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Tunisia's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Tunisia has 52 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 33.3% from 39 in 2020. That places Tunisia 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Université de Sousse (6).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
52
+13 (+33.3%) vs 2020
Career Data
23
+8 (+53.3%) vs 2020
World rank by count
#67
up 1 place vs 2020
Institutes
24
+4 (+20.0%) vs 2020
Scientists in Tunisia on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 33% since 2020.
Single-year list, change on the previous year
2021+33.3%
2022+1.9%
2023+17.0%
2024+25.8%
2025+3.8%
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 39 | 15 | ||
| 2021 | 52 | +33.3% | 23 | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 53 | +1.9% | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 62 | +17.0% | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 78 | +25.8% | 40 | +42.9% |
| 2025 | 81 | +3.8% | 46 | +15.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Tunisia
By number of listed scientists
Single-year list2021
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- 1Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax7
- 2Université de Sousse6
- 3University of Sfax6
- 4Université de Gabès5
- 5Université de Tunis El Manar, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis4
- 6University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie3
- 7Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria2
- 8École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis2
- 9University of Carthage2
- 10Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie1
All 52 scientists
Single-year list2021
| Rank in Tunisia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18,332 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 112 | |
| 2 | 22,457 |
BS
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University of Sfax | Polymers | Rank 196 |
| 3 | 36,526 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Biotechnology | Rank 113 | |
| 4 | 42,404 | Université de Jendouba | Environmental Sciences | Rank 502 | |
| 5 | 52,024 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 369 | |
| 6 | 64,291 |
AH
|
Université de Sousse | General Mathematics | Rank 335 |
| 7 | 68,217 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Environmental Sciences | Rank 857 | |
| 8 | 77,699 |
SK
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University of Sfax | Energy | Rank 1,663 |
| 9 | 85,544 | Université de Sousse | Energy | Rank 1,831 | |
| 10 | 88,660 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur | Applied Mathematics | Rank 235 | |
| 11 | 89,428 | University of Carthage, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Bizerte | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 829 | |
| 12 | 92,662 | Université de la Manouba | Economics | Rank 1,128 | |
| 13 | 96,604 |
AF
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University of Carthage | Energy | Rank 2,066 |
| 14 | 100,793 | CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 565 | |
| 15 | 102,997 | Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria | Food Science | Rank 811 | |
| 16 | 110,563 |
EM
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Université de Gabès | Applied Physics | Rank 2,334 |
| 17 | 114,259 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 903 | |
| 18 | 116,509 |
AA
|
Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,640 |
| 19 | 117,938 | Université de Sousse | Energy | Rank 2,660 | |
| 20 | 119,884 | Université de Sousse | Energy | Rank 2,706 | |
| 21 | 122,098 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 958 | |
| 22 | 125,913 |
HA
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Université de Gabès | Applied Physics | Rank 2,660 |
| 23 | 129,962 | Institut National de Recherche et d'Analyse Physico-Chimique | Food Science | Rank 1,047 | |
| 24 | 131,830 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 1,064 | |
| 25 | 135,854 | University of Carthage | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,051 | |
| 26 | 142,141 | Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie | Polymers | Rank 1,413 | |
| 27 | 143,058 | Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 2,259 | |
| 28 | 155,079 | Faculty of Sciences of Monastir | General Mathematics | Rank 937 | |
| 29 | 158,922 | Ecole National d'Ingenieurs de Monastir | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,482 | |
| 30 | 166,893 |
AS
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Université de Gabès | Applied Physics | Rank 3,685 |
| 31 | 170,263 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,522 | |
| 32 | 182,417 |
BK
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Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | Applied Physics | Rank 4,056 |
| 33 | 182,422 | Université de Monastir | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 718 | |
| 34 | 191,583 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,564 | |
| 35 | 202,672 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Biotechnology | Rank 980 | |
| 36 | 212,720 |
TS
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University of Sfax | Energy | Rank 5,075 |
| 37 | 221,715 |
SL
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École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,996 |
| 38 | 222,817 |
MA
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Université de Sousse | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,106 |
| 39 | 228,885 |
OK
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Université de Gabès | Applied Physics | Rank 5,200 |
| 40 | 233,363 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,212 | |
| 41 | 237,830 | University of Sfax | Materials | Rank 5,213 | |
| 42 | 239,112 |
MR
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Université de Kairouan | Materials | Rank 5,230 |
| 43 | 259,731 | University of Carthage, Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des Matériaux, Soliman | General Chemistry | Rank 738 | |
| 44 | 330,869 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Mathematical Physics | Rank 210 | |
| 45 | 346,013 |
TA
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Université de Gabès | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 3,179 |
| 46 | 381,746 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Salah Azaiez | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,585 | |
| 47 | 434,872 |
DE
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University of Sfax | Materials | Rank 10,088 |
| 48 | 443,660 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 4,596 | |
| 49 | 447,226 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,861 | |
| 50 | 467,429 |
FM
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Université de Sousse | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,963 |
| 51 | 538,340 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Hôpital Charles Nicolle | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,921 | |
| 52 | 913,652 | University of Sfax | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 20,976 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Tunisia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
52 scientists affiliated with Tunisia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 23 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Tunisia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists from Tunisia, with 7. It is followed by Université de Sousse with 6.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Tunisia changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Tunisia went from 39 scientists in 2020 to 52 in 2021, a change of +33.3%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.