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The University of Sfax ranked 2nd in Tunisia, 2802nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. The University of Sfax ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,624 academic publications and 415,086 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2802 of 14,131 In the World
#58 of 1,104 In Africa
#2 of 66 In Tunisia
#1 of 6 In Sfax
#275 of 1,387 For Architecture
#323 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#378 of 2,945 For Computational Linguistics
#5784 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6617 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 145 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Engineering in Tunisia and 771st in the World with 17,908 publications made and 256,057 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#11 of 355 In Africa
#771 of 6,782 In the World

University of Sfax
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 6 21
1993 9 29
1994 9 36
1995 7 42
1996 12 64
1997 16 50
1998 29 71
1999 52 114
2000 40 108
2001 44 160
2002 62 166
2003 111 265
2004 98 338
2005 137 502
2006 170 583
2007 208 718
2008 249 1012
2009 317 1386
2010 344 1891
2011 532 2649
2012 681 3716
2013 891 4995
2014 991 6529
2015 1136 8918
2016 1241 10971
2017 1317 13817
2018 1206 15818
2019 1180 19467
2020 1228 24707
2021 1413 31071
2022 1479 34544
2023 1428 37054
2024 1160 36951

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

Physics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Physics in Tunisia and 829th in the World with 15,875 publications made and 228,486 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#11 of 352 In Africa
#829 of 6,713 In the World

University of Sfax
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 4 21
1993 5 27
1994 10 37
1995 9 43
1996 11 66
1997 15 51
1998 36 79
1999 50 112
2000 40 98
2001 53 149
2002 63 145
2003 110 261
2004 110 347
2005 117 476
2006 159 562
2007 201 666
2008 230 918
2009 285 1260
2010 308 1695
2011 454 2315
2012 605 3244
2013 754 4357
2014 844 5690
2015 977 7816
2016 1049 9326
2017 1135 11816
2018 1015 13432
2019 1043 16437
2020 1104 20816
2021 1291 25846
2022 1347 28636
2023 1302 30509
2024 1022 30832

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

Physics subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 1 3 500
Quantum and Particle physics 1 10 769
Materials Science 1 11 773
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 14 853
Optical Engineering 1 11 859
Acoustical Engineering 1 12 883
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 12 911
Theoretical Physics 2 17 962
Nuclear Physics 3 22 1052
Nanotechnology 2 17 1093
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 29 1241
Biophysics 1 17 1627

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Chemistry in Tunisia and 852nd in the World with 15,707 publications made and 277,719 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#12 of 347 In Africa
#852 of 6,545 In the World

University of Sfax
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 5 31
1993 10 37
1994 9 49
1995 8 48
1996 12 68
1997 21 57
1998 35 90
1999 54 134
2000 41 106
2001 44 178
2002 53 191
2003 106 306
2004 103 389
2005 103 525
2006 154 582
2007 187 778
2008 242 1100
2009 285 1581
2010 324 2134
2011 546 3071
2012 640 4195
2013 747 5534
2014 799 6945
2015 937 9332
2016 1045 11413
2017 1177 14250
2018 992 16270
2019 1030 20013
2020 1093 25581
2021 1257 31782
2022 1299 35005
2023 1214 36748
2024 1012 37409

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

Chemistry subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 10 323
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 8 526
Radiochemistry 1 15 535
Environmental Chemistry 1 7 593
Chemical Engineering 1 5 688
Organic Chemistry 1 10 730
Materials Science 1 11 773
Physical chemistry 1 11 787
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 13 841
Inorganic Chemistry 2 21 887
Computational Chemistry 4 18 912
Biochemical Engineering 1 19 915
Biochemistry 1 13 920
Nanotechnology 2 17 1093
Pharmacy 4 38 1185

Biology rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Biology in Tunisia and 978th in the World with 15,584 publications made and 264,947 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#20 of 366 In Africa
#978 of 6,833 In the World

