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Institut Salah-Azaïz

In research, Institut Salah-Azaïz stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,688 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,582 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cancer Research and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology is 24.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,957
of 22,385 · #31,529 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#46
of 56
Research works
1.2k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Institut Salah-Azaïz

What is Institut Salah-Azaïz 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,688 of 9,902 1.1%282 #15441
MedicineField #7,582 of 8,541 1.1%277 #13380

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Salah-Azaïz 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 Salah-Azaïz work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Institut Salah-Azaïz is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 312 fractional works · 83.3% of its workMedicine: 304 fractional works · 81.3% of its workOncology: 51 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 38 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSurgery: 35 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 7.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 27 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 10.5% of its workCancer Research: 23 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutSalah-Azaïz374fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences2%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine30481.3%
    2. Health Professions61.6%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3910.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.5%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Physics and Astronomy30.7%
    2. Computer Science20.5%
    3. Engineering10.3%
    4. Materials Science10.2%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences41.1%
    2. Psychology20.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut Salah-Azaïz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 24.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 26.8 works25×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 23.2 works14×
  3. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 26.9 works14×
  4. OncologySubfield · 51.2 works12×
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 38.1 works6.6×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 304 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.23×304 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×39 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×6 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×1 works
  5. Dentistry0.66×1 works
  6. Health Professions0.61×6 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.32×3 works
  8. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  9. Nursing0.18×0 works
  10. Psychology0.15×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.08×4 works
  15. Computer Science0.07×2 works
  16. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  20. Engineering0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Salah-Azaïz?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohamed Hsaïri, Maha Driss and R. Ellouz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Salah-Azaïz.

  1. 1 Mohamed Hsaïri Tunisia · #121,045 worldwide 97k citations · 136 works
  2. 2 Maha Driss Tunisia · #3,078,285 worldwide 4k citations · 298 works
  3. 3 R. Ellouz Tunisia · #4,088,164 worldwide 613 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 N Mourali Tunisia · #4,132,092 worldwide 1.2k citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Farhat Ben Ayed Tunisia · #4,243,912 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Farah Sassi Tunisia · #4,623,681 worldwide 95 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Tarak Damak Tunisia · #4,716,016 worldwide 319 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Tarak Ben Dhiab Tunisia · #4,800,499 worldwide 304 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Dalenda Hentati Tunisia · #4,843,765 worldwide 540 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Fethi Khomsi Tunisia · #4,845,664 worldwide 343 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Salah-Azaïz

What are the most cited papers from Institut Salah-Azaïz?

The most cited paper from Institut Salah-Azaïz is "Blood diffusion and Th1-suppressive effects of galectin-9–containing exosomes released by Epstein-Barr virus–infected nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells" (Jihène Klibi, Toshiro Niki, Alexander Riedel et al., 2008), with 441 citations. Next come "Phyllodes tumors of the breast: a case series of 106 patients" (246) and "Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV-I) Antibodies in Africa" (227).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Blood diffusion and Th1-suppressive effects of galectin-9–containing exosomes released by Epstein-Barr virus–infected nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells Jihène Klibi, Toshiro Niki, Alexander Riedel et al. · Blood 12 Nov 2008 441
2 Phyllodes tumors of the breast: a case series of 106 patients Jamel Ben Hassouna, Tarak Damak, Amor Gamoudi et al. · The American Journal of Surgery 22 Jul 2006 246
3 Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV-I) Antibodies in Africa W. Carl Saxinger, William A. Blattner, Paul H. Levine et al. · Science 28 Sep 1984 227
4 Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Ali H. Mokdad et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access177 authors 30 Aug 2016 226
5 An open randomised trial of second-line endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer Carsten Rose, O. Vtoraya, Anna Pluzanska et al. · European Journal of Cancer 16 Sep 2003 193
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut Salah-Azaïz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Survival Analysis, Radiotherapy, Breast Cancer, Metastasis, Cervical Cancer and Molecular Subtypes.

▲ 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. Clinical Practice Guidelines54▲ 26×10 topics
  2. Chemotherapy51▲ 19×21 topics
  3. Survival Analysis45▲ 44×6 topics
  4. Radiotherapy42▲ 29×13 topics
  5. Epidemiology35▲ 2.4×37 topics
  6. Breast Cancer32▲ 34×11 topics
  7. Metastasis28▲ 22×8 topics
  8. Cervical Cancer27▲ 68×3 topics
  9. Molecular Subtypes25▲ 76×3 topics
  10. Neoadjuvant Therapy25▲ 28×5 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors24▲ 15×13 topics
  12. Molecular Classification24▲ 41×4 topics
  13. Prognostic Markers23▲ 55×3 topics
  14. Radiation Therapy22▲ 43×5 topics
  15. Robotic Surgery22▲ 39×4 topics
  16. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy21▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Gene Expression21▲ 8.9×9 topics
  18. Immunohistochemistry20▲ 77×4 topics
  19. Chemoradiotherapy20▲ 101×2 topics
  20. Molecular Profiling20▲ 56×3 topics
  21. Ultrasound19▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Breast Tumours19▲ 103×1 topic
  23. Treatment Response19▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Quality of Life19▲ 3.5×19 topics
  25. Brachytherapy18▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Endometrial Carcinoma18▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Cancer Incidence17▲ 33×4 topics
  28. Clinical Trials17▲ 6.7×10 topics
  29. Gene Expression Profiling16▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life16▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Biomarkers15▲ 5.8×9 topics
  32. Human Papillomavirus15▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Ovarian Cancer14▲ 42×3 topics
  34. Clinical Management14▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Genomic Analysis14▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Survival14▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Biopsy13▲ 55×2 topics
  38. Cytoreductive Surgery13▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Mammography12▲ 143×1 topic
  40. Pathology12▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Salah-Azaïz publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, Breast Lesions and Carcinomas and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 19 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 18 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carci…12Breast Lesions and Carcinomas: 12 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…12Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 12 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 11 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treat…8Uterine Myomas and Treatments: 8 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 7 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 7 fractional works
Cancer ResearchObstetrics and GynecologyPathology and Forensic MedicineReproductive Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 19 works
  2. 2 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 18 works
  3. 3 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 12 works
  5. 5 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 11 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  7. 7 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 7 works
  9. 9 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 7 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Salah-Azaïz's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut Salah-Azaïz as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Institut Salah-Azaïz0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut Salah-Azaïz 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institut Salah-Azaïz1.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 3.6% in 2006.

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