Tunisia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Tunisia has 23 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 53.3% from 15 in 2020. That places Tunisia 72nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Université de Sousse (2).
Scientists in Tunisia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 53% since 2020.
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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
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- 1Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax4
- 2Université de Sousse2
- 3Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis2
- 4University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie2
- 5University of Sfax2
- 6Ecole National d'Ingenieurs de Monastir1
- 7Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur1
- 8École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis1
- 9Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie1
- 10Université de Kairouan1
All 23 scientists
| Rank in Tunisia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40,628 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Biotechnology | Rank 104 | |
| 2 | 88,221 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 371 | |
| 3 | 102,839 |
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University of Sfax | Polymers | Rank 942 |
| 4 | 121,032 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur | Applied Mathematics | Rank 264 | |
| 5 | 149,666 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | Applied Mathematics | Rank 339 | |
| 6 | 150,198 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 710 | |
| 7 | 154,667 |
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Université de Sousse | General Mathematics | Rank 935 |
| 8 | 179,690 |
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Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,954 |
| 9 | 190,445 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,244 | |
| 10 | 194,212 |
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Université de Sousse | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 606 |
| 11 | 202,178 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,687 | |
| 12 | 221,720 | University of Carthage, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Bizerte | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,551 | |
| 13 | 238,515 | Ecole National d'Ingenieurs de Monastir | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,687 | |
| 14 | 253,954 |
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Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | Applied Physics | Rank 7,366 |
| 15 | 268,801 | University of Carthage, Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,636 | |
| 16 | 328,927 | Université de Monastir | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,622 | |
| 17 | 346,805 | University of Sfax | Materials | Rank 5,341 | |
| 18 | 349,603 | Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie | Materials | Rank 5,395 | |
| 19 | 387,762 |
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Université de Tunis El Manar, Hôpital Razi | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,409 |
| 20 | 391,264 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Hôpital Charles Nicolle | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,456 | |
| 21 | 527,596 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,058 | |
| 22 | 562,187 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Supérieur des Technologies Médicales de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,237 | |
| 23 | 566,490 |
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Université de Kairouan | Materials | Rank 9,567 |
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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 career-long list, Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists from Tunisia, with 4. It is followed by Université de Sousse with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Tunisia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Tunisia went from 15 scientists in 2020 to 23 in 2021, a change of +53.3%.
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.