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Tunis University ranked 4th in Tunisia, 3523rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 123 research topics. Tunis University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,413 academic publications and 214,267 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 43 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3523 of 14,131 In the World
#85 of 1,104 In Africa
#4 of 66 In Tunisia
#2 of 28 In Tunis
#517 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#539 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#542 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
#1425 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#8884 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 120 other topics

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Biology rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Biology in Tunisia and 1186th in the World with 11,594 publications made and 147,971 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#27 of 361 In Africa
#1186 of 6,770 In the World

Tunis University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 19 54
1992 27 96
1993 11 68
1994 39 114
1995 23 123
1996 22 134
1997 43 181
1998 46 193
1999 50 220
2000 85 310
2001 94 367
2002 110 467
2003 99 624
2004 99 644
2005 148 816
2006 163 980
2007 197 1210
2008 213 1542
2009 278 2014
2010 303 2534
2011 373 3289
2012 354 3910
2013 475 4846
2014 517 5429
2015 592 6161
2016 738 7224
2017 822 7971
2018 868 9468
2019 807 11552
2020 844 13903
2021 981 17002
2022 1011 19491
2023 945 20539

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Horticulture 2 22 616
Agricultural Science 2 32 726
Microbiology 3 26 812
Entomology 1 30 863
Evolutionary Biology 1 10 891
Paleontology 2 21 917
Botany 3 28 965
Nutrition and Food Science 4 42 1014
Zoology 1 36 1037
Forestry 2 66 1043
Virology 3 52 1049
Nanotechnology 2 16 1080
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 34 1094
Immunology 3 45 1149
Biochemistry 3 21 1164
Genetics 4 25 1173
Oncology and Cancer research 2 25 1174
Molecular Biology 3 14 1179
Animal Science 4 69 1291
Toxicology 6 111 1351
Pharmacology 4 45 1367
Biotechnology 3 54 1497
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 38 1584
Biophysics 1 19 1695
Neuroscience 4 37 1741

Chemistry rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Tunisia and 1147th in the World with 11,089 publications made and 148,335 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#20 of 342 In Africa
#1147 of 6,447 In the World

Tunis University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 32 79
1992 30 125
1993 14 93
1994 46 143
1995 33 127
1996 36 154
1997 57 195
1998 63 231
1999 79 269
2000 102 350
2001 88 399
2002 118 482
2003 120 568
2004 130 706
2005 154 894
2006 170 1037
2007 224 1272
2008 229 1608
2009 317 2099
2010 295 2580
2011 354 3226
2012 353 3823
2013 458 4836
2014 523 5554
2015 596 6293
2016 735 7431
2017 782 8224
2018 792 9576
2019 760 11616
2020 744 13598
2021 816 16699
2022 838 18650
2023 774 19395

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 14 607
Environmental Chemistry 2 15 740
Inorganic Chemistry 1 16 820
Computational Chemistry 3 13 822
Pharmacy 1 20 854
Radiochemistry 3 32 941
Nutrition and Food Science 4 42 1014
Physical chemistry 3 20 1024
Nanotechnology 2 16 1080
Organic Chemistry 3 21 1093
Materials Science 3 17 1107
Biochemistry 3 21 1164
Chemical Engineering 3 23 1192

Engineering rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Tunisia and 1123rd in the World with 10,938 publications made and 123,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#19 of 348 In Africa
#1123 of 6,684 In the World

Tunis University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 23 70
1992 23 97
1993 12 65
1994 29 97
1995 23 90
1996 29 101
1997 44 150
1998 52 160
1999 58 189
2000 75 272
2001 62 268
2002 107 373
2003 101 436
2004 123 502
2005 122 670
2006 144 790
2007 158 934
2008 197 1189
2009 244 1455
2010 237 1750
2011 316 2248
2012 322 2640
2013 458 3574
2014 542 4304
2015 631 4775
2016 802 5834
2017 855 6910
2018 865 8465
2019 821 10438
2020 865 12593
2021 847 15701
2022 826 17468
2023 741 18138

