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Research in Tunis

Science Explorer records 73 research institutions in Tunis, Tunisia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Tunis El Manar University, University of Carthage and Tunis University.

Research institutions
73
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
59k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Tunis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tunis El Manar UniversityUniversity 10,993 #2,436
2Tunis UniversityUniversity 9,752 #3,652
3University of CarthageUniversity 6,564 #2,778
4Hôpital Charles-NicolleHospital / health system 4,353 #16,683
5Hôpital La RabtaHospital / health system 4,137 #18,715
6National Engineering School of TunisUniversity 3,710 #9,029
7National Institute of MeteorologyResearch facility 2,496 #9,040
8Children's HospitalHospital / health system 1,740 #21,891
9Habib hospital ThameurHospital / health system 1,531 #25,109
10National Institute of Applied Science and TechnologyResearch facility 1,359 #13,201
11Institut Salah-AzaïzHospital / health system 1,233 #22,850
12Military Hospital of TunisHospital / health system 1,203 #21,878
13Institut Pasteur de TunisResearch facility 1,168 #14,757
14Institut National de Santé PubliqueResearch facility 990 #6,105 all time
15Institut National de Nutrition et de Technologie AlimentaireGovernment institution 980 #26,741
16Institut National Agronomique de TunisieUniversity 958 #20,184
17Institut Supérieur de Gestion de TunisUniversity 690 #23,859
18Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution 629 #6,036
19National Institute of Neurology Mongi-Ben HamidaHospital / health system 475 #26,975
20Higher Institute of Food Industries of TunisUniversity 416 #21,194
21Université Tunis CarthageUniversity 376 #21,681
22Université Ibn KhaldounUniversity 349 #25,742
23National Heritage InstituteNonprofit 318 #24,191
24Tunisia Private UniversityUniversity 294 #22,744
25Centre National de la Médecine et des Sciences des SportsResearch facility 243 #34,763 all time
26Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur AgricolesResearch facility 215 #38,577 all time
27Institut des Hautes Études de TunisUniversity 169 #41,751 all time
28Tunisian Union of Agriculture and FisheriesGovernment institution 167 #27,221
29Ministère de la SantéGovernment institution 155 #41,824 all time
30Mediterranean School of BusinessUniversity 141 #23,501
31Time UniversitéUniversity 140 #42,509 all time
32Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementGovernment institution 139 #35,383 all time
33National Office of MinesGovernment institution 115 not ranked
34Centre International des Technologies de l'Environnement de TunisGovernment institution 109 not ranked
35Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Tunisia)Company 104 not ranked
36National Sanitation UtilityInstitution 93 not ranked
37Banque Nationale de GènesGovernment institution 77 not ranked
38Office of Livestock and PastureGovernment institution 75 not ranked
39Ez-Zitouna UniversityUniversity 73 not ranked
40Virtual University of TunisUniversity 46 not ranked
41Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchGovernment institution 35 not ranked
42Institut de Recherche sur le Maghreb ContemporainResearch facility 33 not ranked
43Sahara and Sahel ObservatoryResearch facility 33 not ranked
44Université Centrale de TunisUniversity 31 not ranked
45Université Internationale de TunisUniversity 25 not ranked
46Centre National de l'InformatiqueGovernment institution 25 not ranked
47Etablissements Abdelmoula (Tunisia)Company 22 not ranked
48Université Arabe des SciencesUniversity 18 not ranked
49Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific OrganizationInstitution 14 not ranked
50International Drilling Services (Tunisia)Company 14 not ranked
51Ministère de l'ÉquipementGovernment institution 10 not ranked
52Institut de Santé et de Sécurité au TravailGovernment institution 8 not ranked
53Maison Arabe de Software et de Hardware (Tunisia)Company 7 not ranked
54Coxswain Social Investment Plus (Tunisia)Company 7 not ranked
55Association Tunisienne Contre le CancerInstitution 6 not ranked
56Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative StudiesResearch facility 5 not ranked
57Health International Private UniversityUniversity 5 not ranked
58University College of Aviation and TechnologyUniversity 5 not ranked
59Centre Technique de l'Agro-AlimentaireResearch facility 3 not ranked
60Sarost (Tunisia)Company 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Tunis El Manar University: 18.6%Tunis University: 16.5%University of Carthage: 11.1%Hôpital Charles-Nicolle: 7.4%56 others listed: 46.4%19%largest
Tunis El Manar University11k · 18.6%Tunis University9,752 · 16.5%University of Carthage6,564 · 11.1%Hôpital Charles-Nicolle4,353 · 7.4%56 others listed27k · 46.4%

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

What is Tunis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tunis is most concentrated in Rheumatology, Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics (4.5× the world share in Rheumatology).

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 285.8 works4.5×
  2. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 139.0 works3.5×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 72.9 works3.4×
  4. DermatologySubfield · 116.9 works3.2×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 203.6 works2.9×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Tunis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Deep Learning, Autoantibodies, Inflammation, Machine Learning and Climate Change.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology985▲ 1.81×135 topics
  2. Deep Learning575▲ 1.22×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning474◆ 1.06×90 topics
  4. Treatment447▲ 2.7×51 topics
  5. Diagnosis437▲ 3.4×41 topics
  6. Climate Change432▲ 1.17×107 topics
  7. Inflammation398▲ 1.39×83 topics
  8. Renewable Energy278▲ 1.41×49 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress275▲ 1.22×61 topics
  10. Sustainability250▼ 0.75×86 topics
  11. Environmental Impact243◆ 1.04×60 topics
  12. Neural Networks229◆ 1.08×39 topics
  13. Management223▲ 2.1×36 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease213▲ 1.39×39 topics
  15. Public Health198◆ 0.99×63 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines195▲ 2.6×14 topics
  17. Chemotherapy192▲ 2.0×25 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome190▲ 1.71×23 topics
  19. Autoantibodies190▲ 5.9×8 topics
  20. Remote Sensing188◆ 1.11×39 topics
  21. Surgical Management170▲ 3.0×20 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency165▲ 1.28×36 topics
  23. Genetics164▲ 1.71×26 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity153▲ 1.75×31 topics
  25. Immune Response152▲ 1.95×23 topics
  26. Pathogenesis148▲ 2.1×24 topics
  27. Convolutional Neural Networks148▲ 1.47×14 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors136▲ 2.3×14 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations134▲ 2.2×23 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk128▲ 3.0×9 topics
  31. Survival Analysis102▲ 2.7×7 topics
  32. Diagnostic Criteria100▲ 3.3×10 topics
  33. Immunosuppressive Therapy100▲ 3.9×8 topics
  34. Monetary Policy96▲ 2.9×9 topics
  35. Subduction72▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Mediterranean70▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Biological Therapy70▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs64▲ 9.3×1 topic
  39. Joint Inflammation64▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis58▲ 8.5×2 topics

What research is done in Tunis?

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesRheumatology 64 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 49 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideGeophysics 48 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics and Econometrics 48 works
  5. 5 Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsRheumatology 45 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 44 works
  7. 7 Photovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 42 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 40 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFood Science 39 works
  10. 10 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentReproductive Medicine 38 works

Research output over time

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