Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Bangladesh has 97 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 73.2% from 56 in 2020. That places Bangladesh 51st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 6 places. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (14), followed by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (7).

Single Year

+41 (+73.2%) vs 2020

Career Data

+14 (+53.8%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#51

up 6 places vs 2020

Institutes

+13 (+40.6%) vs 2020

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 73% 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	8,373	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 107
2	21,743	HA Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 174
3	30,606	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 699
4	32,869	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 124
5	33,446	MA Mamun, Abdullah	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 261
6	39,437	MI Mahbubul, I. M.	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 385
7	40,895	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 482
8	47,847	IM Islam, Md Shahidul	Bangladesh Jute Research Institute	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 324
9	51,683	YM Yunus, Muhammad	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 304
10	58,096	IN Islam, Nazrul	Division of Computer Aided Drug Design	Business & Management	Rank 1,163
11	58,584	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,243
12	63,346	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,430
13	64,459	MM Mamun, Md Abdullah Al	Centre for Health Innovation, Networking, Training, Action and Research - Bangladesh	Psychiatry	Rank 1,128
14	66,042	Hasan, Zubair	East West University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 324
15	66,175	KM Khan, Md Zaved Hossain	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 432
16	70,667	BH Brammer, Hugh	Formerly FAO Agricultural Development Adviser	Environmental Sciences	Rank 882
17	72,221	RM Rahman, Mustafizur	Kuet Moitri Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 808
18	73,957	AM Alam, Md Ashraful	North South University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 543
19	78,467	KE Kabir, Ehsanul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,006
20	78,780	AS Andaleeb, Syed Saad	BRAC University	Marketing	Rank 428
21	81,815	AK Ahmed, Kawsar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 188
22	82,361	DN Dhar, N. R.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 741
23	85,697	FO Faruk, Omar	Khwaja Yunus Ali University	Polymers	Rank 827
24	87,599	IM Islam, Md Tofazzal	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,365
25	88,057	CP Chandra Paul, Suvash	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 459
26	90,079	CJ Clemens, John D.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,003
27	95,185	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,124
28	95,410	HS Huq, Saleemul	Independent University, Bangladesh	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,243
29	97,869	SR Smith, Richard	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,031
30	98,218	AA Ahsan, Amimul	Uttara University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,295
31	99,539	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,234
32	105,846	Sarker, Umakanta	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,656
33	112,464	MM Mostofa, Mohammad Golam	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,759
34	112,787	NR Nasrin, R.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,028
35	112,968	UM Uddin, Md Sahab	Southeast University, Dhaka	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 5,694
36	114,225	HM Hossain, Md Anwar	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,040
37	121,284	AK Ahmed, Kazi Matin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,613
38	122,388	AM Ali, M.	Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka	Food Science	Rank 964
39	126,811	AS Ahmed, Syed Masud	Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee	Tropical Medicine	Rank 218
40	128,861	KM Karim, Md Rezaul	Khulna University Environmental Science Discipline	Applied Physics	Rank 2,729
41	129,107	RM Rana, Md Masud	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,118
42	131,999	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 902
43	143,997	AS Arafat, S. M.Yasir	Enam Medical College and Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 2,279
44	155,789	AM Al-Bari, Md Abdul Alim	Rajshahi University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,428
45	156,390	KM Khalil, Md Ibrahim	Jahangirnagar University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 48
46	160,644	RA Rahman, A. K.M.Fazlur	Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,654
47	162,388	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar	Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,666
48	162,763	PB Paul, Bikash Kumar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 390
49	171,835	SM Salam, M. A.	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,742
50	172,090	KM Khan, M. A.	Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka	Polymers	Rank 1,743
51	178,916	BM Bhuiya, M. M.K.	Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology	Energy	Rank 4,238
52	180,991	YA Yousuf, Abu	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 4,290
53	181,747	EA El Arifeen, Shams	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Pediatrics	Rank 716
54	185,806	MM Mollah, M. Yousuf A.	University of Dhaka	Materials	Rank 3,880
55	189,590	OK Osman, Khan Towhid	University of Chittagong	Forestry	Rank 285
56	193,813	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Energy	Rank 4,618
57	198,881	MM Moniruzzaman, Md	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,839
58	200,655	IM Islam, Md Nazrul	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,020
59	203,565	HM Hadi, M. A.	Rajshahi University	Materials	Rank 4,340
60	204,138	MD Mondal, Dinesh	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 413
61	209,852	KA Kabir, Ahmad Humayan	Rajshahi University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,394
62	211,076	RA Ross, Allen G.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 428
63	211,893	KM Kamruzzaman, Md	Begum Rokeya University	Applied Physics	Rank 4,771
64	220,755	IM Islam, Md Akhtarul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,806
65	229,894	NA Naheed, Aliya	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,286
66	232,318	RA Rahman, Anisur	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Applied Physics	Rank 5,285
67	234,157	Sarker, Iqbal H.	Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,251
68	235,725	BM Bhuiyan, Mohammed Imamul Hassan	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,238
69	240,951	IM Islam, M. Rezaul	University of Dhaka	Social Work	Rank 180
70	243,115	RM Rashid, Muhammad	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 909
71	244,081	RM Rahmatullah, Mohammed	University of Development Alternative	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,060
72	269,713	HM Hossain, Md Yeamin	Rajshahi University	Fisheries	Rank 834
73	276,162	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,661
74	284,727	RM Rahman, Mohammad Mizanur	Islamic University, Kushtia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,728
75	300,737	AK Afsana, Kaosar	BRAC University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,872
76	301,962	JM Jahan, M. Sarwar	Pulp and Paper Research Division	Forestry	Rank 533
77	305,910	AS Asaduzzaman, Sayed	Rangamati Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 866
78	325,588	KD Kumar, Dipankar	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University	General Physics	Rank 1,683
79	329,376	Kabir, S. M.Lutful	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,148
80	338,590	UL Unicomb, Leanne E.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 726
81	341,319	BM Bari, Md Faizul	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,409
82	346,679	CM Chowdhury, Mostafa Zaman	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,467
83	355,270	KM Kader, Md Fazlul	University of Chittagong	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,579
84	357,180	PA Pathan, Al Sakib Khan	University of Dhaka	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,591
85	359,251	SM Shahjahan, Md	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Fisheries	Rank 1,228
86	359,543	RO Rahman, Omar	University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,384
87	374,207	AM Alam, M. M.	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 6,057
88	406,799	Samsuzzaman, Md	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,172
89	465,406	Islam, Mohammad Rakibul	Islamic University of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,880
90	479,383	Kaiser, M. Shamim	Jahangirnagar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,693
91	504,864	RT Roy, Tushar Kanti	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,141
92	513,979	HM Hossain, Md Biplob	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5,472
93	514,408	IM Islam, Md Tauhidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,727
94	543,089	AK Azad, Kishwar	Diabetic Association of Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,966
95	584,643	RS Razzak, S. M.A.	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,006
96	616,021	MM Matin, M. A.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,145
97	796,602	NS Naqib, S. H.	Rajshahi University	General Physics	Rank 4,202
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

97 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2021 single-year list, and 40 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 14. It is followed by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology with 7.

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 97 in 2021, a change of +73.2%.

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.