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Research in Sfax

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Sfax, Tunisia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Sfax, Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker and Digital Research Centre of Sfax.

Research institutions
9
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
336k
11.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Sfax

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Sfax?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SfaxUniversity 18,942 #5,394
2Hopital Universitaire Hedi ChakerHospital / health system 4,464 #10,564
3Hopital Universitaire Habib BourguibaHospital / health system 2,858 #14,443
4Centre of Biotechnology of SfaxResearch facility 1,227 #14,547
5Digital Research Centre of SfaxResearch facility 548 #11,519
6Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de SfaxUniversity 335 #21,134 all time
7Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de SfaxUniversity 279 #19,511
8École Supérieure des Études Administratives et CommercialesUniversity 50 not ranked
9Université Privée du SudUniversity 8 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Sfax: 66.0%Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker: 15.5%Hopital Universitaire Habib Bourguiba: 10.0%Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax: 4.3%5 others listed: 4.2%66%largest
University of Sfax19k · 66.0%Hopital Universitaire Hedi Chaker4,464 · 15.5%Hopital Universitaire Habib Bourguiba2,858 · 10.0%Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax1,227 · 4.3%5 others listed1,220 · 4.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Sfax work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Sfax is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,671 fractional works · 42.0% of its workEngineering: 1,273 fractional works · 14.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 325 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 194 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 146 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 135 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 95 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 982 fractional works · 11.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 296 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 200 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 163 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 136 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 419 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 203 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 341 fractional works · 3.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 113 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 276 fractional works · 3.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 126 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 96 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,569 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 2,296 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSurgery: 263 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 169 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 158 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 130 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 120 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 109 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 105 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 97 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 95 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 198 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,548 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 470 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAccounting: 163 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 126 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 359 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 249 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 294 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 136 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 268 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 104 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 105 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 960 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 368 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 175 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 358 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 190 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 142 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 71 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSfax8,748fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,27314.5%
    2. Computer Science98211.2%
    3. Materials Science4194.8%
    4. Mathematics3413.9%
    5. Environmental Science2763.1%
    6. Chemistry1261.4%
    7. Energy961.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences800.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy660.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.1%
  2. Health Sciences2,56929.4%
    1. Medicine2,29626.2%
    2. Health Professions1982.3%
    3. Nursing410.5%
    4. Veterinary180.2%
    5. Dentistry160.2%
  3. Social Sciences1,54817.7%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting4705.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3594.1%
    3. Psychology2943.4%
    4. Social Sciences2683.1%
    5. Decision Sciences1051.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities530.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3684.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3584.1%
    3. Neuroscience1421.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology710.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sfax strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sfax is most concentrated in Algebra and Number Theory, Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics (7.4× the world share in Algebra and Number Theory).

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 36.9 works7.4×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 75.6 works6.1×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 100.2 works4.5×
  4. MathematicsField · 312.3 works3.4×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 145.7 works3.1×
  6. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 122.3 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 319 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 321 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 62 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 122 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 110 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 881 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 1,146 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 240 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 359 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.40× its world share, 312 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 57 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 184 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 2,064 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 417 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 316 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 273 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 242 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.40×312 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.89×316 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.66×417 works
  4. Veterinary1.50×16 works
  5. Computer Science1.45×881 works
  6. Medicine1.37×2,064 works
  7. Materials Science1.31×359 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.20×90 works
  9. Energy1.18×84 works
  10. Psychology1.14×273 works
  11. Engineering0.98×1,146 works
  12. Neuroscience0.96×122 works
  13. Nursing0.95×36 works
  14. Chemistry0.90×110 works
  15. Health Professions0.90×184 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×319 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×62 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×321 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×18 works
  20. Environmental Science0.62×240 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×69 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.45×12 works
  23. Dentistry0.40×15 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.33×57 works
  25. Social Sciences0.25×242 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.21×47 works

Which keywords describe research in Sfax?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Diagnosis, Treatment, Renewable Energy, Corporate Governance and Monetary Policy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning526▲ 1.74×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology515▲ 1.48×129 topics
  3. Machine Learning372▲ 1.28×88 topics
  4. Treatment247▲ 2.3×50 topics
  5. Diagnosis229▲ 2.8×41 topics
  6. Renewable Energy214▲ 1.69×45 topics
  7. Inflammation200◆ 1.08×77 topics
  8. Neural Networks185▲ 1.37×38 topics
  9. Corporate Governance159▲ 2.5×17 topics
  10. Healthcare155▲ 1.55×19 topics
  11. Mental Health155▲ 1.24×34 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management146▲ 1.85×20 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks143▲ 2.2×14 topics
  14. Internet of Things138▲ 1.85×22 topics
  15. COVID-19130◆ 1.15×24 topics
  16. Economic Growth130▲ 1.83×25 topics
  17. Depression126▲ 1.63×24 topics
  18. Management118▲ 1.69×33 topics
  19. Genetics114▲ 1.84×26 topics
  20. Security111▲ 1.90×21 topics
  21. Monetary Policy106▲ 5.1×8 topics
  22. Classification102▲ 2.6×13 topics
  23. Autoantibodies95▲ 4.6×8 topics
  24. Stock Market85▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Prevalence84▲ 2.3×14 topics
  26. Privacy78▲ 3.1×7 topics
  27. Diagnostic Criteria75▲ 3.8×10 topics
  28. Cognitive Impairment72▲ 3.2×10 topics
  29. Nonlinear Systems68▲ 3.6×8 topics
  30. Finance64▲ 4.0×4 topics
  31. Financial Development63▲ 4.8×3 topics
  32. Panel Data Analysis62▲ 4.6×2 topics
  33. Financial Reporting59▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Financialization58▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Global Economy58▲ 5.2×2 topics
  36. Economic Policy Uncertainty58▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Oil Price Shocks58▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Ferroelectricity56▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Controllability50▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Holomorphic Functions46▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Sfax?

Market Dynamics and Vola…50Market Dynamics and Volatility: 50 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…46Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 46 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 40 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…38Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 38 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…38Corporate Finance and Governance: 38 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 32 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 32 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator…31Holomorphic and Operator Theory: 31 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 31 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 31 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsAccountingComputational Theory and Mathematics2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 50 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 46 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 40 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 38 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 38 works
  6. 6 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 32 works
  7. 7 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 32 works
  8. 8 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 31 works
  9. 9 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 31 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 31 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Sfax13.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2016.

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