University of Sfax
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 6 24
1993 9 28
1994 3 34
1995 7 42
1996 7 56
1997 11 46
1998 29 79
1999 31 95
2000 28 112
2001 26 134
2002 40 185
2003 71 257
2004 72 304
2005 70 393
2006 123 460
2007 148 658
2008 194 992
2009 266 1432
2010 304 2002
2011 499 2887
2012 602 3938
2013 733 5250
2014 797 6532
2015 889 8634
2016 960 10023
2017 1089 12704
2018 982 14742
2019 1021 18332
2020 1155 23868
2021 1387 31048
2022 1463 34448
2023 1354 36501
2024 1098 35602

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

Biology subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 10 323
Horticulture 1 20 580
Toxicology 2 39 608
Agricultural Science 1 28 648
Microbiology 1 22 737
Botany 1 20 743
Paleontology 1 17 781
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 23 845
Biochemistry 1 13 920
Pharmacology 2 29 1014
Forestry 2 77 1070
Genetics 2 22 1074
Biotechnology 2 34 1080
Nanotechnology 2 17 1093
Zoology 3 42 1126
Neuroscience 1 16 1156
Molecular Biology 2 15 1222
Animal Science 2 76 1225
Evolutionary Biology 3 20 1253
Immunology 4 55 1299
Virology 4 78 1329
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 31 1390
Oncology and Cancer research 4 36 1391
Biophysics 1 17 1627

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Tunisia and 813th in the World with 14,353 publications made and 241,082 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#18 of 368 In Africa
#813 of 6,876 In the World

University of Sfax
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 4 15
1993 6 19
1994 5 24
1995 4 31
1996 11 41
1997 8 35
1998 24 45
1999 32 85
2000 27 73
2001 37 110
2002 38 127
2003 68 221
2004 64 244
2005 70 349
2006 96 404
2007 150 579
2008 177 805
2009 241 1263
2010 265 1683
2011 440 2436
2012 550 3362
2013 673 4360
2014 750 5526
2015 850 7280
2016 950 8903
2017 1115 11555
2018 941 12930
2019 937 16408
2020 1044 21460
2021 1246 27860
2022 1265 30726
2023 1224 33575
2024 959 30976

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Computer Science in Tunisia and 774th in the World with 13,740 publications made and 144,251 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#9 of 360 In Africa
#774 of 6,845 In the World

University of Sfax
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 6
1993 3 8
1994 4 12
1995 4 18
1996 3 13
1997 5 18
1998 13 33
1999 14 45
2000 10 55
2001 14 51
2002 39 97
2003 58 107
2004 38 106
2005 97 216
2006 76 211
2007 126 309
2008 165 485
2009 231 715
2010 262 1072
2011 394 1411
2012 518 2069
2013 691 2794
2014 761 3647
2015 862 4944
2016 919 5441
2017 1037 7314
2018 911 8227
2019 898 10191
2020 990 13662
2021 1119 17712
2022 1210 20172
2023 1257 22987
2024 955 20378

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tunisia and 1134th in the World with 11,663 publications made and 133,200 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#21 of 369 In Africa
#1134 of 7,081 In the World

University of Sfax
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 5
1993 4 8
1994 2 9
1995 0 11
1996 5 11
1997 7 20
1998 22 30
1999 13 49
2000 12 50
2001 16 62
2002 27 109
2003 49 130
2004 38 131
2005 74 212
2006 72 261
2007 112 309
2008 124 481
2009 206 758
2010 230 1072
2011 308 1296
2012 414 1865
2013 593 2504
2014 623 3193
2015 652 4221
2016 762 4542
2017 852 6303
2018 764 6867
2019 789 8833
2020 839 12373
2021 1012 17146
2022 1043 19287
2023 1132 22160
2024 806 19786

