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Islamic University

In research, Islamic University stands highest in Education (#152 of 1,892 worldwide), Social Sciences (#603 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,011 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Education and Human Factors and Ergonomics — Accounting is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,971
of 28,054 · #7,194 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#25
of 135
Research works
6.6k
▲ 196% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Islamic 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
EducationSubfield #152 of 1,892 14.8%634 #582
Social SciencesField #603 of 6,365 13.0%1,462 #1499
Social SciencesDomain #1,011 of 10,521 12.7%2,202 #2143
Physical SciencesDomain #3,045 of 12,888 15.1%690 #6451
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #668 of 2,578 10.7%398 #1231
Health SciencesDomain #3,760 of 11,982 12.9%277 #8207
MedicineField #3,890 of 10,443 14.2%198 #8450
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,003 of 2,578 8.6%333 #1768
Information SystemsSubfield #557 of 1,291 11.0%190 #1223
AccountingSubfield #176 of 389 7.6%161 #596

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic 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. Education#582 #152
  2. Social Sciences#1,499 #603
  3. Social Sciences#2,143 #1,011
  4. Physical Sciences#6,451 #3,045
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,231 #668
  6. Health Sciences#8,207 #3,760
  7. Medicine#8,450 #3,890
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,768 #1,003
  9. Information Systems#1,223 #557
  10. Accounting#596 #176
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 Islamic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 161.3 works7.9×
  2. EducationSubfield · 634.0 works6.2×
  3. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 20.9 works5.6×
  4. LawSubfield · 95.0 works4.9×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 54.0 works3.7×
  6. Social SciencesField · 1,461.7 works3.4×
  7. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 46.6 works3.4×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 105 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 314 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 146 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.08× its world share, 333 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 1,462 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Islamic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mizanur Rahman, Md Habibur Rahman and M. A. Sattar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic University.

  1. 1 Mizanur Rahman Bangladesh · #574,342 worldwide 62 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Md Habibur Rahman Bangladesh · #593,491 worldwide 84 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 M. A. Sattar Bangladesh · #806,481 worldwide 77 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Firdaus Firdaus Bangladesh · #855,493 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Dian Arsitades Wiranegara Bangladesh · #1,046,359 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Ahsan Bangladesh · #1,116,538 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Muhammad Bangladesh · #1,385,297 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Chakraborty Ak Bangladesh · #1,447,272 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 M. Humayun Kabir Bangladesh · #1,497,303 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tarek Sadraoui Bangladesh · #1,544,298 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic University

Which keywords describe research at Islamic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Curriculum Development, Islamic Education, Digital Learning, Online Learning, Media Literacy, Character Education and Social Media.

▲ 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. Islamic Banking255▲ 19×3 topics
  2. Curriculum Development240▲ 10×13 topics
  3. Islamic Education237▲ 20×4 topics
  4. Social Media230▲ 4.8×28 topics
  5. Digital Learning217▲ 12×9 topics
  6. Online Learning209▲ 7.5×21 topics
  7. Media Literacy202▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Educational Technology195▲ 4.9×28 topics
  9. E-Learning189▲ 5.6×19 topics
  10. Community Empowerment187▲ 7.4×12 topics
  11. Education187▲ 3.2×53 topics
  12. Corporate Governance185▲ 7.5×21 topics
  13. Character Education184▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Digital Literacy182▲ 9.0×13 topics
  15. Globalization176▲ 2.7×69 topics
  16. Human Rights169▲ 4.9×43 topics
  17. Indonesia155▲ 9.6×5 topics
  18. Qualitative Research150▲ 5.1×21 topics
  19. Learning Outcomes127▲ 8.8×9 topics
  20. Teacher Training125▲ 6.0×16 topics
  21. Risk Management119▲ 7.3×12 topics
  22. STEM Education119▲ 7.8×14 topics
  23. Local Wisdom118▲ 7.3×9 topics
  24. Cultural Identity115▲ 6.6×11 topics
  25. Religious Education112▲ 20×5 topics
  26. Finance110▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Financial Stability110▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Performance Analysis107▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Ethical Identity106▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Shariah Supervision106▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Cultural Integration106▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Pedagogical Methods106▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Student Development106▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Religious Values106▲ 16×1 topic
  35. School Environment106▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Pandemic Response102▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Youth Engagement98▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Digital Influence96▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Hoax Communication96▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Mobile Learning91▲ 7.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Islamic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Character Development, Islamic Finance and Communication and Educational Methods and Media Use.

Islamic Finance and Bank…106Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 106 fractional worksEducation and Character …106Education and Character Development: 106 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…96Islamic Finance and Communication: 96 fractional worksEducational Methods and …70Educational Methods and Media Use: 70 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 67 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 61 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…61SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 61 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 53 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 49 fractional worksPancasila Values in Education: 43 fractional works
AccountingEducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 106 works
  2. 2 Education and Character Development Education 106 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 96 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 70 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 67 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 61 works
  7. 7 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 61 works
  8. 8 Legal Studies and Policies Law 53 works
  9. 9 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 49 works
  10. 10 Pancasila Values in Education Education 43 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 available84.4%not open15.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 196% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.