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The University of Sfax ranked 8th in Tunisia, 3152nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 150 research topics. The University of Sfax ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,718 academic publications and 456,692 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3152 of 14,131 In the World
#85 of 1,104 In Africa
#8 of 66 In Tunisia
#1 of 6 In Sfax
#267 of 1,417 For Architecture
#322 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#371 of 3,009 For Computational Linguistics
#5924 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#7241 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 147 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Engineering in Tunisia and 762nd in the World with 18,412 publications made and 282,887 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 356 In Africa
#762 of 6,795 In the World

University of Sfax
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 111 264
2004 98 338
2005 137 503
2006 170 583
2007 208 718
2008 247 1011
2009 317 1385
2010 344 1888
2011 531 2644
2012 681 3719
2013 891 4984
2014 989 6517
2015 1135 8919
2016 1244 10970
2017 1315 13806
2018 1206 15800
2019 1183 19481
2020 1227 24673
2021 1415 30946
2022 1478 34422
2023 1424 36953
2024 1190 37259
2025 636 33599

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 813th in the World with 16,344 publications made and 252,438 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 353 In Africa
#813 of 6,729 In the World

University of Sfax
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 110 260
2004 110 347
2005 117 477
2006 159 567
2007 201 666
2008 228 917
2009 285 1260
2010 307 1693
2011 453 2311
2012 605 3251
2013 754 4346
2014 842 5676
2015 976 7800
2016 1051 9319
2017 1138 11813
2018 1015 13425
2019 1043 16448
2020 1099 20754
2021 1291 25701
2022 1349 28535
2023 1303 30431
2024 1055 31062
2025 589 28600

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 2 488
Quantum and Particle physics 1 11 756
Materials Science 1 11 767
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 12 830
Optical Engineering 1 11 843
Acoustical Engineering 1 12 874
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 12 902
Theoretical Physics 3 18 956
Nuclear Physics 3 21 1037
Nanotechnology 2 17 1086
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 29 1222
Biophysics 1 17 1633

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Chemistry in Tunisia and 846th in the World with 16,184 publications made and 306,603 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#13 of 349 In Africa
#846 of 6,561 In the World

University of Sfax
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 106 305
2004 103 389
2005 103 525
2006 154 582
2007 187 777
2008 241 1100
2009 286 1579
2010 324 2132
2011 547 3072
2012 640 4198
2013 746 5529
2014 800 6938
2015 940 9330
2016 1043 11386
2017 1177 14240
2018 993 16257
2019 1030 19996
2020 1092 25526
2021 1258 31624
2022 1296 34888
2023 1212 36628
2024 1033 37654
2025 610 34537

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 10 322
Radiochemistry 1 16 522
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 8 524
Environmental Chemistry 1 7 576
Chemical Engineering 1 5 676
Organic Chemistry 1 10 722
Materials Science 1 11 767
Physical chemistry 1 11 783
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 14 831
Inorganic Chemistry 2 21 878
Biochemical Engineering 1 19 894
Computational Chemistry 4 18 896
Biochemistry 1 13 912
Nanotechnology 2 17 1086
Pharmacy 4 38 1189

Biology rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Biology in Tunisia and 965th in the World with 16,117 publications made and 292,194 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
#965 of 6,841 In the World

University of Sfax
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 9 28
1994 3 34
1995 7 42
1996 7 56
1997 11 46
1998 29 79
1999 31 96
2000 28 112
2001 26 134
2002 40 185
2003 71 257
2004 72 304
2005 70 393
2006 123 465
2007 148 658
2008 193 994
2009 266 1431
2010 304 2002
2011 500 2889
2012 603 3920
2013 733 5243
2014 796 6531
2015 890 8629
2016 959 10009
2017 1090 12692
2018 975 14719
2019 1021 18310
2020 1152 23763
2021 1388 30452
2022 1458 33933
2023 1354 36163
2024 1122 35769
2025 695 32567

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 10 322
Horticulture 1 19 566
Toxicology 2 39 600
Agricultural Science 1 28 641
Microbiology 1 23 723
Botany 1 19 726
Paleontology 1 17 774
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 23 844
Biochemistry 1 13 912
Pharmacology 2 28 995
Biotechnology 2 33 1068
Forestry 2 78 1069
Genetics 2 21 1072
Nanotechnology 2 17 1086
Zoology 3 42 1133
Neuroscience 1 16 1134
Animal Science 2 77 1217
Molecular Biology 2 16 1225
Evolutionary Biology 3 20 1232
Immunology 4 55 1289
Oncology and Cancer research 4 36 1376
Virology 4 81 1386
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 31 1401
Biophysics 1 17 1633

