Tunisia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Tunisia has 27 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 17.4% from 23 in 2021. That places Tunisia 71st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Faculté des Sciences de Sfax (2).
Scientists in Tunisia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 80% 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'Ingénieurs de Sfax5
- 2Faculté des Sciences de Sfax2
- 3Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis2
- 4University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie2
- 5CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba1
- 6Department of Rheumatology, Ibn Zhor1
- 7Ecole National d'Ingenieurs de Monastir1
- 8Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur1
- 9École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis1
- 10Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie1
All 27 scientists
| Rank in Tunisia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38,906 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Biotechnology | Rank 94 | |
| 2 | 78,069 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 338 | |
| 3 | 94,032 |
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Faculté des Sciences de Sfax | Polymers | Rank 856 |
| 4 | 121,712 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur | Applied Mathematics | Rank 269 | |
| 5 | 150,075 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 733 | |
| 6 | 154,034 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | Applied Mathematics | Rank 356 | |
| 7 | 174,092 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,171 | |
| 8 | 187,713 | University of Carthage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 581 | |
| 9 | 192,720 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,258 | |
| 10 | 194,993 | CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 1,443 | |
| 11 | 198,381 |
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Université de Sousse | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 612 |
| 12 | 211,381 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,769 | |
| 13 | 213,500 | University of Carthage, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Bizerte | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,549 | |
| 14 | 245,158 | Ecole National d'Ingenieurs de Monastir | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,787 | |
| 15 | 246,572 |
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Université de Gabès | Applied Physics | Rank 7,344 |
| 16 | 266,504 |
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Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | Materials | Rank 3,777 |
| 17 | 273,790 | University of Carthage, Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,746 | |
| 18 | 312,562 | Université de Monastir, Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,504 | |
| 19 | 344,889 | Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie | Materials | Rank 5,129 | |
| 20 | 353,690 | Faculté des Sciences de Sfax | Materials | Rank 5,285 | |
| 21 | 389,937 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,396 | |
| 22 | 396,405 | Department of Rheumatology, Ibn Zhor | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,517 | |
| 23 | 403,483 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,631 | |
| 24 | 528,315 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,034 | |
| 25 | 574,826 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Supérieur des Technologies Médicales de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,249 | |
| 26 | 580,857 | Université de Kairouan | Materials | Rank 9,498 | |
| 27 | 585,438 | University of Carthage | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 12,136 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Tunisia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
53 scientists affiliated with Tunisia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 27 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Tunisia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists from Tunisia, with 5. It is followed by Faculté des Sciences de Sfax 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 27 in 2022, a change of +80.0%.
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.