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Tunis University ranked 4th in Tunisia, 3609th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. Tunis University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,533 academic publications and 291,975 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3609 of 14,131 In the World
#93 of 1,104 In Africa
#4 of 66 In Tunisia
#2 of 28 In Tunis
#569 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#573 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#597 of 2,121 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#1395 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#8884 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Biology rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Biology in Tunisia and 1207th in the World with 13,168 publications made and 199,293 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#32 of 366 In Africa
#1207 of 6,833 In the World

Tunis University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 31 112
1993 12 89
1994 39 128
1995 23 132
1996 23 136
1997 48 183
1998 54 231
1999 49 239
2000 91 359
2001 98 447
2002 118 556
2003 120 691
2004 129 763
2005 149 1013
2006 187 1145
2007 218 1459
2008 229 1838
2009 305 2323
2010 296 2889
2011 389 3675
2012 403 4601
2013 535 5447
2014 586 6271
2015 665 7172
2016 810 8343
2017 867 9392
2018 893 11271
2019 812 13456
2020 837 16500
2021 1024 19727
2022 1065 22126
2023 1033 24070
2024 832 22890

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

Biology subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Horticulture 2 24 656
Agricultural Science 2 40 771
Microbiology 4 32 814
Entomology 2 35 881
Evolutionary Biology 1 11 930
Paleontology 2 23 940
Botany 3 32 995
Forestry 1 71 1003
Zoology 2 38 1058
Virology 3 57 1101
Nutrition and Food Science 4 55 1107
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 40 1128
Nanotechnology 3 20 1135
Immunology 3 46 1140
Genetics 4 29 1180
Oncology and Cancer research 2 27 1188
Biochemistry 4 24 1193
Toxicology 5 100 1245
Molecular Biology 3 17 1272
Animal Science 4 87 1344
Pharmacology 4 52 1421
Biotechnology 4 59 1506
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 37 1542
Biophysics 3 22 1740
Neuroscience 4 41 1784

Chemistry rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Tunisia and 1178th in the World with 12,289 publications made and 193,457 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#21 of 347 In Africa
#1178 of 6,545 In the World

Tunis University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 33 134
1993 15 115
1994 45 156
1995 34 129
1996 35 146
1997 59 196
1998 69 260
1999 77 301
2000 110 397
2001 96 501
2002 133 602
2003 138 703
2004 160 815
2005 162 1102
2006 192 1186
2007 247 1484
2008 255 1860
2009 324 2388
2010 295 2836
2011 376 3620
2012 410 4393
2013 523 5311
2014 610 6322
2015 649 7190
2016 793 8375
2017 813 9452
2018 815 11135
2019 744 13125
2020 732 15774
2021 823 18984
2022 855 20509
2023 806 22091
2024 620 21636

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 15 623
Environmental Chemistry 2 18 799
Inorganic Chemistry 1 17 831
Computational Chemistry 3 16 856
Pharmacy 1 21 866
Radiochemistry 3 35 956
Physical chemistry 3 20 1025
Nutrition and Food Science 4 55 1107
Organic Chemistry 3 21 1115
Nanotechnology 3 20 1135
Materials Science 3 19 1147
Biochemistry 4 24 1193
Chemical Engineering 3 28 1250

Engineering rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Tunisia and 1165th in the World with 12,195 publications made and 164,164 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#22 of 355 In Africa
#1165 of 6,782 In the World

Tunis University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 23 98
1993 13 68
1994 33 98
1995 26 83
1996 29 108
1997 41 153
1998 57 177
1999 65 204
2000 84 304
2001 69 350
2002 117 467
2003 118 531
2004 135 585
2005 127 851
2006 157 890
2007 180 1084
2008 215 1354
2009 255 1667
2010 253 2009
2011 357 2534
2012 382 3125
2013 511 3968
2014 646 4879
2015 715 5636
2016 847 6847
2017 901 8153
2018 888 10038
2019 826 12060
2020 847 14690
2021 848 17936
2022 854 19490
2023 807 21264
2024 592 20865

