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Morocco's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Morocco has 37 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 12.1% from 33 in 2023. That places Morocco 73rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès (4).

Single Year
97
+14 (+16.9%) vs 2023
Career Data
37
+4 (+12.1%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#73
down 3 places vs 2023
Institutes
21
-1 (-4.5%) vs 2023

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 list2024
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  1. 1Mohammed VI Polytechnic University8
  2. 2Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès4
  3. 3Université Mohammed Premier Oujda4
  4. 4Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida2
  5. 5Mohammed V University in Rabat2
  6. 6Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah2
  7. 7Al Akhawayn University1
  8. 8Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology1
  9. 9Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF)1
  10. 10Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia1

All 37 scientists

Career-long list2024

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Morocco World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 16,370 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Polymers Rank 135
2 43,998 Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès Polymers Rank 391
3 70,640 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 1,235
4 91,841 Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida Energy Rank 1,217
5 105,613 Université Ibn Tofail Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,664
6 118,209 Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès Energy Rank 1,592
7 118,923 Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Energy Rank 1,604
8 123,337 Faculté des Sciences Rabat Applied Physics Rank 3,310
9 124,957 Mohammed V University in Rabat Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 744
10 137,604 International University of Rabat Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,247
11 139,030 Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles Applied Physics Rank 3,748
12 139,587 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Environmental Sciences Rank 996
13 141,419 Research and Innovation Department Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,053
14 155,847 Hassan II University of Casablanca Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,140
15 157,056 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Numerical & Computational Mathematics Rank 320
16 159,130 Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Applied Physics Rank 4,319
17 161,633 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Organic Chemistry Rank 2,793
18 168,200 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Plant Biology & Botany Rank 2,445
19 177,833 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 2,814
20 179,615 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,038
21 184,279 Université Abdelmalek Essaadi Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 575
22 188,144 Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF) Applied Mathematics Rank 451
23 200,697 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia Analytical Chemistry Rank 1,645
24 209,456 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Chemical Engineering Rank 1,094
25 220,747 Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès Organic Chemistry Rank 3,764
26 239,604 Université Cadi Ayyad Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,798
27 243,023 Al Akhawayn University Environmental Sciences Rank 1,993
28 248,569 Al Akhawayn University, Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology Applied Physics Rank 7,033
29 262,251 Université Privée De Fès Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,989
30 263,220 Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès General & Internal Medicine Rank 3,483
31 271,720 Mohammed V University in Rabat Analytical Chemistry Rank 2,328
32 310,668 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 1,513
33 357,125 Université Moulay Ismaïl Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 7,762
34 378,692 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,892
35 417,725 Université Ibn Zohr Energy Rank 7,079
36 433,893 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 2,265
37 575,980 Faculté des Sciences d'El Jadida Optoelectronics & Photonics Rank 2,649
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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 career-long list, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Morocco, with 8. It is followed by Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès with 4.

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 37 in 2024, a change of +311.1%.

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.