Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Morocco has 134 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 38.1% from 97 in 2024. That places Morocco 60th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (24), followed by Mohammed V University in Rabat (18).

Single Year

134

+37 (+38.1%) vs 2024

Career Data

+12 (+32.4%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#60

up 3 places vs 2024

Institutes

+17 (+63.0%) vs 2024

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%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in Morocco

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Morocco	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,922	HY Habibi, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 45
2	10,599	Allouhi, Amine	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 282
3	11,504	Hsissou, Rachid	Université Chouaib Doukkali	Chemical Physics	Rank 192
4	15,279	Ikram, Muhammad	Al Akhawayn University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 340
5	21,582	AA Adadi, Amina	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,009
6	22,027	Wakif, Abderrahim	Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 210
7	23,748	BA Belhadi, Amine	International University of Rabat	Operations Research	Rank 109
8	24,160	Bouyahya, Abdelhakim	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Food Science	Rank 234
9	25,421	MK Mokni, Khaled	International University of Rabat	Finance	Rank 123
10	31,317	Hattaf, Khalid	Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF)	Applied Mathematics	Rank 89
11	31,445	Zarrouk, Abdelkader	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Chemical Physics	Rank 433
12	40,705	VV Venturi, Vittorio	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Microbiology	Rank 785
13	41,988	MR Masrour, Rachid	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Applied Physics	Rank 778
14	46,840	OA Oukarroum, Abdallah	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 678
15	47,951	Hijri, Mohamed	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Microbiology	Rank 933
16	48,787	BY Belmabkhout, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 594
17	49,763	EI EL IBRAHIMI, B.	Université Ibn Zohr	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 148
18	50,536	Osei-Frimpong, Kofi	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Marketing	Rank 325
19	51,544	BF Bentiss, F.	Université Chouaib Doukkali	Energy	Rank 1,505
20	53,633	EA El Achaby, Mounir	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 485
21	55,356	Said, Gharby	Université Ibn Zohr	Food Science	Rank 623
22	64,012	NM Ncibi, Mohamed Chaker	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,436
23	64,028	FY Farhaoui, Yousef	Université Moulay Ismaïl, Department of Computer Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,708
24	64,361	Khouya, Ahmed	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Energy	Rank 1,917
25	66,160	BN BARKA, Noureddine	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Chemical Engineering	Rank 515
26	78,022	EM El Messaoudi, Noureddine	Université Ibn Zohr	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,781
27	79,331	Berrada, Asmae	International University of Rabat	Energy	Rank 2,386
28	80,869	BM Benzaazoua, Mostafa	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,851
29	87,087	AM Aaboud, M.	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,124
30	87,189	HB Hammouti, Belkheir	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Energy	Rank 2,633
31	87,363	El Baz, Jamal	L’Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d’Agadir	Business & Management	Rank 1,954
32	90,797	MA Meddich, Abdelilah	Cadi Ayyad University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,455
33	92,282	El Haddad, Mohammadine E.	Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Safi	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 613
34	92,799	Lahlali, Rachid	Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,491
35	95,274	MS motahhir, Saad	Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 2,899
36	100,831	AC Anass, Cherrafi	Université Cadi Ayyad	Business & Management	Rank 2,212
37	111,726	EO El Omari, Nasreddine	Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 408
38	114,516	KM Koussour, M.	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,438
39	114,966	DM Dahbi, Mouad	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 3,564
40	118,086	SM Sobeh, Mansour	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 447
41	118,685	AA Amine, Aziz	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 818
42	119,998	QA Qaiss, Abou El Kacem	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,203
43	120,266	BA Benyoussef, Abdelilah Ilah	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 2,271
44	120,359	IA Idri, Ali	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,103
45	127,171	MA Mellouki, Abdelwahid	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,494
46	127,928	AM Azrour, Mourade	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 249
47	128,085	BA Barakat, Ahmed	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,805
48	130,952	Benhiba, F.	Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Agadir	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,526
49	132,828	AK Adil, Karim	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 497
50	133,981	BJ Bodinier, Jean Louis	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,887
