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Tunisia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Tunisia has 40 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 42.9% from 28 in 2023. That places Tunisia 70th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Sfax has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Université de Tunis El Manar (3).

Single Year
78
+16 (+25.8%) vs 2023
Career Data
40
+12 (+42.9%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#70
up 4 places vs 2023
Institutes
24
No change vs 2023

Scientists in Tunisia on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+53.3%
2022+17.4%
2023+3.7%
2024+42.9%
2025+15.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20203915
202152+33.3%23+53.3%
202253+1.9%27+17.4%
202362+17.0%28+3.7%
202478+25.8%40+42.9%
202581+3.8%46+15.0%

Top 10 institutes in Tunisia

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2024
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  1. 1University of Sfax12
  2. 2Université de Tunis El Manar3
  3. 3University of Carthage3
  4. 4Université de Sousse2
  5. 5Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria1
  6. 6CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba1
  7. 7CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique1
  8. 8Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Monastir1
  9. 9Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax1
  10. 10Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur1

All 40 scientists

Career-long list2024

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Tunisia World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 37,137 University of Carthage Biotechnology Rank 98
2 49,540 University of Sfax Food Science Rank 216
3 73,986 University of Sfax Polymers Rank 674
4 124,820 Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis, Laboratoire de Modélisation Mathématique et Numérique dans les Sciences de l'Ingénieur Applied Mathematics Rank 277
5 126,575 University of Sfax Food Science Rank 664
6 128,869 Université de la Manouba Sport Sciences Rank 412
7 153,638 University of Sfax Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,073
8 163,447 University of Sfax Environmental Sciences Rank 1,225
9 163,480 CHU Fattouma-Bourguiba Ophthalmology & Optometry Rank 1,219
10 176,143 University of Carthage, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie Dairy & Animal Science Rank 531
11 192,952 South Mediterranean University Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 2,186
12 194,561 University of Carthage Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,434
13 205,151 Université de Gabès Applied Physics Rank 5,671
14 215,498 University of Carthage, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie Analytical Chemistry Rank 1,791
15 222,226 Université de Sousse Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 703
16 229,833 Université de Jendouba Environmental Sciences Rank 1,869
17 237,617 Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax Food Science Rank 1,388
18 241,176 Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj Cédria Food Science Rank 1,411
19 244,263 Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Monastir Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,839
20 258,220 Université de Tunis El Manar Materials Rank 3,814
21 260,459 University of Sfax Food Science Rank 1,545
22 278,622 University of Carthage Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 5,854
23 279,513 University of Carthage, Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,792
24 285,963 University of Sfax Energy Rank 4,457
25 302,425 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,460
26 312,675 University of Sfax Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 6,693
27 319,061 Université de Sousse Energy Rank 5,084
28 325,338 Université de Monastir Networking & Telecommunications Rank 3,324
29 353,034 CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Materials Rank 5,537
30 356,862 University of Sfax Materials Rank 5,602
31 406,379 Université de Tunis El Manar General & Internal Medicine Rank 5,500
32 409,953 University of Carthage, Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des Matériaux, Soliman General Chemistry Rank 1,032
33 461,100 Université de Kairouan Materials Rank 7,508
34 482,724 Hôpital la Rabta General & Internal Medicine Rank 6,654
35 539,528 École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tunis Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 2,117
36 556,638 Hopital Farhat Hached Sousse General & Internal Medicine Rank 7,807
37 611,111 Université de Tunis El Manar Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 2,449
38 719,530 University of Sfax Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 2,988
39 789,690 University of Sfax General Mathematics Rank 7,035
40 887,656 University of Sfax Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 3,902
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Tunisia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

78 scientists affiliated with Tunisia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 40 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, University of Sfax has the most listed scientists from Tunisia, with 12. It is followed by Université de Tunis El Manar with 3.

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 40 in 2024, a change of +166.7%.

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.