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Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd in Morocco, 1999th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 111 research topics. Cadi Ayyad University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,870 academic publications and 291,214 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1999 of 14,131 In the World
#32 of 1,104 In Africa
#2 of 38 In Morocco
#1 of 3 In Marrakesh
#365 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#406 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#536 of 1,488 For Applied/Engineering Physics
#5547 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3414 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 108 other topics

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Biology rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Biology in Morocco and 1422nd in the World with 10,029 publications made and 198,188 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#41 of 366 In Africa
#1422 of 6,833 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 23 95
1993 13 88
1994 23 99
1995 36 126
1996 47 171
1997 40 171
1998 63 209
1999 64 239
2000 101 314
2001 83 395
2002 103 546
2003 91 612
2004 108 818
2005 132 995
2006 94 1131
2007 135 1511
2008 141 1708
2009 137 1883
2010 188 2357
2011 233 2737
2012 290 3828
2013 303 4690
2014 320 5148
2015 353 6358
2016 413 7407
2017 432 7646
2018 508 8688
2019 627 10262
2020 801 13521
2021 986 17479
2022 1044 19021
2023 1159 21708
2024 846 22828

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Horticulture 1 35 778
Forestry 1 51 780
Agricultural Science 1 43 785
Botany 1 36 1053
Astrobiology 2 16 1054
Paleontology 2 32 1066
Toxicology 2 81 1092
Nutrition and Food Science 3 59 1130
Microbiology 3 53 1201
Immunology 3 59 1379
Oncology and Cancer research 3 38 1418
Zoology 2 61 1427
Virology 3 86 1470
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 62 1483
Nanotechnology 3 37 1513
Genetics 2 44 1540
Biochemistry 2 44 1600
Evolutionary Biology 2 35 1644
Pharmacology 4 66 1644
Biotechnology 3 70 1703
Animal Science 1 116 1756
Neuroscience 2 40 1763
Molecular Biology 3 42 1892
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 59 2073

Engineering rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Morocco and 1372nd in the World with 9,449 publications made and 192,170 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#30 of 355 In Africa
#1372 of 6,782 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 19 82
1993 14 84
1994 29 90
1995 38 111
1996 36 141
1997 40 181
1998 55 165
1999 49 195
2000 94 262
2001 74 299
2002 79 421
2003 68 457
2004 109 639
2005 118 793
2006 102 934
2007 149 1241
2008 150 1375
2009 142 1615
2010 186 1995
2011 192 2355
2012 282 3954
2013 271 5511
2014 309 5889
2015 404 7815
2016 439 9339
2017 515 9630
2018 549 10589
2019 655 12401
2020 775 14906
2021 869 19229
2022 886 19202
2023 927 22018
2024 745 22566

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Physics in Morocco and 1277th in the World with 9,437 publications made and 204,511 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#26 of 352 In Africa
#1277 of 6,713 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 21 103
1993 12 100
1994 26 101
1995 35 122
1996 43 172
1997 50 197
1998 69 199
1999 57 252
2000 104 311
2001 93 354
2002 99 495
2003 93 542
2004 128 748
2005 135 926
2006 121 1101
2007 161 1358
2008 171 1505
2009 144 1761
2010 194 2136
2011 228 2705
2012 302 4949
2013 277 7208
2014 341 7580
2015 418 10204
2016 453 12337
2017 501 12085
2018 564 12851
2019 631 14506
2020 749 16199
2021 804 19754
2022 829 18522
2023 835 20853
2024 660 20937

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 2 536
Theoretical Physics 2 22 1034
Condensed Matter Physics 2 22 1052
Astrobiology 2 16 1054
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 24 1110
Nuclear Physics 1 23 1117
Quantum and Particle physics 2 26 1192
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 27 1238
Materials Science 2 30 1382
Optical Engineering 2 32 1493
Nanotechnology 3 37 1513
Acoustical Engineering 5 45 1910

Environmental Science rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Morocco and 1219th in the World with 9,138 publications made and 198,359 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#39 of 368 In Africa
#1219 of 6,876 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 21 54
1993 6 60
1994 22 58
1995 33 88
1996 40 108
1997 36 143
1998 57 161
1999 48 170
2000 70 218
2001 71 294
2002 76 394
2003 72 448
2004 98 591
2005 106 758
2006 103 954
2007 128 1301
2008 153 1493
2009 128 1623
2010 163 2015
2011 190 2506
2012 259 4055
2013 247 5179
2014 315 5587
2015 335 7546
2016 415 8877
2017 453 8837
2018 514 9914
2019 592 11311
2020 777 14154
2021 889 18603
2022 923 19257
2023 979 21987
2024 746 22677