51	134,731	SH Sehaqui, Houssine	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,376
52	136,422	RM Rbaa, Mohamed	High Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques Casablanca	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,592
53	142,914	EK El Kadib, Abdelkrim	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,847
54	147,451	SF Saâdaoui, Foued	International University of Rabat	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,164
55	149,398	BR Bouhfid, Rachid	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,541
56	152,722	CA Chehbouni, Abdelghani	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,592
57	153,273	LB Lyoussi, Badiaâ	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 623
58	153,810	HT Hadda, Taibi Ben	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 625
59	154,475	BM Baslam, Marouane	Université Cadi Ayyad	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,619
60	156,064	IS Idrissi, S.	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 2,966
61	157,314	AA Azzouz, Abdelmonaim	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,155
62	157,480	Yassine, Maleh	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,585
63	158,807	EM El Maghraoui, Abdellah	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 755
64	160,623	BS Broumi, Said	Faculté des Sciences Ben M’Sick	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,708
65	161,904	Tarfaoui, Mostapha	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)	Materials	Rank 3,878
66	164,337	KZ Kassab, Zineb	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,695
67	165,846	EM Eddouks, Mohamed	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,676
68	171,604	GM Galai, Mouhsine	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Energy	Rank 5,441
69	173,056	OM Ouakki, Moussa	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,963
70	173,794	BA Bousfiha, Ahmed Aziz	Abderrahim Harouchi Mother and Childrens Hospital	Immunology	Rank 3,055
71	179,363	OO Olatunji, Opeyemi Joshua	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 746
72	180,672	HR Hakkou, R.	Cadi Ayyad University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2,466
73	182,776	CS Chtita, Samir	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 740
74	184,996	KK Karrouchi, Khalid	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 749
75	186,063	BM Bousmina, Mostapha M.	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Polymers	Rank 1,959
76	188,774	ZM Zahouily, Mohamed	Laboratoire Matériaux, Catalyse et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,544
77	189,234	MO Mounkachi, Omar	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 3,621
78	191,488	LB Lamrani, Bilal	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Energy	Rank 6,137
79	192,768	SR Salghi, R.	Université Ibn Zohr	Energy	Rank 6,175
80	192,895	BA Bargaz, Adnane	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,296
81	194,068	EH Essabir, Hamid	Mohammed VI Polytechnique	Polymers	Rank 2,076
82	196,410	AA Ait Ahsaine, Hassan	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,652
83	196,521	Allali, Karam	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Applied Mathematics	Rank 487
84	198,343	EK El Kafhali, Said	Université Hassan 1er	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,219
85	198,721	AJ Alami, Jones	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,825
86	199,262	MR Mrabet, Rachid El	Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Morocco	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 1,513
87	206,859	AC Alaoui, Chakib	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,576
88	208,738	EA El Arroussi, Hicham	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Biotechnology	Rank 984
89	208,907	AA Aboulkas, Adil	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Energy	Rank 6,718
90	211,250	NC Nejjari, Chakib	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,549
91	217,916	JA Jabar, Abderrahim	Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock	Applied Physics	Rank 4,224
92	219,183	EH Ez-Zahraouy, Hamid	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 4,245
93	221,446	BL Bahmad, L.	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 4,298
94	221,636	AM Ait-Rami, Mustapha	Research and Innovation Department	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,367
95	223,480	BM Bourhia, Mohamed	National Energy Center of Nuclear Science and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,886
96	224,129	TM Touhami, Mohammed Ebn	Université Ibn Tofail	Energy	Rank 7,256
97	226,819	BS Bakrim, Saad	Université Ibn Zohr	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 7,085
98	234,109	BM Balouiri, Mounyr	Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,835
99	235,933	MA Mezrhab, A.	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Energy	Rank 7,651
100	240,104	MA Moubarik, Amine	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Polymers	Rank 2,630
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Morocco are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

134 scientists affiliated with Morocco are on the 2025 single-year list, and 49 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 24. It is followed by Mohammed V University in Rabat with 18.

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 134 in 2025, a change of +482.6%.

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.