Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Morocco has 61 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 35.6% from 45 in 2021. That places Morocco 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Université Mohammed Premier Oujda (5).

Single Year

+16 (+35.6%) vs 2021

Career Data

+2 (+10.5%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#67

up 5 places vs 2021

Institutes

+9 (+39.1%) vs 2021

Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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	23,463	Allouhi, Amine	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 467
2	27,449	Wakif, Abderrahim	Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 242
3	29,956	BF Bentiss, Fouad	Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida	Energy	Rank 605
4	41,677	BY Belmabkhout, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 584
5	41,742	AM Aaboud, M.	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 515
6	54,010	MR Masrour, R.	Laboratoire de Physique du Solide, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	General Physics	Rank 317
7	59,116	NM Necibi, Mohamed Chaker	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 747
8	65,598	BM Benzaazoua, Mostafa	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,114
9	72,892	OA Oukarroum, Abdallah	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,148
10	76,085	HB Hammouti, B.	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Energy	Rank 1,659
11	86,235	Ikram, Muhammad	Al Akhawayn University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,157
12	87,525	Zarrouk, Abdelkader	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Energy	Rank 1,926
13	89,966	Hsissou, Rachid	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Materials	Rank 1,548
14	95,275	EA El Achaby, Mounir	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 874
15	96,610	Hattaf, Khalid	Centre Régional des Métiers de l'Education et de la Formation (CRMEF)	Applied Mathematics	Rank 241
16	96,842	Hijri, Mohamed	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Microbiology	Rank 2,273
17	109,614	BA Bousfiha, Ahmed A.	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Immunology	Rank 2,544
18	116,930	Hammouch, Zakia	Université Moulay Ismail	Applied Mathematics	Rank 294
19	118,023	AA Amine, Aziz	Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 808
20	123,200	JA Jabar, A.	Laboratoire de Physique du Solide, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Applied Physics	Rank 2,525
21	123,525	BA Boutayeb, Abdesslam	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 241
22	126,371	BN Barka, Noureddine	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Chemical Engineering	Rank 922
23	131,235	SH Sehaqui, Houssine	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,244
24	136,823	RM Rami, Mustapha Ait	Research and Innovation Department	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,212
25	138,300	DM Dahbi, Mouad	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 3,228
26	142,584	EK El Kadib, Abdelkrim	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,118
27	143,609	HM Hafidi, Mohamed	Faculté des Sciences Semlalia	Biotechnology	Rank 641
28	147,453	JJ Jacquemin, Johan	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,094
29	147,695	AA Adadi, Amina	Université Moulay Ismail	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,927
30	152,038	IB Ibrahimi, B. El	Université Ibn Zohr	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 718
31	155,571	EM Eddouks, Mohamed	Université Moulay Ismail	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 591
32	159,410	QA Qaiss, Abou El Kacem	Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science	Polymers	Rank 1,555
33	160,940	AA Aboulkas, Adil	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Energy	Rank 3,863
34	165,233	CJ Cravero, Joseph P.	Harvard Medical School	Anesthesiology	Rank 443
35	165,401	BM Bousmina, M.	Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology	Polymers	Rank 1,618
36	192,829	CP Chivenge, P.	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 1,311
37	193,317	BS Broumi, Said	Faculté des Sciences Ben M’Sick	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,111
38	195,253	DM Daoud, Mohammed	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,368
39	195,344	SR Salghi, Rachid	Université Ibn Zohr	Energy	Rank 4,743
40	198,998	NC Nejjari, Chakib	Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS)	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,291
41	215,236	RM Rbaa, M.	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,679
42	218,105	IA Idri, Ali	Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,733
43	226,453	Bouyahya, Abdelhakim	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,003
44	227,178	AA Azzouz, Abdelmonaim	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,842
45	235,827	BM Balouiri, Mounyr	Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,884
46	237,589	BA Benyoussef, A.	Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 5,148
47	239,213	GM Ghogho, Mounir	International University of Rabat	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,433
48	245,441	AC Alaoui, Chakib	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,496
49	255,712	HT Hadda, Taibi Ben	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,194
50	275,588	SZ Sekkat, Z.	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 6,047
51	285,832	BR Bouhfid, Rachid	Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,467
52	310,748	MA Miraoui, Abdellatif	Université Cadi Ayyad	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,275
53	311,602	LB Lyoussi, Badiaa	Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,583
54	332,385	KK Karrouchi, Khalid	Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,736
55	335,803	BM Bnouham, Mohamed	Faculté des Sciences d’Oujda	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,748
56	372,895	BL Bahmad, L.	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 8,375
57	378,439	EA Elharfi, Ahmed	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Materials	Rank 8,064
58	419,715	HS Hanane, S.	Forest Research Center	Ornithology	Rank 152
59	583,633	BY Bentata, Yassamine	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,024
60	642,075	BB Bossoufi, Badre	Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,944
61	917,983	BA Belafhal, A.	Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,697
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Morocco are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

61 scientists affiliated with Morocco are on the 2022 single-year list, and 21 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 10. It is followed by Université Mohammed Premier Oujda with 5.

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 61 in 2022, a change of +165.2%.

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.