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University of Development Alternative

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,297
of 22,385 · #16,011 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#98
of 127
Research works
332
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
University of Development Alternative

Which fields of science does University of Development Alternative work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at University of Development Alternative is in Social Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 35.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 25.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 23.3% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 20.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 15.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity ofDevelopment…114fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences35%

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. Social Sciences2219.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting86.6%
    3. Psychology54.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities32.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1311.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1210.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.5%
    5. Neuroscience10.8%
    1. Medicine2320.0%
    2. Health Professions32.2%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science75.9%
    2. Environmental Science65.1%
    3. Engineering21.9%
    4. Chemistry10.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 2.19× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.27×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.19×12 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.08×13 works
  4. Nursing2.06×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.05×8 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.53×22 works
  8. Psychology1.44×5 works
  9. Medicine1.04×23 works
  10. Environmental Science1.03×6 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.02×3 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.96×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.84×2 works
  14. Veterinary0.79×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.76×7 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.52×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.50×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.50×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×1 works
  21. Energy0.16×0 works
  22. Engineering0.12×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University of Development Alternative?

Ranked on the quality score, Syeda Seraj, Rownak Jahan and Khoshnur Jannat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Development Alternative.

  1. 1 Syeda Seraj Bangladesh · #1,180,005 worldwide 1.6k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Rownak Jahan Bangladesh · #1,612,482 worldwide 4.3k citations · 193 works
  3. 3 Khoshnur Jannat Bangladesh · #1,970,125 worldwide 573 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Md. Arif Khan Bangladesh · #2,060,356 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Anamul Hasan Bangladesh · #2,067,554 worldwide 403 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Zubaida Khatun Bangladesh · #2,087,391 worldwide 843 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Shamima Ahsan Bangladesh · #2,247,109 worldwide 399 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Chowdhury Alfi Afroze Bangladesh · #2,516,662 worldwide 108 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Tohmina Afroze Bondhon Bangladesh · #2,613,522 worldwide 322 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Md Nasir Ahmed Bangladesh · #2,754,607 worldwide 610 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at University of Development Alternative

What are the most cited papers from University of Development Alternative?

The most cited paper from University of Development Alternative is "The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America" (Thomas Reardon, C. Peter Timmer, Christopher B. Barrett et al., 2003), with 1,351 citations. Next come "Multidrug Resistance in Cancer: Understanding Molecular Mechanisms, Immunoprevention and Therapeutic Approaches" (594) and "Recent Progress in Nanostructured Smart Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy: A Review" (369).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America Thomas Reardon, C. Peter Timmer, Christopher B. Barrett et al. · American Journal of Agricultural Economics 25 Nov 2003 1,351
2 Multidrug Resistance in Cancer: Understanding Molecular Mechanisms, Immunoprevention and Therapeutic Approaches Talha Bin Emran, Asif Shahriar, Aar Rafi Mahmud et al. · Frontiers in Oncology Open access 23 Jun 2022 594
3 Recent Progress in Nanostructured Smart Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy: A Review Md Ishak Khan, Imran Hossain, M. Imran Hossain et al. · ACS Applied Bio Materials 28 Feb 2022 369
4 Recent progress of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedical applications: A review Muzahidul Islam Anik, M. Khalid Hossain, Imran Hossain et al. · Nano Select Open access 21 Jan 2021 305
5 Opioid Analgesia and Opioid-Induced Adverse Effects: A Review Alok Kumar Paul, Craig M. Smith, Mohammed Rahmatullah et al. · Pharmaceuticals Open access 27 Oct 2021 299
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University of Development Alternative?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Herbal Medicine, Vaccine, Globalization, Technology, Cancer and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.47×26 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 3.0×18 topics
  3. Antioxidant6▲ 7.4×22 topics
  4. Cancer5▲ 3.5×26 topics
  5. Climate Change5▲ 1.71×15 topics
  6. Herbal Medicine4▲ 14×10 topics
  7. Medicinal Plants4▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Sustainability4▲ 1.60×12 topics
  9. Vaccine4▲ 9.5×7 topics
  10. Technology4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 5.5×15 topics
  12. Pandemic4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Mental Health4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  14. Development3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  15. E-Learning3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  16. Policy3▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Immune Response3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  18. Neuroprotective3▲ 16×10 topics
  19. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  20. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 9.9×8 topics
  21. India3▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Agriculture3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  23. Food Security3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  24. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 7.6×17 topics
  25. Production2▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Drug Discovery2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  27. Intersectionality2▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Coronavirus2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  29. Economic Analysis2▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Supply Chain2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  31. Flavonoids2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  32. Health2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Health Benefits2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  35. Pharmacology2▲ 7.5×10 topics
  36. Performance Measurement2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Immunomodulatory2▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Traditional Medicine2▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Transmission2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Conflict2▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Development Alternative publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies.

Agricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Medic…2Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…1Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 1 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…1Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksSeaweed-derived Bioactiv…1Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesComplementary and alternative medicineInfectious DiseasesPlant Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University of Development Alternative's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University of Development Alternative as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%University of Development Alternative0.00059% in 202519801990200020102020

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