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Industrial Engineering 2 5 539
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 8 651
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 25 669
Operations Research 2 7 684
Automation and Control engineering 3 12 702
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 8 736
Mining Engineering 2 48 806
Electronic Engineering 2 10 835
Geotechnical Engineering 3 21 847
Petroleum Engineering 2 27 899
Aviation 1 16 928
Electrical Engineering 3 17 943
Robotics 3 9 947
Metallurgical Engineering 2 16 962
Optical Engineering 2 16 1008
Automotive Engineering 3 31 1016
Computer Networking 4 17 1061
Remote Sensing 3 23 1080
Nanotechnology 2 16 1080
Environmental Engineering 3 45 1096
Telecommunications 4 17 1097
Materials Science 3 17 1107
Transportation Engineering 3 20 1115
Computer Engineering 5 20 1128
Architecture 7 33 1160
Human-Computer Interaction 2 14 1188
Chemical Engineering 3 23 1192
Acoustical Engineering 2 20 1209
Aerospace Engineering 3 23 1219
Systems Engineering 3 22 1227
Structural Engineering 4 24 1321
Mechanical Engineering 4 26 1337
Biotechnology 3 54 1497
Civil Engineering 4 48 1559

Physics rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Physics in Tunisia and 1046th in the World with 10,525 publications made and 119,097 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#17 of 341 In Africa
#1046 of 6,603 In the World

Tunis University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 25 66
1992 23 95
1993 11 69
1994 38 96
1995 27 97
1996 36 119
1997 53 160
1998 58 170
1999 68 201
2000 84 300
2001 77 310
2002 113 400
2003 107 439
2004 131 539
2005 141 740
2006 152 847
2007 175 992
2008 191 1260
2009 248 1589
2010 243 1826
2011 325 2301
2012 323 2687
2013 483 3566
2014 515 4158
2015 611 4810
2016 717 5740
2017 768 6578
2018 779 7773
2019 767 9598
2020 780 11469
2021 785 13883
2022 783 15236
2023 684 16127

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 3 7 719
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 8 736
Theoretical Physics 1 11 750
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 9 768
Quantum and Particle physics 2 13 935
Nuclear Physics 2 18 988
Optical Engineering 2 16 1008
Nanotechnology 2 16 1080
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 18 1096
Materials Science 3 17 1107
Acoustical Engineering 2 20 1209
Biophysics 1 19 1695

Environmental Science rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Tunisia and 1054th in the World with 9,503 publications made and 126,607 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#28 of 361 In Africa
#1054 of 6,798 In the World

Tunis University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 11 38
1992 19 54
1993 6 35
1994 20 91
1995 21 63
1996 23 75
1997 30 89
1998 43 123
1999 38 136
2000 53 257
2001 71 244
2002 90 310
2003 76 452
2004 66 418
2005 115 603
2006 118 729
2007 168 920
2008 158 1171
2009 229 1596
2010 235 1980
2011 275 2565
2012 304 3073
2013 408 3961
2014 429 4307
2015 542 4983
2016 648 5832
2017 689 6590
2018 713 7978
2019 696 10027
2020 729 12034
2021 779 14921
2022 804 16672
2023 736 17573

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 14 607
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 56 619
Earth science and Geophysics 1 12 706
Agricultural Science 2 32 726
Environmental Chemistry 2 15 740
Mining Engineering 2 48 806
Geotechnical Engineering 3 21 847
Paleontology 2 21 917
Geology 2 19 932
Oceanography 2 17 1012
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 21 1020
Forestry 2 66 1043
Ecology 2 32 1081
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 34 1094
Environmental Engineering 3 45 1096
Geography and Cartography 2 33 1205
Environmental Management 4 71 1508

Computer Science rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Tunisia and 1166th in the World with 7,205 publications made and 62,919 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#18 of 352 In Africa
#1166 of 6,752 In the World

