Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Bangladesh has 347 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 21.3% from 286 in 2025. That places Bangladesh 45th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. University of Dhaka has the most listed scientists (22), followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (20).

Single Year

347

+61 (+21.3%) vs 2025

Career Data

105

+5 (+5.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#45

up 1 place vs 2025

Institutes

+14 (+18.9%) vs 2025

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%

2026+21.3%

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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%
2026	347	+21.3%	105	+5.0%

Top 10 institutes in Bangladesh

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Rank in Bangladesh	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	379	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3
2	957	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 18
3	5,497	IM Islam, Md Torequl	Gopalganj Science and Technology University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 21
4	7,885	AM Alam, Muhammad Ashraful	North South University	Applied Physics	Rank 151
5	8,095	Hossain, M. Khalid	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Applied Physics	Rank 157
6	13,459	IA ISLAM, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul	Begum Rokeya University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 300
7	14,327	Islam, Md Rabiul	BRAC University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 428
8	15,859	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 433
9	16,418	RM Rasul, Mohammad Golam	Gazipur Agricultural University	Energy	Rank 450
10	16,732	RG Rasul, Golam	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 109
11	17,105	IT Islam, Tofazzal	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 229
12	18,957	Mridha, M. F.	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 977
13	19,674	IM Islam, Md Saïful	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 656
14	20,452	MM Mia, Mozammel	BRAC University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 218
15	21,820	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 72
16	22,083	HA Hossain, Akbar	Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 299
17	22,901	SM Saklayen, Mohammad Golam	Daffodil International University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 381
18	23,205	Talukder, Md Alamin	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,162
19	23,929	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 531
20	27,562	KM Khan, M. Z.H.	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 113
21	28,250	RM Rahman, Md Ferdous	Begum Rokeya University	Applied Physics	Rank 515
22	29,665	HM Hadi, M. A.	Nazipur Government College	Materials	Rank 595
23	29,829	BM Bhuyan, Md Simul	Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 659
24	29,896	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 811
25	31,351	Ehsan, Mohammad Monjurul	Islamic University of Technology	Energy	Rank 867
26	31,375	HN Hossain, Nayem	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Materials	Rank 631
27	32,043	KM Kibria, Md Golam	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,145
28	34,120	UM Uddin, Md Sahab	Southeast University, Dhaka	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,537
29	34,941	SM Subhan, Md Abdus	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 94
30	35,383	RM Rahman, Md Zillur	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 303
31	35,445	RI Rabiul Islam, M. D.	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 115
32	35,843	KA Khaleque, Abdul	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Social Psychology	Rank 552
33	37,064	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 544
34	37,214	Chowdhury, Mohammad Asaduzzaman	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Materials	Rank 751
35	37,932	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 241
36	38,497	BR Bin Rashid, Adib	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 788
37	39,573	MK Monirujjaman Khan, Mohammad Monirujjaman	North South University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,917
38	39,591	AG Alam, GM Monirul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 71
39	39,859	IM Islam, Md Shahidul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 189
40	40,542	Sarker, Umakanta	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 605
41	40,726	RM Rahman, Md Mostafizur	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 892
42	42,978	RM Rahman, Md Mominur	Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management	Environmental Sciences	Rank 937
43	45,550	AS Ali, Syed Mithun	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering	Environmental Sciences	Rank 994
44	46,017	Khan, Md Nuruzzaman	Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University	Public Health	Rank 426
45	46,104	HM Hoque, Md Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 65
46	49,668	AK Ahmed, Kawsar M.	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 102
47	50,047	MM Mostofa, Mohammad Golam	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 762
48	51,745	RM Rahman, Md Abdur	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,450
49	52,164	HM Hannan, Md. Abdul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 180
