Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Bangladesh has 56 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Bangladesh 57th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (11), followed by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (3).

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World rank by count

#57

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Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

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%

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Rank in Bangladesh	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	16,248	HA Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 172
2	26,075	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 311
3	33,006	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 690
4	39,049	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 348
5	47,593	YM Yunus, Muhammad	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 264
6	52,232	Hasan, Zubair	East West University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 298
7	55,269	RM Rahman, Mustafizur	Gono Bishwabidyalay	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 555
8	57,157	AS Andaleeb, Syed Saad	BRAC University	Health Policy & Services	Rank 148
9	61,219	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 886
10	65,747	IM Islam, M. Rafiqul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Energy	Rank 1,431
11	72,460	CJ Clemens, John D.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,518
12	76,868	ZK Zaman, K.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,607
13	78,688	DN Dhar, Nikhil Ranjan	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 803
14	80,521	KE Kabir, Ehsanul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 964
15	84,710	TJ Timsina, J.	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 497
16	86,887	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,822
17	91,840	IM Islam, Md Shahidul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 611
18	97,158	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,201
19	99,452	NR Nasrin, R.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 904
20	100,061	AA Ahsan, Amimul	Uttara University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,235
21	103,189	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 731
22	116,115	KM Khan, Md Zaved H.	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 932
23	117,171	RM Rahman, M. S.	University of Dhaka	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,321
24	126,672	IM Islam, Md Azharul	Khulna University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 914
25	128,978	RA Rahman, Aminur	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,147
26	131,018	RM Rahman, M. Mizanur	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,167
27	132,785	HM Hossain, Md Anwar	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,225
28	135,211	AS Ahmed, Syed Masud	Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee	Tropical Medicine	Rank 211
29	142,083	MM Mostofa, Mohammad Golam	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,123
30	144,148	RM Rahman, M. M.	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Polymers	Rank 1,509
31	153,712	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,693
32	159,258	KM Karim, Md Rezaul	Khulna University Environmental Science Discipline	Applied Physics	Rank 3,780
33	161,443	BS Biswas, Subrata Kumar	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,227
34	163,344	UM Uddin, M. J.	American International University - Bangladesh	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,501
35	165,000	AK Ahmed, Kawsar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 503
36	169,580	KM Khalil, Md Ibrahim	Jahangirnagar University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 54
37	171,670	JM Jahan, M. Sarwar	Pulp and Paper Research Division	Forestry	Rank 252
38	172,760	EA El Arifeen, Shams	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Pediatrics	Rank 639
39	176,788	BM Bhuiyan, Mohammed Imamul Hassan	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,051
40	181,236	PA Pathan, Al Sakib Khan	Independent University, Bangladesh	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,114
41	197,373	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar	UChicago Research Bangladesh	Toxicology	Rank 902
42	209,203	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar	Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,788
43	210,306	GE Gurley, Emily S.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 375
44	222,135	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 1,044
45	231,762	HM Hasan, Md Rabiul	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 743
46	243,799	HM Hoque, Md Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 263
47	249,520	SM Salam, M. A.	Noakhali Science and Technology University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 458
48	255,512	MD Mondal, Dinesh	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 472
49	265,489	SS Saha, Samir K.	Dhaka Shishu Hospital	Pediatrics	Rank 1,017
50	273,987	OK Osman, Khan Towhid	University of Chittagong	Forestry	Rank 449
51	311,306	UL Unicomb, Leanne	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 623
52	375,352	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 9,462
53	465,262	RS Razzak, S. M.Abdur	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,818
54	470,320	AS Asaduzzaman, Sayed	Daffodil International University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,854
55	481,443	UM Uddin, Md Sahab	Southeast University, Dhaka	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 4,099
56	594,433	HM Hadi, M. A.	Rajshahi University	Materials	Rank 13,704
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

56 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2020 single-year list, and 26 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 11. It is followed by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University with 3.

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.