Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Morocco has 185 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 38.1% from 134 in 2025. That places Morocco 57th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (35), followed by Mohammed V University in Rabat (17).

Single Year

185

+51 (+38.1%) vs 2025

Career Data

+14 (+28.6%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#57

up 3 places vs 2025

Institutes

+2 (+4.5%) vs 2025

Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+95.7%

2022+35.6%

2023+36.1%

2024+16.9%

2025+38.1%

2026+38.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	23		9
2021	45	+95.7%	19	+111.1%
2022	61	+35.6%	21	+10.5%
2023	83	+36.1%	33	+57.1%
2024	97	+16.9%	37	+12.1%
2025	134	+38.1%	49	+32.4%
2026	185	+38.1%	63	+28.6%

Top 10 institutes in Morocco

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Rank in Morocco	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	9,516	Allouhi, Amine	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 248
2	9,964	HY Habibi, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 55
3	13,360	Hsissou, Rachid	Université Chouaib Doukkali	Materials	Rank 243
4	15,298	Bouyahya, Abdelhakim	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Food Science	Rank 145
5	16,429	BA Belhadi, Amine	International University of Rabat	Operations Research	Rank 62
6	18,122	Ikram, Muhammad	Al Akhawayn University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 393
7	20,300	AA Adadi, Amina	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,042
8	26,821	Wakif, Abderrahim	Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 242
9	35,006	Hattaf, Khalid	Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF)	Applied Mathematics	Rank 100
10	37,912	Said, Gharby	Université Ibn Zohr	Food Science	Rank 464
11	38,992	MK Mokni, Khaled	International University of Rabat	Finance	Rank 176
12	40,788	Zarrouk, Abdelkader	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Chemical Physics	Rank 514
13	44,022	El Haddad, Mohammadine E.	Cadi Ayyad University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 212
14	47,783	Berrada, Asmae	International University of Rabat	Energy	Rank 1,394
15	52,547	BY Belmabkhout, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 416
16	54,931	ME Mounir, El Achaby	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 473
17	56,489	Lahlali, Rachid	Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 881
18	57,090	OA Oukarroum, Abdallah	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 893
19	59,816	EO El Omari, Nasreddine	Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat	Food Science	Rank 753
20	63,840	BF Bentiss, F.	Université Chouaib Doukkali	Energy	Rank 1,893
21	63,920	Osei-Frimpong, Kofi	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Marketing	Rank 387
22	64,963	MR Masrour, Rachid	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Applied Physics	Rank 1,173
23	65,832	BM Benzaazoua, Mostafa	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,475
24	68,721	BN BARKA, Noureddine	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,549
25	69,708	MA Meddich, Abdelilah	Cadi Ayyad University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,122
26	76,560	AA Amine, Aziz	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 458
27	77,400	AC Anass, Cherrafi	Cadi Ayyad University	Business & Management	Rank 1,794
28	77,870	El Baz, Jamal	L’Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d’Agadir	Business & Management	Rank 1,810
29	79,564	AM Azrour, Mourade	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,722
30	83,646	MA Maqsoom, Ahsen	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 773
31	87,080	EI EL IBRAHIMI, B.	Faculté des Sciences Appliquées - Ait Melloul	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 267
32	90,931	Tarfaoui, Mostapha	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)	Materials	Rank 2,077
33	91,362	SM Sobeh, Mansour	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 355
34	93,172	NM Ncibi, Mohamed Chaker	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,124
35	93,900	SR Serraj, Rachid	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,568
36	95,353	MS motahhir, Saad	Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 2,903
37	97,235	MY miyah, Youssef	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Molecular Materials and Environment	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,242
38	98,024	AS Ali, Shoaib	International University of Rabat	Finance	Rank 396
39	99,954	EK El Kafhali, Said	Université Hassan 1er	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,630
40	100,785	SH Sehaqui, Houssine	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 971
41	103,725	EH Ez-Zahraouy, Hamid	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 1,868
42	105,149	Saâdaoui, Foued	International University of Rabat	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,870
43	105,790	HB Hammouti, Belkheir	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Energy	Rank 3,279
44	109,438	EM El Magri, Anouar	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Polymers	Rank 1,080
45	109,693	BM Bourhia, Mohamed	National Energy Center of Nuclear Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,854
46	109,743	BO Boubker, Omar	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Education	Rank 1,537
47	111,331	FY Farhaoui, Youssef	Moulay Ismail University Faculty of Science and Technology Errachidia	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 205
48	111,513	Khouya, Ahmed	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Energy	Rank 3,464
