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🎓 Top Research Universities in Morocco

Universities and colleges in Morocco ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇲🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Mohammed V University49,950 papers
1,551,045
2
University of Hassan II Casablanca31,413 papers
1,185,684
3
Cadi Ayyad University27,518 papers
1,041,244
4
Mohamed I University16,409 papers
670,150
5
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University25,124 papers
658,367
6
Université Ibn-Tofail19,568 papers
461,312
7
Université Ibn Zohr15,417 papers
417,419
8
Abdelmalek Essaâdi University16,850 papers
331,530
9
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique10,811 papers
323,888
10
Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes13,159 papers
309,483
11
Chouaib Doukkali University10,458 papers
280,686
12
Université Sultan Moulay Slimane11,718 papers
239,340
13
Université Hassan II Mohammedia5,745 papers
192,627
14
Université Hassan 1er8,201 papers
139,777
15
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II3,782 papers
100,486
16
Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs4,766 papers
92,709
17
International University of Rabat2,837 papers
60,476
18
Al Akhawayn University2,197 papers
46,566
19
École Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès1,526 papers
39,240
20
Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes1,468 papers
33,102
21
École Normale Supérieure de l'Enseignement Technique de Mohammedia1,376 papers
32,262
22
Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé2,295 papers
29,664
23
Institut National des Postes et Télécommunications1,518 papers
20,788
24
Instituts Supérieurs des Professions Infirmières et Techniques de Santé2,345 papers
18,851
25
École Normale Supérieure - Marrakech414 papers
14,043
26
National School of Mineral Industry966 papers
13,786
27
Hassania School of Public Works899 papers
13,321
28
Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine623 papers
12,694
29
École Supérieure des Industries du Textile et de l'Habillement406 papers
11,323
30
École Normale Supérieure de Tétouan725 papers
8,857
31
École Marocaine des Sciences de l'Ingénieur787 papers
7,934
32
École Normale Supérieure de Fès610 papers
7,121
33
École Normale Supérieure Casablanca313 papers
6,554
34
Institut National de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée523 papers
5,101
35
École Royale Navale223 papers
4,658
36
ESCA Ecole de Management313 papers
4,648
37
Université Privée de Fès351 papers
3,409
38
Universiapolis - Université Internationale d'Agadir345 papers
3,068
39
École des Sciences de I'information310 papers
3,030
40
Institut Supérieur de Commerce et d'Administration des Entreprises316 papers
2,398
41
National School of Architecture378 papers
2,111
42
Ecole Centrale Casablanca190 papers
2,004
43
Institut Supérieur des Professions Infirmières et Techniques de Santé de Casablanca310 papers
1,745
44
École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion de Tanger524 papers
1,723
45
Institut Supérieur d'Études Maritimes172 papers
1,654
46
National School of Business and Management in Settat526 papers
1,535
47
École Royale de l'Air de Marrakech197 papers
1,410
48
École Nationale Supérieure de l'Administration107 papers
1,369
49
Université Internationale de Casablanca184 papers
1,363
50
Royal Centre for Remote Sensing74 papers
1,274

Highlights

Within Morocco, Mohammed V University ranks first in 2026 with 1,551,045, followed by University of Hassan II Casablanca (1,185,684) and Cadi Ayyad University (1,041,244).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,551,045 (Mohammed V University) to 1,274 (Royal Centre for Remote Sensing), with a median of 13,915.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.