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Research in Sylhet

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Metropolitan University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Sylhet Agricultural University.

Research institutions
7
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.5k
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
10.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Sylhet

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Sylhet?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,478 #2,824
2Metropolitan UniversityUniversity 1,370 #2,356
3Sylhet Agricultural UniversityUniversity 1,365 #6,368
4Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical CollegeUniversity 486 #16,194
5Leading UniversityUniversity 363 #10,620
6North East UniversityUniversity 321 #18,361
7Sylhet International UniversityUniversity 138 #17,604

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology: 46.2%Metropolitan University: 18.2%Sylhet Agricultural University: 18.1%Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College: 6.5%3 others listed: 10.9%46%largest
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology3,478 · 46.2%Metropolitan University1,370 · 18.2%Sylhet Agricultural University1,365 · 18.1%Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College486 · 6.5%3 others listed822 · 10.9%

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

Which fields of science does Sylhet work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Sylhet is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,250 fractional works · 33.9% of its workEngineering: 369 fractional works · 10.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 90 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 343 fractional works · 9.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 150 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 302 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 70 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,008 fractional works · 27.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 480 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 155 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 95 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 69 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 151 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 136 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 103 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 78 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 99 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 753 fractional works · 20.4% of its workMedicine: 578 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 56 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 124 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 671 fractional works · 18.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 421 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPlant Science: 142 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 67 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 161 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 92 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSylhet3,682fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences27%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering36910.0%
    2. Computer Science3439.3%
    3. Environmental Science3028.2%
    4. Materials Science701.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy381.0%
    6. Chemistry361.0%
    7. Energy361.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.8%
    9. Mathematics180.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,00827.4%
    1. Social Sciences48013.0%
    2. Psychology1514.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1363.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1032.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities992.7%
    6. Decision Sciences381.0%
    1. Medicine57815.7%
    2. Health Professions1243.4%
    3. Nursing350.9%
    4. Dentistry80.2%
    5. Veterinary70.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42111.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1614.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology491.3%
    4. Neuroscience320.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sylhet strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sylhet is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Animal Science and Zoology (7.3× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 40.9 works7.3×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 23.5 works3.2×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 20.8 works3.1×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 28.2 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 367 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 138 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 267 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 317 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 253 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 490 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 119 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 389 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.51×367 works
  2. Nursing1.94×29 works
  3. Environmental Science1.65×253 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×95 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.34×41 works
  6. Psychology1.29×121 works
  7. Health Professions1.27×104 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.20×119 works
  9. Computer Science1.12×267 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.11×33 works
  11. Energy1.06×30 works
  12. Social Sciences1.00×389 works
  13. Veterinary0.99×4 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.86×76 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×138 works
  16. Medicine0.83×490 works
  17. Engineering0.69×317 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×7 works
  19. Chemistry0.63×30 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.56×6 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×26 works
  22. Materials Science0.52×56 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.52×36 works
  24. Neuroscience0.51×25 works
  25. Mathematics0.40×14 works
  26. Dentistry0.39×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Sylhet?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Climate Change, Sustainability, Food Security, Environmental Impact, Aquaculture and Epidemiology.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning206▲ 1.68×81 topics
  2. Deep Learning192▲ 1.51×75 topics
  3. Climate Change173▲ 1.73×86 topics
  4. Epidemiology161◆ 1.10×120 topics
  5. Sustainability154▲ 1.71×82 topics
  6. Environmental Impact116▲ 1.84×55 topics
  7. Globalization94▲ 1.29×84 topics
  8. Food Security81▲ 4.0×22 topics
  9. Mental Health77▲ 1.47×36 topics
  10. COVID-1967▲ 1.40×26 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress66◆ 1.09×50 topics
  12. Healthcare66▲ 1.56×27 topics
  13. Neural Networks65◆ 1.14×34 topics
  14. Social Media64▲ 1.25×31 topics
  15. Renewable Energy62◆ 1.15×39 topics
  16. Public Health61◆ 1.14×52 topics
  17. Remote Sensing61▲ 1.36×27 topics
  18. Aquaculture60▲ 6.4×8 topics
  19. Human Rights60▲ 1.59×44 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks58▲ 2.2×13 topics
  21. Biodiversity57▲ 2.0×25 topics
  22. Pandemic55▲ 1.50×13 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity51▲ 3.2×22 topics
  24. Identity51▲ 1.90×34 topics
  25. Agriculture50▲ 3.5×11 topics
  26. Social Capital47▲ 2.4×15 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior43▲ 1.89×17 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services42▲ 2.9×11 topics
  29. Vulnerability37▲ 4.3×8 topics
  30. Probiotics36▲ 4.0×6 topics
  31. Social Networks35▲ 3.5×11 topics
  32. Governance35▲ 2.9×16 topics
  33. Technology Adoption32▲ 4.7×6 topics
  34. Water Management32▲ 6.8×6 topics
  35. Bangladesh30▲ 39×3 topics
  36. Poverty Reduction29▲ 6.0×5 topics
  37. India22▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Islamism21▲ 105×1 topic
  39. indigenous people21▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Environmental Factors21▲ 8.9×2 topics

What research is done in Sylhet?

Fish Biology and Ecology…18Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 18 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts16COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 16 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 16 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 15 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 14 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 14 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 14 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI14Smart Agriculture and AI: 14 fractional worksFisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 12 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEconomics and EconometricsImmunologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 18 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 16 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 14 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  7. 7 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  8. 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 14 works
  9. 9 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Sylhet19.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 2024.

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