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University of Chittagong

In research, University of Chittagong stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,468 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,218 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,192 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Global and Planetary Change and Pollution — Aquatic Science is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,000
of 28,054 · #4,622 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#12
of 135
Research works
4.4k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is University of Chittagong 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 #1,468 of 10,521 28.4%408 #3027
Physical SciencesDomain #2,218 of 12,888 20.0%628 #4362
Social SciencesField #1,192 of 6,365 30.3%204 #2275
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #801 of 3,409 18.1%171 #1089
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #695 of 2,578 38.3%79 #1361
Life SciencesDomain #2,167 of 7,800 18.5%278 #3873
Environmental ScienceField #1,054 of 3,551 19.4%195 #1715
Health SciencesDomain #4,134 of 11,982 21.2%174 #7461
EngineeringField #2,672 of 6,636 18.5%147 #4245
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,271 of 2,578 34.3%70 #2162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Chittagong 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. Social Sciences#3,027 #1,468
  2. Physical Sciences#4,362 #2,218
  3. Social Sciences#2,275 #1,192
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,089 #801
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,361 #695
  6. Life Sciences#3,873 #2,167
  7. Environmental Science#1,715 #1,054
  8. Health Sciences#7,461 #4,134
  9. Engineering#4,245 #2,672
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#2,162 #1,271
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 University of Chittagong specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 21.9 works8.1×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 49.5 works4.4×
  3. PollutionSubfield · 24.1 works4.1×
← 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: 2.42× its world share, 171 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.69× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 115 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 147 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.64× its world share, 195 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 53 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 204 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Chittagong?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Rezaul Azim and Mohammad A. Alim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Chittagong.

  1. 1 Mohammad Shahadat Hossain Bangladesh · #394,401 worldwide 180 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Rezaul Azim Bangladesh · #643,915 worldwide 60 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Mohammad A. Alim Bangladesh · #758,602 worldwide 86 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Abdullah Al Faruque Bangladesh · #790,174 worldwide 23 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Md. Simul Bhuyan Bangladesh · #908,603 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mohammed Jashimuddin Bangladesh · #935,149 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Biswajit Nath Bangladesh · #935,705 worldwide 69 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Oli Ahmed Bangladesh · #956,724 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Md. Atiar Rahman Bangladesh · #967,179 worldwide 59 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Sarkar M. A. Kawsar Bangladesh · #981,285 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Chittagong

Which keywords describe research at University of Chittagong?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Machine Learning, Human Rights, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Vulnerability and Food Security.

▲ 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 Change118▲ 2.9×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning86▲ 1.77×70 topics
  3. Deep Learning75▲ 1.47×61 topics
  4. Sustainability70▲ 1.93×54 topics
  5. Environmental Impact70▲ 2.8×43 topics
  6. Human Rights56▲ 3.6×27 topics
  7. COVID-1943▲ 2.1×20 topics
  8. Remote Sensing41▲ 2.2×24 topics
  9. Food Security38▲ 4.6×13 topics
  10. Mental Health36▲ 1.66×25 topics
  11. Pandemic34▲ 2.2×11 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants31▲ 5.2×19 topics
  13. Antioxidant31▲ 3.0×38 topics
  14. Vulnerability30▲ 8.8×6 topics
  15. Agriculture29▲ 4.9×6 topics
  16. Ethnicity29▲ 5.2×6 topics
  17. Conflict28▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Risk Management28▲ 3.8×10 topics
  19. Economic Growth27▲ 2.1×20 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services27▲ 4.6×9 topics
  21. Biodiversity26▲ 2.4×22 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 2.6×26 topics
  23. Political Transition23▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Social Capital23▲ 3.0×13 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation23▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Conservation22▲ 3.5×15 topics
  27. Global Warming22▲ 3.7×10 topics
  28. Democracy22▲ 4.1×8 topics
  29. Refugees21▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Waste Management21▲ 3.4×7 topics
  31. Aquaculture18▲ 4.6×8 topics
  32. Social Networks18▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Myanmar17▲ 78×1 topic
  34. state building17▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Finance17▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Water Management17▲ 9.2×4 topics
  37. Pollution16▲ 5.6×3 topics
  38. Violence15▲ 6.9×6 topics
  39. Bangladesh15▲ 53×3 topics
  40. Sea-Level Rise14▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Chittagong publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Asian Geopolitics and Et…17Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 17 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…13Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 13 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 11 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…11Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 11 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…11Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 11 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 9 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…9Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 9 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 8 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 8 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAccountingAquatic ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 13 works
  3. 3 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 11 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 9 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 8 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 8 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Chittagong's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.