Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Morocco has 97 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 16.9% from 83 in 2023. That places Morocco 63rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (17), followed by Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (7).

Single Year

+14 (+16.9%) vs 2023

Career Data

+4 (+12.1%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#63

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

-7 (-20.6%) vs 2023

Scientists in Morocco on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled 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

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Rank in Morocco	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	6,291	HY Habibi, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 36
2	13,524	Ikram, Muhammad	Al Akhawayn University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 260
3	14,773	Allouhi, Amine	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 349
4	14,995	Hsissou, Rachid	Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida	Chemical Physics	Rank 255
5	19,296	Wakif, Abderrahim	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 183
6	25,183	AA Adadi, Amina	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,025
7	35,119	Hattaf, Khalid	Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF)	Applied Mathematics	Rank 103
8	37,357	BA Belhadi, Amine	International University of Rabat	Operations Research	Rank 178
9	37,696	BF Bentiss, Fouad	Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida	Energy	Rank 957
10	42,180	BY Belmabkhout, Youssef	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 521
11	43,230	Zarrouk, Abdelkader	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Chemical Physics	Rank 616
12	43,701	Bouyahya, Abdelhakim	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Food Science	Rank 418
13	51,246	MR Masrour, R.	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Applied Physics	Rank 958
14	51,275	AM Aaboud, M.	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 624
15	51,664	OA Oukarroum, Abdallah	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 817
16	57,727	EA El Achaby, Mounir	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 513
17	63,268	NM Necibi, Mohamed Chaker	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,226
18	72,660	EI El Ibrahimi, Brahim	Université Ibn Zohr	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 253
19	74,855	BN Barka, Noureddine	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Chemical Engineering	Rank 578
20	78,859	BM Benzaazoua, Mostafa	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,126
21	80,431	HB Hammouti, B.	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Energy	Rank 2,190
22	86,211	GS Gharby, Said	Université Ibn Zohr	Food Science	Rank 895
23	100,784	SH Sehaqui, Houssine	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 965
24	109,495	CA Cherrafi, Anass	Université Cadi Ayyad	Operations Research	Rank 510
25	109,703	BA Bousfiha, Ahmed A.	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd	Immunology	Rank 2,101
26	111,303	BA Boutayeb, Abdesslam	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 210
27	111,483	El Haddad, Mohammadine E.	Faculty Poly Disciplinary of Safi	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 754
28	112,330	KS Kumar, Shiv	International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Syria	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,925
29	114,556	AA Amine, Aziz	Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 784
30	119,053	Qaiss, Abou el kacem	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,154
31	120,690	Khouya, Ahmed	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Energy	Rank 3,386
32	127,692	Lahlali, Rachid	Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,222
33	128,784	Hammouch, Zakia	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Applied Mathematics	Rank 340
34	130,033	EK El Kadib, Abdelkrim	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,742
35	130,911	SM Sobeh, Mansour	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,758
36	131,918	RM Rbaa, M.	Université Ibn Tofail	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,580
37	134,537	CP Chivenge, Pauline	African Plant Nutrition Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 937
38	135,335	DM Dahbi, M.	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 3,835
39	138,911	BM Bousmina, M.	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Polymers	Rank 1,372
40	143,482	MS Motahhir, Saad	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Energy	Rank 4,087
41	145,953	BA Benyoussef, Abdelilah	Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 2,883
42	146,629	IA Idri, Ali	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,448
43	153,126	JJ Jacquemin, Johan	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,282
44	153,779	Berrada, Asmae	International University of Rabat	Energy	Rank 4,380
45	154,945	BS Broumi, Said	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,765
46	158,674	DM Daoud, Mohammed	Université Ibn Tofail	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,855
47	161,174	SR Salghi, Rachid	Université Ibn Zohr	Energy	Rank 4,628
48	162,191	RM Rami, Mustapha Ait	Research and Innovation Department	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,702
49	175,667	KK Karrouchi, Khalid	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 719
50	176,219	KZ Kassab, Zineb	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Polymers	Rank 1,799
51	177,608	BM Balouiri, Mounyr	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,301
52	178,555	AA Aboulkas, Adil	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Energy	Rank 5,151
53	179,773	BM Baslam, Marouane	Université Cadi Ayyad	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,211
54	182,982	BL Bahmad, L.	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 3,655
55	200,231	BH Ben Hadda, Taibi	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 853
56	200,918	AA Azzouz, Abdelmonaim	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,593
57	201,717	LB Lyoussi, Badiaa	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 858
58	206,000	OM Ouakki, Moussa	Université Ibn Tofail	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,386
59	207,198	EA El Arroussi, Hicham	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Biotechnology	Rank 1,026
60	207,811	Benhiba, F.	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,411
61	209,880	IS Idrissi, S.	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 4,229
62	215,336	SF Saâdaoui, Foued	International University of Rabat	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,887
63	215,598	MR Mikkelsen, Robert L.	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 1,582
64	219,387	EM Eddouks, Mohamed	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,920
65	220,603	MA Meddich, Abdelilah	Université Cadi Ayyad	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,971
66	233,167	LB Lamrani, Bilal	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Energy	Rank 6,848
67	235,738	EA Elharfi, Ahmed	Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University	Materials	Rank 5,557
68	244,695	AJ Alami, Jones	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Applied Physics	Rank 4,964
69	248,243	GM Galai, Mouhsine	Université Ibn Tofail	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,850
70	254,783	JA Jabar, A.	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Applied Physics	Rank 5,188
71	255,144	BM Bnouham, Mohamed	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,176
72	259,189	AC Alaoui, Chakib	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,037
73	266,947	MO Mounkachi, Omar	Mohammed V University in Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 5,450
74	267,275	OO Olatunji, Opeyemi Joshua	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,256
75	268,955	BY Bentata, Yassamine	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,741
76	272,325	AA Ait Ahsaine, Hassan	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3,918
77	289,527	NC Nejjari, Chakib	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,302
78	299,339	GM Ghogho, Mounir	International University of Rabat	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,583
79	299,437	AM Azrour, Mourade	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,796
80	306,433	MA Moubarik, Amine	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	Polymers	Rank 3,333
81	311,787	ZY Zaid, Younes	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,542
82	313,008	FY Farhaoui, Yousef	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 11,299
83	323,592	BM Balli, Mohamed	International University of Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 6,670
84	334,704	CS Chtita, Samir	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,504
85	342,302	TB Tariq Bouhlali, Eimad Dine	Regional Centre of Agricultural Research	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,764
86	347,216	SZ Sekkat, Z.	Faculté des Sciences Rabat	Applied Physics	Rank 7,152
87	362,355	BM Bourhia, Mohammed	Université Ibn Zohr	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 123
88	364,812	MA Miraoui, Abdellatif	Université Cadi Ayyad	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,684
89	414,281	EH El hankari, S.	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	General Chemistry	Rank 896
90	438,356	BB Bossoufi, Badre	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,110
91	510,761	MH Mrabti, Hanae Naceiri	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 191
92	655,017	KM Koussour, M.	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 6,841
93	736,463	KA Karmaoui, Ahmed	Université Moulay Ismaïl	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 1,185
94	829,387	BA Belafhal, A.	Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,816
95	1,810,780	TA Taybi, Abdelkhaleq F.	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Zoology	Rank 1,541
96	2,028,721	Mabrouki, Youness	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Zoology	Rank 1,809
97	2,634,298	HZ Hricha, Z.	Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 12,765
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Morocco are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

97 scientists affiliated with Morocco are on the 2024 single-year list, and 37 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 17. It is followed by Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah with 7.

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 97 in 2024, a change of +321.7%.

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.