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National Heritage Institute

In research, National Heritage Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,648 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 8.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,953
of 22,385 · #20,680 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#45
of 56
Research works
318
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
National Heritage Institute

What is National Heritage Institute 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,648 of 14,833 9.1%185

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Heritage Institute 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 National Heritage Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at National Heritage Institute is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (24%), Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (21%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 48 fractional works · 51.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 24.5% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 15.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 22.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 23.6% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 20.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational HeritageInstitute94fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences51%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2324.5%
    2. Social Sciences2122.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.2%
    4. Psychology21.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine1920.7%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences77.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences44.7%
    2. Environmental Science32.7%
    3. Engineering22.3%
    4. Materials Science11.0%
    5. Computer Science10.8%
    6. Energy10.6%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Heritage Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 23.1 works8.5×
← 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: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.47× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.47×23 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.98×4 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.59×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.74×21 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.67×8 works
  6. Nursing1.45×1 works
  7. Medicine1.07×20 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.84×2 works
  10. Energy0.63×1 works
  11. Psychology0.61×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.58×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.55×3 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×3 works
  15. Chemistry0.33×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.28×1 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  20. Engineering0.15×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Heritage Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Nabil Kallala, Lotfi Belhouchet and Nabiha Aouadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Heritage Institute.

  1. 1 Nabil Kallala Tunisia · #1,304,848 worldwide 371 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Lotfi Belhouchet Tunisia · #1,846,238 worldwide 496 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Nabiha Aouadi Tunisia · #2,398,705 worldwide 132 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Sami Ben Tahar Tunisia · #2,446,126 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Mounir Fantar Tunisia · #2,550,379 worldwide 201 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Imed Ben Jerbania Tunisia · #2,566,523 worldwide 395 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Ali Drine Tunisia · #2,619,059 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Myriam Bacha Tunisia · #2,961,647 worldwide 70 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Abdelmajid Ennabli Tunisia · #3,406,981 worldwide 117 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Fathi Béjaoui Tunisia · #3,473,511 worldwide 216 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at National Heritage Institute

What are the most cited papers from National Heritage Institute?

The most cited paper from National Heritage Institute is "Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults" (Honor Bixby et al., 2019), with 758 citations. Next come "COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage?" (479) and "Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the Arab region: long‐term trends and variability related to ENSO and NAO" (392).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Honor Bixby et al. · Nature Open access1,155 authors 8 May 2019 758
2 COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage? Sarra Jrıbı, Hanen Ben Ismaıl, Darine Doggui et al. · Environment Development and Sustainability Open access 19 Apr 2020 479
3 Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the Arab region: long‐term trends and variability related to ENSO and NAO Markus G. Donat et al. · International Journal of Climatology 6 May 2013 392
4 The state of health in the Arab world, 1990–2010: an analysis of the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors Ali H. Mokdad et al. · The Lancet 2014 362
5 Adsorption of congo red dye from aqueous solutions by prepared activated carbon with oxygen-containing functional groups and its regeneration Ridha Lafi, Imed Montasser, Amor Hafiane · Adsorption Science & Technology Open access 28 Dec 2018 354
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Heritage Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Exchange, Mediterranean, Gender Studies, Archaeological Evidence, Colonialism and Palestine.

▲ 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. Archaeology7▲ 59×8 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage6▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange5▲ 44×5 topics
  4. Mediterranean5▲ 58×5 topics
  5. Archaeological Evidence4▲ 101×2 topics
  6. Gender Studies4▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Colonialism4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  8. Palestine4▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Semitic Languages4▲ 104×2 topics
  10. Urban Development4▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Identity4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  12. Arabia4▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Bronze Age4▲ 102×3 topics
  14. Byzantine4▲ 145×1 topic
  15. Cultural Studies4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  16. Roman Economy4▲ 98×2 topics
  17. Memory Studies3▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  19. Innovation3▲ 3.2×3 topics
  20. Public Policy3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  21. Urbanization3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  22. Cyprus3▲ 170×1 topic
  23. Pottery Production3▲ 170×1 topic
  24. Community Engagement3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  25. Territorial Governance3▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Environmental Participation3▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Rituals3▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Gender3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  29. Islam3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Memory3▲ 11×4 topics
  31. North Africa3▲ 75×2 topics
  32. Politics2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Ethnography2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Landscape Change2▲ 184×1 topic
  35. Religion2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Conservation2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Heritage2▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Tourism2▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Social Change2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does National Heritage Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and Historical Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, French Urban and Social Studies and Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies.

Archaeology and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…2Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…2Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 1 fractional works
ArcheologySociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  2. 2 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 3 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  9. 9 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Heritage Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% 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 National Heritage Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%National Heritage Institute0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Heritage Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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