49	115,896	DM Dahbi, Mouad	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 3,602
50	116,280	CP Chivenge, Pauline Paidamoyo	African Plant Nutrition Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 877
51	118,497	Yassine, Maleh	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,432
52	121,279	IA Idri, Ali	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,547
53	123,176	BA Barakat, Ahmed	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,647
54	124,238	MR Mrabet, Rachid El	Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Morocco	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 937
55	125,811	Bakrim, Saad	Université Ibn Zohr	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,817
56	129,408	AA Ait Ahsaine, Hassan	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,584
57	130,929	MA Morchid, Abdennabi	Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Materials	Rank 3,176
58	132,267	CA Chehbouni, Abdelghani	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,485
59	132,464	BA Benyoussef, Abdelilah Ilah	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 2,371
60	134,703	JJ Jacquemin, Johan	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,238
61	136,611	KK Karrouchi, Khalid	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 468
62	142,444	QA Qaiss, Abou El Kacem	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,467
63	143,167	CA Chaouiki, Abdelkarim	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,548
64	150,684	BJ Bodinier, Jean Louis	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,984
65	150,820	BA Bargaz, Adnane	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,613
66	151,649	BS Broumi, Said	Faculté des Sciences Ben M’Sick	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,931
67	153,249	HR Hakkou, R.	Cadi Ayyad University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2,020
68	154,552	AS Ahzi, S.	International University of Rabat	Materials	Rank 3,830
69	155,941	RM Rbaa, Mohamed	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,674
70	156,749	OO Olatunji, Opeyemi Joshua	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 686
71	156,947	LB Lamrani, Bilal	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Energy	Rank 4,978
72	158,008	EK El Kadib, Abdelkrim	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,983
73	160,791	BA Boutayeb, Abdesslam	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 244
74	160,914	GM Ghogho, Mounir	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,939
75	164,279	GA Guezzaz, Azidine	Cadi Ayyad University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,491
76	166,420	ZM Zahouily, Mohamed	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,097
77	171,899	EH El-Arroussi, Hicham	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Biotechnology	Rank 746
78	172,113	CJ Chaouki, Jamal	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,659
79	172,722	EH El Hachlafi, Naoufal	Université Ibn Zohr	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 784
80	173,480	GM Galai, Mouhsine	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Energy	Rank 5,562
81	175,056	Ed-Dra, Abdelaziz	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Microbiology	Rank 3,320
82	175,238	EM Eddouks, Mohamed	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 797
83	176,784	CM Chafiq, Maryam	Université Ibn Zohr	Materials	Rank 4,484
84	178,092	OM Ouakki, Moussa	Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie	Energy	Rank 5,719
85	180,122	AA Azzouz, Abdelmonaim	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,305
86	180,530	LB Lyoussi, Badiaâ	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 823
87	182,826	AI Afzal, Irfan	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,219
88	183,144	DF Damiri, Fouad	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Polymers	Rank 1,922
89	183,186	KZ Kassab, Zineb	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,924
90	185,272	BR Bouhfid, Rachid	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,944
91	186,528	EN El-Menyiy, Naoual	National Agency of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 856
92	188,792	SR Sabbahi, Rachid	Université Ibn Zohr	Energy	Rank 6,104
93	189,496	Chaachouay, Noureddine	Université Hassan 1er	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 871
94	192,988	Hammouch, Zakia	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Applied Mathematics	Rank 471
95	198,768	AJ Alami, Jones	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,689
96	199,205	MO Mounkachi, Omar	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 3,702
97	200,099	Benhiba, F.	The Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Casablanca	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,129
98	200,984	EH El-Kadiri, Haitham E.	International University of Rabat	Materials	Rank 5,173
99	202,329	BA Bousfiha, Ahmed Aziz	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd	Immunology	Rank 3,354
100	203,893	Allali, Karam	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Applied Mathematics	Rank 506
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Morocco are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

185 scientists affiliated with Morocco are on the 2026 single-year list, and 63 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Morocco has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 35. It is followed by Mohammed V University in Rabat with 17.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Morocco changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Morocco went from 23 scientists in 2020 to 185 in 2026, a change of +704.3%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.