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

Engineering subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 9 597
Industrial Engineering 2 6 615
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 28 681
Automation and Control engineering 3 12 683
Operations Research 2 7 703
Mining Engineering 2 54 793
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 13 838
Electronic Engineering 3 13 853
Geotechnical Engineering 3 25 874
Electrical Engineering 3 18 930
Robotics 4 9 938
Nuclear Engineering 5 32 991
Metallurgical Engineering 2 18 996
Petroleum Engineering 2 43 1017
Automotive Engineering 4 32 1019
Optical Engineering 2 17 1049
Environmental Engineering 3 54 1077
Computer Networking 5 18 1082
Telecommunications 4 17 1091
Remote Sensing 3 27 1132
Nanotechnology 3 20 1135
Computer Engineering 5 20 1140
Materials Science 3 19 1147
Transportation Engineering 3 26 1183
Human-Computer Interaction 2 16 1217
Architecture 7 38 1231
Systems Engineering 4 23 1250
Chemical Engineering 3 28 1250
Acoustical Engineering 3 22 1259
Aerospace Engineering 4 26 1280
Structural Engineering 4 25 1351
Mechanical Engineering 4 27 1395
Architectural Engineering 2 44 1474
Biotechnology 4 59 1506
Civil Engineering 3 53 1593

Physics rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Physics in Tunisia and 1093rd in the World with 11,742 publications made and 153,955 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#21 of 352 In Africa
#1093 of 6,713 In the World

Tunis University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 22 101
1993 13 72
1994 40 99
1995 28 102
1996 36 130
1997 51 171
1998 62 188
1999 71 227
2000 93 332
2001 90 447
2002 124 556
2003 129 590
2004 147 663
2005 154 953
2006 163 1000
2007 197 1184
2008 209 1489
2009 268 1791
2010 264 2057
2011 353 2608
2012 389 3190
2013 509 3890
2014 616 4718
2015 682 5616
2016 774 6554
2017 819 7640
2018 810 9066
2019 772 10987
2020 766 13127
2021 778 15622
2022 815 16841
2023 738 18527
2024 564 18076

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 7 766
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 9 773
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 13 838
Theoretical Physics 1 15 906
Quantum and Particle physics 3 16 996
Nuclear Physics 2 20 1017
Optical Engineering 2 17 1049
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 19 1094
Nanotechnology 3 20 1135
Materials Science 3 19 1147
Acoustical Engineering 3 22 1259
Biophysics 3 22 1740

Environmental Science rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Tunisia and 1098th in the World with 10,655 publications made and 173,489 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#29 of 368 In Africa
#1098 of 6,876 In the World

Tunis University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 20 62
1993 8 41
1994 24 101
1995 20 73
1996 24 79
1997 38 105
1998 49 150
1999 40 154
2000 63 308
2001 79 325
2002 96 415
2003 89 505
2004 83 532
2005 123 782
2006 149 874
2007 181 1111
2008 182 1393
2009 242 1854
2010 237 2274
2011 302 2903
2012 339 3609
2013 442 4410
2014 502 5058
2015 599 5953
2016 695 6809
2017 727 7880
2018 736 9725
2019 709 11755
2020 711 14332
2021 806 17448
2022 826 19115
2023 803 21032
2024 563 18844

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 15 623
Hydrology and Water resources management 4 72 657
Earth science and Geophysics 1 13 736
Agricultural Science 2 40 771
Mining Engineering 2 54 793
Environmental Chemistry 2 18 799
Geotechnical Engineering 3 25 874
Paleontology 2 23 940
Geology 2 22 968
Forestry 1 71 1003
Oceanography 2 22 1041
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 23 1077
Environmental Engineering 3 54 1077
Ecology 3 38 1120
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 40 1128
Geography and Cartography 3 38 1255
Environmental Management 4 80 1543

Computer Science rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Tunisia and 1180th in the World with 8,260 publications made and 92,301 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#18 of 360 In Africa
#1180 of 6,845 In the World

