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Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Morocco has 23 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Morocco 76th in the world by number of listed scientists. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Université Mohammed Premier Oujda (3).

Single Year
23
First year listed
Career Data
9
First year listed
World rank by count
#76
First year listed
Institutes
17
First year listed

Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year

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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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
2020239
202145+95.7%19+111.1%
202261+35.6%21+10.5%
202383+36.1%33+57.1%
202497+16.9%37+12.1%
2025134+38.1%49+32.4%

Top 10 institutes in Morocco

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Mohammed VI Polytechnic University3
  2. 2Université Mohammed Premier Oujda3
  3. 3Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées de Safi2
  4. 4Université Cadi Ayyad2
  5. 5Centre Régional des Métiers de l'Education et de la Formation (CRMEF)1
  6. 6Ecole Superieure de Technologie, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah1
  7. 7ENSIAS-Mohammed V University in Rabat1
  8. 8Faculté des Sciences UMVA1
  9. 9Hassan II University of Casablanca1
  10. 10International University of Rabat1

All 23 scientists

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Rank in Morocco World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 29,684 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 312
2 32,540 Université Chouaib Doukkali Energy Rank 666
3 56,796 Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées de Safi General Physics Rank 332
4 64,951 Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès Polymers Rank 636
5 83,209 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,217
6 87,947 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Energy Rank 1,941
7 88,993 MAScIR Foundation Organic Chemistry Rank 1,426
8 90,002 Ecole Superieure de Technologie, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Energy Rank 1,993
9 94,218 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Polymers Rank 954
10 105,639 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Numerical & Computational Mathematics Rank 249
11 113,349 Hassan II University of Casablanca Analytical Chemistry Rank 906
12 115,145 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Energy Rank 2,612
13 123,268 Université Sultan Moulay Slimane Chemical Engineering Rank 884
14 124,406 Faculté des Sciences UMVA Energy Rank 2,857
15 125,948 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) Polymers Rank 1,311
16 150,869 Centre Régional des Métiers de l'Education et de la Formation (CRMEF) Applied Mathematics Rank 446
17 164,618 Université Cadi Ayyad Biotechnology Rank 770
18 180,477 Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées de Safi Applied Physics Rank 4,363
19 193,331 International University of Rabat Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,273
20 206,561 Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah General & Internal Medicine Rank 1,765
21 237,169 Université Moulay Ismail Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,073
22 241,340 Université Cadi Ayyad Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1,023
23 329,395 ENSIAS-Mohammed V University in Rabat Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 7,683
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Morocco are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

23 scientists affiliated with Morocco are on the 2020 single-year list, and 9 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 3. It is followed by Université Mohammed Premier Oujda with 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.