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Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Bangladesh has 26 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Bangladesh 67th in the world by number of listed scientists. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (5), followed by University of Dhaka (3).

Single Year
56
First year listed
Career Data
26
First year listed
World rank by count
#67
First year listed
Institutes
17
First year listed

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+53.8%
2022+22.5%
2023+18.4%
2024+17.2%
2025+47.1%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20205626
202197+73.2%40+53.8%
2022147+51.5%49+22.5%
2023177+20.4%58+18.4%
2024205+15.8%68+17.2%
2025286+39.5%100+47.1%

Top 10 institutes in Bangladesh

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh5
  2. 2University of Dhaka3
  3. 3Bangladesh Agricultural University2
  4. 4Independent University, Bangladesh2
  5. 5Rajshahi University2
  6. 6Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University1
  7. 7Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University1
  8. 8Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee1
  9. 9BRAC University1
  10. 10Gono Bishwabidyalay1

All 26 scientists

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Rank in Bangladesh World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 20,121 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 162
2 28,272 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh Microbiology Rank 684
3 28,780 Jahangirnagar University Fluids & Plasmas Rank 275
4 48,773 Gono Bishwabidyalay General & Internal Medicine Rank 457
5 53,913 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh Microbiology Rank 1,349
6 86,233 University of Dhaka Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 474
7 95,960 BRAC University Health Policy & Services Rank 263
8 97,458 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University General & Internal Medicine Rank 804
9 99,609 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh Microbiology Rank 2,503
10 113,574 University of Dhaka Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,048
11 118,438 Bangladesh Agricultural University Polymers Rank 1,067
12 137,466 Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,901
13 138,140 UChicago Research Bangladesh Toxicology Rank 762
14 146,374 HKG-Agro Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,041
15 164,807 Bangladesh Agricultural University Energy Rank 1,930
16 203,153 Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Tropical Medicine Rank 469
17 203,983 Independent University, Bangladesh Environmental Sciences Rank 1,324
18 204,291 Rajshahi University Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,077
19 206,770 Noakhali Science and Technology University Tropical Medicine Rank 478
20 208,527 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Food Science Rank 966
21 226,193 North South University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,213
22 250,791 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh General & Internal Medicine Rank 2,051
23 259,522 Independent University, Bangladesh General & Internal Medicine Rank 2,131
24 268,160 Pulp and Paper Research Division Forestry Rank 442
25 397,814 University of Dhaka Plant Biology & Botany Rank 5,818
26 492,667 Rajshahi University Mining & Metallurgy Rank 339
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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 career-long list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 5. It is followed by University of Dhaka 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.