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Tunis University

In research, Tunis University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,877 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,774 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#581 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics — Applied Mathematics is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,652
of 28,054 · #4,256 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#6
of 59
Research works
9.8k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
120k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Tunis University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,877 of 12,888 13.1%945 #3067
Social SciencesDomain #2,774 of 10,521 29.6%297 #3602
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #581 of 1,775 44.7%68 #1137
EngineeringField #2,416 of 6,636 11.6%334 #2311
Health SciencesDomain #5,144 of 11,982 7.5%412 #7557
MedicineField #4,928 of 10,443 7.0%372 #6934
Life SciencesDomain #4,110 of 7,800 14.5%216 #5962
Computer ScienceField #2,471 of 4,667 18.0%175 #2297
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,367 of 2,578 44.8%65 #1942
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,001 of 3,409 19.8%91 #2429

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tunis University 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. Physical Sciences#3,067 #2,877
  2. Social Sciences#3,602 #2,774
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,137 #581
  4. Engineering#2,311 #2,416
  5. Health Sciences#7,557 #5,144
  6. Medicine#6,934 #4,928
  7. Life Sciences#5,962 #4,110
  8. Computer Science#2,297 #2,471
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,942 #1,367
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,429 #2,001
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 Tunis University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Mathematics takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 38.3 works7.1×
  2. MathematicsField · 84.1 works3.8×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 91 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 77 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 175 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.90× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 334 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.83× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 372 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 68 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tunis University?

Ranked on the composite score, Farhat Fnaiech, Slim Bechikh and Habib Elhouichet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tunis University.

  1. 1 Farhat Fnaiech Tunisia · #72,094 worldwide 344 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Slim Bechikh Tunisia · #140,832 worldwide 230 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Habib Elhouichet Tunisia · #153,223 worldwide 202 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Khalifa Trimèche Tunisia · #218,570 worldwide 119 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Lotfi Saïdi Tunisia · #282,289 worldwide 224 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Lamjed Ben Saïd Tunisia · #286,197 worldwide 300 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Ali Belghith Tunisia · #295,697 worldwide 151 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 R. Bennaceur Tunisia · #369,456 worldwide 126 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Jaouher Ben Ali Tunisia · #371,112 worldwide 190 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mohamed Jemni Tunisia · #446,278 worldwide 188 citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Tunis University

Which keywords describe research at Tunis University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Nanocrystals, Diagnosis, Power Electronics and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning98▲ 1.53×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology93▲ 1.25×121 topics
  3. Machine Learning77▲ 1.25×75 topics
  4. Renewable Energy50▲ 1.87×32 topics
  5. Climate Change42▼ 0.84×67 topics
  6. Neural Networks41▲ 1.43×35 topics
  7. Environmental Impact35◆ 1.11×40 topics
  8. Diagnosis35▲ 1.99×38 topics
  9. Treatment34▲ 1.48×46 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress33◆ 1.07×55 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency27▲ 1.55×27 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks26▲ 1.91×14 topics
  13. Corporate Governance25▲ 1.82×14 topics
  14. Economic Growth24▲ 1.50×19 topics
  15. Power Electronics24▲ 3.9×8 topics
  16. Nanocrystals24▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration22▲ 3.6×5 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 1.87×25 topics
  19. Nanostructures22▲ 2.9×13 topics
  20. Monetary Policy21▲ 4.6×6 topics
  21. Classification20▲ 2.3×13 topics
  22. Heat Transfer20▲ 2.1×14 topics
  23. Feature Extraction18▲ 2.2×10 topics
  24. Surgical Management18▲ 2.3×19 topics
  25. Efficiency18▲ 3.1×6 topics
  26. Nonlinear Equations15▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Photovoltaics15▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Nonlinear Systems14▲ 3.6×8 topics
  29. Porous Media13▲ 5.4×5 topics
  30. Parameter Estimation12▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Mediterranean12▲ 7.0×6 topics
  32. Subduction12▲ 8.7×3 topics
  33. Finite Element11▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Heterogeneous11▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Multiscale Methods11▲ 15×1 topic
  36. North Africa10▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Controllability10▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Wavelets10▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Economic Policy Uncertainty10▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Oil Price Shocks10▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Tunis University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Advanced Mathematical Mo…11Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 11 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…10Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 10 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 10 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…10Corporate Finance and Governance: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…9Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 9 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 9 fractional worksMathematical Analysis and Transform Methods: 8 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…8Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 8 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 8 fractional worksNonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 8 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsEconomics and EconometricsAccountingPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 11 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 10 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods Applied Mathematics 8 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 8 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tunis University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.