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Tunisia
Tunisia ranks between 21st and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 390.7 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33ES0.2%21–33SA0.2%21–33TN0.2%21–33EG0.2%21–33IQ0.1%
University of Monastir0.1% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
25–28tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%25–28NG0.6%25–28GR0.6%25–28TN0.6%25–28ZA0.6%29–33PT0.5%
University of Sousse0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.4 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39SI0.3%27–39PL0.3%27–39TN0.3%27–39AT0.3%27–39GR0.2%
University of Monastir0.1% of the top 10%
AI chips
29–34tied, of 460.5 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%29–34PK0.1%29–34MX0.1%29–34TN0.1%29–34UZ0.1%29–34MY0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Sfax0.1% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
33–36tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%30–32DK0.6%33–36ID0.5%33–36TN0.5%33–36RO0.5%33–36TH0.5%
Outside the top 30
University of Sfax0.2% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
34–36tied, of 814.3 papers of credit
1stCN52.2%34–36EG0.3%34–36LU0.3%34–36TN0.3%37–40PT0.2%37–40NZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
Manouba University0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
39–40tied, of 801.8 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%34–38QA0.2%34–38JO0.2%34–38ZA0.2%39–40TN0.1%39–40RO0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Sfax0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method