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Tunisia and 808th in the World with 14,761 publications made and 265,129 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#18 of 369 In Africa
#808 of 6,888 In the World

University of Sfax
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 6 19
1994 5 24
1995 4 31
1996 11 41
1997 8 35
1998 24 45
1999 32 86
2000 27 73
2001 37 110
2002 38 127
2003 68 221
2004 64 244
2005 70 350
2006 96 404
2007 150 579
2008 176 806
2009 241 1261
2010 266 1685
2011 440 2434
2012 550 3365
2013 673 4351
2014 748 5518
2015 850 7278
2016 950 8900
2017 1118 11553
2018 941 12941
2019 934 16393
2020 1041 21385
2021 1248 27573
2022 1261 30392
2023 1221 33417
2024 968 31138
2025 544 27361

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 759th in the World with 14,168 publications made and 160,271 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 361 In Africa
#759 of 6,855 In the World

University of Sfax
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 164 485
2009 232 714
2010 261 1070
2011 391 1407
2012 518 2068
2013 690 2787
2014 761 3645
2015 862 4937
2016 918 5437
2017 1037 7309
2018 908 8220
2019 897 10199
2020 984 13590
2021 1119 17289
2022 1212 19859
2023 1259 22760
2024 992 20632
2025 533 18216

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 1121st in the World with 11,992 publications made and 146,084 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
#1121 of 7,088 In the World

University of Sfax
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 4 8
1994 2 9
1995 0 11
1996 5 11
1997 7 20
1998 22 30
1999 13 50
2000 12 50
2001 16 62
2002 27 109
2003 49 131
2004 39 131
2005 74 212
2006 72 266
2007 112 309
2008 124 480
2009 205 761
2010 229 1075
2011 308 1298
2012 414 1864
2013 596 2495
2014 621 3186
2015 650 4215
2016 761 4545
2017 849 6273
2018 761 6871
2019 791 8821
2020 830 12217
2021 1013 16371
2022 1045 18603
2023 1132 21707
2024 830 19885
2025 432 17676

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 11 673
Sports / Exercise science 2 9 748
Linguistics 1 11 758
Archaeology 1 19 843
Journalism and Digital Media 1 16 860
Aesthetics 1 14 911
History 1 22 924
Communications and Public Relations 1 34 1024
Philosophy 1 11 1057
Law 1 25 1091
Political Science 1 25 1189
Classics and Ancient History 1 32 1259
Anthropology 1 43 1260
Sociology 1 46 1411
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 31 1427
Demography 3 76 1443
Education Majors 1 56 1742
Library and Information science 1 40 1914
Gender Studies 2 82 2007

Medicine rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 3rd for Medicine in Tunisia and 1202nd in the World with 7,762 publications made and 114,851 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#40 of 364 In Africa
#1202 of 6,793 In the World

University of Sfax
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 6 12
1994 3 10
1995 1 12
1996 4 16
1997 6 20
1998 9 30
1999 4 38
2000 6 41
2001 8 57
2002 16 73
2003 27 86
2004 23 108
2005 39 121
2006 59 144
2007 72 203
2008 88 353
2009 104 481
2010 107 693
2011 174 947
2012 240 1427
2013 259 1993
2014 297 2344
2015 354 3149
2016 352 3539
2017 440 4611
2018 512 5563
2019 467 7150
2020 593 9903
2021 724 13176
2022 813 15490
2023 818 16728
2024 678 16131
2025 514 14551

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 39 600
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 29 699
Dermatology 3 22 712
Sports / Exercise science 2 9 748
Sports Medicine 1 11 845
Physical Therapy 1 13 897
Dentistry 2 25 904
Urology 1 26 910
Occupational Therapy 1 15 945
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 34 946
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 22 956
Pharmacology 2 28 995
Audiology 1 17 1044
Epidemiology 4 81 1073
Radiation Therapy 3 28 1074
Anatomy and Physiology 2 21 1092
Pediatrics 4 86 1119
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 27 1128
Surgery 4 43 1183
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 61 1185
Pharmacy 4 38 1189
Pathology 3 47 1245
Immunology 4 55 1289
Cardiology 4 34 1320
Veterinary 5 120 1321
Critical Care Nursing 3 55 1331
Anesthesiology 3 42 1336
Oncology and Cancer research 4 36 1376
Psychiatry 3 40 1377
Virology 4 81 1386
Ophthalmology 4 47 1412
Biomedical Engineering 1 21 1530
Public Health 4 94 1532
Orthodontics 3 49 1551
Clinical Psychology 1 42 1660
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 83 1694
Nursing 3 97 1870
Gerontology 1 61 1884
Family medicine 5 146 1981
Health Science 2 114 2402

