Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List

Bangladesh has 100 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 47.1% from 68 in 2024. That places Bangladesh 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (14), followed by University of Dhaka (9).

Single Year

286

+81 (+39.5%) vs 2024

Career Data

100

+32 (+47.1%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#56

up 5 places vs 2024

Institutes

+8 (+21.1%) vs 2024

Scientists in Bangladesh on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled 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	9,056	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 97
2	12,318	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 116
3	16,140	AM Alam, Muhammad Ashraful	North South University	Applied Physics	Rank 372
4	21,162	YM Yunus, Muhammad B.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 169
5	25,378	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 189
6	29,243	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 185
7	47,213	LR Love, Richard Reed	Amader Gram	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,008
8	55,649	RM Rahman, Mustafizur Sazedur	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 430
9	56,263	RG Rasul, Golam	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 276
10	60,750	SM Saklayen, Mohammad Golam	Daffodil International University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 660
11	61,059	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar Mokhlesur	Pure Earth	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 786
12	63,302	AA Ahmed, Asif S.	Khulna University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,232
13	67,592	MM Mia, Mozammel	BRAC University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 524
14	68,064	Islam, Muhammad Torequl	Khulna University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 217
15	70,302	RS Rahman, Shams Ur	East West University	Business & Management	Rank 785
16	72,604	IN ISLAM, Nazrul	East West University	Business & Management	Rank 817
17	75,011	IM Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul	University of Rajshahi	Energy	Rank 1,022
18	85,865	HM Hossain, Mohammad Anwar	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 590
19	89,212	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,228
20	104,710	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 470
21	112,535	NG Nair, Gopinath Balakrish	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,812
22	112,794	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Patuakhali Science and Technology University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 857
23	121,916	FS Faruque, SM Mohammad	University of Dhaka	Microbiology	Rank 3,018
24	126,107	AN Amin, Nowshad	American International University - Bangladesh	Applied Physics	Rank 3,267
25	127,233	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,127
26	127,463	IM Islam, Md Shahidul	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 455
27	132,006	RH Rashik Hassan, Ahnaf Rashik	North South University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,194
28	136,447	AH Anawar, Hossain Md	Ariban AgriEnviro Engineering Ltd.	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,072
29	138,529	IT Islam, Tofazzal	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,995
30	144,028	IM Islam, Md Aminul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,766
31	145,229	CA Chowdhury, Aparajita Mushtaque Raza	BRAC University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 325
32	149,169	AK Ahmed, Kazi Matin Uddin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Engineering	Rank 764
33	152,922	RM Rahman, Md Mashiar	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,243
34	154,419	IM Islam, Md Nazrul	Khulna University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,943
35	156,419	AS Ahmed, Syed Masud	BRAC University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 355
36	156,519	HA Haseeb, Abdul S.Md Abdul	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Materials	Rank 2,225
37	158,112	BB Bala, Bilash Kanti	Fareast International University (FIU)	Food Science	Rank 916
38	162,657	RI Rabiul Islam, M. D.	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 498
39	165,720	SP Speelman, Pieter	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,999
40	166,538	MI Mahbubul, Islam Mohammed	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,223
41	180,651	SM Salam, Mohammed Abdus	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,310
42	192,994	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,949
43	194,092	HM Hoque, Md Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 192
44	200,378	KM Khan, M. Z.H.	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,620
45	201,716	RM Rahman, Md H.	Southeast University, Dhaka	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 632
46	208,221	RM Rahman, Md Abdur	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,526
47	213,521	PA Pathan, Al Sakib Khan	United International University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,100
48	217,361	MM Moniruzzaman, Md	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,740
49	222,363	RM Rana, Md Masud	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,191
50	223,245	BH Brammer, Hugh	FAO Agricultural Development Adviser	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,962