Tunis University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 26
1992 13 37
1993 9 27
1994 7 50
1995 17 59
1996 9 46
1997 12 76
1998 14 78
1999 19 91
2000 29 122
2001 29 99
2002 55 177
2003 44 203
2004 52 205
2005 63 259
2006 59 307
2007 95 395
2008 86 477
2009 83 561
2010 134 744
2011 205 898
2012 209 1199
2013 319 1690
2014 372 1950
2015 430 2257
2016 540 2683
2017 625 3412
2018 627 4361
2019 591 5620
2020 673 7201
2021 609 8974
2022 580 10173
2023 513 10573

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Database Administration 2 4 665
Web Design and Development 3 8 749
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 12 785
Machine Learning 2 14 863
Computational Linguistics 3 15 906
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 13 914
Software Engineering 3 12 943
Robotics 3 9 947
UX/UI Desgin 3 11 980
Computer Vision 2 14 1028
Computer Networking 4 17 1061
Telecommunications 4 17 1097
Cyber Security 4 23 1113
Computer Engineering 5 20 1128
Data Science 3 23 1183
Cognitive Science 3 17 1187
Human-Computer Interaction 2 14 1188
Computer Graphics 4 17 1268
Management Information Systems 3 34 1409
Multimedia 3 32 1528
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 38 1584
Neuroscience 4 37 1741
Library and Information science 2 48 2011

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tunisia and 1355th in the World with 6,903 publications made and 62,319 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#27 of 367 In Africa
#1355 of 7,020 In the World

Tunis University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 6 27
1992 5 41
1993 5 19
1994 15 50
1995 21 53
1996 10 50
1997 15 56
1998 23 70
1999 20 119
2000 34 190
2001 49 172
2002 61 205
2003 48 234
2004 64 244
2005 79 334
2006 83 396
2007 96 493
2008 107 600
2009 146 777
2010 165 949
2011 192 1147
2012 222 1494
2013 304 1912
2014 312 2193
2015 393 2391
2016 485 2617
2017 507 3168
2018 502 3898
2019 547 4982
2020 555 6455
2021 596 7981
2022 580 9403
2023 521 10028

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 13 542
Journalism and Digital Media 2 24 1093
Demography 2 50 1150
Philosophy 2 14 1168
Linguistics 2 22 1183
Archaeology 3 33 1316
Aesthetics 3 27 1336
History 3 36 1402
Political Science 2 36 1555
Sociology 2 50 1634
Law 2 44 1639
Classics and Ancient History 2 48 1708
Anthropology 3 60 1774
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 37 1835
Library and Information science 2 48 2011
Communications and Public Relations 3 74 2050
Education Majors 3 86 2706

Medicine rankings

Tunis University ranked 4th for Medicine in Tunisia and 1216th in the World with 6,103 publications made and 62,202 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 11 In Tunisia
#38 of 360 In Africa
#1216 of 6,680 In the World

Tunis University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 8 34
1992 10 55
1993 5 28
1994 19 65
1995 11 72
1996 11 74
1997 10 88
1998 18 99
1999 22 118
2000 26 138
2001 35 143
2002 34 198
2003 42 233
2004 73 247
2005 109 327
2006 104 385
2007 125 500
2008 128 662
2009 145 823
2010 115 1067
2011 152 1386
2012 185 1672
2013 218 1968
2014 233 2247
2015 262 2497
2016 374 3023
2017 361 3282
2018 445 3805
2019 410 4533
2020 480 5982
2021 598 7593
2022 623 9169
2023 578 9746

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 16 517
Forensic Science 1 13 542
Neurosurgery 2 18 667
Dermatology 4 30 842
Pharmacy 1 20 854
Veterinary 4 79 923
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 36 959
Epidemiology 3 66 966
Pediatrics 3 63 991
Virology 3 52 1049
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 24 1085
Radiation Therapy 4 32 1139
Immunology 3 45 1149
Ophthalmology 3 35 1166
Surgery 3 38 1173
Oncology and Cancer research 2 25 1174
Public Health 2 56 1208
Cardiology 3 30 1244
Anatomy and Physiology 3 28 1250
Sports Medicine 4 16 1271
Pathology 4 46 1281
Physical Therapy 4 23 1284
Urology 4 45 1319
Toxicology 6 111 1351
Pharmacology 4 45 1367
Orthodontics 2 38 1386
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 52 1392
Anesthesiology 4 43 1421
Critical Care Nursing 4 61 1462
Dentistry 4 49 1514
Psychiatry 4 46 1591
Family medicine 4 115 1673
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 106 1888
Clinical Psychology 4 64 2195
Nursing 4 113 2375
Health Science 5 148 3137

