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).
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 Dhaka22
- 2International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh15
- 3University of Rajshahi15
- 4Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology12
- 5Bangladesh Agricultural University10
- 6University of Chittagong7
- 7Daffodil International University6
- 8Jahangirnagar University6
- 9Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology6
- 10BRAC University5
All 205 scientists
| Rank in Bangladesh | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 723 | North South University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 12 | |
| 2 | 757 | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 7 | |
| 3 | 2,705 | Jashore University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 66 | |
| 4 | 5,351 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 55 | |
| 5 | 12,300 | Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 134 | |
| 6 | 12,927 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 39 | |
| 7 | 14,935 |
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Former Civil Servant | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 88 |
| 8 | 16,294 | University of Dhaka | Social Psychology | Rank 309 | |
| 9 | 16,735 | Jahangirnagar University | Psychiatry | Rank 342 | |
| 10 | 17,472 | Patuakhali Science and Technology University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 334 | |
| 11 | 18,231 |
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Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Toxicology | Rank 64 |
| 12 | 21,057 | University of Dhaka | Chemical Physics | Rank 333 | |
| 13 | 23,083 | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 955 | |
| 14 | 24,428 | Begum Rokeya University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 471 | |
| 15 | 27,351 | Jashore University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 679 | |
| 16 | 30,740 | American International University - Bangladesh | Applied Physics | Rank 602 | |
| 17 | 31,602 | North South University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,269 | |
| 18 | 31,883 | Southeast University, Dhaka | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,577 | |
| 19 | 32,374 | Daffodil International University | Surgery | Rank 106 | |
| 20 | 32,893 | Jashore University of Science and Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 168 | |
| 21 | 35,414 | Green University of Bangladesh | Energy | Rank 914 | |
| 22 | 36,204 | University of Rajshahi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 513 | |
| 23 | 36,260 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 761 | |
| 24 | 37,406 | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 549 | |
| 25 | 38,439 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Sciences | Rank 741 | |
| 26 | 39,686 | Asian University for Women | Energy | Rank 1,016 | |
| 27 | 39,795 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 593 | |
| 28 | 40,056 | Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka | Energy | Rank 1,033 | |
| 29 | 41,583 | University of Dhaka | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 411 | |
| 30 | 41,643 | University of Dhaka | Medical Informatics | Rank 48 | |
| 31 | 43,816 | International University of Business Agriculture and Technology | Building & Construction | Rank 325 | |
| 32 | 46,386 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Public Health | Rank 470 | |
| 33 | 46,904 | North South University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 466 | |
| 34 | 50,003 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 787 | |
| 35 | 50,290 | Jahangirnagar University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 970 | |
| 36 | 50,666 | Khulna University of Engineering and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 165 | |
| 37 | 51,588 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,000 | |
| 38 | 51,775 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 294 | |
| 39 | 52,250 | East West University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 373 | |
| 40 | 52,355 |
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Jahangirnagar University | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 355 |
| 41 | 53,333 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,032 | |
| 42 | 53,590 | University of Rajshahi | Materials | Rank 1,028 | |
| 43 | 58,037 | Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 922 | |
| 44 | 58,198 | United International University | Energy | Rank 1,535 | |
| 45 | 58,604 | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 577 | |
| 46 | 61,890 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,195 | |
| 47 | 64,082 | North South University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 203 | |
| 48 | 66,496 | Atomic Energy Centre | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,303 | |
| 49 | 66,600 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,546 | |
| 50 | 67,017 | BRAC University | Information Systems | Rank 267 | |
| 51 | 68,052 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 115 | |
| 52 | 71,848 | Independent University, Bangladesh | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,736 | |
| 53 | 71,919 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 1,472 | |
| 54 | 72,142 | University of Rajshahi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,421 | |
| 55 | 76,684 | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Energy | Rank 2,079 | |
| 56 | 77,235 | FAO Agricultural Development Adviser | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,550 | |
| 57 | 78,055 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 525 | |
| 58 | 82,218 | University of Rajshahi | Applied Physics | Rank 1,547 | |
| 59 | 87,965 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh | Microbiology | Rank 1,818 | |
| 60 | 88,237 | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 951 | |
| 61 | 89,000 | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 331 | |
| 62 | 89,203 | Southeast University, Dhaka | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 208 | |
| 63 | 89,465 | University of Rajshahi | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,595 | |
| 64 | 89,603 | East West University | Physical Chemistry | Rank 375 | |
| 65 | 91,234 | Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 191 | |
| 66 | 93,120 | BRAC University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 3,070 | |
| 67 | 93,432 | National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital | Business & Management | Rank 2,039 | |
| 68 | 94,280 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,578 | |
| 69 | 94,930 | Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,942 | |
| 70 | 96,369 | University of Dhaka | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,222 | |
| 71 | 98,200 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 1,428 | |
| 72 | 99,328 | Daffodil International University | Surgery | Rank 498 | |
| 73 | 100,242 | Jahangirnagar University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 82 | |
| 74 | 105,763 | University of Dhaka | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,317 | |
| 75 | 107,783 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Mathematical Physics | Rank 53 | |
| 76 | 107,969 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,206 | |
| 77 | 109,078 | Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,375 | |
| 78 | 109,605 | University of Dhaka | Polymers | Rank 1,067 | |
| 79 | 110,896 | Military Institute of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,135 | |
| 80 | 113,716 | University of Dhaka | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,398 | |
| 81 | 114,103 | Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,344 | |
| 82 | 117,937 | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,091 | |
| 83 | 119,167 | University of Dhaka | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 573 | |
| 84 | 120,848 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,506 | |
| 85 | 123,814 | American International University - Bangladesh | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,598 | |
| 86 | 125,334 | Khulna University of Engineering and Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,386 | |
| 87 | 125,766 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Materials | Rank 2,654 | |
| 88 | 127,582 | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,219 | |
| 89 | 130,388 |
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Bangladesh Council of Scientific and industrial Research (BCSIR) | Food Science | Rank 1,492 |
| 90 | 130,610 | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,084 | |
| 91 | 134,404 | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,428 | |
| 92 | 136,347 | University of Dhaka | Environmental Engineering | Rank 810 | |
| 93 | 136,808 | University of Dhaka | Social Work | Rank 86 | |
| 94 | 137,563 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 348 | |
| 95 | 139,748 | Military Institute of Science and Technology | Materials | Rank 3,047 | |
| 96 | 139,855 | BRAC University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 6,052 | |
| 97 | 140,633 | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 523 | |
| 98 | 149,031 | Pabna University of Science and Technology | Applied Mathematics | Rank 399 | |
| 99 | 151,954 | Khulna University of Engineering and Technology | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,823 | |
| 100 | 153,019 | 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.