Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Bangladesh has 205 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 15.8% from 177 in 2023. That places Bangladesh 49th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. University of Dhaka has the most listed scientists (22), followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (15).

Single Year

205

+28 (+15.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

+10 (+17.2%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#49

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

No change vs 2023

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled 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	723	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 12
2	757	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 7
3	2,705	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 66
4	5,351	RM Rahman, Mustafizur	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 55
5	12,300	MM Mia, Mozammel	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 134
6	12,927	Islam, Muhammad Torequl	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 39
7	14,935	RG Rasul, Golam	Former Civil Servant	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 88
8	16,294	KM Khaleque, M. A.	University of Dhaka	Social Psychology	Rank 309
9	16,735	MM Mamun, Mohammed A.	Jahangirnagar University	Psychiatry	Rank 342
10	17,472	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 334
11	18,231	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 64
12	21,057	HM Hasan, Md Munjur	University of Dhaka	Chemical Physics	Rank 333
13	23,083	AM Ahmed, Mohiuddin	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 955
14	24,428	Islam, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul	Begum Rokeya University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 471
15	27,351	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 679
16	30,740	AN Amin, Nowshad	American International University - Bangladesh	Applied Physics	Rank 602
17	31,602	KM Khan, Mohammad Monirujjaman	North South University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,269
18	31,883	UM Uddin, Md Sahab	Southeast University, Dhaka	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,577
19	32,374	ET Emran, Talha Bin	Daffodil International University	Surgery	Rank 106
20	32,893	KM Khan, Md Zaved Hossain	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 168
21	35,414	HL Hossain Lipu, M. S.	Green University of Bangladesh	Energy	Rank 914
22	36,204	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar	University of Rajshahi	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 513
23	36,260	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 761
24	37,406	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 549
25	38,439	Moktadir, Md Abdul	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 741
26	39,686	AS Ahmed, Shams Forruque	Asian University for Women	Energy	Rank 1,016
27	39,795	Sarker, Umakanta	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 593
28	40,056	Hossain, M. Khalid	Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka	Energy	Rank 1,033
29	41,583	Roy, Nepal Chandra	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 411
30	41,643	HM Hoque, M. Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 48
31	43,816	CP Chandra Paul, Suvash	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 325
32	46,386	RM Rahman, Mahbubur	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Public Health	Rank 470
33	46,904	HA Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 466
34	50,003	IM Islam, Md Tofazzal	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 787
35	50,290	Rahman, Md Mostafizur	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 970
36	50,666	IM Islam, Md Rafiqul	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 165
37	51,588	AS Ali, Syed Mithun	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,000
38	51,775	YM Yunus, Muhammad	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 294
39	52,250	KN Khan, Nazmul Abedin	East West University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 373
40	52,355	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 355
41	53,333	SM Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,032
42	53,590	HM Hadi, Mohammad A.	University of Rajshahi	Materials	Rank 1,028
43	58,037	Hossain, Akbar	Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 922
44	58,198	QM Qamruzzaman, Md	United International University	Energy	Rank 1,535
45	58,604	MI Mahbubul, I. M.	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 577
46	61,890	KE Kabir, Ehsanul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,195
47	64,082	AM Alam, Md Ashraful	North South University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 203
48	66,496	RM Rahman, M. Safiur	Atomic Energy Centre	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,303
49	66,600	HM Hasan, Md Mehedi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,546
50	67,017	Hasan, Najmul	BRAC University	Information Systems	Rank 267
51	68,052	AG Alam, G. M.Monirul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 115
52	71,848	RM Reaz, Mamun Bin Ibne	Independent University, Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,736
53	71,919	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,472
54	72,142	RM Rahman, Md Mosfequr	University of Rajshahi	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,421
55	76,684	IM Islam, Md Rafiqul	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Energy	Rank 2,079
56	77,235	BH Brammer, Hugh	FAO Agricultural Development Adviser	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,550
57	78,055	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 525
58	82,218	AM Akbar, M. Ali	University of Rajshahi	Applied Physics	Rank 1,547
59	87,965	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 1,818
60	88,237	RM Rana, Md Masud	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 951
61	89,000	SM Subhan, Md Abdus	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 331
62	89,203	RH Rahman, Habibur	Southeast University, Dhaka	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 208
63	89,465	AA Al-Bari, Abdul Alim	University of Rajshahi	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,595
64	89,603	Hasan, Zubair	East West University	Physical Chemistry	Rank 375
65	91,234	PB Paul, Bikash Kumar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 191
66	93,120	Islam, Md Rabiul	BRAC University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,070
67	93,432	IN Islam, Nazrul	National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital	Business & Management	Rank 2,039
68	94,280	Hossain, Mohammad Anwar	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,578
69	94,930	KA Kafy, Abdulla Al	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,942
70	96,369	HM Hasan, Md Nazmul	University of Dhaka	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,222
71	98,200	BS Biswas, Subrata K.	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,428
72	99,328	RM Rahman, Md Mominur	Daffodil International University	Surgery	Rank 498
73	100,242	Al-Zaman, Md Sayeed	Jahangirnagar University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 82
74	105,763	SM Salman, Md Shad	University of Dhaka	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,317
75	107,783	Ariful Kabir, K. M.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mathematical Physics	Rank 53
76	107,969	AM Ahmed, Md Kawser	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,206
77	109,078	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,375
78	109,605	RT Rashid, Taslim Ur	University of Dhaka	Polymers	Rank 1,067
79	110,896	Islam, Muhammad Nazrul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,135
80	113,716	KK Kubra, Khadiza Tul	University of Dhaka	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,398
81	114,103	BM Bhuyan, Md Simul	Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,344
82	117,937	Chowdhury, Mohammad Asaduzzaman	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,091
83	119,167	RT Rahman, Tawsifur	University of Dhaka	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 573
84	120,848	IM Islam, Md Shahinoor	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,506
85	123,814	Mridha, M. F.	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,598
86	125,334	CM Chowdhury, Mostafa Zaman	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,386
87	125,766	HA Haseeb, A. S.M.A.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Materials	Rank 2,654
88	127,582	Jahan, Mohammad Shah	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,219
89	130,388	AS Afrin, Sadia	Bangladesh Council of Scientific and industrial Research (BCSIR)	Food Science	Rank 1,492
90	130,610	IM Islam, Md Akhtarul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,084
91	134,404	DN Dhar, Nikhil Ranjan	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,428
92	136,347	AK Ahmed, Kazi Matin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Engineering	Rank 810
93	136,808	IM Islam, Md Rezaul	University of Dhaka	Social Work	Rank 86
94	137,563	Kabir, S. M.Lutful	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 348
95	139,748	Hoque, Md Enamul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 3,047
96	139,855	KM Kabir, Md Tanvir	BRAC University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 6,052
97	140,633	HM Hannan, Md Abdul	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 523
98	149,031	OH Or-Roshid, Harun	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Applied Mathematics	Rank 399
99	151,954	RZ Ratan, Zubair Ahmed	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,823
100	153,019	Mahmud, Jubayer Al	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,682
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

205 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2024 single-year list, and 68 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, University of Dhaka has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 22. It is followed by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh with 15.

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 205 in 2024, a change of +266.1%.

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.