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Northern University Bangladesh

In research, Northern University Bangladesh stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,214 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,136 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,446
of 28,054 · #23,321 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#70
of 135
Research works
531
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Northern 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 #6,214 of 10,521 20.9%82 #10274
Physical SciencesDomain #8,136 of 12,888 19.4%72 #16359

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern 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: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.08× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.14× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.76× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern University Bangladesh?

Ranked on the composite score, Nazrul Islam and Mohammad Jashim Uddin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern University Bangladesh.

  1. 1 Nazrul Islam Bangladesh · #1,222,386 worldwide 33 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Mohammad Jashim Uddin Bangladesh · #1,395,569 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Northern University Bangladesh

Which keywords describe research at Northern University Bangladesh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Thermal Properties, Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer, Fabric Comfort, Moisture Management and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Deep Learning15▲ 2.4×36 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 2.4×35 topics
  3. Renewable Energy10▲ 3.8×13 topics
  4. Sustainability10▲ 2.1×23 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 3.6×10 topics
  6. COVID-198▲ 3.0×12 topics
  7. Thermal Properties7▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Globalization7▲ 1.88×16 topics
  9. Heat Transfer7▲ 7.5×4 topics
  10. Fabric Comfort7▲ 118×1 topic
  11. Moisture Management7▲ 118×1 topic
  12. Healthcare6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  13. Economic Growth6▲ 3.8×8 topics
  14. Pandemic6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  15. Corporate Governance5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. Risk Management5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. Human Rights5▲ 2.4×9 topics
  20. Identity5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Colonialism4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  22. Biomedical Applications4▲ 1.95×11 topics
  23. Literature4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  24. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  25. Financial Performance4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  26. Performance Analysis4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  27. Digital Transformation3▲ 3.5×3 topics
  28. Feminism3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. Gender3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  30. Global Warming3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Financial Stability3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Finance3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Antimicrobial3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  34. Ethical Identity3▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Energy Consumption2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Environmental Regulation2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Postcolonialism2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Race2▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Game Theory2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  40. Grid Integration2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Northern University Bangladesh publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Textile materials and evaluations, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers.

Textile materials and ev…7Textile materials and evaluations: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksUtopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsAccountingEconomics and EconometricsBuilding and Construction5 others

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

  1. 1 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 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 available70.2%not open29.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern University Bangladesh's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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