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Mathematics in Tunisia and 839th in the World with 7,271 publications made and 88,393 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
#16 of 357 In Africa
#839 of 6,434 In the World

University of Sfax
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 114 316
2010 126 477
2011 191 619
2012 280 904
2013 367 1316
2014 370 1672
2015 443 2426
2016 462 2521
2017 509 3543
2018 508 4147
2019 481 5358
2020 516 7125
2021 597 9278
2022 648 10614
2023 704 12422
2024 448 8984
2025 245 7150

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 2 422
Actuarial Science 1 6 444
Operations Research 1 5 524
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 4 538
Applied Mathematics 1 17 781
Statistics 1 17 866
Math Teachers 1 64 1883

Business rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Business in Tunisia and 703rd in the World with 7,117 publications made and 79,689 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#11 of 356 In Africa
#703 of 6,366 In the World

University of Sfax
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 110 277
2010 107 423
2011 194 571
2012 247 822
2013 401 1137
2014 402 1440
2015 446 2027
2016 463 2133
2017 520 2983
2018 487 3561
2019 453 4682
2020 477 5900
2021 573 8149
2022 627 9454
2023 615 11278
2024 463 10015
2025 292 8935

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 2 222
Entrepreneurship 1 6 231
Accounting 1 5 319
Tax Law 1 6 365
Actuarial Science 1 6 444
Supply Chain Management 1 4 469
Risk Management 1 9 494
Operations Research 1 5 524
Finance 1 11 566
Management 1 8 566
International Business 1 12 631
Construction Management 1 27 830
Management Information Systems 1 15 918
Marketing 1 19 971
Project Management 1 27 1027
International Trade 2 24 1113
Human Resource Management 1 45 1346
Advertising 1 32 1634

Psychology rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Psychology in Tunisia and 1111th in the World with 5,376 publications made and 68,220 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#22 of 355 In Africa
#1111 of 6,663 In the World

University of Sfax
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 44 167
2009 61 228
2010 76 362
2011 120 523
2012 158 704
2013 203 897
2014 260 1329
2015 263 1695
2016 300 1917
2017 328 2388
2018 312 2745
2019 319 3353
2020 402 4753
2021 535 6406
2022 550 7620
2023 606 9022
2024 451 8534
2025 295 7717

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 3 616
Special Education 1 11 673
Occupational Therapy 1 15 945
Social Psychology 1 16 995
Neuroscience 1 16 1134
Psychiatry 3 40 1377
Child Psychology 1 29 1384
Clinical Psychology 1 42 1660
Education Majors 1 56 1742

Economics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Economics in Tunisia and 780th in the World with 3,684 publications made and 53,983 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
#20 of 354 In Africa
#780 of 6,188 In the World

University of Sfax
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
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 50 115
2010 42 178
2011 86 226
2012 102 317
2013 169 479
2014 170 605
2015 204 940
2016 218 1036
2017 221 1427
2018 228 1821
2019 227 2728
2020 269 3995
2021 359 5625
2022 375 6883
2023 405 8473
2024 292 7524
2025 191 6620

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 2 222
Actuarial Science 1 6 444
International Economics 1 8 529
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 4 538
Finance 1 11 566
Environmental Economics 1 26 950
Development Studies 1 46 1014
International Trade 2 24 1113

Art & Design rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Art & Design in Tunisia and 944th in the World with 1,948 publications made and 28,259 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 302 In Africa
#944 of 6,010 In the World

University of Sfax
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 0 4
1996 0 2
1997 2 1
1998 2 6
1999 1 5
2000 3 6
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 34 116
2010 39 168
2011 59 245
2012 88 323
2013 124 410
2014 107 529
2015 136 774
2016 143 810
2017 160 1161
2018 114 1219
2019 129 1556
2020 124 2185
2021 146 2545
2022 138 2758
2023 145 3085
2024 121 3003
2025 55 2778

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 1 267
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 519
Graphic Design 1 8 625
Fashion Design 1 11 779
Aesthetics 1 14 911
Animation 1 8 927
Multimedia 1 14 1092
Computer Graphics 2 12 1144
Literature 1 21 1180