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National University Bangladesh

In research, National University Bangladesh stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,762 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,350 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,422
of 28,054 · #24,127 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#69
of 135
Research works
463
▲ 146% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is National University Bangladesh 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,762 of 10,521 23.3%82 #10605
Physical SciencesDomain #9,350 of 12,888 11.5%71 #17900

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University Bangladesh 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).

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: 2.19× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.67× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.48× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.96× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National University Bangladesh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Big Data, Machine Learning, Human Rights, Deep Learning, Consumer Behavior and Predictive Analytics.

▲ 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. Machine Learning15▲ 2.1×36 topics
  2. Sustainability14▲ 2.7×28 topics
  3. Deep Learning12▲ 1.66×29 topics
  4. Epidemiology11▲ 1.26×26 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management11▲ 5.3×9 topics
  6. Big Data10▲ 5.2×11 topics
  7. Human Rights8▲ 3.7×8 topics
  8. Climate Change8▲ 1.35×30 topics
  9. Pandemic7▲ 3.0×9 topics
  10. COVID-197▲ 2.4×13 topics
  11. Consumer Behavior7▲ 4.9×8 topics
  12. Healthcare6▲ 2.6×8 topics
  13. Internet of Things6▲ 3.2×10 topics
  14. Economic Growth6▲ 3.0×12 topics
  15. Predictive Analytics5▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Risk Management5▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Analytics5▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Business Intelligence5▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Identity5▲ 3.0×6 topics
  20. Conflict5▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Digital Transformation5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Food Security5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  23. Security4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  24. Democracy4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  25. Agriculture4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Governance4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Ethnicity4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  29. IoT Security4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  30. Social Capital4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  31. Vaccine4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  32. Distributed Systems4▲ 10×3 topics
  33. 5G Networks3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  34. Smart Cities3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Anomaly Detection3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  36. Performance Analysis3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. Political Transition3▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Politics3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  39. Finance3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Refugees3▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does National University Bangladesh publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development, Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Big Data and Business In…5Big Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Soc…3Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Et…3Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…2FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsPolitical Science and International RelationsAccountingEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  2. 2 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 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 available74.9%not open25.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University Bangladesh's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 146% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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