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Chemistry rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Morocco and 1428th in the World with 8,712 publications made and 184,178 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#35 of 347 In Africa
#1428 of 6,545 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 28 111
1993 16 106
1994 31 117
1995 46 147
1996 54 195
1997 51 215
1998 73 231
1999 65 280
2000 121 366
2001 99 428
2002 107 578
2003 105 655
2004 132 847
2005 140 1024
2006 104 1162
2007 150 1535
2008 163 1679
2009 137 1866
2010 169 2320
2011 193 2649
2012 242 3941
2013 229 5153
2014 273 5658
2015 326 7134
2016 368 8137
2017 396 8716
2018 470 9558
2019 542 11093
2020 677 13616
2021 754 17812
2022 847 18515
2023 850 20925
2024 651 22063

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 10 551
Radiochemistry 3 25 743
Computational Chemistry 3 19 923
Pharmacy 2 29 997
Environmental Chemistry 1 31 1015
Physical chemistry 1 24 1115
Nutrition and Food Science 3 59 1130
Chemical Engineering 2 26 1201
Biochemical Engineering 3 33 1201
Inorganic Chemistry 3 34 1226
Organic Chemistry 2 36 1375
Materials Science 2 30 1382
Nanotechnology 3 37 1513
Biochemistry 2 44 1600

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Morocco and 1624th in the World with 6,508 publications made and 104,497 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 7 In Morocco
#37 of 369 In Africa
#1624 of 7,081 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 10 27
1993 3 24
1994 4 33
1995 12 21
1996 16 30
1997 17 41
1998 23 68
1999 25 71
2000 39 118
2001 47 128
2002 45 158
2003 46 196
2004 60 237
2005 68 330
2006 64 481
2007 76 654
2008 89 629
2009 83 820
2010 107 969
2011 137 1216
2012 195 2243
2013 162 3060
2014 215 3315
2015 249 4700
2016 295 5407
2017 334 5478
2018 352 6033
2019 446 7035
2020 572 7972
2021 680 10613
2022 719 11059
2023 775 12412
2024 503 11591

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Archaeology 2 38 1357
History 2 42 1491
Linguistics 3 36 1565
Philosophy 3 25 1571
Demography 3 90 1572
Political Science 3 45 1726
Law 4 70 2029
Education Majors 6 67 2052
Sociology 4 99 2238
Library and Information science 2 64 2268
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 73 2437
Communications and Public Relations 3 121 2499
Classics and Ancient History 3 94 2615
Aesthetics 5 86 2672
Anthropology 6 123 2703

Medicine rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Morocco and 1453rd in the World with 5,798 publications made and 102,040 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#52 of 364 In Africa
#1453 of 6,775 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 6 31
1993 7 27
1994 7 32
1995 17 38
1996 23 61
1997 14 54
1998 18 72
1999 24 85
2000 46 142
2001 32 126
2002 33 205
2003 33 261
2004 31 272
2005 54 333
2006 34 408
2007 56 562
2008 60 662
2009 55 625
2010 99 851
2011 151 991
2012 208 1865
2013 235 2131
2014 206 2289
2015 224 3049
2016 251 3739
2017 271 3378
2018 285 3590
2019 322 4401
2020 468 5460
2021 585 7476
2022 587 7840
2023 753 9002
2024 559 8540

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 17 558
Epidemiology 3 60 881
Dermatology 2 32 903
Veterinary 3 84 923
Pharmacy 2 29 997
Pediatrics 2 75 1016
Toxicology 2 81 1092
Radiation Therapy 2 34 1248
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 36 1294
Critical Care Nursing 3 51 1306
Surgery 3 49 1313
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 63 1336
Immunology 3 59 1379
Anatomy and Physiology 2 36 1384
Oncology and Cancer research 3 38 1418
Dentistry 3 45 1424
Anesthesiology 2 48 1465
Virology 3 86 1470
Pathology 2 60 1479
Orthodontics 3 46 1481
Ophthalmology 3 53 1542
Family medicine 3 113 1544
Public Health 3 100 1594
Pharmacology 4 66 1644
Psychiatry 2 51 1707
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 92 1818
Cardiology 4 62 1992
Gerontology 3 76 2142
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 131 2184
Nursing 4 113 2224
Health Science 3 108 2329
Clinical Psychology 5 99 2744
Physical Therapy 3 86 2943

