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The University of Sfax ranked 2nd in Tunisia, 2739th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 141 research topics. The University of Sfax ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,502 academic publications and 297,121 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2739 of 14,131 In the World
#56 of 1,104 In Africa
#2 of 66 In Tunisia
#1 of 6 In Sfax
#303 of 1,232 For Architecture
#305 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#347 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#5614 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#6617 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 138 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Engineering in Tunisia and 768th in the World with 16,011 publications made and 189,408 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#10 of 348 In Africa
#768 of 6,684 In the World

University of Sfax
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 7 19
1992 6 19
1993 8 22
1994 9 36
1995 6 37
1996 13 55
1997 16 41
1998 28 58
1999 48 91
2000 35 86
2001 38 134
2002 58 134
2003 108 204
2004 92 271
2005 135 386
2006 144 510
2007 189 624
2008 241 881
2009 348 1261
2010 341 1706
2011 512 2416
2012 603 3225
2013 825 4432
2014 928 5608
2015 1052 7743
2016 1146 9501
2017 1240 11801
2018 1227 13559
2019 1164 17243
2020 1194 21194
2021 1329 27042
2022 1467 30852
2023 1295 31721

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Chemistry in Tunisia and 848th in the World with 14,195 publications made and 212,155 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#11 of 342 In Africa
#848 of 6,447 In the World

University of Sfax
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 16 35
1992 4 29
1993 9 29
1994 9 45
1995 7 45
1996 13 62
1997 22 52
1998 34 81
1999 50 116
2000 37 89
2001 39 150
2002 51 149
2003 100 234
2004 101 320
2005 100 421
2006 131 521
2007 166 682
2008 237 967
2009 310 1449
2010 311 1985
2011 505 2866
2012 588 3792
2013 711 5143
2014 749 6187
2015 880 8561
2016 967 10173
2017 1097 12523
2018 1045 14450
2019 1021 18254
2020 1079 22379
2021 1210 28027
2022 1306 31660
2023 1116 32276

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 7 305
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 8 519
Radiochemistry 1 14 525
Environmental Chemistry 1 6 594
Chemical Engineering 1 6 702
Organic Chemistry 1 10 732
Physical chemistry 1 11 775
Materials Science 1 11 780
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 11 811
Inorganic Chemistry 2 20 856
Biochemistry 1 13 911
Computational Chemistry 4 19 926
Biochemical Engineering 1 18 931
Nanotechnology 3 17 1101
Pharmacy 4 33 1134

Physics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Physics in Tunisia and 825th in the World with 14,188 publications made and 170,755 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 341 In Africa
#825 of 6,603 In the World

University of Sfax
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 10 17
1992 4 20
1993 4 21
1994 9 36
1995 8 41
1996 12 56
1997 17 43
1998 35 65
1999 46 90
2000 34 75
2001 47 127
2002 56 114
2003 106 202
2004 98 288
2005 118 368
2006 135 486
2007 176 580
2008 222 807
2009 312 1149
2010 303 1528
2011 429 2122
2012 529 2773
2013 704 3834
2014 785 4875
2015 918 6985
2016 961 8065
2017 1079 10242
2018 1013 11699
2019 1025 14610
2020 1078 17942
2021 1219 22642
2022 1338 25489
2023 1200 26423

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 2 512
Quantum and Particle physics 1 10 764
Materials Science 1 11 780
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 14 858
Optical Engineering 1 10 869
Acoustical Engineering 1 12 883
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 12 906
Theoretical Physics 3 19 957
Nuclear Physics 3 22 1065
Nanotechnology 3 17 1101
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 29 1258

Biology rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Biology in Tunisia and 969th in the World with 13,700 publications made and 192,878 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#19 of 361 In Africa
#969 of 6,770 In the World

University of Sfax
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 10 27
1992 6 21
1993 8 21
1994 3 30
1995 6 36
1996 6 46
1997 12 44
1998 28 65
1999 29 74
2000 27 87
2001 25 106
2002 39 136
2003 68 198
2004 68 248
2005 70 316
2006 106 374
2007 134 555
2008 188 844
2009 264 1265
2010 299 1788
2011 458 2616
2012 552 3485
2013 692 4821
2014 734 5735
2015 795 7549
2016 902 8808
2017 997 10894
2018 995 12676
2019 1003 16315
2020 1091 20505
2021 1274 26338
2022 1424 30121
2023 1243 30930

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 7 305
Horticulture 1 17 564
Agricultural Science 1 25 616
Toxicology 3 43 721
Microbiology 1 21 721
Botany 1 18 737
Paleontology 1 15 766
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 20 802
Biochemistry 1 13 911
Pharmacology 2 26 988
Forestry 1 63 1001
Genetics 1 17 1051
Biotechnology 2 31 1090
Nanotechnology 3 17 1101
Zoology 3 41 1124
Animal Science 1 62 1150
Molecular Biology 2 12 1161
Neuroscience 1 15 1180
Immunology 4 52 1303
Virology 4 71 1324
Evolutionary Biology 3 20 1344
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 28 1398
Oncology and Cancer research 4 37 1421

