Bangladeshi Researcher Monirul Islam featured in Stanford’s Top 2% List

Bangladeshi academic and researcher Md. Monirul Islam has earned a prestigious global recognition by securing a place in the Stanford University / Elsevier Top 2% List of Researchers — one of the most respected rankings of the world’s most influential scientists.

Mr. Islam has built a distinguished transcontinental academic career, maintaining active roles in both Russia and Bangladesh. He currently serves as a Research Fellow at the Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University in Russia, where he completed his PhD on the geopolitics of critical mineral resources and their importance in the global clean energy transition.

In Bangladesh, he holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management (BIGM), affiliated with the University of Dhaka. He completed his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and M.Phil degrees from the University of Dhaka before pursuing his doctoral studies in economics.

Beyond academia, Mr. Islam actively contributes to policy research as a part-time Research Fellow at several Dhaka-based think tanks, focusing on political economy, governance, and energy issues.

His research impact has been widely recognized. According to RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), he ranks among the world’s top young economists based on publication performance over the last five years. His scholarly profiles on Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar reflect dozens of indexed publications and thousands of citations, with a sharp rise in recent years.

Mr. Islam’s research primarily focuses on energy geopolitics, critical mineral trade, clean energy transitions, and political economy. He has published in several high-impact international journals, including A-ranked outlets. His work has received competitive funding from the Russian Science Foundation and various Russian federal and regional scholarships.

With regular participation in international conferences and a growing body of influential research, Md. Monirul Islam is emerging as one of the promising Bangladeshi scholars contributing meaningfully to global discussions on energy, resources, and sustainable development.