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Special Education 1 11 687
Linguistics 1 11 747
Sports / Exercise science 2 9 766
Archaeology 1 19 835
Journalism and Digital Media 1 15 863
History 1 22 917
Aesthetics 1 14 921
Philosophy 1 11 1056
Communications and Public Relations 1 36 1079
Law 1 25 1110
Political Science 1 25 1213
Classics and Ancient History 1 32 1284
Anthropology 1 46 1293
Sociology 1 47 1421
Demography 3 76 1443
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 31 1454
Education Majors 1 56 1762
Library and Information science 1 41 1916
Gender Studies 2 83 1992

Medicine rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 3rd for Medicine in Tunisia and 1205th in the World with 7,364 publications made and 105,566 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#40 of 364 In Africa
#1205 of 6,775 In the World

University of Sfax
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2 13
1993 6 12
1994 3 10
1995 1 12
1996 4 16
1997 6 20
1998 9 30
1999 4 38
2000 6 43
2001 8 57
2002 16 73
2003 27 86
2004 23 108
2005 39 120
2006 59 145
2007 72 204
2008 88 353
2009 105 482
2010 107 694
2011 174 946
2012 240 1427
2013 258 1997
2014 297 2341
2015 352 3165
2016 355 3547
2017 440 4628
2018 514 5570
2019 467 7159
2020 602 10107
2021 723 14150
2022 816 16370
2023 818 17266
2024 663 16199

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

Medicine subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 39 608
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 29 692
Dermatology 3 22 717
Sports / Exercise science 2 9 766
Sports Medicine 1 11 867
Dentistry 2 24 905
Urology 1 27 908
Physical Therapy 1 13 918
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 22 933
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 36 949
Occupational Therapy 1 15 952
Pharmacology 2 29 1014
Audiology 1 17 1056
Epidemiology 4 82 1077
Radiation Therapy 3 28 1079
Anatomy and Physiology 2 21 1106
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 29 1138
Pediatrics 4 87 1145
Pharmacy 4 38 1185
Surgery 4 43 1202
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 63 1213
Pathology 3 46 1235
Immunology 4 55 1299
Virology 4 78 1329
Anesthesiology 3 43 1340
Cardiology 4 38 1342
Veterinary 5 125 1378
Critical Care Nursing 3 57 1379
Oncology and Cancer research 4 36 1391
Psychiatry 3 41 1392
Ophthalmology 4 47 1421
Public Health 3 84 1462
Biomedical Engineering 1 22 1531
Orthodontics 3 47 1532
Gerontology 1 44 1580
Nursing 2 83 1641
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 84 1715
Clinical Psychology 2 48 1732
Family medicine 5 150 2050
Health Science 2 120 2519

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Mathematics in Tunisia and 840th in the World with 7,093 publications made and 79,712 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#15 of 357 In Africa
#840 of 6,418 In the World

University of Sfax
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 1
1993 3 2
1994 0 7
1995 1 7
1996 0 10
1997 4 11
1998 7 23
1999 3 20
2000 6 23
2001 10 29
2002 15 42
2003 19 52
2004 20 53
2005 37 101
2006 33 86
2007 55 161
2008 84 244
2009 115 316
2010 127 478
2011 191 618
2012 280 902
2013 367 1321
2014 371 1683
2015 442 2429
2016 462 2529
2017 508 3556
2018 508 4141
2019 481 5364
2020 522 7226
2021 597 9649
2022 654 11022
2023 709 12676
2024 429 8876

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

Mathematics subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 2 428
Actuarial Science 1 6 450
Operations Research 1 5 522
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 4 549
Applied Mathematics 1 18 826
Statistics 1 17 869
Math Teachers 1 70 1998

Business rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Business in Tunisia and 719th in the World with 6,885 publications made and 71,136 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#11 of 353 In Africa
#719 of 6,339 In the World

