Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Bangladesh has 147 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 51.5% from 97 in 2021. That places Bangladesh 51st in the world by number of listed scientists. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (17), followed by Rajshahi University (11).

Single Year

147

+50 (+51.5%) vs 2021

Career Data

+9 (+22.5%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#51

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+7 (+15.6%) vs 2021

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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	4,936	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 53
2	12,656	Islam, Muhammad Torequl	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 29
3	12,886	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 59
4	20,954	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 256
5	25,054	HA Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 202
6	25,107	Sarker, Umakanta	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Food Science	Rank 165
7	27,411	MM Mamun, Mohammed A.	Jahangirnagar University	Psychiatry	Rank 554
8	34,798	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 429
9	35,343	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 856
10	37,834	MI Mahbubul, Islam Mohammed	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 346
11	40,264	IM Islam, Mohammad Shahidul	Child Health Research Foundation	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 597
12	40,866	KN Khan, Nazmul Abedin	East West University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 244
13	41,200	MA Mamun, Abdullah Al	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 302
14	44,599	Sarker, Iqbal H.	Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,240
15	47,996	YM Yunus, Muhammad	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 306
16	48,593	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 724
17	49,047	UM Uddin, Md Sahab	Southeast University, Dhaka	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,702
18	49,254	IN Islam, Nazrul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Economics	Rank 624
19	49,525	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 1,052
20	50,808	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,211
21	53,087	HM Hoque, Md Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 54
22	53,364	RM Rahman, Md Mosfequr	Rajshahi University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 664
23	55,473	AM Al-Bari, Md Abdul Alim	Rajshahi University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,305
24	60,369	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,668
25	61,851	KM Khan, M. Z.H.	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 370
26	62,955	Hasan, Zubair	East West University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 261
27	63,009	IM Islam, M. T.	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 980
28	63,742	KE Kabir, Ehsanul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 820
29	69,058	AK Ahmed, Kawsar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 152
30	70,969	AS Andaleeb, Syed Saad	BRAC University	Marketing	Rank 360
31	71,292	BH Brammer, Hugh	FAO Agricultural Development Adviser	Environmental Sciences	Rank 926
32	74,237	CJ Clemens, John D.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,751
33	75,796	Paul, Suvash Chandra	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 411
34	84,469	AG Alam, G. M.Monirul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 215
35	84,688	AM Alam, Md Ashraful	North South University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 273
36	86,398	RM Rahman, Mustafizur	Gono Bishwabidyalay	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,101
37	87,588	RM Rahman, Mahbubur	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Public Health	Rank 915
38	88,596	BS Biswas, Subrata K.	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,493
39	89,224	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,088
40	94,059	Moktadir, Md Abdul	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,281
41	95,141	IA Islam, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul	Begum Rokeya University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,298
42	95,868	AM Ahmed, Md Kawser	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,307
43	99,139	IM Islam, M. R.	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,624
44	99,244	RM Rana, Md Masud	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 906
45	101,202	AS Arafat, S. M.Yasir	Enam Medical College and Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 1,631
46	103,402	HS Huq, Saleemul	International Centre for Climate Change and Development	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,428
47	106,638	HM Hasan, Md Munjur	University of Dhaka	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 716
48	106,947	AA Azad, Abul Kalam	Islamic University of Technology	Energy	Rank 2,426
49	108,866	DN Dhar, Nikhil R.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 985
50	110,085	AA Ahsan, A.	Islamic University of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,522
51	112,445	Rahman, Md Mostafizur	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,557
52	113,942	IM Islam, Md Milon	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,023
53	114,904	Bodrud-Doza, Md	Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,589
54	118,208	RM Rahman, M. Safiur	Atomic Energy Centre	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,651
55	119,895	DB Das, Barun K.	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,760
56	120,298	HM Hossain, Md Uzzal	Rajshahi University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,686
57	122,806	IM Islam, Md Azharul	Khulna University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,728
58	124,512	RM Rahman, M. T.	Soil Resources Development Institute	Toxicology	Rank 518
59	127,606	HM Hossain, M. Anwar	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,091
60	128,620	ST Saeed, Tanveer	University of Asia Pacific	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,828
61	129,187	YA Yousuf, Abu	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,989
62	129,943	HM Hadi, M. A.	Rajshahi University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,699
63	130,926	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 876
64	133,312	AK Ahmed, Kazi Matin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Engineering	Rank 849
65	135,415	Hossain, Mohammad Anwar	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,212
66	139,988	OK Osman, Khan Towhid	University of Chittagong	Forestry	Rank 184
67	140,301	NR Nasrin, R.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,197
68	140,474	LK Lutful Kabir, S. M.	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 371
69	141,796	KM Khalil, Md Ibrahim	Jahangirnagar University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 36
70	144,200	FS Faruque, Shah M.	Independent University, Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,389
71	144,216	AS Ahmed, S. M.Tanvir	BRAC University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 251
72	150,453	UM Uddin, Mohammed Jashim	American International University - Bangladesh	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,290
73	158,548	MM Moniruzzaman, Md	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,207
74	158,821	PB Paul, Bikash Kumar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 391
75	163,768	AM Ali, Mohammad	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 301
76	164,493	Bhuiya, Muhammad Mostafa Kamal	Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology	Energy	Rank 3,950
77	170,531	EA El Arifeen, Shams	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Pediatrics	Rank 680
78	172,273	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar	Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee	Toxicology	Rank 738
79	172,739	KM Karim, Md Rezaul	Rajshahi University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,668
80	175,194	KA Kabir, Ahmad Humayun	Rajshahi University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,923
81	176,922	IM Islam, Md Akhtarul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,323
82	182,922	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,120
83	186,080	KK Kabir, K. M.Ariful	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mathematical Physics	Rank 92
84	186,238	SS Saha, Samir K.	Child Health Research Foundation	Microbiology	Rank 4,338
85	187,439	KM Khan, Mubarak A.	Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation	Polymers	Rank 1,847
86	187,512	MD Mondal, Dinesh	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 357
87	189,832	RM Rahmatullah, Mohammed	University of Development Alternative	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 788
88	190,954	NA Naheed, Aliya	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,212
89	194,897	HM Hasan, Mahmudul	Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,147
90	197,474	Chowdhury, Mohammad Asaduzzaman	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,679
91	202,592	KM Kamruzzaman, M.	Begum Rokeya University	Applied Physics	Rank 4,355
92	204,808	SM Salam, Mohammed Abdus	Noakhali Science and Technology University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,354
93	208,544	IM Islam, Md Nazrul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,387
94	213,435	HM Hossain, M. Shahadat	University of Chittagong	Fisheries	Rank 519
95	216,275	BM Bhuiyan, Mohammed Imamul Hassan	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,181
96	221,191	KD Kumar, Dipankar	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University	General Physics	Rank 1,181
97	223,036	HM Hasan, Md Rabiul	Rajshahi University	Fisheries	Rank 560
98	225,793	CM Chowdhury, Mostafa Zaman	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,282
99	227,594	Kaiser, M. Shamim	Jahangirnagar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,979
100	229,220	IM Islam, M. Rezaul	University of Dhaka	Social Work	Rank 143
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

147 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2022 single-year list, and 49 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 17. It is followed by Rajshahi University with 11.

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 147 in 2022, a change of +162.5%.

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.