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Bangladesh University

In research, Bangladesh University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,359 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,522 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,037 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Epidemiology — Epidemiology is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,562
of 28,054 · #18,238 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#57
of 135
Research works
1.1k
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Bangladesh 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,359 of 11,982 7.0%204 #10982
Social SciencesDomain #6,522 of 10,521 17.3%119 #8446
Physical SciencesDomain #8,037 of 12,888 17.9%108 #14904
MedicineField #7,429 of 10,443 5.2%170 #13119

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bangladesh 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#10,982 #5,359
  2. Social Sciences#8,446 #6,522
  3. Physical Sciences#14,904 #8,037
  4. Medicine#13,119 #7,429
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Bangladesh University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Epidemiology takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 29.5 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.88× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bangladesh University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Prevention, Risk Factors, Non-Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Occupational Health, Cardiovascular Diseases and Epidemiological Studies.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 1.75×87 topics
  2. Machine Learning23▲ 1.49×47 topics
  3. Risk Factors22▲ 4.2×25 topics
  4. Deep Learning22▲ 1.34×42 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality20▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Public Health20▲ 2.9×25 topics
  7. Inflammation18▲ 1.84×38 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 3.3×30 topics
  9. Prevention17▲ 8.5×13 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress16▲ 2.1×31 topics
  11. Non-Communicable Diseases16▲ 11×5 topics
  12. COVID-1916▲ 2.4×16 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 4.0×19 topics
  14. Occupational Health14▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Diseases14▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Epidemiological Studies14▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Arctic Population13▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Mortality Trends13▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact13▲ 1.59×24 topics
  20. Quality of Life12▲ 1.84×34 topics
  21. Obesity12▲ 3.3×18 topics
  22. Depression10▲ 2.5×15 topics
  23. Endothelial Dysfunction10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance10▲ 4.4×8 topics
  25. Global Burden9▲ 3.6×12 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Health9▲ 9.7×2 topics
  27. Preeclampsia8▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Pregnancy8▲ 8.8×8 topics
  29. Hypertensive Disorders8▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Placental Development8▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Governance7▲ 4.8×4 topics
  32. Bangladesh7▲ 79×3 topics
  33. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  34. Politics7▲ 5.1×3 topics
  35. Violence6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Islamism6▲ 271×1 topic
  37. indigenous people6▲ 271×1 topic
  38. Chorioamnionitis6▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Preterm Birth6▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Progesterone6▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Bangladesh University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development and Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis.

Healthcare Systems and P…13Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 13 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 8 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 6 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …4Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyObstetrics and GynecologyPolitical Science and International RelationsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 13 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 works
  3. 3 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 6 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 4 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 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 available75.5%not open24.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bangladesh University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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