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).
Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled 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 University8
- 2Université Mohammed Premier Oujda3
- 3Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida2
- 4Faculté des Sciences Rabat2
- 5Carnegie Mellon University1
- 6Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah1
- 7Faculté des Sciences Aïn Chock1
- 8Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia1
- 9Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University1
- 10Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles1
All 33 scientists
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Université Mohammed Premier Oujda | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,132 |
| 22 | 206,922 |
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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 |
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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.