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Khulna University

In research, Khulna University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#683 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,610 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,865 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Soil Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Aquatic Science is 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,403
of 28,054 · #5,862 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#16
of 135
Research works
4k
▲ 193% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Khulna 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #683 of 3,409 13.1%361 #1435
Life SciencesDomain #1,610 of 7,800 13.8%480 #4147
Health SciencesDomain #2,865 of 11,982 24.1%234 #6167
Social SciencesDomain #2,625 of 10,521 18.8%421 #4689
Physical SciencesDomain #3,241 of 12,888 15.0%575 #6312
Social SciencesField #2,191 of 6,365 21.5%215 #4046
Environmental ScienceField #1,465 of 3,551 15.5%188 #2426
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,263 of 2,578 25.0%67 #2440
MedicineField #5,283 of 10,443 23.5%162 #10438
EngineeringField #3,397 of 6,636 12.1%135 #5405

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Khulna 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,435 #683
  2. Life Sciences#4,147 #1,610
  3. Health Sciences#6,167 #2,865
  4. Social Sciences#4,689 #2,625
  5. Physical Sciences#6,312 #3,241
  6. Social Sciences#4,046 #2,191
  7. Environmental Science#2,426 #1,465
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,440 #1,263
  9. Medicine#10,438 #5,283
  10. Engineering#5,405 #3,397
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 Khulna University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 58.9 works19×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 50.7 works9.9×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 40.8 works5.4×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 20.9 works5.2×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 360.8 works4.4×
  6. Plant ScienceSubfield · 114.2 works3.8×
  7. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 27.4 works3.7×
← 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: 4.44× its world share, 361 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 75 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.01× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 135 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.21× its world share, 188 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 3.35× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 216 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Khulna University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ashis Talukder, Abdullah-Al Nahid and Md. Azharul Islam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Khulna University.

  1. 1 Ashis Talukder Bangladesh · #169,851 worldwide 225 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Abdullah-Al Nahid Bangladesh · #312,677 worldwide 83 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Md. Azharul Islam Bangladesh · #428,299 worldwide 156 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Md. Shamim Ahsan Bangladesh · #472,506 worldwide 82 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Md. Abdul Awal Bangladesh · #553,528 worldwide 83 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Md. Moshiur Rahman Bangladesh · #907,930 worldwide 50 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Nazrul Islam Bangladesh · #910,137 worldwide 71 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Md Morsaline Billah Bangladesh · #918,664 worldwide 74 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Md. Anisur Rahman Bangladesh · #993,312 worldwide 52 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Md. Shakhaoath Khan Bangladesh · #1,062,412 worldwide 91 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Khulna University

Which keywords describe research at Khulna University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainability, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity and Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change134▲ 2.9×72 topics
  2. Sustainability105▲ 2.5×51 topics
  3. Deep Learning90▲ 1.54×62 topics
  4. Food Security80▲ 8.5×17 topics
  5. Environmental Impact80▲ 2.7×39 topics
  6. Machine Learning79▲ 1.41×67 topics
  7. COVID-1959▲ 2.5×20 topics
  8. Biodiversity57▲ 4.5×24 topics
  9. Aquaculture57▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Agriculture54▲ 7.9×7 topics
  11. Pandemic46▲ 2.5×10 topics
  12. Conservation46▲ 6.2×13 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity44▲ 5.8×16 topics
  14. Vulnerability40▲ 10×8 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services40▲ 6.0×10 topics
  16. Antioxidant38▲ 3.3×41 topics
  17. Water Management38▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture36▲ 6.6×11 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity34▲ 3.1×28 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants34▲ 4.9×15 topics
  21. Freshwater30▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis30▲ 5.8×7 topics
  23. Urbanization30▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Biogeography29▲ 6.6×10 topics
  25. Morphology27▲ 9.3×6 topics
  26. Soil Fertility27▲ 7.1×7 topics
  27. Plant Growth27▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Environmental Factors26▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Fatty Acids26▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Policy26▲ 7.0×8 topics
  31. Fish26▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Length-Weight Relationships26▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Omega-3 Fatty Acids25▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Crop Productivity25▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Fish Feed24▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Feeds24▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Technology Adoption24▲ 8.3×5 topics
  38. Nutrient Uptake24▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Agricultural Practices24▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Biofertilizers22▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Khulna University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Agricultural Science and Fertilization.

Fish Biology and Ecology…26Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 26 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…24Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 24 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 20 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…19Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 19 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts19COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 19 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 16 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 16 fractional worksFisheries and Aquacultur…14Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 14 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 13 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 13 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceNutrition and DieteticsSoil ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 26 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 24 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 20 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 19 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  8. 8 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 13 works
  10. 10 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 13 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Khulna University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 193% 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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