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Biomedical Research Foundation

In research, Biomedical Research Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,424 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,815
of 22,385 · #19,778 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#94
of 127
Research works
243
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Biomedical Research Foundation

What is Biomedical Research Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #9,424 of 16,688 13.3%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biomedical Research Foundation 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 Biomedical Research Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Biomedical Research Foundation is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Psychology (12%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 52 fractional works · 48.1% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 39.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 23.7% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 11.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBiomedicalResearch…109fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences24%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4339.5%
    2. Health Professions65.6%
    3. Nursing22.1%
    4. Dentistry10.9%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology1311.8%
    2. Social Sciences87.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Environmental Science65.7%
    2. Computer Science44.0%
    3. Engineering21.6%
    4. Materials Science11.0%
    5. Mathematics11.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology76.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.3%
    4. Neuroscience21.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
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: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 4.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.87× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.25×2 works
  2. Psychology3.87×13 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.24×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.11×6 works
  5. Medicine2.05×43 works
  6. Dentistry1.83×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.37×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.15×6 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×7 works
  10. Neuroscience0.90×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.85×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×2 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.56×8 works
  16. Computer Science0.52×4 works
  17. Veterinary0.45×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.43×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.29×1 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  22. Energy0.11×0 works
  23. Engineering0.11×2 works
  24. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biomedical Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Enayetur Raheem and Abdullah Al Mosabbir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biomedical Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Mohammad Sorowar Hossain Bangladesh · #337,294 worldwide 3.2k citations · 129 works
  2. 2 Enayetur Raheem Bangladesh · #1,275,347 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Abdullah Al Mosabbir Bangladesh · #1,877,446 worldwide 638 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Sadeed Hossain Bangladesh · #1,899,207 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Farhin Islam Bangladesh · #2,940,751 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Md. Hasanul Banna Siam Bangladesh · #3,347,130 worldwide 252 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 SM Abdullah Al Mamun Bangladesh · #3,670,320 worldwide 171 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Biomedical Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Biomedical Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Biomedical Research Foundation is "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Mohsen Naghavi et al., 2025), with 500 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (366) and "Renal tubule Cpt1a overexpression protects from kidney fibrosis by restoring mitochondrial homeostasis" (349).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
2 Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Patrick B Mark et al. · The Lancet Open access597 authors Nov 2025 366
3 Renal tubule Cpt1a overexpression protects from kidney fibrosis by restoring mitochondrial homeostasis Verónica Miguel, Jessica Tituaña, J. Ignacio Herrero et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 19 Jan 2021 349
4 Urinary tract infections in pregnancy in a rural population of Bangladesh: population-based prevalence, risk factors, etiology, and antibiotic resistance Anne CC Lee, Luke C. Mullany, Alain K. Koffi et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Open access 31 Dec 2019 342
5 Membrane stabilization as a mechanism of the anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic root extract of Choi (Piper chaba) Samina Yesmin, Arkajyoti Paul, Tarannum Naz et al. · Clinical Phytoscience Open access 27 Aug 2020 270
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Biomedical Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Depression, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Global Burden, Psychological Distress, Public Health and Prevalence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.8×62 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 4.0×17 topics
  3. Depression6▲ 6.2×12 topics
  4. Public Health5▲ 3.3×27 topics
  5. Risk Factors5▲ 4.3×20 topics
  6. COVID-195▲ 3.2×12 topics
  7. Global Burden4▲ 6.9×11 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 1.67×30 topics
  9. Pandemic4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  10. Psychological Distress4▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Cancer4▲ 2.4×28 topics
  12. Prevalence4▲ 7.9×9 topics
  13. Adolescents3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality3▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Child Development3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  16. Health Services3▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Mental Disorders3▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Prevention Strategies2▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Suicide2▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Anxiety2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  21. Health Disparities2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  22. Psychological Autopsy2▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Suicidal Behavior2▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Immune Response2▲ 3.6×10 topics
  25. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  26. Help-Seeking Behavior2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Stigma2▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Trauma2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Community Health Workers2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Child Mortality2▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Health Inequalities2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Health Systems2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Workers2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Resettlement2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Biomedical Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Global Maternal and Child Health and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  9. 9 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 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 available65.5%not open34.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.9%domestic only43.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Biomedical Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Biomedical Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Biomedical Research Foundation0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Biomedical Research Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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