Universities by Research Publications in Tunisia
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Sfax1,699,302 citations
43,739
2Tunis El Manar University1,035,851 citations
39,421
3Tunis University862,940 citations
33,424
4University of Monastir1,018,106 citations
27,341
5University of Carthage527,027 citations
21,778
6University of Sousse352,416 citations
17,532
7Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie44,634 citations
17,458
8Faculty of Sciences of Sfax431,266 citations
11,223
9National Engineering School of Tunis239,569 citations
10,404
10University of Gabès261,231 citations
10,129
11Manouba University221,002 citations
9,373
12Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax81,806 citations
3,773
13Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie106,663 citations
3,624
14Université Tunis Carthage70,665 citations
3,613
15University of Jendouba62,043 citations
3,525
16University of Kairouan42,127 citations
3,209
17University of Gafsa64,531 citations
3,090
18National School of Computer Science51,704 citations
3,064
19ENSIT50,384 citations
2,347
20École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Gabès67,275 citations
2,278
21Tunisia Polytechnic School44,690 citations
1,996
22École Supérieure des Communications de Tunis27,911 citations
1,914
23Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis36,669 citations
1,650
24Institut Supérieur d'Informatique et des Technologies de Communication de Hammam Sousse19,858 citations
1,243
25Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax70,776 citations
1,082
26National School of Electronics and Telecommunications of Sfax, Tunisia12,377 citations
1,060
27Institut Préparatoire aux Études d'Ingénieurs de Monastir11,788 citations
553
28Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax21,663 citations
537
29Ez-Zitouna University443 citations
494
30École Supérieure Privée d'Ingénierie et de Technologies3,973 citations
478
31Higher Institute of Food Industries of Tunis20,999 citations
419
32Institut préparatoire aux études d'ingénieurs de Sfax9,526 citations
419
33Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques de Nabeul8,854 citations
302
34Mateur Higher School of Agriculture6,975 citations
279
35South Mediterranean University1,547 citations
252
36Military Academy, Tunisia4,522 citations
241
37Institut Supérieur des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication2,998 citations
240
38Université Ibn Khaldoun1,561 citations
238
39Virtual University of Tunis876 citations
212
40Institut supérieur de documentation132 citations
122
41École Supérieure des Ingénieurs de l'Équipement Rural2,681 citations
120
42Mediterranean School of Business927 citations
119
43Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques de Gafsa1,503 citations
110
44Institut Supérieur des Études Technologiques en Communications de Tunis729 citations
101
45Tunisia Private University1,553 citations
81
46Institut Supérieur des Arts et Métiers de Sfax136 citations
76
47Université Centrale de Tunis744 citations
63
48Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques de Zaghouan1,154 citations
47
49Institut des Hautes Études de Tunis500 citations
46
50Time Université471 citations
33
Highlights
Within Tunisia, University of Sfax ranks first in 2026 with 43,739, followed by Tunis El Manar University (39,421) and Tunis University (33,424).
Across 50 entries, values run from 43,739 (University of Sfax) to 33 (Time Université), with a median of 1,071.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
All