Tunis University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 13 39
1993 9 30
1994 9 51
1995 20 57
1996 10 46
1997 12 80
1998 17 92
1999 19 90
2000 30 143
2001 29 139
2002 58 199
2003 45 238
2004 59 243
2005 73 326
2006 68 367
2007 85 475
2008 97 581
2009 116 676
2010 143 907
2011 239 1119
2012 254 1473
2013 380 1961
2014 451 2462
2015 483 2882
2016 561 3392
2017 658 4349
2018 661 5633
2019 631 6993
2020 677 8832
2021 631 10973
2022 612 12145
2023 598 13383
2024 442 11942

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 6 715
Web Design and Development 3 8 758
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 14 775
Machine Learning 2 16 871
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 13 926
Robotics 4 9 938
Computational Linguistics 3 15 945
Software Engineering 3 14 986
UX/UI Desgin 3 12 990
Computer Vision 3 15 1036
Computer Networking 5 18 1082
Telecommunications 4 17 1091
Computer Engineering 5 20 1140
Data Science 3 22 1151
Cognitive Science 4 18 1154
Cyber Security 5 24 1175
Human-Computer Interaction 2 16 1217
Computer Graphics 4 18 1306
Management Information Systems 3 41 1413
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 37 1542
Multimedia 4 41 1666
Neuroscience 4 41 1784
Library and Information science 2 50 2114

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tunisia and 1430th in the World with 8,030 publications made and 92,919 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#29 of 369 In Africa
#1430 of 7,081 In the World

Tunis University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 49
1993 7 30
1994 15 51
1995 24 51
1996 11 42
1997 14 59
1998 28 84
1999 27 129
2000 45 242
2001 53 248
2002 69 292
2003 54 295
2004 78 311
2005 88 468
2006 92 483
2007 107 613
2008 110 747
2009 179 936
2010 173 1152
2011 231 1400
2012 246 1847
2013 343 2188
2014 375 2655
2015 463 2982
2016 514 3312
2017 552 4066
2018 554 5049
2019 575 6348
2020 576 8008
2021 654 10034
2022 623 11518
2023 594 12861
2024 426 11494

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 15 569
Demography 2 56 1187
Philosophy 2 15 1228
Linguistics 2 24 1228
Journalism and Digital Media 4 30 1266
Archaeology 3 37 1356
Aesthetics 4 31 1396
History 3 41 1463
Political Science 2 38 1624
Law 3 53 1706
Classics and Ancient History 2 53 1713
Sociology 2 64 1714
Anthropology 3 68 1720
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 43 1834
Communications and Public Relations 2 70 1873
Gender Studies 1 81 1971
Library and Information science 2 50 2114
Education Majors 4 116 2890

Medicine rankings

Tunis University ranked 4th for Medicine in Tunisia and 1269th in the World with 7,159 publications made and 84,405 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 11 In Tunisia
#44 of 364 In Africa
#1269 of 6,775 In the World

Tunis University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 11 68
1993 6 40
1994 21 75
1995 11 72
1996 9 69
1997 17 90
1998 19 112
1999 21 126
2000 25 161
2001 37 184
2002 38 242
2003 47 283
2004 84 282
2005 108 407
2006 113 415
2007 129 595
2008 134 762
2009 153 921
2010 112 1212
2011 174 1588
2012 220 1926
2013 241 2228
2014 282 2679
2015 306 2959
2016 390 3444
2017 372 3844
2018 490 4588
2019 394 5530
2020 503 7312
2021 666 9168
2022 676 10844
2023 656 11858
2024 589 10991

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

Medicine subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 15 569
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 19 573
Neurosurgery 2 23 725
Dermatology 4 30 840
Pharmacy 1 21 866
Epidemiology 3 70 973
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 26 975
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 38 981
Pediatrics 3 78 1034
Veterinary 4 95 1037
Virology 3 57 1101
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 25 1102
Ophthalmology 3 33 1108
Radiation Therapy 4 31 1135
Immunology 3 46 1140
Surgery 3 39 1158
Oncology and Cancer research 2 27 1188
Anatomy and Physiology 3 32 1237
Toxicology 5 100 1245
Cardiology 3 31 1264
Urology 4 46 1269
Public Health 2 67 1272
Pathology 4 51 1292
Physical Therapy 4 26 1316
Sports Medicine 4 22 1375
Critical Care Nursing 4 63 1404
Pharmacology 4 52 1421
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 63 1453
Anesthesiology 4 50 1513
Orthodontics 4 48 1546
Psychiatry 4 50 1626
Dentistry 4 61 1670
Family medicine 4 135 1796
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 114 1938
Clinical Psychology 5 76 2325
Gerontology 5 96 2351
Nursing 5 122 2370
Health Science 5 152 2990

