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Medicine research in Bangladesh

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research ranks first in Bangladesh for Medicine research in 2022-now (#1,066 worldwide), followed by Southeast University and Metropolitan University.

Bangladesh's world rank
#59
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
6.7%
Ranked institutions
52

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Bangladesh?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchDhaka #1,06623.014.5%266
2Southeast UniversityDhaka #1,52619.014.0%163
3Metropolitan UniversitySylhet #2,96511.713.8%85
4North South UniversityDhaka #3,04811.414.3%202
5Queens UniversityDhaka #3,30710.511.1%94
6Noakhali Science and Technology UniversityChittagong #3,31810.416.3%162
7Daffodil International UniversityDhaka #3,44610.015.3%246
8Islamic UniversityKushtia #3,6989.29.4%198
9BRAC UniversityDhaka #3,6999.214.7%196
10Independent University, BangladeshDhaka #4,5127.111.1%97
11Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySylhet #5,0515.819.5%129
12Premier UniversityChittagong #5,1825.54.3%143
13Khulna UniversityKhulna #5,3065.312.0%162
14Directorate General of Health ServicesDhaka #5,3375.24.1%140
15Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical CollegeSylhet #5,5124.81.1%166
16University of Asia PacificDhaka #5,5974.716.3%78
17American International University-BangladeshDhaka #5,7834.312.6%92
18Dinajpur Medical CollegeRangpur City #6,0533.82.2%227
19East West UniversityDhaka #6,1203.74.4%130
20Bangladesh UniversityDhaka #6,2243.54.4%170
21Bangladesh University of Health SciencesDhaka #6,2253.54.9%69
22Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyDhaka #6,3583.315.0%148
23Jahangirnagar UniversityDhaka #6,4083.212.6%188
24Gopalganj Science and Technology UniversityGopālganj #6,4563.121.5%74
25Gono UniversityDhaka #6,4993.06.5%96
26Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology UniversityDhaka #6,5403.013.7%101
27Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityChittagong #6,5702.99.0%70
28Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural UniversityDhaka #6,8772.47.5%92
29Rajshahi University of Engineering and TechnologyRajshahi #6,9962.214.8%86
30University of RajshahiRajshahi #7,0002.210.4%257
31Chittagong University of Engineering & TechnologyChittagong #7,0312.213.0%100
32Armed Forces Medical CollegeDhaka #7,1012.03.5%78
33Rajshahi Medical CollegeRajshahi #7,2211.90.7%253
34Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityMymensingh #7,2431.810.7%139
35Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research InstituteDhaka #7,2971.71.9%105
36Khulna Medical CollegeKhulna #7,3871.61.9%170
37Jagannath UniversityDhaka #7,483146.013.8%71
38Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic DisordersDhaka #7,504143.02.3%207
39Khulna University of Engineering and TechnologyKhulna #7,583131.010.7%129
40University of ChittagongChittagong #7,713113.03.6%736
41National Institute of Cancer Research and HospitalDhaka #7,764105.01.0%140
42National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research InstituteDhaka #7,767105.02.7%66
43National Institute of Neurosciences & HospitalDhaka #7,773104.01.2%177
44National Institute of Cardiovascular DiseasesDhaka #7,84194.01.7%280
45Dhaka University of Engineering & TechnologyDhaka #7,92982.09.5%64
46Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchDhaka #7,97376.015.6%76
47National Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied SciencesDhaka #7,99273.01.5%85
48Green University of BangladeshDhaka #7,99972.03.2%87
49Square HospitalsDhaka #8,00971.01.0%187
50Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical CollegeDhaka #8,19346.01.3%426
51University of DhakaDhaka #8,28234.03.1%2,626
52Bangladesh Medical UniversityDhaka #8,42315.01.1%1,217

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Bangladesh?

Shams El Arifeen and Mosiur Rahman rank highest among researchers based in Bangladesh, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Shams El Arifeen#72,401 worldwide overall89.2 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mosiur Rahman#7,232 worldwide overall56.4 of 92 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Bangladesh on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine