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Morocco
Morocco ranks between 8th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
8thof 68
1stCN44.5%6thPK3.9%7thGB3.0%8thMA2.5%9–10KR2.2%9–10JP2.1%
University of Hassan II Casablanca0.6% of the top 10%
Small satellites
15–23tied, of 472.3 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%8–14CO2.0%15–23ES1.9%15–23MA1.8%15–23BR1.6%15–23FR1.6%
Mohammed V University1.3% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
17thof 104
1stCN14.8%15thAE1.6%16thIR1.5%17thMA1.3%18thES1.2%19thBD1.1%
Cadi Ayyad University0.3% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
21–23tied, of 76
1stCN53.9%21–23MO0.4%21–23IR0.4%21–23MA0.4%24–28FR0.3%24–28IQ0.3%
Chouaib Doukkali University0.2% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 582.6 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%17–22NL0.6%17–22PL0.6%23–33MA0.6%23–33AT0.6%23–33NO0.6%
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique0.5% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
24–25tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%21–23MY0.6%24–25AE0.5%24–25MA0.5%26–30FI0.4%26–30NO0.4%
Mohammed V University0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
18–25tied, of 642.7 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%18–25FI0.4%18–25CH0.4%18–25MA0.4%26–31MY0.3%26–31NO0.3%
Université Ibn-Tofail0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 592.0 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39NL0.6%27–39BD0.6%27–39MA0.6%27–39IR0.6%27–39DK0.5%
Université Ibn-Tofail0.4% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
30–32tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%26–29NO0.7%26–29CH0.7%30–32MA0.6%30–32GR0.6%30–32DK0.6%
Université Ibn-Tofail0.2% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 450.8 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35IQ0.4%22–35AM0.4%22–35MA0.3%22–35KZ0.2%22–35DK0.2%
Outside the top 30
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique0.3% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
33–40tied, of 733.4 papers of credit
1stCN55.5%30–32IL0.2%33–40IE0.1%33–40MA0.1%33–40IQ0.1%33–40BN0.1%
Outside the top 30
École Marocaine des Sciences de l'Ingénieur0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 540.9 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36PA0.1%27–36GR0.1%27–36MA0.1%27–36PT0.1%37–39EG0.1%
Outside the top 30
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
36–40tied, of 713.0 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%30–35IR0.2%30–35PT0.2%36–40MA0.1%36–40QA0.1%36–40MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Hassan II Casablanca0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
34–36tied, of 390.2 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33IE0.1%21–33AT0.1%34–36KW0.1%34–36RU0.1%34–36MA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.0 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%27–40IR0.2%27–40EC0.2%27–40NP0.2%27–40MA0.2%27–40BD0.1%
Outside the top 30
Chouaib Doukkali University0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Morocco is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 3rdMetal hydrides and porous materials for solid-state storageHydrogen storage and ammonia fuel, 379 papers; behind China 39.7% and Pakistan 9.4%5.4%