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Research in Dhaka

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Dhaka. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka.

Research institutions
15
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Dhaka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sir Salimullah Medical CollegeUniversity 339 #26,299
2Mitford Hospital, DhakaHospital / health system 231 #27,555
3Holy Family Red Crescent Medical CollegeUniversity 192 #41,083 all time
4Medical College For Women and HospitalUniversity 147 #41,152 all time
5BGMEA University of Fashion & TechnologyUniversity 138 #18,545
6Mugda Medical CollegeUniversity 117 #27,556
7National Institute of BiotechnologyGovernment institution 106 not ranked
8Dhaka National Medical CollegeUniversity 85 not ranked
9Police Staff CollegeUniversity 27 not ranked
10Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical MeasurementsResearch facility 24 not ranked
11Islamic Arabic UniversityUniversity 7 not ranked
12Bangladesh Jute Mills CorporationGovernment institution 6 not ranked
13Community of PhysicsUniversity 4 not ranked
14Bangladesh Standards and Testing InstitutionGovernment institution 2 not ranked
15Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, BangladeshHospital / health system 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Sir Salimullah Medical College: 23.8%Mitford Hospital, Dhaka: 16.2%Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College: 13.5%Medical College For Women and Hospital: 10.3%11 others listed: 36.3%24%largest
Sir Salimullah Medical College339 · 23.8%Mitford Hospital, Dhaka231 · 16.2%Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College192 · 13.5%Medical College For Women and Hospital147 · 10.3%11 others listed518 · 36.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Dhaka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dhaka is most concentrated in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology (5.7× the world share in Infectious Diseases).

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 20.2 works5.7×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 36.8 works5.0×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Dhaka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Maternal Mortality, Metabolic Syndrome, Global Burden, Immune Response and SARS-CoV-2.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology76▲ 3.7×109 topics
  2. Inflammation31▲ 2.9×52 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 4.7×27 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress19▲ 2.3×35 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome19▲ 4.5×19 topics
  6. COVID-1918▲ 2.6×21 topics
  7. Cancer17▲ 2.5×32 topics
  8. Pandemic17▲ 3.1×10 topics
  9. Risk Factors17▲ 3.0×28 topics
  10. Treatment17▲ 2.6×40 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications16▲ 2.7×16 topics
  12. Global Burden16▲ 5.8×12 topics
  13. Diagnosis16▲ 3.3×32 topics
  14. Immune Response16▲ 5.3×16 topics
  15. Maternal Mortality15▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Obesity14▲ 3.6×18 topics
  17. Public Health13▲ 1.74×31 topics
  18. SARS-CoV-213▲ 7.5×6 topics
  19. Guidelines12▲ 5.1×12 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance12▲ 5.1×9 topics
  21. Management12▲ 2.9×24 topics
  22. Mortality11▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Diabetes11▲ 4.3×15 topics
  24. Vaccine11▲ 5.1×10 topics
  25. ACE2 Receptor10▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis10▲ 3.3×10 topics
  27. Pathophysiology10▲ 6.4×8 topics
  28. Antimicrobial10▲ 6.5×9 topics
  29. Ionic Liquids9▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Thrombosis9▲ 6.2×5 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction9▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Health7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  33. Vaccine Development7▲ 5.5×8 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Resistance7▲ 6.9×9 topics
  35. Pregnancy7▲ 6.5×8 topics
  36. Clinical Characteristics7▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Cancer Incidence6▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Antiviral Treatment6▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Cytokine Storm6▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Dhaka?

  1. 1 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  3. 3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  4. 4 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 5 works
  5. 5 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 5 works
  6. 6 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  8. 8 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 4 works

Research output over time

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