Tunisia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Tunisia has 28 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 3.7% from 27 in 2022. That places Tunisia 74th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Université de Kairouan (2).
Scientists in Tunisia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 87% 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 Sfax3
- 2Université de Kairouan2
- 3Université de Sousse2
- 4Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria1
- 5CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba1
- 6Ecole Nationale 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
- 9Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir1
- 10Faculté des Sciences de Sfax1
All 28 scientists
| Rank in Tunisia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38,554 | University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie | Biotechnology | Rank 97 | |
| 2 | 59,198 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 263 | |
| 3 | 81,191 |
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Faculté des Sciences de Sfax | Polymers | Rank 724 |
| 4 | 117,827 |
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Université de Sousse | General Mathematics | Rank 638 |
| 5 | 124,700 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 238 | |
| 6 | 140,150 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Food Science | Rank 722 | |
| 7 | 177,021 | University of Carthage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 540 | |
| 8 | 178,227 | CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 1,357 | |
| 9 | 181,349 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,267 | |
| 10 | 205,306 | University of Carthage, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Bizerte | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,499 | |
| 11 | 209,536 |
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Université de Sousse | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 644 |
| 12 | 215,531 | Université de Kairouan | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,802 | |
| 13 | 229,986 | Université de Gabès | Applied Physics | Rank 6,614 | |
| 14 | 244,364 | Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Monastir | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,796 | |
| 15 | 253,546 | Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria | Food Science | Rank 1,414 | |
| 16 | 257,645 |
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Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | Materials | Rank 3,715 |
| 17 | 275,828 | University of Carthage, Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 2,731 | |
| 18 | 296,056 | Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,402 | |
| 19 | 341,709 |
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FSEG Sfax - Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion de Sfax | Energy | Rank 5,289 |
| 20 | 346,410 |
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Université de Tunis El Manar, Hôpital la Rabta | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,729 |
| 21 | 349,883 | University of Sfax | Materials | Rank 5,337 | |
| 22 | 351,749 | Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie | Materials | Rank 5,363 | |
| 23 | 403,874 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,563 | |
| 24 | 409,922 | University of Carthage | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 8,605 | |
| 25 | 485,920 |
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Université de Kairouan | Materials | Rank 7,869 |
| 26 | 527,839 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,055 | |
| 27 | 592,070 | Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Supérieur des Technologies Médicales de Tunis | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,340 | |
| 28 | 650,060 | Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 9,364 | |
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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 career-long list, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax has the most listed scientists from Tunisia, with 3. It is followed by Université de Kairouan 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 28 in 2023, a change of +86.7%.
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.