Tunisia's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Tunisia has 62 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 17.0% from 53 in 2022. That places Tunisia 70th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Université de Gabès (7).

Single Year

+9 (+17.0%) vs 2022

Career Data

+1 (+3.7%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#70

down 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

+5 (+17.9%) vs 2022

Scientists in Tunisia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 59% 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

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Rank in Tunisia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	11,766	NM Nasri, Moncef	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Food Science	Rank 79
2	26,712	BS Boufi, Sami	Faculté des Sciences de Sfax	Polymers	Rank 203
3	30,449	Ben Jebli, Mehdi	Université de Jendouba	Environmental Sciences	Rank 478
4	46,346	SK Saidi, Kais	FSEG Sfax - Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion de Sfax	Energy	Rank 1,111
5	48,512	AH Aydi, Hassen	Université de Sousse	General Mathematics	Rank 210
6	56,675	MK Mokni, Khaled	Université de Gabès	Finance	Rank 206
7	59,460	AF Amri, Fethi	Université de Gabès	Energy	Rank 1,441
8	62,547	HM Hamdi, Moktar	University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie	Biotechnology	Rank 237
9	73,600	SL Sellaoui, Lotfi	Faculté des Sciences de Monastir	Chemical Engineering	Rank 538
10	76,995	Bougatef, Ali	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Food Science	Rank 765
11	80,073	JR Jammazi, Rania	Université de la Manouba	Economics	Rank 956
12	81,072	KR Ksouri, Riadh	Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria	Food Science	Rank 823
13	85,861	Sebri, Maamar	Université de Sousse	Energy	Rank 2,106
14	87,075	KM Ksibi, Mohamed	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,491
15	89,402	AH Attia, Hamadi	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Food Science	Rank 919
16	106,890	Besbes, Souhail	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Food Science	Rank 1,125
17	107,825	AC Aouiti, Chaouki	University of Carthage	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,351
18	109,053	KK Khwaldia, Khaoula	Institut National de Recherche et d'Analyse Physico-Chimique	Food Science	Rank 1,148
19	110,952	Farhani, Sahbi	Université de Sousse	Energy	Rank 2,844
20	112,559	Moakher, Maher	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 199
21	113,772	CO Cheikhrouhou, Omar	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,151
22	120,973	JM Jridi, Mourad	Institut Superieur de Biotechnologie de Beja	Food Science	Rank 1,291
23	123,991	BM Bouaziz, Mohamed	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Food Science	Rank 1,325
24	124,135	CH Chtourou, Hamdi	Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l'Education Physique de Sfax	Sport Sciences	Rank 557
25	128,148	Euchi, Jalel	Institut Supérieur de Gestion Industrielle de Sfax	Operations Research	Rank 602
26	136,748	AC Abdelly, Chedly	Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,398
27	136,760	CA Chaouachi, Anis	Université de la Manouba	Sport Sciences	Rank 610
28	140,021	EM El Mir, Lassaad	Université de Gabès	Applied Physics	Rank 2,814
29	144,076	AM Aouadi, Moncef	University of Carthage, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Bizerte	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,286
30	145,544	KS Keshk, Sherif M.A.S.	Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie	Polymers	Rank 1,446
31	151,488	JA Jemni, Abdelmajid	Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Monastir	Energy	Rank 3,980
32	151,973	IN Issaoui, Noureddine	Faculté des Sciences de Monastir	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 665
33	156,323	KM Khairallah, Moncef	CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 880
34	163,138	HA Houas, Ammar	Université de Gabès	Applied Physics	Rank 3,303
35	163,995	MB Martínez Ballesta, María del Carmen	Université de Gafsa	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,878
36	167,547	SN Souissi, Nizar	Research Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport	Sport Sciences	Rank 749
37	184,274	BN Ben Nasrallah, Sassi	Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Monastir	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,655
38	193,823	SH Salem, Hichem Ben	University of Carthage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 571
39	194,960	AS Ammar, Salah	Université de Gabès	Applied Physics	Rank 4,017
40	197,251	TS Tiba, Sofien	FSEG Sfax - Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion de Sfax	Energy	Rank 5,288
41	203,283	BM Ben Messaoud, Ramzi	Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,937
42	221,334	BA Belazi, Akram	Université de Tunis El Manar, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,396
43	223,648	BA Ben Ali, Jaouher	École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,132
44	244,584	GK Ghedira, Kamel	Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,156
45	245,777	HM Haddar, Mohamed	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,183
46	248,683	OK Omri, K.	Université de Gabès	Applied Physics	Rank 5,212
47	256,966	Gritli, Hassène	Univesity of Carthage, Institut Supérieur des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,462
48	287,141	Ben Saad, Helmi	Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,299
49	301,504	DF Dammak, F.	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,671
50	322,236	HY Hamed, Younes	Université de Gafsa	Environmental Engineering	Rank 2,172
51	324,590	HM Hsairi, Mohamed	Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Salah Azaiez	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,675
52	349,225	SE Srasra, Ezzedine	University of Carthage, Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des Matériaux, Soliman	General Chemistry	Rank 781
53	353,978	DZ Driss, Zied	Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 3,168
54	359,300	CF Chaari Fourati, Lamia	University of Sfax	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,150
55	363,362	AK Ammari, Kaïs	Faculté des Sciences de Monastir	General Mathematics	Rank 1,965
56	437,935	BR Ben Romdhane, Habiba	Université de Tunis El Manar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,895
57	462,272	FF Farhat, Fnaiech	École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,086
58	544,909	Jeribi, Aref	University of Sfax	General Mathematics	Rank 3,020
59	577,689	FK Feki, Kais	University of Sfax	General Mathematics	Rank 3,234
60	688,914	DC Dziri, Chadli	Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,360
61	956,940	TA Triki, Ali	Université de Gabès	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 8,908
62	1,072,894	SB Selmi, B.	Faculté des Sciences de Monastir	General Mathematics	Rank 6,210
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Tunisia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

62 scientists affiliated with Tunisia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 28 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Tunisia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2023 single-year list, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists from Tunisia, with 10. It is followed by Université de Gabès with 7.

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 62 in 2023, a change of +59.0%.

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.