Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Bangladesh has 177 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 20.4% from 147 in 2022. That places Bangladesh 50th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. University of Rajshahi has the most listed scientists (15), followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (14).
Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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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
By number of listed scientists
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- 1University of Rajshahi15
- 2International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh14
- 3University of Dhaka12
- 4Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology10
- 5Bangladesh Agricultural University8
- 6Jahangirnagar University7
- 7Shahjalal University of Science and Technology7
- 8Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology6
- 9Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology6
- 10North South University5
All 177 scientists
| Rank in Bangladesh | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,270 | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 13 | |
| 2 | 2,426 | North South University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 29 | |
| 3 | 4,773 | Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 190 | |
| 4 | 9,876 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 27 | |
| 5 | 10,563 | Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 103 | |
| 6 | 11,900 | Jahangirnagar University | Psychiatry | Rank 266 | |
| 7 | 13,864 |
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Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Toxicology | Rank 50 |
| 8 | 18,144 |
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Jahangirnagar University | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 111 |
| 9 | 18,632 |
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Former Civil Servant | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 123 |
| 10 | 22,797 | Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute | Environmental Sciences | Rank 362 | |
| 11 | 23,274 | North South University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 206 | |
| 12 | 25,940 | University of Dhaka | Medical Informatics | Rank 24 | |
| 13 | 29,199 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Food Science | Rank 243 | |
| 14 | 30,847 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 718 | |
| 15 | 33,910 | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 313 | |
| 16 | 36,084 | Southeast University, Dhaka | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,864 | |
| 17 | 36,796 | Jashore University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 847 | |
| 18 | 39,113 | Jashore University of Science and Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 212 | |
| 19 | 40,717 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 630 | |
| 20 | 41,057 | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 637 | |
| 21 | 41,080 | Bangladesh Jute Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 638 | |
| 22 | 41,215 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 607 | |
| 23 | 41,931 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 275 | |
| 24 | 48,182 | Begum Rokeya University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 751 | |
| 25 | 48,848 | University of Rajshahi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 720 | |
| 26 | 53,707 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 318 | |
| 27 | 56,093 | University of Rajshahi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 905 | |
| 28 | 56,774 | Jashore University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,838 | |
| 29 | 57,759 | International University of Business Agriculture and Technology | Building & Construction | Rank 388 | |
| 30 | 58,288 | East West University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 414 | |
| 31 | 59,276 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Sciences | Rank 977 | |
| 32 | 59,604 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 984 | |
| 33 | 61,001 | Green University of Bangladesh | Energy | Rank 1,470 | |
| 34 | 61,293 | Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 156 | |
| 35 | 63,635 | FAO Agricultural Development Adviser | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,048 | |
| 36 | 64,187 | Independent University, Bangladesh | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,063 | |
| 37 | 64,188 | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Energy | Rank 1,535 | |
| 38 | 66,558 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 1,508 | |
| 39 | 70,377 | University of Rajshahi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,422 | |
| 40 | 73,741 | Enam Medical College and Hospital | Psychiatry | Rank 1,253 | |
| 41 | 75,837 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 1,724 | |
| 42 | 78,790 | National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital | Business & Management | Rank 1,536 | |
| 43 | 79,184 | University of Dhaka | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 513 | |
| 44 | 82,968 | East West University | Physical Chemistry | Rank 337 | |
| 45 | 86,002 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,463 | |
| 46 | 86,802 | University of Asia Pacific | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,125 | |
| 47 | 87,066 | Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,156 | |
| 48 | 88,267 | Jahangirnagar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,507 | |
| 49 | 93,926 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 2,133 | |
| 50 | 95,356 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 160 | |
| 51 | 96,026 | Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,660 | |
| 52 | 96,223 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,645 | |
| 53 | 97,937 |
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Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 2,438 |
| 54 | 103,047 | North South University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,202 | |
| 55 | 103,540 | Atomic Energy Centre | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,782 | |
| 56 | 105,047 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,000 | |
| 57 | 109,608 | Daffodil International University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,465 | |
| 58 | 110,534 | University of Rajshahi | Materials | Rank 2,162 | |
| 59 | 111,972 | Pabna University of Science and Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,013 | |
| 60 | 112,781 | Jahangirnagar University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 80 | |
| 61 | 114,182 | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 931 | |
| 62 | 114,477 | BRAC University | Tropical Medicine | Rank 154 | |
| 63 | 116,649 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Engineering | Rank 727 | |
| 64 | 120,026 | Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,496 | |
| 65 | 124,283 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 326 | |
| 66 | 124,407 | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,270 | |
| 67 | 125,162 | University of Rajshahi | Applied Physics | Rank 2,489 | |
| 68 | 128,458 | Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,993 | |
| 69 | 130,680 | Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 373 | |
| 70 | 131,649 | Asian University for Women | Energy | Rank 3,402 | |
| 71 | 131,683 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,318 | |
| 72 | 133,015 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 922 | |
| 73 | 138,549 | University of Rajshahi | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,421 | |
| 74 | 140,365 | University of Dhaka | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,249 | |
| 75 | 142,279 | Khulna University of Engineering and Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,467 | |
| 76 | 142,308 | University of Chittagong | Energy | Rank 3,703 | |
| 77 | 146,016 | Jahangirnagar University | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 43 | |
| 78 | 148,465 | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Fisheries | Rank 323 | |
| 79 | 150,786 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,355 | |
| 80 | 151,614 | BRAC University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 6,989 | |
| 81 | 155,637 | United International University | Energy | Rank 4,099 | |
| 82 | 158,743 |
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Independent University, Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 3,600 |
| 83 | 160,679 | Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation | Polymers | Rank 1,608 | |
| 84 | 160,847 | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,448 | |
| 85 | 163,584 | University of Dhaka | Polymers | Rank 1,632 | |
| 86 | 164,665 | University of Rajshahi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,130 | |
| 87 | 167,237 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,025 | |
| 88 | 170,230 | United International University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,789 | |
| 89 | 173,259 | Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka | Applied Physics | Rank 3,528 | |
| 90 | 179,226 | Jahangirnagar University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,567 | |
| 91 | 180,655 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Mathematical Physics | Rank 83 | |
| 92 | 182,322 | Military Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,656 | |
| 93 | 183,354 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,290 | |
| 94 | 183,422 | University of Chittagong | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,293 | |
| 95 | 183,532 | University of Dhaka | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,649 | |
| 96 | 188,277 | Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology | Energy | Rank 5,018 | |
| 97 | 191,067 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,893 | |
| 98 | 191,124 | Bangladesh Jute Research Institute | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,732 | |
| 99 | 193,329 | International Islamic University Chittagong | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,721 | |
| 100 | 196,519 | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,061 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
177 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2023 single-year list, and 58 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Bangladesh has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, University of Rajshahi has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 15. It is followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh with 14.
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 177 in 2023, a change of +216.1%.
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.