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Tunisia and 805th in the World with 12,732 publications made and 175,476 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#15 of 361 In Africa
#805 of 6,798 In the World

University of Sfax
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 22
1992 5 13
1993 5 16
1994 5 21
1995 5 29
1996 11 39
1997 9 35
1998 21 35
1999 31 60
2000 27 50
2001 32 83
2002 38 96
2003 66 171
2004 56 192
2005 72 262
2006 94 359
2007 131 476
2008 170 688
2009 258 1146
2010 270 1519
2011 412 2186
2012 502 2964
2013 636 3954
2014 681 4753
2015 781 6385
2016 877 7675
2017 1014 9690
2018 974 10967
2019 927 14246
2020 999 18144
2021 1166 23624
2022 1220 26834
2023 1127 28004

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 791st in the World with 12,078 publications made and 96,436 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#8 of 352 In Africa
#791 of 6,752 In the World

University of Sfax
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 1
1992 3 5
1993 3 4
1994 4 9
1995 4 15
1996 3 10
1997 5 11
1998 14 25
1999 11 30
2000 8 45
2001 16 38
2002 40 72
2003 54 68
2004 39 86
2005 96 140
2006 77 178
2007 119 237
2008 156 394
2009 240 562
2010 262 876
2011 381 1185
2012 454 1635
2013 631 2299
2014 706 2892
2015 812 3870
2016 872 4301
2017 979 5731
2018 872 6457
2019 894 8307
2020 927 10755
2021 1017 14250
2022 1166 16721
2023 1133 17989

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 1079th in the World with 10,130 publications made and 88,226 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#19 of 367 In Africa
#1079 of 7,020 In the World

University of Sfax
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 4 6
1992 1 4
1993 4 7
1994 2 5
1995 0 7
1996 4 8
1997 7 18
1998 22 18
1999 13 29
2000 10 32
2001 15 45
2002 28 76
2003 40 94
2004 38 105
2005 75 141
2006 66 186
2007 103 235
2008 113 391
2009 212 594
2010 220 855
2011 293 1022
2012 354 1501
2013 547 2037
2014 568 2538
2015 618 3322
2016 695 3539
2017 790 4667
2018 754 5338
2019 747 6833
2020 801 9630
2021 911 13252
2022 988 15616
2023 1014 16659

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
Linguistics 1 10 729
Sports / Exercise science 2 10 821
Archaeology 1 19 836
Special Education 1 13 844
Journalism and Digital Media 1 15 860
Aesthetics 1 14 920
History 1 20 920
Philosophy 1 10 1002
Law 1 24 1107
Political Science 1 22 1176
Communications and Public Relations 1 41 1272
Classics and Ancient History 1 34 1330
Sociology 1 39 1379
Anthropology 1 46 1411
Demography 4 68 1439
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 30 1485
Gender Studies 1 69 1809
Education Majors 1 50 1821
Library and Information science 1 43 1963

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Mathematics in Tunisia and 864th in the World with 6,246 publications made and 54,134 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
#14 of 348 In Africa
#864 of 6,305 In the World

University of Sfax
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 3 2
1994 0 6
1995 1 3
1996 0 6
1997 4 8
1998 6 17
1999 3 16
2000 6 18
2001 9 24
2002 13 30
2003 17 30
2004 16 37
2005 41 57
2006 31 72
2007 60 118
2008 76 198
2009 132 248
2010 121 374
2011 178 516
2012 246 717
2013 334 1102
2014 338 1371
2015 399 1908
2016 431 2013
2017 476 2755
2018 474 3379
2019 463 4420
2020 506 5768
2021 545 7928
2022 609 9221
2023 664 10067

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 2 445
Actuarial Science 1 7 503
Operations Research 1 4 522
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 5 572
Applied Mathematics 3 20 831
Statistics 1 14 884
Math Teachers 1 79 2453

Medicine rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 3rd for Medicine in Tunisia and 1192nd in the World with 6,209 publications made and 73,259 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Tunisia
#37 of 360 In Africa
#1192 of 6,680 In the World

University of Sfax
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 3
1992 2 11
1993 6 5
1994 3 7
1995 1 11
1996 4 13
1997 6 17
1998 9 25
1999 4 36
2000 6 33
2001 7 46
2002 19 50
2003 22 62
2004 21 88
2005 39 84
2006 52 125
2007 65 162
2008 86 293
2009 86 407
2010 94 570
2011 160 790
2012 222 1240
2013 240 1737
2014 286 2068
2015 313 2619
2016 343 3054
2017 409 3920
2018 506 4622
2019 438 6271
2020 543 8397
2021 625 11487
2022 802 13825
2023 715 13901