University of Sfax
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 1
1993 2 0
1994 1 2
1995 3 4
1996 1 8
1997 4 6
1998 7 18
1999 11 23
2000 1 24
2001 13 30
2002 17 50
2003 18 41
2004 21 67
2005 35 104
2006 34 90
2007 50 126
2008 62 233
2009 110 278
2010 108 423
2011 195 573
2012 247 820
2013 400 1142
2014 402 1441
2015 446 2029
2016 462 2131
2017 522 2993
2018 487 3568
2019 452 4683
2020 476 5925
2021 574 8298
2022 627 9596
2023 614 11350
2024 443 9918

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

Business subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 2 231
Entrepreneurship 1 6 241
Accounting 1 5 333
Tax Law 1 8 407
Actuarial Science 1 6 450
Supply Chain Management 1 5 480
Risk Management 1 9 501
Operations Research 1 5 522
Management 1 8 585
Finance 1 11 598
International Business 1 12 660
Construction Management 1 24 810
Management Information Systems 1 16 937
Marketing 1 19 982
Project Management 1 24 1009
International Trade 2 25 1128
Human Resource Management 1 45 1339
Advertising 1 34 1632

Psychology rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Psychology in Tunisia and 1122nd in the World with 5,156 publications made and 61,299 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#22 of 354 In Africa
#1122 of 6,645 In the World

University of Sfax
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 1
1993 2 6
1994 0 4
1995 1 3
1996 1 7
1997 3 2
1998 5 7
1999 6 18
2000 4 17
2001 0 17
2002 11 33
2003 14 39
2004 11 36
2005 21 49
2006 18 55
2007 42 105
2008 44 169
2009 60 227
2010 76 362
2011 120 523
2012 158 705
2013 205 896
2014 260 1326
2015 261 1699
2016 299 1920
2017 328 2388
2018 315 2760
2019 321 3359
2020 411 4872
2021 539 7016
2022 552 8172
2023 605 9370
2024 436 8546

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sfax in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 3 620
Special Education 1 11 687
Occupational Therapy 1 15 952
Social Psychology 1 17 1019
Neuroscience 1 16 1156
Psychiatry 3 41 1392
Child Psychology 1 33 1463
Clinical Psychology 2 48 1732
Education Majors 1 56 1762

Economics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Economics in Tunisia and 800th in the World with 3,539 publications made and 47,222 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#21 of 351 In Africa
#800 of 6,167 In the World

University of Sfax
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 3
1997 4 4
1998 4 10
1999 4 4
2000 0 9
2001 4 9
2002 5 18
2003 7 17
2004 12 39
2005 20 59
2006 12 36
2007 14 61
2008 18 86
2009 49 115
2010 42 178
2011 85 225
2012 102 316
2013 168 481
2014 170 604
2015 204 940
2016 217 1038
2017 220 1431
2018 229 1823
2019 228 2733
2020 270 4010
2021 358 5773
2022 377 7060
2023 405 8577
2024 286 7463

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

Economics subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 2 231
Actuarial Science 1 6 450
International Economics 1 8 546
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 4 549
Finance 1 11 598
Environmental Economics 1 27 1006
Development Studies 1 46 1022
International Trade 2 25 1128

Art & Design rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Art & Design in Tunisia and 945th in the World with 1,913 publications made and 25,794 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Architecture, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#14 of 296 In Africa
#945 of 5,966 In the World

University of Sfax
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 0 4
1996 0 2
1997 2 1
1998 2 6
1999 1 5
2000 3 7
2001 3 9
2002 2 17
2003 3 12
2004 9 24
2005 11 22
2006 22 51
2007 17 49
2008 19 106
2009 34 115
2010 39 168
2011 58 244
2012 88 323
2013 123 412
2014 107 529
2015 136 783
2016 144 814
2017 159 1157
2018 115 1215
2019 131 1563
2020 127 2187
2021 146 2637
2022 138 2825
2023 146 3127
2024 119 2979

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sfax in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Architecture 1 1 275
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 531
Graphic Design 1 7 627
Fashion Design 1 11 783
Aesthetics 1 14 921
Animation 1 8 926
Multimedia 1 15 1096
Computer Graphics 2 12 1129
Literature 1 21 1186