Bangladesh, Oct. 9 -- Professor Golam Rasul of IUBAT has been ranked 10th among Bangladeshi researchers and 16,733rd worldwide in the 2026 Stanford-Elsevier database of the world's top 2 per cent scientists, extending his inclusion to eight consecutive years since 2019.

The recognition is particularly notable because Professor Rasul is the first former Bangladesh Civil Service officer to be included in the database, marking an unusual career trajectory from public administration to internationally recognized research and policy leadership.

Based on the August 2026 Scopus data, the database is compiled by a team led by Stanford University's John P. A. Ioannidis uses standardized citation indicators to assess research impact.

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