Bangladesh's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Bangladesh has 105 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.0% from 100 in 2025. That places Bangladesh 58th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists (16), followed by University of Dhaka (10).

Single Year

347

+61 (+21.3%) vs 2025

Career Data

105

+5 (+5.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#58

down 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

+3 (+6.5%) vs 2025

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%

2026+5.0%

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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%
2026	347	+21.3%	105	+5.0%

Top 10 institutes in Bangladesh

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Rank in Bangladesh	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,876	HM Hasanuzzaman, Mirza	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 67
2	10,541	AM Alam, Muhammad Ashraful	North South University	Applied Physics	Rank 255
3	16,149	IM Islam, Md Saïful	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 262
4	20,925	MM Murshed, Muntasir	North South University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 150
5	22,645	YM Yunus, Muhammad B.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 177
6	25,351	MA Mamun, A. A.	Jahangirnagar University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 192
7	37,087	HR Haque, Rashidul	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 927
8	51,250	LR Love, Richard Reed	Amader Gram	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,150
9	52,293	RG Rasul, Golam	International University of Business Agriculture and Technology	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 259
10	53,430	IM Islam, Md Torequl	Gopalganj Science and Technology University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 171
11	56,405	SM Saklayen, Mohammad Golam	Daffodil International University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 742
12	58,475	RM Rahman, Mustafizur Sazedur	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 464
13	61,290	RM Rahman, Mahfuzar Mokhlesur	Pure Earth	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 800
14	61,560	MM Mia, Mozammel	BRAC University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 479
15	65,780	RS Rahman, Shams Ur	East West University	Business & Management	Rank 764
16	69,147	RM Rasul, Mohammad Golam	Gazipur Agricultural University	Energy	Rank 964
17	72,792	IM Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul	Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute	Energy	Rank 1,027
18	75,603	AS Ahmed, Shabbir	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Operations Research	Rank 270
19	78,759	IM Islam, Md Shahidul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 593
20	86,453	QF Qadri, Firdausi	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,134
21	88,631	AN Ali, Nurshad	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Toxicology	Rank 393
22	89,533	HM Hossain, Mohammad Anwar	University of Rajshahi	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 624
23	105,039	IT Islam, Tofazzal	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,505
24	120,017	NG Nair, Gopinath Balakrish	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 2,974
25	121,497	ZK Zaman, Khalequ	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,008
26	126,707	FS Faruque, Shah M.	Independent University, Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 3,121
27	131,857	Rabiul Islam, M. D.	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 396
28	133,979	RM Rahman, Md Mahbubur	University of Dhaka	Public Health	Rank 1,303
29	135,558	AH Anawar, Hossain Md	Ariban AgriEnviro Engineering Ltd.	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,140
30	137,252	IM Islam, Md Nazrul	Bangladesh Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,731
31	148,769	Ahmed, Kazi Matin Uddin	University of Dhaka	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,278
32	153,936	AS Ahmed, Syed Masud	BRAC University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 344
33	155,056	CA Chowdhury, Ahmed Mushtaque Raza	BRAC University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 348
34	156,794	BB Bala, Bilash Kanti	Fareast International University (FIU)	Food Science	Rank 972
35	160,926	BH Brammer, Hugh	FAO Agricultural Development Adviser	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,394
36	161,019	MI Mahbubul, Islam Mohammed	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,196
37	161,774	RM Rahman, Md Mashiar	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,409
38	165,212	KM Khan, M. Z.H.	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,265
39	166,292	IM Islam, Md Saiful	Jahangirnagar University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,459
40	166,382	RM Rashid, Muhammad H.	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 504
41	172,226	HM Hoque, Md Rakibul	University of Dhaka	Medical Informatics	Rank 180
42	174,856	Khan, Imran	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 2,733
43	176,633	SP Speelman, Pieter	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Microbiology	Rank 4,210
44	178,486	SM Salam, Mohammed Abdus	University of Dhaka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,291
45	181,472	IA ISLAM, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul	Begum Rokeya University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,609
46	182,436	KN Khan, Nazmul Abedin	East West University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 986
47	186,583	RM Rahman, Md Abdur	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,320
48	193,921	IA Islam, Aminul	Jashore University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 3,088