51	224,318	SM Safiuddin, M. D.	Independent University, Bangladesh	Building & Construction	Rank 680
52	225,175	AM Alam, Md Ashraful	North South University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 938
53	231,052	AN Alam, Nurul Haque	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 527
54	235,846	JM Jahan, M. Sarwar	BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka	Forestry	Rank 343
55	236,355	Paul, Suvash Chandra	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 727
56	238,244	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,578
57	242,489	IA ISLAM, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul	Begum Rokeya University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,160
58	254,573	NR Nasrin, Rehena	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,910
59	263,355	MK Monirujjaman Khan, Mohammad Monirujjaman	North South University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,853
60	265,890	AM Ali, Mohammad M.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 614
61	269,731	RO Rahman, Omar	University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,533
62	270,890	BP Bardhan, Pradip Kumar	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Pediatrics	Rank 1,596
63	280,328	AK Afsana, Kaosar	BRAC University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,670
64	280,614	HM Hadi, Mohammad Abdul	University of Rajshahi	Materials	Rank 4,322
65	280,892	KM Khan, Mubarak Ahmad	Ministry of Jute, Bangladesh	Polymers	Rank 2,577
66	283,043	AS Arifeen, Shams E.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Pediatrics	Rank 1,671
67	287,102	IM Islam, Md Akhtarul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,624
68	293,783	Kabir, S. M.Lutful	Bangladesh Agricultural University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,071
69	295,234	HM Hossain, Md Alamgir	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,668
70	295,745	UL Unicomb, Leanne E.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 687
71	297,003	AK Ahmed, Kawsar M.	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,136
72	298,934	BA Bhuiya, Abbas Uddin	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 695
73	300,469	HL Hossain Lipu, Molla Shahadat	Green University of Bangladesh	Energy	Rank 5,019
74	303,880	Sarker, Umakanta	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 4,612
75	304,512	Islam, M. M.	University of Dhaka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,019
76	304,905	QM Qamruzzaman, Md	United International University, School of Business and Economics	Energy	Rank 5,094
77	304,934	CE Chowdhury, Ezharul Hoque	Daffodil International University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 3,039
78	316,516	RM Rahmatullah, Mohammed Salim	University of Development Alternative	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,527
79	324,032	RM Rashid, Mohammad Abdur	University of Dhaka	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,569
80	324,213	AN Alam, Nur Nur	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,482
81	338,640	IM Islam, Muhammad Raisul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 5,787
82	339,089	AG Alam, GM Monirul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 449
83	368,442	Islam, Muhammad Nazrul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,557
84	369,296	RM Rahman, Md Mizanur	Islamic University, Kushtia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,579
85	372,682	CR Chandra Roy, Nepal Chandra	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,895
86	380,445	RM Razzaque, Md Abdur	University of Dhaka	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,003
87	381,310	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,098
88	381,968	MM Mollah, Mohammad Yousuf Ali	University of Dhaka	Materials	Rank 6,160
89	384,615	HM Hasan, Md Mehedi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,999
90	386,029	Hoque, Md Enamul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 6,244
91	396,712	HY Hossain, Yeamin Md	University of Rajshahi	Fisheries	Rank 1,397
92	406,335	Islam, Md Rabiul	BRAC University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 14,243
93	422,928	AM Alam, Mohammad Sayed	Jagannath University, Bangladesh	General Chemistry	Rank 1,025
94	437,510	Kaiser, M. Shamim	Jahangirnagar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,405
95	460,700	Islam, Mohammad Rakibul	Islamic University of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5,036
96	507,291	PB Paul, Bikash Kumar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,263
97	534,247	NA Naheed, Aliya	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,337
98	574,819	RM Rahman, Md Mizanur	Gazipur Agricultural University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,935
99	608,311	CM CHISTI, M. J.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 8,450
100	610,669	BR Biswas, Ranjit Kumar	Pabna University of Science and Technology	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 432
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

286 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2025 single-year list, and 100 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 career-long list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 14. It is followed by University of Dhaka with 9.

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 100 in 2025, a change of +284.6%.

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.