladesh Specialized Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 1,389
88	90,181	RM Rohani, Md Fazle	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Fisheries	Rank 173
89	90,953	RT Rashid, Taslim Ur	University of Dhaka	Polymers	Rank 883
90	91,390	KK Kabir, K. M.Ariful	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mathematical Physics	Rank 46
91	92,347	CM Chowdhury, Mostafa Zaman	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,086
92	92,708	RM Rana, Md Masud	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,092
93	94,000	SN Sultana, Nahid	Noakhali Science and Technology University	Energy	Rank 2,853
94	94,482	Rahman, Md Tanvir	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Microbiology	Rank 1,793
95	94,595	SA Salam, Abdus	University of Dhaka	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,669
96	95,177	TK Taufique, Khan Md Raziuddin	American International University - Bangladesh	Marketing	Rank 574
97	97,936	RH Roshid, Harun Or	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Applied Mathematics	Rank 247
98	98,115	MM Mondal, Md Ibrahim Hossain	University of Rajshahi	Polymers	Rank 967
99	99,578	AK Ahmed, Kazi Matin Uddin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Engineering	Rank 574
100	100,246	Hossain, MD Shouquat	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Energy	Rank 3,062
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

286 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2025 single-year list, and 100 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Bangladesh has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, University of Dhaka has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 23. It is followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh with 18.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Bangladesh changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Bangladesh went from 56 scientists in 2020 to 286 in 2025, a change of +410.7%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.