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BRAC

In research, BRAC stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,719 of 16,688 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,887 of 14,833 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,886 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,743
of 22,385 · #12,602 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#84
of 127
Research works
632
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
BRAC

What is BRAC 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 #9,719 of 16,688 11.4%219
Social SciencesDomain #8,887 of 14,833 15.0%200
MedicineField #9,886 of 14,558 11.0%145

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

In 2022-now, 41% of research at BRAC is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 63 fractional works · 41.0% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 34.1% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 15.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 14.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBRAC154fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences28%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5334.1%
    2. Health Professions74.5%
    3. Nursing31.7%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2415.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting63.9%
    3. Psychology53.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance53.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Environmental Science117.2%
    2. Engineering74.3%
    3. Computer Science42.5%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Energy10.7%
    6. Mathematics10.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences138.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 1.79× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 3.40× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.40×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.79×13 works
  3. Medicine1.77×53 works
  4. Health Professions1.70×7 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.49×5 works
  6. Environmental Science1.46×11 works
  7. Veterinary1.39×0 works
  8. Dentistry1.24×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.22×24 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.20×6 works
  11. Psychology1.16×5 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×1 works
  14. Energy0.76×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×6 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.72×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.44×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.38×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.33×4 works
  20. Engineering0.29×7 works
  21. Neuroscience0.27×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.26×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at BRAC?

Ranked on the quality score, Munshi Sulaiman, Mushtaque Chowdhury and Ashaque Husain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BRAC.

  1. 1 Munshi Sulaiman Bangladesh · #430,020 worldwide 2.3k citations · 169 works
  2. 2 Mushtaque Chowdhury Bangladesh · #1,169,028 worldwide 3.3k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Ashaque Husain Bangladesh · #1,227,492 worldwide 683 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Abdullahel Hadi Bangladesh · #1,565,829 worldwide 854 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Akramul Islam Bangladesh · #1,671,202 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Shantana R. Halder Bangladesh · #1,747,837 worldwide 308 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Imran Matin Bangladesh · #2,064,935 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Ratnajit Saha Bangladesh · #2,274,433 worldwide 641 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Abdur Rahaman Bangladesh · #2,278,752 worldwide 211 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Sadia Chowdhury Bangladesh · #2,291,353 worldwide 862 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at BRAC

What are the most cited papers from BRAC?

The most cited paper from BRAC is "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2016), with 6,333 citations. Next come "A review of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their human health effects" (2,460) and "Exposure to pesticides and the associated human health effects" (2,147).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access185 authors 5 Dec 2016 6,333
2 A review of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their human health effects Ki‐Hyun Kim, Shamin Ara Jahan, Ehsanul Kabir et al. · Environment International 6 Sep 2013 2,460
3 Exposure to pesticides and the associated human health effects Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan · The Science of The Total Environment 9 Sep 2016 2,147
4 Human resources for health: overcoming the crisis Lincoln Chen et al. · The Lancet Nov 2004 1,575
5 Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Honor Bixby et al. · Nature Open access1,155 authors 8 May 2019 758
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BRAC?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Poverty Reduction, COVID-19, Climate Change, Cardiovascular Disease, Pandemic, Human Rights and Gender Inequality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.2×53 topics
  2. Climate Change7▲ 1.73×28 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 1.72×18 topics
  4. COVID-196▲ 3.1×17 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.9×20 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 2.3×25 topics
  7. Human Rights5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  8. Mental Health5▲ 2.2×20 topics
  9. Pandemic5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  10. Healthcare5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 1.82×8 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction4▲ 20×5 topics
  13. Global Burden4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  14. Food Security3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  15. Management3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  16. Agriculture3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Gender Inequality3▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Refugees3▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  20. Medical Imaging3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  21. Child Development2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  22. Conservation2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  23. Health Inequalities2▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Infection2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  25. Vaccine2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  27. Conflict2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  28. Community Health Workers2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  30. Health Equity2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  31. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Child Mortality2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Health Systems2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Vulnerability2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  36. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Ethical Challenges2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  38. Policy2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  39. Reflective Practice2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  40. School Subsidies2▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does BRAC publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Child Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…1Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSafety ResearchHealth Informatics5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available62.6%not open37.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BRAC's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is BRAC as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%BRAC0.00081% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BRAC 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 2025BRAC8.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2017.

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