Mathematics rankings

Tunis University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Tunisia and 1182nd in the World with 4,773 publications made and 56,049 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
#28 of 357 In Africa
#1182 of 6,418 In the World

Tunis University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 13
1993 5 12
1994 4 14
1995 8 20
1996 4 21
1997 4 25
1998 6 25
1999 13 32
2000 19 79
2001 16 87
2002 31 83
2003 27 115
2004 31 121
2005 29 161
2006 36 190
2007 51 217
2008 58 290
2009 67 324
2010 82 466
2011 141 599
2012 156 710
2013 210 946
2014 267 1328
2015 278 1539
2016 331 1848
2017 369 2323
2018 359 3015
2019 384 3892
2020 400 4972
2021 397 6204
2022 358 6966
2023 367 7545
2024 229 5960

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 7 703
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 14 775
Actuarial Science 4 19 800
Applied Mathematics 2 23 876
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 18 934
Statistics 3 30 1194
Math Teachers 3 121 2940

Business rankings

Tunis University ranked 2nd for Business in Tunisia and 1130th in the World with 3,888 publications made and 44,188 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tunisia
#25 of 353 In Africa
#1130 of 6,339 In the World

Tunis University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 18
1993 3 7
1994 1 13
1995 8 12
1996 2 16
1997 9 18
1998 8 18
1999 18 30
2000 18 65
2001 12 39
2002 21 71
2003 12 59
2004 19 72
2005 28 88
2006 29 111
2007 28 122
2008 42 166
2009 45 185
2010 62 266
2011 88 376
2012 118 680
2013 197 897
2014 217 942
2015 232 1170
2016 254 1348
2017 313 1855
2018 290 2395
2019 312 3177
2020 327 4119
2021 330 5160
2022 293 5887
2023 304 6643
2024 204 5751

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 16 544
Operations Research 2 7 703
Tax Law 4 28 788
Actuarial Science 4 19 800
Risk Management 4 22 905
Management 2 15 948
Supply Chain Management 2 22 968
Accounting 4 29 1000
Finance 4 28 1039
International Business 4 29 1129
Marketing 2 38 1290
International Trade 4 36 1409
Management Information Systems 3 41 1413
Advertising 2 48 1963
Project Management 4 67 2062

Economics rankings

Tunis University ranked 4th for Economics in Tunisia and 1317th in the World with 2,148 publications made and 26,723 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
#49 of 351 In Africa
#1317 of 6,167 In the World

Tunis University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 15
1993 1 6
1994 1 10
1995 4 11
1996 1 16
1997 4 17
1998 9 21
1999 4 27
2000 12 55
2001 7 36
2002 15 55
2003 8 40
2004 12 63
2005 15 78
2006 14 98
2007 17 96
2008 19 121
2009 28 124
2010 32 158
2011 41 177
2012 69 265
2013 87 339
2014 111 537
2015 123 630
2016 113 791
2017 135 1000
2018 130 1272
2019 171 1787
2020 188 2350
2021 200 3008
2022 208 3856
2023 181 4423
2024 158 4108

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 16 544
Actuarial Science 4 19 800
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 18 934
International Economics 4 20 944
Finance 4 28 1039
Environmental Economics 4 43 1244
International Trade 4 36 1409
Development Studies 3 85 1650

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tunis University

Speciality Tunisia Africa World Rank
Literature 3 31 1373
Art & Design 3 31 1576
Psychology 4 44 1637
Fashion Design 3 38 1665
Social Psychology 3 35 1722
Child Psychology 3 73 2303