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Bangladesh Open University

In research, Bangladesh Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,468 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,961
of 28,054 · #30,398 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#79
of 135
Research works
386
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Bangladesh Open University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,468 of 10,521 19.6%71 #11670

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.84× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 47 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.

Who are the top researchers at Bangladesh Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Samrat Kumar Dey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bangladesh Open University.

  1. 1 Samrat Kumar Dey Bangladesh · #1,027,518 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Bangladesh Open University

Which keywords describe research at Bangladesh Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Online Learning, Student Satisfaction, Machine Learning, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Distance Education and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 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 Learning14▲ 2.6×33 topics
  2. E-Learning12▲ 7.2×7 topics
  3. Deep Learning11▲ 2.0×30 topics
  4. Online Learning11▲ 8.0×4 topics
  5. Student Satisfaction8▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Educational Technology8▲ 4.3×10 topics
  7. COVID-198▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 3.2×11 topics
  9. Climate Change6▲ 1.50×17 topics
  10. Instructional Design6▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Pandemic6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  12. Distance Education6▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Education6▲ 2.0×10 topics
  14. Blended Learning6▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Community of Inquiry6▲ 57×1 topic
  16. Technology Integration6▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Food Security5▲ 5.6×7 topics
  18. Digital Transformation5▲ 5.4×4 topics
  19. Infectious Diseases4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  20. Plant Nutrition4▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Health Education4▲ 6.0×2 topics
  22. Conflict4▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  24. Security4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  25. Social Distancing4▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Teaching Strategies4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  27. Soil Fertility3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  28. Mobile Learning3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Professional Development3▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Anomaly Detection3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Big Data Analytics3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  33. Google Classroom3▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Teacher Perception3▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Water Resources3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Drought3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Academic Achievement3▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Arid Regions3▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Transboundary Water3▲ 106×1 topic
  40. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 7.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Bangladesh Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Transboundary Water Resource Management and Education and Critical Thinking Development.

Online and Blended Learn…6Online and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…2COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceSoil ScienceModeling and Simulation2 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 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 2 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bangladesh Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

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