Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Morocco has 21 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 10.5% from 19 in 2021. That places Morocco 78th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (3), followed by Faculté des Sciences Rabat (2).
Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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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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- 1Mohammed VI Polytechnic University3
- 2Faculté des Sciences Rabat2
- 3Université Mohammed Premier Oujda2
- 4Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology1
- 5Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida1
- 6Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah1
- 7Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia1
- 8Faculté des Sciences Semlalia1
- 9Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University1
- 10Harvard Medical School1
All 21 scientists
| Rank in Morocco | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45,317 |
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Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology | Polymers | Rank 418 |
| 2 | 93,409 | Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida | Energy | Rank 1,109 | |
| 3 | 103,902 | Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,721 | |
| 4 | 122,277 |
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Faculté des Sciences Rabat | Applied Physics | Rank 3,474 |
| 5 | 128,790 | Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles | Applied Physics | Rank 3,660 | |
| 6 | 134,319 |
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Université Mohammed Premier Oujda | Energy | Rank 1,661 |
| 7 | 139,832 | International University of Rabat | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,319 | |
| 8 | 140,031 | Research and Innovation Department | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,020 | |
| 9 | 150,555 | Harvard Medical School | Anesthesiology | Rank 615 | |
| 10 | 156,444 | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 980 | |
| 11 | 167,582 | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,993 | |
| 12 | 212,696 |
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Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,786 |
| 13 | 238,442 | Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah | Energy | Rank 3,265 | |
| 14 | 243,807 | Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,782 | |
| 15 | 245,445 | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,244 | |
| 16 | 275,088 | Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS) | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,704 | |
| 17 | 296,551 | Faculté des Sciences Semlalia | Biotechnology | Rank 1,022 | |
| 18 | 303,548 | Université Moulay Ismail | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,457 | |
| 19 | 348,584 | Faculté des Sciences Rabat | Energy | Rank 5,228 | |
| 20 | 467,274 | Université Mohammed Premier Oujda | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,546 | |
| 21 | 487,033 | Université Ibn Zohr | Energy | Rank 7,769 | |
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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 career-long list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 3. It is followed by Faculté des Sciences Rabat with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Morocco changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Morocco went from 9 scientists in 2020 to 21 in 2022, a change of +133.3%.
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.