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Hospital / health system · Sousse · Tunisia

Hôpital Farhat Hached

In research, Hôpital Farhat Hached stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,817 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,357 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,162 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Dermatology is 15.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,022
of 28,054 · #16,356 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#22
of 59
Research works
3.7k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Hôpital Farhat Hached 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,817 of 11,982 1.9%794 #7278
MedicineField #5,357 of 10,443 1.6%727 #6452
Life SciencesDomain #7,162 of 7,800 1.8%86 #8958
Social SciencesDomain #9,951 of 10,521 6.4%65 #16394
SurgerySubfield #1,762 of 1,816 2.3%67 #3665
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,142 of 1,144 1.0%69 #2610

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital Farhat Hached 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#7,278 #4,817
  2. Medicine#6,452 #5,357
  3. Life Sciences#8,958 #7,162
  4. Social Sciences#16,394 #9,951
  5. Surgery#3,665 #1,762
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#2,610 #1,142
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hôpital Farhat Hached specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 39.0 works16×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 45.6 works10×
  3. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 46.4 works8.9×
  4. HematologySubfield · 24.4 works8.4×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 41.3 works8.3×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.88× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 726 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Farhat Hached?

Ranked on the composite score, Hassen Ghannem, J. Maatoug and A. Hayouni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Farhat Hached.

  1. 1 Hassen Ghannem Tunisia · #393,599 worldwide 64 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 J. Maatoug Tunisia · #407,530 worldwide 47 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 A. Hayouni Tunisia · #586,620 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 A. Garrouche Tunisia · #657,849 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 M Benzarti Tunisia · #750,731 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Imed Harrabi Tunisia · #757,063 worldwide 27 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Yosra Ben Youssef Tunisia · #809,760 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Sonia Rouatbi Tunisia · #876,122 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 M. Jerray Tunisia · #882,412 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Slim Ben Ahmed Tunisia · #956,277 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Farhat Hached

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Farhat Hached?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Autoantibodies, Management, Inflammation, Immunosuppressive Therapy and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology145▲ 3.8×107 topics
  2. Treatment72▲ 6.2×42 topics
  3. Diagnosis70▲ 7.9×37 topics
  4. Inflammation56▲ 2.8×61 topics
  5. Autoantibodies50▲ 22×8 topics
  6. Management49▲ 6.5×28 topics
  7. Quality of Life47▲ 3.4×40 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome40▲ 5.1×22 topics
  9. Global Burden35▲ 6.7×12 topics
  10. Immunosuppressive Therapy33▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 2.9×29 topics
  12. Depression30▲ 3.6×16 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors27▲ 6.4×14 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines26▲ 5.1×14 topics
  15. Obesity26▲ 3.6×15 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance26▲ 5.9×10 topics
  17. Rituximab26▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Risk Factors24▲ 2.3×27 topics
  19. Chemotherapy23▲ 3.5×21 topics
  20. Pathogenesis21▲ 4.3×21 topics
  21. Anxiety21▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Surgical Management21▲ 5.2×16 topics
  23. Diagnostic Criteria19▲ 9.2×10 topics
  24. Diabetes19▲ 4.1×15 topics
  25. Endothelial Dysfunction18▲ 8.4×8 topics
  26. Radiotherapy18▲ 5.0×11 topics
  27. Fibrosis18▲ 9.8×5 topics
  28. Endoscopic Surgery17▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Psychological Factors17▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Autoimmune17▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk16▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Respiratory15▲ 16×2 topics
  33. COPD15▲ 23×1 topic
  34. spirometry15▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Cancer Incidence14▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Hepatocellular Carcinoma14▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Musculoskeletal Disorders13▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Immunohistochemistry13▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis13▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Growth Hormone13▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital Farhat Hached publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…15Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 15 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin …11Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 11 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 11 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 11 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 10 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 10 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammat…9Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders: 9 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11 works
  3. 3 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 11 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 10 works
  6. 6 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 10 works
  7. 7 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 10 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Epidemiology 9 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 9 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Farhat Hached's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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