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Varendra University

In research, Varendra University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,203 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,035 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,300
of 28,054 · #23,749 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#67
of 135
Research works
370
▲ 252% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Varendra University 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 #5,203 of 10,521 34.5%65 —
Physical SciencesDomain #9,035 of 12,888 20.5%79 #17274

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Varendra 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 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: 1.47× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.43× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.69× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 3.62× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.98× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Varendra University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, COVID-19, Renewable Energy, Wireless Sensor Networks, Environmental Monitoring, Smart Farming and Image Processing.

▲ 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 Learning29▲ 4.0×37 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 3.5×26 topics
  3. COVID-1911▲ 3.9×12 topics
  4. Renewable Energy11▲ 3.7×21 topics
  5. Sustainability11▲ 2.1×30 topics
  6. Climate Change8▲ 1.46×20 topics
  7. Pandemic8▲ 3.6×8 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 7.9×7 topics
  9. Environmental Monitoring7▲ 9.1×4 topics
  10. Economic Growth7▲ 3.8×13 topics
  11. Medical Imaging7▲ 6.2×4 topics
  12. Smart Farming7▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Image Processing7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  15. Internet of Things (IoT)6▲ 25×1 topic
  16. Plant Disease Detection6▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Finance6▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  19. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.6×4 topics
  20. Feature Extraction6▲ 5.7×7 topics
  21. Risk Management6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  22. Digital Transformation5▲ 4.7×5 topics
  23. Transfer Learning5▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Financial Stability5▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Social Capital5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  26. Classification5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Performance Analysis5▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Urbanization5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  29. IoT Security4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Islamic Banking4▲ 5.2×2 topics
  31. Stock Market4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Environmental Management4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. Ethical Identity4▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Shariah Supervision4▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Convolutional Neural Network4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Violence4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Governance4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  38. Financial Markets4▲ 14×1 topic
  39. business impact4▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Image Segmentation4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Varendra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Agriculture and AI, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Brain Tumor Detection and Classification.

Smart Agriculture and AI: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts4COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…3Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…3Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAccountingEconomics and EconometricsNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 6 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 3 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  6. 6 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Varendra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 252% higher 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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