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🎓 Top Research Universities in Bangladesh

Universities and colleges in Bangladesh ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇧🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Dhaka34,478 papers
877,096
2
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology16,809 papers
521,599
3
Bangladesh Agricultural University14,113 papers
492,107
4
University of Rajshahi13,664 papers
439,478
5
Jahangirnagar University11,578 papers
402,218
6
Queens University16,634 papers
365,798
7
North South University8,256 papers
255,236
8
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur6,958 papers
253,640
9
University of Chittagong9,145 papers
248,302
10
Daffodil International University10,442 papers
239,219
11
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology6,663 papers
238,546
12
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology7,150 papers
236,427
13
Khulna University7,428 papers
226,340
14
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology7,312 papers
226,163
15
Bangladesh University of Health Sciences979 papers
204,215
16
Jashore University of Science and Technology4,550 papers
190,403
17
BRAC University8,574 papers
184,657
18
Gazipur Agricultural University4,328 papers
171,791
19
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University3,857 papers
152,580
20
Noakhali Science and Technology University4,954 papers
149,422
21
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology6,018 papers
143,682
22
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University3,940 papers
142,498
23
Bangladesh Medical University12,268 papers
132,104
24
Southeast University8,053 papers
103,832
25
International Islamic University Chittagong3,941 papers
102,890
26
American International University-Bangladesh5,869 papers
101,321
27
Islamic University of Technology2,795 papers
101,181
28
Independent University, Bangladesh3,834 papers
100,115
29
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology4,125 papers
97,721
30
Patuakhali Science and Technology University3,195 papers
97,311
31
Jagannath University4,712 papers
93,860
32
Begum Rokeya University2,524 papers
92,208
33
Islamic University3,956 papers
91,371
34
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology2,474 papers
90,994
35
Gopalganj Science and Technology University2,810 papers
83,841
36
Sylhet Agricultural University2,997 papers
78,888
37
United International University3,174 papers
78,355
38
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University3,748 papers
76,635
39
East West University3,974 papers
72,178
40
Military Institute of Science and Technology3,388 papers
71,846
41
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital7,502 papers
71,640
42
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology3,138 papers
62,670
43
University of Asia Pacific2,454 papers
60,462
44
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University2,221 papers
60,280
45
Pabna University of Science and Technology2,615 papers
56,684
46
Bangladesh University of Business and Technology1,786 papers
50,778
47
Bangladesh University of Professionals2,561 papers
43,705
48
Asian University for Women616 papers
39,803
49
BGC Trust University Bangladesh1,160 papers
38,756
50
Bangladesh University of Textiles1,219 papers
34,733

Highlights

Within Bangladesh, University of Dhaka ranks first in 2026 with 877,096, followed by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (521,599) and Bangladesh Agricultural University (492,107).

University of Dhaka is 1.7 times higher than Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 877,096 (University of Dhaka) to 34,733 (Bangladesh University of Textiles), with a median of 102,106.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.