Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Bangladesh has 68 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 17.2% from 58 in 2023. That places Bangladesh 61st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (10), followed by University of Rajshahi (5).

Single Year

205

+28 (+15.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

+10 (+17.2%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#61

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

+4 (+11.8%) vs 2023

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+53.8%

2022+22.5%

2023+18.4%

2024+17.2%

2025+47.1%

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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	8,349	RM Rahman, M. M.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 56
2	10,311	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 106
3	21,021	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 230
4	25,459	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 198
5	26,529	YM Yunus, Muhammad	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 205
6	38,064	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 952
7	55,604	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 347
8	58,450	IN Islam, Nazrul	National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital	Business & Management	Rank 619
9	64,267	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar	University of Rajshahi	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 824
10	70,549	RG Rasul, Golam	Former Civil Servant	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 349
11	81,776	MM Mia, Mozammel	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 601
12	87,051	HM Hossain, M. Anwar	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 592
13	89,644	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,247
14	110,469	Islam, Muhammad Torequl	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 365
15	111,133	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,770
16	121,646	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 557
17	124,245	FS Faruque, Shah M.	Independent University, Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,062
18	135,046	HA Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,217
19	140,714	BH Brammer, Hugh	FAO Agricultural Development Adviser	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,014
20	146,828	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,071
21	147,244	AN Amin, Nowshad	American International University - Bangladesh	Applied Physics	Rank 3,998
22	148,249	IM Islam, Md Rafiqul	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Energy	Rank 2,077
23	148,328	HS Huq, Saleemul	Independent University, Bangladesh	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,087
24	153,559	IM Islam, Mohammad Nazrul	United International University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,971
25	158,487	HA Haseeb, A. S.M.A.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Materials	Rank 2,205
26	158,781	AK Ahmed, Kazi Matin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Engineering	Rank 813
27	160,022	SP Speelman, Peter	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,865
28	160,856	AS Ahmed, Syed Masud	BRAC University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 379
29	172,609	MI Mahbubul, I. M.	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,278
30	174,801	IM Islam, Md Tofazzal	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,547
31	179,540	RM Rahman, Md Mosfequr	University of Rajshahi	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,372
32	181,507	KN Khan, Nazmul Abedin	East West University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 923
33	185,507	SM Salam, Md Abdus	Noakhali Science and Technology University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,392
34	191,421	BB Bala, B. K.	Fareast International University (FIU)	Food Science	Rank 1,086
35	196,506	IM Islam, Md Rafiqul	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 613
36	199,152	AM Ahmed, Mohiuddin	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,060
37	209,973	KM Khan, Md Zaved Hossain	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,734
38	217,725	HM Hoque, M. Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 218
39	222,557	PA Pathan, Al Sakib Khan	United International University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,184
40	235,127	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 3,518
41	235,994	MM Moniruzzaman, Md	Noakhali Science and Technology University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,905
42	239,356	RH Rahman, Habibur	Southeast University, Dhaka	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 823
43	243,688	JM Jahan, M. Sarwar	Pulp and Paper Research Division	Forestry	Rank 355
44	246,014	AN Alam, N.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 593
45	251,841	AM Alam, Md Ashraful	North South University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,117
46	254,410	RO Rahman, Omar	Independent University, Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,373
47	262,197	BL Batty, Lesley C.	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,194
48	268,769	NR Nasrin, R.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,041
49	279,524	CP Chandra Paul, Suvash	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 802
50	283,529	RM Reaz, Mamun Bin Ibne	Independent University, Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,988
51	287,058	KM Khan, M. A.	Ministry of Jute, Bangladesh	Polymers	Rank 2,626
52	293,236	RA Rahman, AKM Fazlur	Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,895
53	295,387	BA Bhuiya, Abbas	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 719
54	299,599	UL Unicomb, Leanne	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 728
55	314,420	RM Rashid, Mohammad A.	University of Dhaka	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,523
56	329,617	CI Choudhury, Imtiaz Ahmed	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 5,098
57	329,663	Kabir, S. M.Lutful	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,247
58	331,250	MA Mosaddik, Ashik	East West University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,604
59	334,950	RM Rahmatullah, Mohammed	University of Development Alternative	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,621
60	386,365	HM Hadi, Mohammad A.	University of Rajshahi	Materials	Rank 6,094
61	450,193	Alam, Md Nur	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 3,495
62	458,074	HM Hossain, Md Yeamin	University of Rajshahi	Fisheries	Rank 1,690
63	463,441	KM Khan, M. U.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,365
64	475,341	Islam, Muhammad Nazrul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,694
65	495,032	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,850
66	526,988	PB Paul, Bikash Kumar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,353
67	576,922	BR Biswas, Ranjit Kumar	University of Rajshahi	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 379
68	639,502	QM Qamruzzaman, Md	United International University	Energy	Rank 11,826
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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 career-long list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 10. It is followed by University of Rajshahi with 5.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Bangladesh changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Bangladesh went from 26 scientists in 2020 to 68 in 2024, a change of +161.5%.

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.