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Digital Research Centre of Sfax

In research, Digital Research Centre of Sfax stands highest in Computer Science (#3,520 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,878 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computer Science — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,334
of 28,054 · #26,150 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#32
of 59
Research works
548
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Digital Research Centre of Sfax known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #3,520 of 4,667 23.2%76 #4330
Physical SciencesDomain #9,878 of 12,888 20.9%152 #14584

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Digital Research Centre of Sfax 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Digital Research Centre of Sfax specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 20.5 works8.3×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 76.5 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.74× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.03× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Digital Research Centre of Sfax?

Ranked on the composite score, Lamia Chaari Fourati, Yousri Kessentini and Achraf Ben-Hamadou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Digital Research Centre of Sfax.

  1. 1 Lamia Chaari Fourati Tunisia · #436,618 worldwide 200 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Yousri Kessentini Tunisia · #1,115,032 worldwide 61 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Achraf Ben-Hamadou Tunisia · #1,514,341 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Digital Research Centre of Sfax

Which keywords describe research at Digital Research Centre of Sfax?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Security, IoT Security and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning50▲ 7.5×60 topics
  2. Machine Learning32▲ 4.9×46 topics
  3. Neural Networks14▲ 4.7×24 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks12▲ 8.7×13 topics
  5. Internet of Things12▲ 6.7×9 topics
  6. Security11▲ 8.3×10 topics
  7. IoT Security10▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Healthcare10▲ 4.5×7 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks10▲ 11×9 topics
  10. Privacy8▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Anomaly Detection8▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Feature Extraction8▲ 8.6×10 topics
  13. Classification8▲ 8.4×10 topics
  14. Data Mining7▲ 4.8×6 topics
  15. Security and Privacy7▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.9×14 topics
  17. Environmental Monitoring6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  18. Medical Imaging6▲ 6.2×7 topics
  19. Mobile Edge Computing6▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  21. Intrusion Detection6▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Security Analysis6▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Supply Chain Management6▲ 3.1×8 topics
  24. Cybersecurity6▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Image Processing5▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. Smart Cities5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. 5G Networks5▲ 12×4 topics
  28. DDoS Attacks5▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Network Security5▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Wavelet Transform5▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Brain-Computer Interfaces4▲ 24×1 topic
  32. EEG Analysis4▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Biomass Estimation4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Blockchain4▲ 9.2×1 topic
  35. Smart Contracts4▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Sparse Representation4▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 14×3 topics
  38. IoT4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  39. Transfer Learning4▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Routing Protocols4▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Digital Research Centre of Sfax publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Network Security and Int…5Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 5 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…4EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…4Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing4IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 3 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional worksUAV Applications and Opt…3UAV Applications and Optimization: 3 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analy…3ECG Monitoring and Analysis: 3 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…2Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…2Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsCognitive NeuroscienceInformation SystemsElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  2. 2 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  5. 5 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Digital Research Centre of Sfax's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% higher than in 2013–2017.

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