50	52,737	SA Siddik, Abu Bakkar	ABS Research Academy	Energy	Rank 1,547
51	53,503	Salam, Abdus	University of Dhaka	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,011
52	54,628	RM Rahman, M. Safiur	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,193
53	54,731	CM Chowdhury, Md Sharafat	Jahangirnagar University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 599
54	54,975	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 823
55	55,945	AS Ahmed, Shabbir	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Operations Research	Rank 220
56	56,255	RM Rahman, Md Mahbubur	University of Dhaka	Public Health	Rank 546
57	56,805	Shahjahan, Md	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Fisheries	Rank 103
58	58,954	Hoque, Md Enamul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,291
59	60,163	KE Kabir, Ehsanul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,345
60	60,242	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,154
61	60,624	AA Alamgir, A. N.M.	University of Chittagong	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 949
62	62,026	MM Mondal, Md Ibrahim Hossain	University of Rajshahi	Polymers	Rank 544
63	62,196	RM Rohani, Md Fazle	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Fisheries	Rank 118
64	62,661	IM Islam, Md Shahinoor	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,402
65	63,795	YM Yunus, Muhammad B.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 331
66	63,828	RS Rahman, Shams Ur	East West University	Business & Management	Rank 1,539
67	65,614	RM Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir	North South University	Business & Management	Rank 1,577
68	65,860	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar Mokhlesur	Pure Earth	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 939
69	66,535	BH Belal Hossain, Mohammad Belal	Noakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,495
70	67,049	RT Rashid, Taslim Ur	University of Dhaka	Polymers	Rank 598
71	67,280	SM Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,517
72	67,297	SH Sahadat Hossain, Md	Bangladesh Council of Scientific and industrial Research (BCSIR)	Materials	Rank 1,479
73	67,651	IM Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul	Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute	Energy	Rank 2,010
74	69,848	Alam, Md Kausar	BRAC University	Business & Management	Rank 1,660
75	71,319	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,380
76	73,043	RM Rahman, Md Mominur	Daffodil International University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 273
77	73,440	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed J.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 498
78	73,627	MI Mahbubul, Islam Mohammed	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 713
79	73,880	RM Rahman, Md H.	Southeast University, Dhaka	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,142
80	74,888	HM Hossain, Md Alamgir	Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University	Business & Management	Rank 1,753
81	77,239	Alam, Md Mahmudul	BRAC University	Business & Management	Rank 1,791
82	77,997	RM Rahman, Mahbuba	North South University	Immunology	Rank 1,368
83	78,893	AM Ali, Md Ashraf	Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,418
84	79,816	MM Mahmud, Md Zobair	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Materials	Rank 1,796
85	80,810	RI Rayhanul Islam, S. M.	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Applied Mathematics	Rank 213
86	81,483	AS Ahmed, Sheikh Rashel Al	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,460
87	82,063	MM Mobarak, Md Hosne	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,244
88	82,415	Rahman, Md Tanvir	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Microbiology	Rank 1,556
89	82,737	KN Khan, Nazmul Abedin	East West University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 707
90	84,447	Rahman, Md Mizanur	Islamic University, Kushtia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,943
91	84,480	IM Islam, M. Rezaul	University of Dhaka	Social Work	Rank 36
92	85,204	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,609
93	87,584	AM Akbar, M. Ali	University of Rajshahi	Applied Physics	Rank 1,578
94	87,847	ST Saeed, Tanveer Ferdous	University of Asia Pacific	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,992
95	89,574	Jahan, Mohammad Shah	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,494
96	89,770	AS Ahmed, Selim	World University of Bangladesh	Business & Management	Rank 2,023
97	92,325	IM Islam, Md Akhtarul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 790
98	92,725	Hossain, Mohammad Anwar	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,552
99	92,986	Nekmahmud, Md	North South University	Energy	Rank 2,820
100	93,802	CM Chowdhury, Mostafa Zaman	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,052
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

347 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2026 single-year list, and 105 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, University of Dhaka has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 22. It is followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh with 20.

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 347 in 2026, a change of +519.6%.

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.