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Khulna Medical College

In research, Khulna Medical College stands highest in Medicine (#7,387 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,713 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,404
of 22,385 · #31,054 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#103
of 127
Research works
584
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.74×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
92%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Khulna Medical College

What is Khulna Medical College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,387 of 8,541 1.9%171 #13648
Health SciencesDomain #8,713 of 9,902 2.0%190 #15751

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

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Khulna Medical College is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 217 fractional works · 80.2% of its workMedicine: 193 fractional works · 71.5% of its workSurgery: 33 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKhulna MedicalCollege271fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences8%

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. Medicine19371.5%
    2. Health Professions145.4%
    3. Nursing82.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology114.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology51.7%
    3. Neuroscience31.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Social Sciences72.6%
    2. Psychology72.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering41.4%
    2. Environmental Science20.7%
    3. Computer Science20.6%
    4. Mathematics10.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    6. Materials Science10.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 193 worksMedicineNursing: 5.82× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× 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, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.82×8 works
  2. Medicine3.72×193 works
  3. Veterinary2.06×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.03×14 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.68×5 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×1 works
  7. Psychology0.83×7 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×11 works
  9. Neuroscience0.72×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×4 works
  11. Dentistry0.61×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.42×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.20×7 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×2 works
  17. Environmental Science0.15×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.15×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.11×1 works
  20. Engineering0.09×4 works
  21. Computer Science0.08×2 works
  22. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Khulna Medical College?

Ranked on the quality score, Abida Sultana, Md Nazrul Islam and Tarikul Islam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Khulna Medical College.

  1. 1 Abida Sultana Bangladesh · #717,574 worldwide 18k citations · 129 works
  2. 2 Md Nazrul Islam Bangladesh · #3,857,263 worldwide 94 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Tarikul Islam Bangladesh · #4,346,009 worldwide 79 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Abul Hasan Bangladesh · #4,635,092 worldwide 148 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Kishore Kumar Shil Bangladesh · #4,935,878 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 CH Rasul Bangladesh · #5,081,719 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Choudhury Habibur Rasul Bangladesh · #5,115,632 worldwide 233 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 MS Laskar Bangladesh · #5,178,168 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Amar Kumar Saha Bangladesh · #5,259,566 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Saha Mm Bangladesh · #5,345,426 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Khulna Medical College

What are the most cited papers from Khulna Medical College?

The most cited paper from Khulna Medical College is "Epidemiology of mental health problems in COVID-19: a review" (Md Mahbub Hossain, Samia Tasnim, Abida Sultana et al., 2020), with 1,066 citations. Next come "Prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among people with autism spectrum disorder: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses" (511) and "Metformin: A Review of Potential Mechanism and Therapeutic Utility Beyond Diabetes" (238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Epidemiology of mental health problems in COVID-19: a review Md Mahbub Hossain, Samia Tasnim, Abida Sultana et al. · F1000Research Open access 23 Jun 2020 1,066
2 Prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among people with autism spectrum disorder: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses Md Mahbub Hossain, Nusrat Khan, Abida Sultana et al. · Psychiatry Research Review 18 Mar 2020 511
3 Metformin: A Review of Potential Mechanism and Therapeutic Utility Beyond Diabetes Siddhartha Dutta, Rima Shah, Shubha Singhal et al. · Drug Design Development and Therapy Open access Jun 2023 238
4 Social cognitive theory-based health promotion in primary care practice: A scoping review Kazi Faria Islam, Abdul Awal, Hoimonty Mazumder et al. · Heliyon Open access 28 Mar 2023 197
5 Burnout among healthcare providers during COVID-19: Challenges and evidence-based interventions Abida Sultana, Rachit Sharma, Md Mahbub Hossain et al. · Indian Journal of Medical Ethics Open access 10 Jul 2020 157
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Khulna Medical College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnosis, Pandemic, Treatment, Metabolic Syndrome and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 4.0×85 topics
  2. Inflammation22▲ 3.8×46 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 5.6×28 topics
  4. Diagnosis16▲ 6.2×24 topics
  5. Treatment15▲ 4.5×27 topics
  6. Pandemic14▲ 5.2×9 topics
  7. COVID-1913▲ 3.8×14 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome13▲ 5.8×18 topics
  9. Quality of Life13▲ 3.2×29 topics
  10. Management10▲ 4.7×15 topics
  11. Public Health10▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Obesity10▲ 4.8×19 topics
  13. Global Burden10▲ 6.8×12 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.2×21 topics
  15. Vaccine10▲ 8.8×9 topics
  16. Diabetes9▲ 6.8×14 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality9▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Immune Response9▲ 5.9×12 topics
  19. Risk Factors9▲ 2.9×22 topics
  20. Mortality8▲ 5.3×11 topics
  21. Complications8▲ 5.9×15 topics
  22. Guidelines7▲ 5.8×12 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  24. Pathophysiology7▲ 8.6×7 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis7▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 9.6×5 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-26▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Surgery6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  29. Health6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Type 2 Diabetes6▲ 9.5×4 topics
  31. Chronic Pain6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Coronavirus6▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Preeclampsia6▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Pregnancy Complications6▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Health5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  38. Glycemic Control5▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Hypertensive Disorders5▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Placental Development5▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Khulna Medical College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Child Nutrition and Water Access and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Pregnancy and preeclamps…5Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 5 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…4Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…4COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 3 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 3 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…2Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyGeneral Health ProfessionsNutrition and DieteticsInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  7. 7 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  9. 9 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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 available92.4%not open7.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Khulna Medical College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 Khulna Medical College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00097% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Khulna Medical College0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Khulna Medical College 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Khulna Medical College1.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 3.6% in 2023.

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