49	199,684	RM Rana, Md Masud	University of Frontier Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,952
50	200,542	Islam, Md Rabiul	BRAC University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 7,255
51	205,733	AT Ahmed, Tahmeed J.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 1,311
52	206,068	PA Pathan, Al Sakib Khan	United International University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,022
53	208,964	MM Moniruzzaman, Md	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,953
54	212,331	Monirujjaman Khan, Mohammad Monirujjaman	North South University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,925
55	213,144	Hossain, M. Khalid	Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission	Applied Physics	Rank 5,616
56	218,333	NK Nahar, Kamrun	Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,243
57	219,986	KM Kibria, Md Golam	Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,016
58	222,767	HM Hadi, M. A.	Nazipur Government College	Materials	Rank 3,359
59	224,355	SM Subhan, Md Abdus	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,297
60	233,554	AN Alam, Nurul Haque	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 524
61	238,698	JM Jahan, M. Sarwar	Bangladesh Council of Scientific and industrial Research (BCSIR)	Forestry	Rank 353
62	241,526	NR Nasrin, Rehena	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,868
63	242,231	AG Alam, GM Monirul	Gazipur Agricultural University	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 323
64	263,583	IM Islam, Md Akhtarul	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,513
65	266,097	AK Ahmed, Kawsar M.	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 982
66	266,780	AM Ali, Mohammad M.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 608
67	273,196	RO Rahman, Omar	University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,578
68	274,365	ST Saeed, Tanveer Ferdous	University of Asia Pacific	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,665
69	276,088	HA Hossain, Akbar	Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 4,191
70	276,255	Sarker, Umakanta	Gazipur Agricultural University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 4,196
71	276,752	Chowdhury, Mohammad Asaduzzaman	Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur	Materials	Rank 4,337
72	277,060	IM Islam, Md Saiful	East West University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,700
73	279,854	Islam, M. M.	University of Dhaka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,672
74	283,526	BP Bardhan, Pradip Kumar	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Pediatrics	Rank 1,643
75	284,938	RM Rahman, Mohammed Mizanur	University of Dhaka	Polymers	Rank 2,606
76	285,851	KM Khan, Mubarak Ahmad	Ecotex Limited	Polymers	Rank 2,618
77	287,445	AS Arifeen, Shams E.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,774
78	288,778	Rahman, Md Mizanur	Islamic University, Kushtia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,910
79	296,489	Islam, Muhammad Nazrul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,119
80	297,555	HM Hossain, Md Alamgir	Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,148
81	297,915	RM Rahmatullah, Mohammed Salim	University of Development Alternative	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,395
82	298,191	UL Unicomb, Leanne E.	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	Tropical Medicine	Rank 680
83	299,337	SA Sarker, Abdur Razzaque	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,938
84	306,298	CE Chowdhury, Ezharul Hoque	Daffodil International University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 3,001
85	312,778	BA Bhuiya, Abbas Uddin	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research	Tropical Medicine	Rank 721
86	316,271	Hoque, Md Enamul	Military Institute of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 5,061
87	317,175	Roy, Nepal Chandra	University of Dhaka	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,454
88	317,991	IM Islam, M. Rezaul	University of Dhaka	Social Work	Rank 234
89	321,762	JS Janson, Staffan	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,245
90	338,757	HY Hossain, Yeamin Md	University of Rajshahi	Fisheries	Rank 1,159
91	339,255	RM Rashid, Mohammad Abdur	University of Dhaka	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,640
92	367,741	Razzaque, Md Abdur	University of Dhaka	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,832
93	369,567	Kaiser, M. Shamim	Jahangirnagar University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,132
94	380,715	CM Chowdhury, Mostafa Zaman	Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,995
95	386,031	Mridha, M. F.	American International University - Bangladesh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,621
96	407,107	Islam, Mohammad Rakibul	Islamic University of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,315
97	410,553	RA Rahman, Anisur M.Quaiyum	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,469
98	424,677	AM Alam, Mohammad Sayed	Jagannath University, Bangladesh	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,193
99	461,611	RM Rahman, Md Zillur	Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 1,742
100	482,249	PB Paul, Bikash Kumar	Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,127
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Bangladesh are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

347 scientists affiliated with Bangladesh are on the 2026 single-year list, and 105 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh has the most listed scientists from Bangladesh, with 16. It is followed by University of Dhaka with 10.

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 105 in 2026, a change of +303.8%.

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.