Universities by Research i10-index in Tunisia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Sfax43,739 works
38,988
2Tunis El Manar University39,421 works
26,560
3University of Monastir27,341 works
25,777
4Tunis University33,424 works
21,663
5University of Carthage21,778 works
13,501
6Faculty of Sciences of Sfax11,223 works
11,426
7University of Sousse17,532 works
8,460
8University of Gabès10,129 works
6,442
9National Engineering School of Tunis10,404 works
5,396
10Manouba University9,373 works
4,896
11Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie3,624 works
2,320
12Université Tunis Carthage3,613 works
1,905
13University of Gafsa3,090 works
1,617
14Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax3,773 works
1,606
15University of Jendouba3,525 works
1,537
16École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Gabès2,278 works
1,423
18National School of Computer Science3,064 works
1,193
19University of Kairouan3,209 works
1,182
20Tunisia Polytechnic School1,996 works
1,089
21Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie17,458 works
1,060
22Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax1,082 works
1,049
23Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis1,650 works
777
24École Supérieure des Communications de Tunis1,914 works
767
25Institut Supérieur d'Informatique et des Technologies de Communication de Hammam Sousse1,243 works
554
26Higher Institute of Food Industries of Tunis419 works
439
27Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax537 works
406
28Institut Préparatoire aux Études d'Ingénieurs de Monastir553 works
361
29National School of Electronics and Telecommunications of Sfax, Tunisia1,060 works
312
30Institut préparatoire aux études d'ingénieurs de Sfax419 works
240
31Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques de Nabeul302 works
180
32Mateur Higher School of Agriculture279 works
158
33École Supérieure Privée d'Ingénierie et de Technologies478 works
101
34Institut Supérieur des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication240 works
100
35Military Academy, Tunisia241 works
85
36Université Ibn Khaldoun238 works
50
37École Supérieure des Ingénieurs de l'Équipement Rural120 works
49
38South Mediterranean University252 works
42
39Tunisia Private University81 works
39
40Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques de Gafsa110 works
30
41Mediterranean School of Business119 works
26
42Université Centrale de Tunis63 works
23
43Virtual University of Tunis212 works
19
44Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques de Zaghouan47 works
18
45Time Université33 works
14
46Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques en Communications de Tunis101 works
13
47Ez-Zitouna University494 works
12
48Institut des Hautes Études de Tunis46 works
11
49Université Arabe des Sciences28 works
10
50Institut Supérieur des Métiers du Patrimoine de Tunis24 works
6
Highlights
Within Tunisia, University of Sfax ranks first in 2026 with 38,988, followed by Tunis El Manar University (26,560) and University of Monastir (25,777).
Across 50 entries, values run from 38,988 (University of Sfax) to 6 (Institut Supérieur des Métiers du Patrimoine de Tunis), with a median of 497.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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