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Institut des Régions Arides

In research, Institut des Régions Arides stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,474 of 3,157 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,150 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science (Food Science is 16.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,187
of 22,385 · #14,698 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#38
of 56
Research works
680
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Institut des Régions Arides

What is Institut des Régions Arides known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,474 of 3,157 7.1%98 #1381
Life SciencesDomain #3,150 of 6,403 6.7%115 #3596

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Régions Arides 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 Institut des Régions Arides work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Institut des Régions Arides is in Life Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (51%), Environmental Science (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 4.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 129 fractional works · 59.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 110 fractional works · 50.8% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 16.9% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 27.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut desRégions Arides217fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences60%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11050.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology167.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
    1. Environmental Science2913.3%
    2. Computer Science73.1%
    3. Chemistry63.0%
    4. Engineering62.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.4%
    6. Materials Science52.3%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine136.0%
    2. Nursing52.3%
    3. Veterinary10.5%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences52.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    3. Psychology10.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut des Régions Arides specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 26.5 works16×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 110.0 works11×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 36.6 works9.7×
← 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: 10.69× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.67× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 4.59× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.69×110 works
  2. Nursing4.59×5 works
  3. Veterinary3.37×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.67×29 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.02×2 works
  6. Chemistry1.89×6 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.51×5 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.41×16 works
  9. Materials Science0.66×5 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.48×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.40×7 works
  12. Energy0.35×1 works
  13. Medicine0.31×13 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.19×5 works
  17. Engineering0.18×6 works
  18. Neuroscience0.17×1 works
  19. Psychology0.15×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.08×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Régions Arides?

Ranked on the quality score, Farah Ben Salem, Hédi Mighri and Houcine Khatteli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Régions Arides.

  1. 1 Farah Ben Salem Tunisia · #1,130,976 worldwide 833 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Hédi Mighri Tunisia · #1,504,824 worldwide 1.2k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Houcine Khatteli Tunisia · #1,525,898 worldwide 910 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Jaouad Tunisia · #1,573,573 worldwide 169 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Foued Chéour Tunisia · #1,664,326 worldwide 1.3k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Inès Karmous Tunisia · #1,781,090 worldwide 751 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Yassine Yahia Tunisia · #1,889,699 worldwide 801 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Abdessalem Mrabet Tunisia · #1,974,250 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Latifa Dhaouadi Tunisia · #2,064,347 worldwide 366 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Imed Sbissi Tunisia · #2,275,484 worldwide 549 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Régions Arides

What are the most cited papers from Institut des Régions Arides?

The most cited paper from Institut des Régions Arides is "Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands" (Fernando T. Maestre et al., 2022), with 426 citations. Next come "Chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the essential oils isolated from Tunisian Thymus capitatus Hoff. et Link." (366) and "Airborne and spaceborne remote sensing for archaeological and cultural heritage applications: A review of the century (1907–2017)" (318).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Science Open access131 authors 24 Nov 2022 426
2 Chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the essential oils isolated from Tunisian Thymus capitatus Hoff. et Link. S Bounatirou, Samira Smiti, Marta Miguel et al. · Food Chemistry 2007 366
3 Airborne and spaceborne remote sensing for archaeological and cultural heritage applications: A review of the century (1907–2017) Lei Luo, Xinyuan Wang, Huadong Guo et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access 11 Jul 2019 318
4 Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review Adham Ammar, Michel Riksen, Mohamed Ouessar et al. · International Soil and Water Conservation Research Open access 10 Apr 2016 309
5 Chemical composition and biological activities of Tunisian Cuminum cyminum L. essential oil: A high effectiveness against Vibrio spp. strains Hafedh Hajlaoui, Hédi Mighri, Emira Noumi et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology 18 May 2010 222
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Régions Arides?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Antioxidant, Health Benefits, Antioxidant Activity, Proteins, Adaptation, Phenolic Compounds and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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. Climate Change31▲ 5.3×45 topics
  2. Antioxidant22▲ 15×26 topics
  3. Health Benefits21▲ 29×11 topics
  4. Antioxidant Activity19▲ 14×20 topics
  5. Sustainability17▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Proteins13▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Adaptation13▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Phenolic Compounds12▲ 31×8 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 27×5 topics
  10. Diabetes12▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Lactoferrin11▲ 126×2 topics
  12. Therapeutic11▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Camel Milk11▲ 361×1 topic
  14. Nutritional11▲ 361×1 topic
  15. Polyphenols10▲ 27×6 topics
  16. Antioxidants10▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Livestock Farming10▲ 79×3 topics
  18. Multifunctionality10▲ 95×2 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.6×14 topics
  20. Agricultural Development9▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Agroecology9▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Diversity9▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Work Organization9▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Flavonoids9▲ 16×6 topics
  25. Remote Sensing9▲ 3.2×19 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants8▲ 9.7×12 topics
  27. Cancer Prevention8▲ 14×8 topics
  28. Pest Management7▲ 41×4 topics
  29. Fatty Acids7▲ 33×4 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 12×9 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity7▲ 7.1×13 topics
  32. Biological Activities7▲ 19×7 topics
  33. Bioavailability6▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Health Effects6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  35. Nutritional Significance6▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Essential Oils6▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Functional Properties6▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Activity6▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 7.9×11 topics
  40. Oxidative Stability5▲ 57×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Régions Arides publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Diversity and Health Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Edible Oils Quality and Analysis.

Animal Diversity and Hea…11Animal Diversity and Health Studies: 11 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 9 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 4 fractional worksEdible Oils Quality and Analysis: 4 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies: 4 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…4Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 4 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional worksWater management and technologies: 3 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 3 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional works
Food ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsBiochemistryOrganic Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 11 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis Organic Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Date Palm Research Studies Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 4 works
  7. 7 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 works
  8. 8 Water management and technologies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Régions Arides's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut des Régions Arides as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00070% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Institut des Régions Arides0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut des Régions Arides over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institut des Régions Arides9.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.6% in 2009.

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