Mathematics rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Tunisia and 1144th in the World with 4,231 publications made and 39,414 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#24 of 348 In Africa
#1144 of 6,305 In the World

Tunis University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 14
1992 3 15
1993 6 11
1994 2 15
1995 7 21
1996 4 21
1997 5 27
1998 6 26
1999 10 33
2000 14 57
2001 16 56
2002 30 71
2003 24 89
2004 26 93
2005 25 113
2006 25 148
2007 59 202
2008 54 222
2009 47 288
2010 71 354
2011 127 486
2012 135 608
2013 184 837
2014 214 1068
2015 241 1255
2016 302 1436
2017 373 1866
2018 345 2376
2019 365 3186
2020 384 4121
2021 386 5187
2022 353 6077
2023 335 6098

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 7 684
Applied Mathematics 2 16 723
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 12 785
Actuarial Science 3 16 831
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 17 952
Statistics 2 26 1176
Math Teachers 2 97 2845

Business rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Business in Tunisia and 1122nd in the World with 3,379 publications made and 28,567 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#20 of 342 In Africa
#1122 of 6,187 In the World

Tunis University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 6 8
1992 5 16
1993 3 7
1994 2 13
1995 7 12
1996 2 16
1997 7 15
1998 7 15
1999 14 29
2000 20 57
2001 14 32
2002 20 55
2003 10 51
2004 12 72
2005 25 63
2006 23 96
2007 22 102
2008 43 141
2009 30 164
2010 62 201
2011 76 287
2012 93 572
2013 179 738
2014 175 777
2015 183 851
2016 227 988
2017 307 1412
2018 271 1790
2019 299 2524
2020 324 3185
2021 319 4148
2022 291 4814
2023 262 5026

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 15 658
Operations Research 2 7 684
Actuarial Science 3 16 831
Supply Chain Management 2 15 888
Risk Management 4 19 893
Management 2 14 929
Tax Law 4 30 945
Finance 4 25 1072
Accounting 3 27 1088
International Business 4 31 1217
Marketing 2 32 1260
International Trade 4 35 1405
Management Information Systems 3 34 1409
Project Management 4 57 1905
Advertising 4 61 2321

Economics rankings

Tunis University ranked 4th for Economics in Tunisia and 1323rd in the World with 1,833 publications made and 16,131 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 11 In Tunisia
#40 of 338 In Africa
#1323 of 5,995 In the World

Tunis University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 5
1992 1 11
1993 1 6
1994 2 8
1995 2 10
1996 1 14
1997 4 12
1998 7 17
1999 3 27
2000 10 47
2001 9 28
2002 16 34
2003 6 25
2004 8 50
2005 13 58
2006 10 70
2007 17 85
2008 24 102
2009 19 108
2010 32 119
2011 42 154
2012 57 229
2013 81 293
2014 92 405
2015 85 496
2016 99 580
2017 136 753
2018 125 998
2019 159 1433
2020 182 1817
2021 188 2336
2022 196 3095
2023 162 3383

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunis University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 15 658
Actuarial Science 3 16 831
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 17 952
International Economics 4 20 1000
Finance 4 25 1072
Environmental Economics 4 39 1192
International Trade 4 35 1405
Development Studies 3 74 1600

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tunis University

Speciality Tunisia Africa World Rank
Literature 3 26 1360
Art & Design 2 28 1515
Fashion Design 3 31 1600
Psychology 4 41 1624
Social Psychology 2 33 1669
Child Psychology 3 74 2447