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

Medicine subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 21 577
Dermatology 3 21 701
Toxicology 3 43 721
Sports / Exercise science 2 10 821
Dentistry 1 21 866
Urology 1 24 895
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 34 930
Sports Medicine 1 10 949
Occupational Therapy 1 14 970
Pharmacology 2 26 988
Physical Therapy 1 13 994
Audiology 1 15 1042
Radiation Therapy 3 27 1047
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 27 1126
Epidemiology 4 86 1132
Pharmacy 4 33 1134
Pediatrics 4 83 1144
Anatomy and Physiology 2 22 1145
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 55 1225
Surgery 4 40 1251
Pathology 3 45 1268
Critical Care Nursing 3 49 1299
Immunology 4 52 1303
Virology 4 71 1324
Veterinary 5 113 1331
Ophthalmology 4 45 1362
Cardiology 4 37 1389
Anesthesiology 3 42 1394
Psychiatry 3 40 1415
Oncology and Cancer research 4 37 1421
Public Health 3 75 1464
Biomedical Engineering 2 24 1532
Nursing 2 79 1650
Gerontology 1 45 1711
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 74 1730
Clinical Psychology 2 46 1745
Orthodontics 4 54 1785
Family medicine 5 134 1938
Health Science 2 108 2561

Business rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Business in Tunisia and 746th in the World with 5,940 publications made and 44,796 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#11 of 342 In Africa
#746 of 6,187 In the World

University of Sfax
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 2
1992 2 0
1993 2 0
1994 1 2
1995 3 2
1996 2 5
1997 5 5
1998 7 13
1999 8 16
2000 2 17
2001 11 22
2002 19 31
2003 15 25
2004 18 38
2005 34 58
2006 33 84
2007 51 107
2008 55 179
2009 120 225
2010 105 334
2011 182 456
2012 200 652
2013 353 931
2014 355 1159
2015 397 1541
2016 439 1648
2017 490 2186
2018 453 2772
2019 446 3578
2020 448 4584
2021 516 6336
2022 595 7616
2023 542 8302

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

Business subfield Tunisia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 5 278
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 3 285
Accounting 1 8 467
Actuarial Science 1 7 503
Operations Research 1 4 522
Risk Management 1 9 525
Supply Chain Management 1 5 527
Management 1 7 608
Tax Law 1 12 613
Finance 1 12 664
Construction Management 1 22 781
International Business 1 12 801
Project Management 1 17 989
Management Information Systems 1 18 990
Marketing 1 19 1011
International Trade 2 29 1297
Advertising 1 26 1481

Psychology rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Psychology in Tunisia and 1156th in the World with 4,434 publications made and 39,585 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tunisia
#22 of 344 In Africa
#1156 of 6,528 In the World

University of Sfax
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 1
1992 2 1
1993 2 5
1994 0 3
1995 1 3
1996 1 5
1997 3 1
1998 5 4
1999 6 14
2000 2 14
2001 2 14
2002 9 17
2003 13 19
2004 11 32
2005 21 38
2006 16 55
2007 30 71
2008 43 120
2009 63 166
2010 73 282
2011 120 426
2012 147 568
2013 178 701
2014 246 1045
2015 241 1295
2016 293 1505
2017 322 1904
2018 290 2152
2019 313 2783
2020 379 3932
2021 461 5615
2022 546 6750
2023 559 7438

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 3 631
Special Education 1 13 844
Occupational Therapy 1 14 970
Social Psychology 1 15 1022
Neuroscience 1 15 1180
Psychiatry 3 40 1415
Child Psychology 1 31 1652
Clinical Psychology 2 46 1745
Education Majors 1 50 1821

Economics rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Economics in Tunisia and 858th in the World with 2,932 publications made and 28,407 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 338 In Africa
#858 of 5,995 In the World

University of Sfax
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 4 4
1998 4 8
1999 3 2
2000 1 6
2001 4 8
2002 7 7
2003 7 11
2004 7 18
2005 22 40
2006 14 38
2007 12 54
2008 15 57
2009 50 88
2010 37 124
2011 84 193
2012 78 260
2013 140 370
2014 147 518
2015 179 729
2016 193 818
2017 205 998
2018 212 1390
2019 214 2055
2020 259 3107
2021 314 4272
2022 339 5570
2023 357 6313

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 3 285
Actuarial Science 1 7 503
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 5 572
International Economics 1 10 648
Finance 1 12 664
Development Studies 1 41 1014
Environmental Economics 1 26 1020
International Trade 2 29 1297

Art & Design rankings

The University of Sfax ranked 1st for Art & Design in Tunisia and 925th in the World with 1,670 publications made and 17,926 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 264 In Africa
#925 of 5,720 In the World

University of Sfax
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 2 2
1998 2 4
1999 1 2
2000 3 3
2001 1 8
2002 3 12
2003 4 10
2004 8 17
2005 12 10
2006 18 41
2007 18 35
2008 27 85
2009 34 87
2010 39 142
2011 50 203
2012 75 274
2013 111 323
2014 95 427
2015 135 635
2016 130 637
2017 155 897
2018 112 978
2019 126 1254
2020 125 1702
2021 128 2076
2022 118 2328
2023 131 2321

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 1 303
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 535
Fashion Design 1 11 775
Animation 1 8 880
Multimedia 1 7 892
Graphic Design 1 11 907
Aesthetics 1 14 920
Computer Graphics 2 10 1032
Literature 1 22 1191