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Uttara University

In research, Uttara University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,015 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,074 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#7,689
of 22,385 · #13,426 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#61
of 127
Research works
527
▲ 133% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%

What is Uttara University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,015 of 10,670 15.5%119 #9394
Social SciencesDomain #6,074 of 9,585 9.9%64 #8083

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Uttara University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Uttara University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Uttara University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (14%), Computer Science (13%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 134 fractional works · 47.4% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 38 fractional works · 13.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 28.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 6.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 15.5% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 12.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUttara University282fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences28%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4014.2%
    2. Computer Science3813.3%
    3. Environmental Science176.1%
    4. Materials Science165.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy93.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.6%
    7. Chemistry31.1%
    8. Energy31.1%
    9. Mathematics31.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2910.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting196.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities134.7%
    4. Psychology72.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.4%
    6. Decision Sciences51.6%
    1. Medicine3612.9%
    2. Health Professions62.3%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences124.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.8%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
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: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.06× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.06×19 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.84×2 works
  3. Computer Science1.71×38 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.68×5 works
  5. Materials Science1.62×16 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.62×13 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.45×9 works
  8. Environmental Science1.23×17 works
  9. Energy1.15×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×7 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.01×4 works
  12. Engineering0.95×40 works
  13. Mathematics0.90×3 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×12 works
  15. Health Professions0.87×6 works
  16. Social Sciences0.82×29 works
  17. Psychology0.81×7 works
  18. Chemistry0.72×3 works
  19. Medicine0.67×36 works
  20. Nursing0.60×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×2 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×8 works
  23. Neuroscience0.50×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Uttara University?

Ranked on the quality score, F. A. Samiul Islam, Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi and Mohammad Sharif Hossain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uttara University.

  1. 1 F. A. Samiul Islam Bangladesh · #672,872 worldwide 250 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi Bangladesh · #1,402,204 worldwide 419 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Sharif Hossain Bangladesh · #2,338,182 worldwide 166 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Nur Ahammad Bangladesh · #2,489,310 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Md. Shoriful Islam Bangladesh · #2,546,493 worldwide 944 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Md. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Bangladesh · #2,608,180 worldwide 42 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 A.H.M. Saifullah Sadi Bangladesh · #2,741,769 worldwide 186 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Alauddin Bangladesh · #2,758,122 worldwide 732 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Rashed Mahmud Shakil Bangladesh · #3,328,866 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan Bangladesh · #3,703,947 worldwide 66 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Uttara University

What are the most cited papers from Uttara University?

The most cited paper from Uttara University is "Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh: An online-based cross-sectional study" (Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Tajuddin Sikder et al., 2020), with 594 citations. Next come "Transfer learning with fine-tuned deep CNN ResNet50 model for classifying COVID-19 from chest X-ray images" (164) and "Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic" (161).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh: An online-based cross-sectional study Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Tajuddin Sikder et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 9 Oct 2020 594
2 Transfer learning with fine-tuned deep CNN ResNet50 model for classifying COVID-19 from chest X-ray images Md. Belal Hossain, Shahriar Iqbal, Md. Monirul Islam et al. · Informatics in Medicine Unlocked Open access 2022 164
3 Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan, Rafia Tasnim et al. · Addictive Behaviors Reports Open access 5 Nov 2020 161
4 Recent advances on palm oil mill effluent (POME) pretreatment and anaerobic reactor for sustainable biogas production Md. Maniruzzaman A. Aziz, Khairul Anuar Kassim, Moetaz Elsergany et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Open access 26 Nov 2019 156
5 Integrated PV/T solar still- A mini-review Athikesavan Muthu Manokar, D. Prince Winston, Abd Elnaby Kabeel et al. · Desalination Review 3 May 2017 154
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Uttara University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Climate Change and Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning26▲ 2.7×46 topics
  2. Deep Learning24▲ 2.5×44 topics
  3. Renewable Energy13▲ 3.2×22 topics
  4. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.6×18 topics
  5. Sustainability12▲ 1.78×24 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 2.9×19 topics
  7. Climate Change11▲ 1.49×31 topics
  8. Globalization10▲ 1.73×21 topics
  9. Healthcare7▲ 2.2×11 topics
  10. COVID-197▲ 1.88×14 topics
  11. Human Rights7▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Neural Networks6▲ 1.43×17 topics
  13. Social Media6▲ 1.54×13 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 1.77×18 topics
  16. Internet of Things6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  17. Medical Imaging5▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Big Data5▲ 1.89×13 topics
  19. Economic Growth5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  20. IoT5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  21. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation4▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Nonlinear Equations4▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Rogue Waves4▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Global Warming4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  26. Corpus Linguistics4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  27. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 3.7×3 topics
  28. Smart Cities4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  29. Solitons4▲ 31×2 topics
  30. IoT Security4▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Recycling4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  32. Integrable Equations3▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Soliton Solutions3▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Optical Lattices3▲ 18×3 topics
  35. User Satisfaction3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  36. Smart Farming3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Developing Countries3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Discrete3▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Nonlinear Photonic Systems3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Tropical Cyclones3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Uttara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Smart Agriculture and AI and Natural Language Processing Techniques.

  1. 1 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Joseph Conrad and Literature Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Uttara University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 133% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Uttara University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Uttara University0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Uttara University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Uttara University17.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2025.

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