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University of Rajshahi

In research, University of Rajshahi stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,414 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,220 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,123 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Aquatic Science and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Modeling and Simulation is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,619
of 28,054 · #3,902 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#7
of 135
Research works
7.2k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is University of Rajshahi 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,414 of 12,888 19.5%1,018 #3068
Social SciencesDomain #1,220 of 10,521 24.1%573 #2560
Social SciencesField #1,123 of 6,365 23.6%303 #1905
EngineeringField #1,584 of 6,636 16.7%287 #3595
Life SciencesDomain #2,065 of 7,800 15.8%438 #4580
Environmental ScienceField #976 of 3,551 21.9%203 #1989
PsychologyField #804 of 2,181 20.8%61 —
Health SciencesDomain #4,421 of 11,982 17.5%343 #7800
MedicineField #3,861 of 10,443 19.2%257 #7290
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,188 of 2,578 20.0%88 #1874

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Rajshahi 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. Physical Sciences#3,068 #1,414
  2. Social Sciences#2,560 #1,220
  3. Social Sciences#1,905 #1,123
  4. Engineering#3,595 #1,584
  5. Life Sciences#4,580 #2,065
  6. Environmental Science#1,989 #976
  7. Health Sciences#7,800 #4,421
  8. Medicine#7,290 #3,861
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,874 #1,188
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 Rajshahi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 32.0 works9.6×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 29.5 works6.8×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 48.6 works6.5×
  4. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 44.0 works3.6×
  5. Safety ResearchSubfield · 22.0 works3.3×
← 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: 2.29× its world share, 258 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 123 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.25× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 151 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 287 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.75× its world share, 145 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 83 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 257 worksMedicineNursing: 2.33× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 303 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Rajshahi?

Ranked on the composite score, M. A. Jalil Miah, Md. Mosfequr Rahman and Mirza H. K. Rubel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Rajshahi.

  1. 1 M. A. Jalil Miah Bangladesh · #246,256 worldwide 19 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Md. Mosfequr Rahman Bangladesh · #285,527 worldwide 338 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Mirza H. K. Rubel Bangladesh · #408,179 worldwide 270 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 A.K.M.A. Islam Bangladesh · #430,935 worldwide 123 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 M. Ali Akbar Bangladesh · #453,756 worldwide 444 citations · 107 works
  6. 6 Shafi Mahmud Bangladesh · #506,612 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 M. Mukhlesur Rahman Bangladesh · #568,294 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 R.K. Biswas Bangladesh · #650,605 worldwide 81 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 S. H. Naqib Bangladesh · #690,097 worldwide 217 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Md. Abul Kalam Azad Bangladesh · #794,896 worldwide 69 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at University of Rajshahi

Which keywords describe research at University of Rajshahi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Nanocrystals, Environmental Impact, Nonlinear Equations, Food Security, Machine Learning, Sustainability and Photovoltaics.

▲ 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 Change129▲ 2.0×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning114▲ 1.47×66 topics
  3. Sustainability101▲ 1.74×54 topics
  4. Deep Learning97▲ 1.20×68 topics
  5. Environmental Impact92▲ 2.3×43 topics
  6. Food Security60▲ 4.6×17 topics
  7. COVID-1959▲ 1.83×23 topics
  8. Human Rights52▲ 2.1×25 topics
  9. Nanocrystals51▲ 7.9×5 topics
  10. Nonlinear Equations49▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Pandemic45▲ 1.79×10 topics
  12. Antioxidant43▲ 2.6×42 topics
  13. Agriculture40▲ 4.2×9 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity39▲ 3.8×19 topics
  15. Efficiency38▲ 5.3×6 topics
  16. Medicinal Plants38▲ 4.0×16 topics
  17. Development37▲ 4.5×16 topics
  18. Photovoltaics36▲ 9.4×4 topics
  19. Governance35▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Nanostructures34▲ 3.5×12 topics
  21. Democracy33▲ 3.9×10 topics
  22. Vulnerability29▲ 5.4×6 topics
  23. Heavy Metals29▲ 5.1×6 topics
  24. Rogue Waves28▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation28▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction26▲ 8.2×5 topics
  27. Integrable Equations26▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Soliton Solutions26▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Violence25▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Bangladesh24▲ 54×3 topics
  31. Solitons23▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Principal Component Analysis23▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. India22▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Fractional Calculus22▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Solar Cell Efficiency22▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Anomalous Diffusion21▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Homotopy Analysis Method21▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Optical Lattices21▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Discrete21▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Photonic Systems21▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Rajshahi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Nonlinear Photonic Systems and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films.

Nonlinear Waves and Soli…26Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 26 fractional worksFractional Differential …21Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 21 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 21 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…21Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 21 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…21Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 21 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 20 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 18 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…17Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 17 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 17 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 15 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsModeling and SimulationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 26 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 21 works
  3. 3 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 21 works
  4. 4 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 21 works
  6. 6 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 18 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 17 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 17 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 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 available63.3%not open36.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Rajshahi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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.