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Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranks between 8th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Perovskite solar cells
8–9tied, of 76
1stCN53.9%7thGB2.3%8–9SA2.1%8–9BD2.0%10–11CH1.6%10–11JP1.6%
Begum Rokeya University0.4% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
17–21tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%16thTW1.2%17–21EG1.0%17–21BD1.0%17–21NL1.0%17–21ZA1.0%
Jagannath University0.2% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
19thof 104
1stCN14.8%17thMA1.3%18thES1.2%19thBD1.1%20–23TW0.8%20–23BR0.8%
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.7 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%14–20TR0.5%14–20SG0.5%21–31BD0.5%21–31TW0.3%21–31MX0.3%
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
21–24tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%17–20TR1.0%17–20FI1.0%21–24BD0.9%21–24QA0.9%21–24IR0.9%
American International University-Bangladesh0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 391.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33AE0.3%21–33PT0.3%21–33BD0.3%21–33SE0.3%21–33ES0.2%
University of Dhaka0.3% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
23–29tied, of 562.7 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%19–22CA0.5%23–29NL0.4%23–29BD0.4%23–29IE0.3%23–29IQ0.3%
Jahangirnagar University0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
22–25tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%22–25LU0.7%22–25ES0.7%22–25BD0.6%22–25EG0.6%26–29PK0.5%
Daffodil International University0.3% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
25–29tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%21–24TW0.4%25–29RU0.3%25–29BD0.3%25–29FI0.3%25–29TR0.3%
BRAC University0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 592.1 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%18–26PT0.7%27–39NL0.6%27–39BD0.6%27–39MA0.6%27–39IR0.6%
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur0.6% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
24–30tied, of 684.2 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%24–30PK0.4%24–30NL0.4%24–30BD0.4%24–30PL0.4%24–30GR0.4%
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
25–29tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%25–29RU0.3%25–29TH0.3%25–29BD0.3%30–32SE0.2%30–32IE0.2%
University of Dhaka0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40PT0.1%28–40MO0.1%28–40BD0.1%28–40NO0.1%28–40AE0.1%
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur0.0% of the top 10%
Optical communication
26–32tied, of 542.8 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%26–32RU0.5%26–32IL0.4%26–32BD0.4%26–32ZA0.4%26–32QA0.4%
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
26–31tied, of 683.1 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%26–31EG0.3%26–31PL0.3%26–31BD0.3%26–31KZ0.3%32–40PT0.3%
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
30–33tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%30–33SE0.4%30–33MX0.4%30–33BD0.4%30–33NL0.4%34–36EG0.3%
Outside the top 30
American International University-Bangladesh0.2% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39AT0.3%28–39TW0.3%28–39BD0.3%28–39MY0.3%28–39JO0.3%
Outside the top 30
United International University0.0% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
31–39tied, of 541.6 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%31–39BR0.3%31–39SA0.3%31–39BD0.2%31–39CO0.2%31–39NZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
32–40tied, of 641.0 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%32–40HK0.1%32–40TH0.1%32–40BD0.1%32–40SK0.1%32–40GR0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Dhaka0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 570.8 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%27–40IR0.2%27–40EC0.2%27–40NP0.2%27–40MA0.2%27–40BD0.1%
Outside the top 30
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Bangladesh is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 3rdLead-free and inorganic perovskites (incl. device simulation)Perovskite solar cells, 240 papers; behind China 26.2% and India 17.3%12.1%