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Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Morocco has 33 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 57.1% from 21 in 2022. That places Morocco 70th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 8 places. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Université Mohammed Premier Oujda (3).

Single Year
83
+22 (+36.1%) vs 2022
Career Data
33
+12 (+57.1%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#70
up 8 places vs 2022
Institutes
22
+5 (+29.4%) vs 2022

Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+111.1%
2022+10.5%
2023+57.1%
2024+12.1%
2025+32.4%
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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

Career-long list2023
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  1. 1Mohammed VI Polytechnic University8
  2. 2Université Mohammed Premier Oujda3
  3. 3Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida2
  4. 4Faculté des Sciences Rabat2
  5. 5Carnegie Mellon University1
  6. 6Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah1
  7. 7Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock1
  8. 8Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia1
  9. 9Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University1
  10. 10Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles1

All 33 scientists

Career-long list2023

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Morocco World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 17,158 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Polymers Rank 144
2 47,428 Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès Polymers Rank 430
3 56,217 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Applied Physics Rank 1,474
4 67,780 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 1,168
5 76,308 Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 5,136
6 95,406 Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida Energy Rank 1,187
7 106,683 Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,742
8 124,035 Faculté des Sciences Rabat Applied Physics Rank 3,432
9 124,711 Mohammed V University in Rabat Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 744
10 127,412 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Energy Rank 1,645
11 132,224 Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles Applied Physics Rank 3,674
12 141,550 International University of Rabat Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,312
13 142,071 Research and Innovation Department Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,034
14 146,918 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Environmental Sciences Rank 970
15 150,104 Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Energy Rank 2,004
16 162,793 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Chemical Engineering Rank 811
17 173,443 Université Abdelmalek Essaadi Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 541
18 178,961 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,015
19 189,253 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,737
20 189,555 Laboratoire de Physique du Solide, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Applied Physics Rank 5,377
21 193,394 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 3,132
22 206,922 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia Analytical Chemistry Rank 1,707
23 218,207 Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,605
24 239,442 Université Cadi Ayyad Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,772
25 245,309 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Chemical Engineering Rank 1,275
26 255,977 Université Privée De Fès Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,925
27 264,285 Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health - UM6SS General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,523
28 268,719 Faculté des Sciences Rabat Applied Physics Rank 7,848
29 308,191 Université Moulay Ismaïl Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,470
30 326,568 Carnegie Mellon University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 3,297
31 451,827 Université Ibn Zohr Energy Rank 7,410
32 462,490 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 2,485
33 607,811 Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida Optoelectronics & Photonics Rank 3,468
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Morocco are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

83 scientists affiliated with Morocco are on the 2023 single-year list, and 33 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 8. It is followed by Université Mohammed Premier Oujda with 3.

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 33 in 2023, a change of +266.7%.

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.