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Life Sciences research in Bangladesh

Ministry of Education ranks first in Bangladesh for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#909 worldwide), followed by Gazipur Agricultural University and Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Bangladesh's world rank
#48
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
9.7%
Ranked institutions
44

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Bangladesh?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ministry of EducationDhaka #90922.317.2%78
2Gazipur Agricultural UniversityDhaka #1,06720.512.4%471
3Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityMymensingh #1,21918.99.5%1,272
4Southeast UniversityDhaka #1,23418.811.3%194
5International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchDhaka #1,24418.710.7%97
6Bangladesh Rice Research InstituteDhaka #1,57316.014.2%188
7Sylhet Agricultural UniversitySylhet #1,67815.312.6%325
8Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology UniversityDinajpur #1,70315.110.2%267
9Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityPatuakhali #1,90913.89.7%211
10Daffodil International UniversityDhaka #2,01413.212.7%279
11Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural UniversityDhaka #2,03913.17.3%465
12Gopalganj Science and Technology UniversityGopālganj #2,12812.621.8%124
13Khulna UniversityKhulna #2,15912.48.3%480
14Bangladesh Agricultural Research InstituteDhaka #2,17912.37.2%473
15Bangladesh Livestock Research InstituteDhaka #2,24811.97.2%128
16Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityChittagong #2,26011.910.9%172
17Bangladesh Fisheries Research InstituteMymensingh #2,29611.712.1%135
18Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research InstituteRangpur City #2,36911.316.0%71
19International Islamic University ChittagongChittagong #2,50010.711.0%76
20North South UniversityDhaka #2,7889.59.2%155
21International University of Business Agriculture and TechnologyDhaka #2,9129.020.3%70
22Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySylhet #3,0078.618.8%182
23Premier UniversityChittagong #3,1638.18.2%69
24Noakhali Science and Technology UniversityChittagong #3,4757.012.1%200
25American International University-BangladeshDhaka #3,5616.711.0%131
26Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchDhaka #3,9145.616.6%179
27Islamic UniversityKushtia #3,9845.48.6%188
28Jagannath UniversityDhaka #4,0245.311.8%124
29BRAC UniversityDhaka #4,1145.18.9%154
30Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology UniversityDhaka #4,4464.213.4%135
31East West UniversityDhaka #4,4684.111.7%125
32Jahangirnagar UniversityDhaka #4,4694.18.5%288
33Independent University, BangladeshDhaka #4,4964.010.0%91
34Rajshahi University of Engineering and TechnologyRajshahi #4,5104.012.5%87
35University of ChittagongChittagong #4,5244.09.6%361
36University of RajshahiRajshahi #4,6463.78.1%438
37Green University of BangladeshDhaka #4,7013.54.0%111
38University of DhakaDhaka #5,2222.35.4%965
39Khulna University of Engineering and TechnologyKhulna #5,4171.98.4%139
40Dhaka University of Engineering & TechnologyDhaka #5,4371.911.7%68
41Bangladesh Jute Research InstituteDhaka #5,4521.84.0%74
42Chittagong University of Engineering & TechnologyChittagong #5,5961.59.3%100
43Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyDhaka #5,95483.09.1%167
44Bangladesh Medical UniversityDhaka #6,32215.01.9%159

Institutions in Bangladesh above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Bangladesh?

Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Mohammad Golam Mostofa and Timothy Joseph Krupnik rank highest among researchers based in Bangladesh, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mirza Hasanuzzaman#78,117 worldwide overall146.0 of 332 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mohammad Golam Mostofa#16,329 worldwide overall57.0 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Timothy Joseph Krupnik#95,954 worldwide overall43.0 of 115 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Bangladesh on their work in Life Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Bangladesh compares with other countries in Life Sciences