Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Dhaka · Bangladesh

Bangladesh Open University

In research, Bangladesh Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,549 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

bou.edu.bdROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#8,367
of 22,385 · #13,530 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#66
of 127
Research works
386
▲ 108% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Bangladesh Open University

What is Bangladesh Open University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,549 of 9,585 10.8%71 #9566

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bangladesh Open University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Bangladesh Open University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Bangladesh Open University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 84 fractional works · 45.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 21.5% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 11.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBangladesh OpenUniversity188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences45%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5328.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting115.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities73.5%
    4. Psychology63.3%
    5. Decision Sciences52.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.8%
    1. Computer Science2111.4%
    2. Engineering84.4%
    3. Environmental Science63.0%
    4. Mathematics21.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    7. Chemistry10.4%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine2412.7%
    2. Health Professions84.1%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2513.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.82×25 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.70×5 works
  3. Social Sciences2.23×53 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.74×10 works
  5. Nursing1.69×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.54×8 works
  7. Computer Science1.46×21 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.21×6 works
  9. Psychology1.09×6 works
  10. Mathematics0.97×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×3 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×0 works
  13. Medicine0.66×24 works
  14. Environmental Science0.60×6 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.31×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×1 works
  18. Engineering0.30×8 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×3 works
  20. Chemistry0.24×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  22. Energy0.10×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bangladesh Open University?

Ranked on the quality score, Samrat Kumar Dey, Sharker Md. Numan and Mohammad Zahir Raihan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bangladesh Open University.

  1. 1 Samrat Kumar Dey Bangladesh · #347,389 worldwide 2.1k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Sharker Md. Numan Bangladesh · #2,877,276 worldwide 425 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Zahir Raihan Bangladesh · #2,955,963 worldwide 165 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Md. Farid Hossain Bangladesh · #3,219,540 worldwide 371 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Shaheen Ahmed Bangladesh · #3,482,446 worldwide 280 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Abdus Sobahan Bangladesh · #3,928,489 worldwide 270 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Md. Abdul Hamid Bangladesh · #4,394,138 worldwide 145 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Md. Serazul Islam Bangladesh · #4,708,072 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Mostafa Azad Kamal Bangladesh · #4,837,557 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Nahid Ferdousi Bangladesh · #5,057,416 worldwide 61 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Bangladesh Open University

What are the most cited papers from Bangladesh Open University?

The most cited paper from Bangladesh Open University is "Diversity of Secondary Metabolites from Marine Bacillus Species: Chemistry and Biological Activity" (M.A. Mojid Mondol, Hee Young Shin, Tofazzal Islam, 2013), with 255 citations. Next come "Nutritional Value and Medicinal Benefits of Pineapple" (214) and "Advancing nursing practice with artificial intelligence: Enhancing preparedness for the future" (195).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Diversity of Secondary Metabolites from Marine Bacillus Species: Chemistry and Biological Activity M.A. Mojid Mondol, Hee Young Shin, Tofazzal Islam · Marine Drugs Open access 12 Aug 2013 255
2 Nutritional Value and Medicinal Benefits of Pineapple Md. Farid Hossain · International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences Open access 2015 214
3 Advancing nursing practice with artificial intelligence: Enhancing preparedness for the future Moustaq Karim Khan Rony, Mst. Rina Parvin, Silvia Ferdousi · Nursing Open Open access 20 Dec 2023 195
4 Artificial intelligence in future nursing care: Exploring perspectives of nursing professionals - A descriptive qualitative study Moustaq Karim Khan Rony, Ibne Kayesh, Shuvashish Das Bala et al. · Heliyon Open access Feb 2024 180
5 Status of Poultry Industry in Bangladesh and the Role of Private Sector for its Development Muhannad Hamid, Mahboob Rahman, Shahin Ahmed et al. · Asian Journal of Poultry Science Open access 15 Dec 2016 141
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bangladesh Open University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Online Learning, Student Satisfaction, Machine Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Instructional Design and Distance Education.

▲ 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 institution'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 Learning15▲ 2.4×34 topics
  2. Deep Learning12▲ 1.88×34 topics
  3. E-Learning12▲ 6.8×7 topics
  4. Online Learning11▲ 6.9×4 topics
  5. Educational Technology10▲ 4.3×12 topics
  6. Epidemiology9▲ 1.18×25 topics
  7. Student Satisfaction8▲ 25×2 topics
  8. COVID-198▲ 3.3×9 topics
  9. Education7▲ 2.3×13 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.7×12 topics
  11. Technology Integration7▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Pandemic7▲ 3.5×7 topics
  13. Distance Education6▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Instructional Design6▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Digital Transformation6▲ 5.5×4 topics
  16. Blended Learning6▲ 22×1 topic
  17. Community of Inquiry6▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Food Security5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  19. Health Education5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Plant Nutrition5▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  23. Data Mining4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  24. Higher Education4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  25. Security4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  26. Professional Development4▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Conflict4▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Social Distancing4▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Mobile Learning4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Bangladesh4▲ 102×2 topics
  31. Soil Fertility4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Teaching Strategies4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Big Data Analytics3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Academic Achievement3▲ 10.0×5 topics
  36. Online Education3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Google Classroom3▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Teacher Perception3▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Drought3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Bangladesh Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Online and Blended Learning, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, E-Learning and COVID-19 and Transboundary Water Resource Management.

Online and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-193E-Learning and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksTransboundary Water Reso…3Transboundary Water Resource Management: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care…2Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and …2COVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 2 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceSoil ScienceEmergency Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 3 works
  4. 4 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 2 works
  7. 7 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available77.7%not open22.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bangladesh Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 108% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bangladesh Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00081% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Bangladesh Open University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bangladesh Open University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Bangladesh Open University9.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2023.

Other research institutions in Dhaka

All research institutions in Dhaka

Share Bangladesh Open University's ranking

Bangladesh Open University on Science Explorer

A card with Bangladesh Open University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Bangladesh Open University. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.