As of 4 January 2020, there are 6363 documents in the Scopus Database with Bangladeshi affiliation. Out of more than 6000 documents, 1810 are open access.
Almost all of the documents are in English (6,358). However, few are in other languages: French (3), Spanish (3), Chinese (1), Czech (1) and, Swedish (1).
More than five thousands(5825)documents are finally published and 538 documents are in press.
Top three subject area are: Engineering (1861),Computer science(1644) and Medicine(1126).
Top Ten researchers- Bangladeshi, NBR and Foreigner
A majority of “Top Ten” researchers are working in abroad and publishing with researchers affiliated with Bangladeshi institutes. Among the top three researchers, Dr Asiri is not a Bangladeshi, Saudi Arabian, but he has published 45 documents as co-author with Bangladesh affiliated researchers in 2019.
The second (Mia, M) and forth (Rahman, MM) top researchers are Bangladeshi but doing research from England and Saudi Arabia, not from Bangladesh. Third position holder (Ahmed, Kawsar) is from Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Bangladesh. The fifth position is for Ahmed, Tahmeed from ICDDR,B.
Top Ten Bangladeshi Researchers
1.Kawsar Ahmed (39) – Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU)
2. Tahmeed Ahmed, (36)- ICDDR,B and Brac University
3. Firdausi Qadri (34)- ICDDR,B
4. Bikash Kumar Paul (31)- Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU
5. Md Anamul Hoque (27)- Jahangirnagar University,
5. Mohammad Abdul Matin, (27)- Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
5. Md Sahab Uddin (27) -Pharmakon Neuroscience Research Network: Dhaka, BD
6. Abdullah Al Mamun (25)- Jahangir Nagar University
7. Mirza Hasanuzzaman (24)- Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
8. Akbar Hossain (22)- Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute
9. Mustafa Mahfuzh(21)- ICDDR,B
10. Mohammad Mezbaul Alam (20)- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
Top Ten Journals and Proceedings
Top Ten Research organizations
University of Dhaka (DU) has secured the highest position with 669 and Bangladesh University of Science and Technology(BUET) second position with 666 publications. ICDDR,B is in the third position with 394 documents and Rajshahi University is in the 4th position with 330 Publications.
Two private universities, BRAC University(244, 6th) and Daffodil International University(235,8th) have positioned in the top ten for the first time.
Top Ten Public Universities
Top Engineering and Technology Universities
Top Agriculture , Veterinary Universities and Agricultural Research Institutes
Top Medical Universities, College and Hospital
Top 15 Science and Technology Universities
Top Ten Private Universities
Top Foreign Universities
Bangladeshi researchers working in these universities or collaborating with researchers from these universities published these many documents.
Top Agricultural Research Institute
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission vs BCSIR
Top ten collaborative countries
| United States | 878 |
| Australia | 722 |
| Japan | 609 |
| United Kingdom | 463 |
| Malaysia | 423 |
| China | 371 |
| India | 352 |
| Canada | 249 |
| South Korea | 247 |
| Saudi Arabia | 230 |
| 4544 |
Collaboration with South Asian neighboring countries
Document types
Only 3 book and 61 book chapters, which is less than last year.
| Article | 4228 |
| Conference Paper | 1631 |
| Review | 296 |
| Book Chapter | 61 |
| Letter | 46 |
| Erratum | 34 |
| Note | 28 |
| Editorial | 18 |
| Data Paper | 4 |
| Book | 3 |
| Short Survey | 3 |
| Undefined | 11 |
Research Subject Area
| Subject area | Documents |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 1861 |
| Computer Science | 1644 |
| Medicine | 1126 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1015 |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 813 |
| Environmental Science | 717 |
| Materials Science | 647 |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 619 |
| Social Sciences | 562 |
| Chemistry | 354 |
| Mathematics | 339 |
| Energy | 301 |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 260 |
| Chemical Engineering | 239 |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 238 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 227 |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 188 |
| Multidisciplinary | 171 |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 152 |
| Decision Sciences | 135 |
| Nursing | 96 |
| Veterinary | 84 |
| Neuroscience | 77 |
| Psychology | 77 |
| Arts and Humanities | 66 |
| Health Professions | 28 |
| Dentistry | 5 |
| Undefined | 1 |
Funding sponsorship
A majority of the publications are by Non Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) Researchers and funding also coming from foreign funding agency. Here presented top ten funder, top ten national and international funder for the research and publications in 2019.
Top ten Funder
Top National Funder
Top International funder
Patent
There is no patent with Bangladeshi affiliation indexed in the Scopus database. Same is the condition for Pakistan but India has 210 patents.
Concluding Remarks
Though publications are increasing, in small number though, this far from enough for scientific advancement of the country. In comparison to India and Pakistan, our publications are very few. While Indian Researchers published more than 175000 and Pakistani researchers published more than 22000 documents, Bangladeshi researchers have published only 6000 without any patent.
Moreover, majority of the publications are from NRB researchers. This means that our own research organizations are not publishing enough documents and reflects that more and more Bangladeshi are going abroad for research purpose.
Measures should be taken so that publication from our own research works in our research organizations increases and research are commercialized.
