Universities by Research Publications in Bangladesh

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Dhaka881,409 citations

34,536

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology527,062 citations

16,832

Queens University369,149 citations

16,679

Bangladesh Agricultural University494,080 citations

14,127

University of Rajshahi441,257 citations

13,689

Bangladesh Medical University132,507 citations

12,285

Jahangirnagar University404,112 citations

11,595

Daffodil International University242,219 citations

10,485

University of Chittagong249,926 citations

9,175

BRAC University187,184 citations

8,597

North South University257,464 citations

8,274

Southeast University104,392 citations

8,051

Dhaka Medical College and Hospital71,869 citations

7,510

Khulna University227,874 citations

7,442

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology228,343 citations

7,324

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology238,074 citations

7,170

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur255,213 citations

6,965

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology240,835 citations

6,676

Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology145,251 citations

6,026

American International University-Bangladesh102,814 citations

5,880

Noakhali Science and Technology University150,268 citations

4,966

Jagannath University94,647 citations

4,724

Jashore University of Science and Technology191,457 citations

4,559

Gazipur Agricultural University173,027 citations

4,332

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology99,288 citations

4,141

East West University73,128 citations

3,984

Islamic University92,122 citations

3,954

International Islamic University Chittagong103,813 citations

3,950

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University143,304 citations

3,946

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University153,691 citations

3,861

Independent University, Bangladesh101,199 citations

3,858

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University77,218 citations

3,755

Military Institute of Science and Technology73,118 citations

3,400

Patuakhali Science and Technology University98,055 citations

3,202

United International University79,692 citations

3,179

International University of Business Agriculture and Technology63,412 citations

3,162

Sylhet Agricultural University79,441 citations

3,000

Gopalganj Science and Technology University84,332 citations

2,817

Islamic University of Technology102,419 citations

2,803

Pabna University of Science and Technology57,185 citations

2,616

Bangladesh University of Professionals44,120 citations

2,569

Begum Rokeya University92,610 citations

2,523

Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology91,466 citations

2,474

University of Asia Pacific61,131 citations

2,464

Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College13,018 citations

2,421

Rajshahi Medical College14,613 citations

2,373

Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University60,563 citations

2,229

Comilla University31,326 citations

2,075

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology51,258 citations

1,796

Green University of Bangladesh30,512 citations

1,791

Highlights

Within Bangladesh, University of Dhaka ranks first in 2026 with 34,536, followed by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (16,832) and Queens University (16,679).

University of Dhaka is 2.1 times higher than Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 34,536 (University of Dhaka) to 1,791 (Green University of Bangladesh), with a median of 4,063.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Bangladesh, University of Dhaka ranks first in 2026 with 34,536, followed by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (16,832) and Queens University (16,679).

University of Dhaka is 2.1 times higher than Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 34,536 (University of Dhaka) to 1,791 (Green University of Bangladesh), with a median of 4,063.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.