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National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests

In research, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,448 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,310 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,137
of 28,054 · #23,342 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#30
of 59
Research works
509
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,448 of 3,409 14.4%64 #2630
Life SciencesDomain #6,310 of 7,800 15.4%75 #10654

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests 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 National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 29.5 works12×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 63.8 works9.5×
← 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: 9.51× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.44× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 5.36× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed Larbi Khouja, Lamia Hamrounı and Ali Albouchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests.

  1. 1 Mohamed Larbi Khouja Tunisia · #404,425 worldwide 57 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Lamia Hamrounı Tunisia · #495,995 worldwide 83 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Ali Albouchi Tunisia · #538,109 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Ismail Amrı Tunisia · #752,149 worldwide 67 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Haithem Bahri Tunisia · #754,425 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Mohamed Lahbib Ben Jamaâ Tunisia · #866,575 worldwide 48 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Abdelhamid Khaldi Tunisia · #1,114,829 worldwide 61 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Ali Chebil Tunisia · #1,459,151 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Insaf Mekki Tunisia · #1,470,180 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Mohamed Hachicha Tunisia · #1,486,710 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests

Which keywords describe research at National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Antioxidant Activity, Land Use Change, Medicinal Plants, Remote Sensing, Natural Products, Water Scarcity and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 8.0×35 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 13×18 topics
  3. Remote Sensing11▲ 6.1×14 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 3.1×19 topics
  5. Land Use Change10▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants10▲ 18×15 topics
  7. Natural Products8▲ 41×4 topics
  8. Invasive Species8▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Water Scarcity8▲ 70×3 topics
  10. Antioxidants7▲ 11×8 topics
  11. Soil Moisture7▲ 65×3 topics
  12. Essential Oils6▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Phenolic Compounds6▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Flavonoids6▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Antimicrobial Activity6▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Water Resources6▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Health Benefits6▲ 13×11 topics
  19. Antioxidant6▲ 5.8×16 topics
  20. Agricultural Sustainability6▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Antibacterial Agents5▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Food Preservation5▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Global Warming5▲ 9.4×6 topics
  24. Soil Degradation5▲ 67×2 topics
  25. Global Carbon Budget5▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Horticultural Crops5▲ 46×3 topics
  27. Sediment Transport Models5▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Soil Erosion5▲ 91×1 topic
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 11×7 topics
  30. Crop Productivity5▲ 47×3 topics
  31. Conservation4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Host Specificity4▲ 28×4 topics
  33. Sediment Transport4▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Deficit Irrigation4▲ 129×1 topic
  35. Water Use Efficiency4▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Biological Activities4▲ 18×7 topics
  38. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Phytochemicals4▲ 25×6 topics

Which research topics does National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Essential Oils and Antim…5Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 5 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…5Soil erosion and sediment transport: 5 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and…4Irrigation Practices and Water Management: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…4Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…3Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 3 fractional worksNuts composition and effects: 3 fractional worksAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactions: 2 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…2Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 2 fractional works
Food ScienceSoil ScienceCell BiologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 5 works
  2. 2 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 5 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 4 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  7. 7 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  9. 9 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.0%domestic only52.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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