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Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires

In research, Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,081 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,239
of 22,385 · #27,421 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#55
of 56
Research works
268
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires

What is Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #16,081 of 17,446 7.3%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Materials Science (16%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 51.7% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 7.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 9.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 34.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 24.0% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 8.9% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 7.8% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre Nationaldes Sciences et…91fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences35%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences1%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science1516.5%
    2. Engineering99.9%
    3. Environmental Science89.2%
    4. Chemistry55.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy44.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.8%
    7. Energy11.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    10. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2224.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology78.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    5. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Medicine99.9%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences00.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.0%
    4. Psychology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5.05× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.53× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.73× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.79× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.79×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.05×22 works
  3. Materials Science4.73×15 works
  4. Chemistry3.53×5 works
  5. Chemical Engineering3.07×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.97×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy2.13×4 works
  8. Environmental Science1.84×8 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.77×2 works
  10. Energy1.53×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×7 works
  12. Nursing1.45×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×1 works
  14. Engineering0.66×9 works
  15. Medicine0.51×9 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.50×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.39×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.29×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  23. Psychology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires?

Ranked on the quality score, Meriem Msaad Guerfali, Habiba Kouki and Kamel Charaabi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires.

  1. 1 Meriem Msaad Guerfali Tunisia · #2,590,513 worldwide 492 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Habiba Kouki Tunisia · #3,477,007 worldwide 176 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Kamel Charaabi Tunisia · #3,489,722 worldwide 371 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Naceur Mejri Tunisia · #4,024,931 worldwide 596 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 O. Kadri Tunisia · #4,388,033 worldwide 622 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Sihem Jebri Tunisia · #4,459,206 worldwide 357 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Issam Ben Salem Tunisia · #4,594,246 worldwide 551 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Safouan Ben Ammar Tunisia · #4,623,154 worldwide 226 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 F. Gharbi Tunisia · #4,921,970 worldwide 421 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Fatma Hmaïed Tunisia · #4,989,540 worldwide 595 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires

What are the most cited papers from Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires?

The most cited paper from Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires is "HealthBlock: A secure blockchain-based healthcare data management system" (Bessem Zaabar, Omar Cheikhrouhou, Faisal Jamil et al., 2021), with 325 citations. Next come "Barrier, structural and mechanical properties of bovine gelatin–chitosan blend films related to biopolymer interactions" (156) and "Recent Improvements in Geant4 Electromagnetic Physics Models and Interfaces" (138).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 HealthBlock: A secure blockchain-based healthcare data management system Bessem Zaabar, Omar Cheikhrouhou, Faisal Jamil et al. · Computer Networks 27 Sep 2021 325
2 Barrier, structural and mechanical properties of bovine gelatin–chitosan blend films related to biopolymer interactions Nasreddine Benbettaïeb, Mia Kurek, Salwa Bornaz et al. · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 15 Jan 2014 156
3 Recent Improvements in Geant4 Electromagnetic Physics Models and Interfaces V. Ivanchenko et al. · Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology Open access Oct 2011 138
4 Fitness Improvement of Mass-Reared Sterile Males of Ceratitis capitata (Vienna 8 strain) (Diptera: Tephritidae) After Gut Enrichment With Probiotics Haytham Hamden, Meriem Msaad Guerfali, Selma Fadhl et al. · Journal of Economic Entomology Apr 2013 138
5 Global patterns in genomic diversity underpinning the evolution of insecticide resistance in the aphid crop pest Myzus persicae Kumar Saurabh Singh et al. · Communications Biology Open access 7 Jul 2021 127
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Which keywords describe research at Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Natural Products, Medicinal Plants, Essential Oils, Antimicrobial Activity, Food Preservation, Nanocomposites and Antibacterial Agents.

▲ 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 institution'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. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 13×16 topics
  2. Natural Products6▲ 48×5 topics
  3. Medicinal Plants6▲ 17×10 topics
  4. Essential Oils5▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.9×17 topics
  6. Nanocomposites4▲ 6.3×12 topics
  7. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 30×5 topics
  8. Food Preservation4▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Antibacterial Agents4▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Antioxidants4▲ 9.9×9 topics
  11. In Vitro Evaluation4▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Mode of Action4▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  14. Phytochemicals Screening4▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Antioxidant4▲ 5.5×17 topics
  16. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 21×7 topics
  17. Flavonoids3▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.0×14 topics
  19. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  20. Pest Management3▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Polyphenols3▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Health Effects3▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Nanostructures3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Cancer Prevention2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Microbiota2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Root Exudates2▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Nutritional Significance2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Weed Control2▲ 92×2 topics
  29. Allelochemicals2▲ 168×1 topic
  30. Herbicides2▲ 67×2 topics
  31. Rhizosphere2▲ 168×1 topic
  32. Bioavailability2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Biological Control2▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Dietary Supplements2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Food Safety2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  36. Free Radicals2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Semiconductors2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  38. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 7.3×10 topics
  39. Consumer Acceptance2▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Water Treatment2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Advanced oxidation water treatment.

Essential Oils and Antim…4Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 4 fractional worksAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactions: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksAdvanced oxidation water treatment: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 1 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 1 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 1 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional works
Food SciencePlant ScienceBiochemistryWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 4 works
  2. 2 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced oxidation water treatment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 1 works
  10. 10 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.8%domestic only52.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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