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Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

In research, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,651 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,826 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,126
of 28,054 · #30,754 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#104
of 135
Research works
367
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Bangladesh University of Health Sciences 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 #9,651 of 11,982 8.1%83 #12140
MedicineField #9,826 of 10,443 7.3%69 #11418

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bangladesh University of Health Sciences 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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.25× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.68× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 6.56× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Palash Chandra Banik, Sk Akhtar Ahmad and Saidur Rahman Mashreky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bangladesh University of Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Palash Chandra Banik Bangladesh · #40,433 worldwide 691 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Sk Akhtar Ahmad Bangladesh · #164,813 worldwide 123 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Saidur Rahman Mashreky Bangladesh · #618,429 worldwide 35 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Diabetes, COVID-19, Metabolic Syndrome, Pandemic, Insulin Resistance and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.9×56 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 7.9×28 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 3.2×30 topics
  4. COVID-198▲ 4.5×16 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 4.0×19 topics
  6. Pandemic8▲ 5.2×8 topics
  7. Diabetes7▲ 10×13 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 6.3×13 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.8×20 topics
  10. Insulin Resistance6▲ 9.9×7 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 3.7×17 topics
  12. Obesity5▲ 5.3×15 topics
  13. Mental Health5▲ 2.5×14 topics
  14. Treatment4▲ 2.8×17 topics
  15. Hypertension4▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Global Burden4▲ 5.9×11 topics
  17. Cancer Risk4▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Depression4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  19. Immune System4▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Mortality3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  21. Blood Pressure3▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  23. Type 2 Diabetes3▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  26. Quality Improvement3▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Health3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Herbal Medicine3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  29. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Lifestyle Intervention3▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Psychological Impact3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  32. Atherosclerosis3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  33. Global Prevalence3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Hyperglycemia3▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Occupational Exposure3▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Cholesterol2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Health Inequalities2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Community Health Workers2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Child Mortality2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Bangladesh University of Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Global Maternal and Child Health, Sodium Intake and Health and Healthcare Systems and Reforms.

Diabetes, Cardiovascular…2Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksSodium Intake and Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging1Radiation Dose and Imaging: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsFinance5 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Sodium Intake and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 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 available83.5%not open16.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bangladesh University of Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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