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University of Sousse

In research, University of Sousse stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#312 of 1,775 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,873 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,453 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Accounting and Applied Mathematics — Finance is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,155
of 28,054 · #5,488 all time
Rank in Tunisia
#5
of 59
Research works
7.2k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Sousse 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #312 of 1,775 41.0%188 #502
Social SciencesDomain #1,873 of 10,521 28.1%638 #2511
Physical SciencesDomain #2,453 of 12,888 13.7%1,147 #4429
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #290 of 1,272 45.9%125 #502
Computer ScienceField #1,320 of 4,667 17.4%395 #2121
Health SciencesDomain #3,433 of 11,982 6.8%492 #6654
EngineeringField #2,397 of 6,636 9.8%454 #4037
Business, Management and AccountingField #972 of 2,578 27.5%173 #1732
Information SystemsSubfield #510 of 1,291 27.0%75 #1037
AccountingSubfield #156 of 389 28.7%63 #526

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Sousse 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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#502 #312
  2. Social Sciences#2,511 #1,873
  3. Physical Sciences#4,429 #2,453
  4. Economics and Econometrics#502 #290
  5. Computer Science#2,121 #1,320
  6. Health Sciences#6,654 #3,433
  7. Engineering#4,037 #2,397
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,732 #972
  9. Information Systems#1,037 #510
  10. Accounting#526 #156
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 University of Sousse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 43.2 works5.7×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 62.5 works4.1×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 26.3 works3.6×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 187.5 works3.5×
  5. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 125.3 works3.1×
  6. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 67.9 works3.0×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 132 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.03× its world share, 395 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 454 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.57× its world share, 76 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 424 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.14× its world share, 173 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.49× its world share, 188 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 152 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Sousse?

Ranked on the composite score, Mahmoud Hamouda, Jaleleddine Ben Hadj Slama and Mohamed Mbarki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Sousse.

  1. 1 Mahmoud Hamouda Tunisia · #56,838 worldwide 232 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Jaleleddine Ben Hadj Slama Tunisia · #118,213 worldwide 227 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Mohamed Mbarki Tunisia · #150,796 worldwide 180 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Zouhaïr Tabka Tunisia · #366,644 worldwide 86 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Pascal Combemale Tunisia · #468,664 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Anis Riahi Tunisia · #519,747 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Mohamed Braham Tunisia · #521,399 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Messaoud Mars Tunisia · #523,092 worldwide 75 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Samer Lahouar Tunisia · #556,127 worldwide 131 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Habib Youssef Tunisia · #608,721 worldwide 189 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at University of Sousse

Which keywords describe research at University of Sousse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Neural Networks, Corporate Governance, Renewable Energy and Financial Development.

▲ 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 Learning235▲ 2.7×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning151▲ 1.84×75 topics
  3. Epidemiology92◆ 0.93×117 topics
  4. Neural Networks85▲ 2.2×35 topics
  5. Renewable Energy81▲ 2.2×34 topics
  6. Economic Growth74▲ 3.5×20 topics
  7. Corporate Governance65▲ 3.5×16 topics
  8. Monetary Policy59▲ 9.7×8 topics
  9. Healthcare57▲ 2.0×20 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks54▲ 2.9×14 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management52▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Internet of Things46▲ 2.1×18 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency44▲ 1.85×25 topics
  14. Risk Management44▲ 3.6×12 topics
  15. Power Electronics44▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Security41▲ 2.5×23 topics
  17. IoT Security40▲ 4.9×3 topics
  18. Stock Market40▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Financial Development39▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Panel Data Analysis39▲ 9.8×2 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection34▲ 4.6×5 topics
  22. Finance33▲ 6.8×3 topics
  23. Urbanization33▲ 3.2×7 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration32▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Global Economy31▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. CO2 Emissions31▲ 6.7×3 topics
  27. Economic Policy Uncertainty30▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Oil Price Shocks30▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Energy Consumption30▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Environmental Regulation28▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Kuznets Curve28▲ 10.0×1 topic
  32. Trade Openness28▲ 10.0×1 topic
  33. Privacy28▲ 3.7×7 topics
  34. Financial Stability27▲ 5.3×6 topics
  35. Fiscal Policy27▲ 5.0×5 topics
  36. Performance Analysis26▲ 4.9×5 topics
  37. Global Financial Crisis22▲ 6.2×2 topics
  38. Ethical Identity21▲ 6.7×1 topic
  39. Shariah Supervision21▲ 6.7×1 topic
  40. Mergers and Acquisitions20▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Sousse publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Market Dynamics and Volatility, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Market Dynamics and Vola…30Market Dynamics and Volatility: 30 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…28Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 28 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…21Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 21 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…19Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 19 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 18 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 18 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing14IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 14 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…14Economic Growth and Development: 14 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…13Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 13 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…13Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 13 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 30 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 21 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 19 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 18 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 18 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 14 works
  9. 9 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 13 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Sousse's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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.