Computer Science rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Morocco and 1513th in the World with 5,709 publications made and 97,681 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#33 of 360 In Africa
#1513 of 6,845 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 33
1993 7 39
1994 10 55
1995 17 53
1996 19 61
1997 32 87
1998 13 69
1999 18 85
2000 35 153
2001 31 139
2002 43 218
2003 37 208
2004 43 257
2005 58 309
2006 50 391
2007 64 529
2008 63 559
2009 73 666
2010 101 865
2011 132 1027
2012 174 1583
2013 185 2118
2014 211 2355
2015 242 3011
2016 259 3835
2017 325 4076
2018 312 4583
2019 409 5917
2020 441 7039
2021 550 8998
2022 555 9540
2023 683 11440
2024 466 10687

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 4 18 909
Data Science 5 17 946
Cyber Security 4 19 1022
Computer Networking 3 23 1218
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 26 1291
Machine Learning 4 38 1306
Telecommunications 3 26 1335
Software Engineering 5 30 1394
Management Information Systems 4 40 1408
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 44 1495
Computer Engineering 5 41 1608
Computer Vision 4 34 1649
Multimedia 6 40 1663
Neuroscience 2 40 1763
Computer Graphics 5 41 1788
Computational Linguistics 6 58 1926
Human-Computer Interaction 5 41 1941
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 59 2073
Cognitive Science 5 46 2116
Library and Information science 2 64 2268

Mathematics rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Morocco and 1372nd in the World with 3,452 publications made and 54,399 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#38 of 357 In Africa
#1372 of 6,418 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 20
1993 1 23
1994 9 20
1995 7 20
1996 12 30
1997 26 36
1998 12 59
1999 14 42
2000 27 67
2001 24 90
2002 43 125
2003 30 110
2004 35 165
2005 39 189
2006 55 323
2007 45 363
2008 51 370
2009 40 501
2010 68 634
2011 88 780
2012 100 1251
2013 112 1820
2014 118 1914
2015 146 2637
2016 185 3065
2017 207 3133
2018 203 3203
2019 230 3946
2020 260 4148
2021 325 5625
2022 342 5783
2023 345 6328
2024 226 4836

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 6 453
Operations Research 4 28 1326
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 39 1386
Statistics 2 37 1453
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 44 1495
Math Teachers 6 78 2121

Psychology rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 2nd for Psychology in Morocco and 1856th in the World with 2,375 publications made and 25,746 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#53 of 354 In Africa
#1856 of 6,645 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 7
1993 5 13
1994 2 19
1995 6 16
1996 6 16
1997 6 30
1998 3 33
1999 7 30
2000 13 44
2001 7 41
2002 14 66
2003 15 76
2004 17 92
2005 17 95
2006 13 127
2007 17 170
2008 23 173
2009 27 257
2010 40 292
2011 49 323
2012 68 455
2013 67 512
2014 68 527
2015 77 705
2016 94 824
2017 111 965
2018 101 1110
2019 176 1413
2020 201 1851
2021 246 2650
2022 288 3116
2023 353 3507
2024 224 3227

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Psychiatry 2 51 1707
Neuroscience 2 40 1763
Social Psychology 1 39 1802
Education Majors 6 67 2052
Cognitive Science 5 46 2116
Child Psychology 4 76 2365
Clinical Psychology 5 99 2744

Business rankings

Cadi Ayyad University ranked 4th for Business in Morocco and 1661st in the World with 2,108 publications made and 27,427 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#54 of 353 In Africa
#1661 of 6,339 In the World

Cadi Ayyad University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 15
1993 1 23
1994 3 23
1995 4 19
1996 5 25
1997 11 22
1998 6 17
1999 6 22
2000 10 20
2001 13 27
2002 19 77
2003 7 41
2004 12 81
2005 23 100
2006 23 147
2007 16 142
2008 17 146
2009 24 221
2010 45 338
2011 54 354
2012 59 460
2013 55 640
2014 90 854
2015 88 971
2016 112 1247
2017 122 1349
2018 101 1466
2019 144 1882
2020 184 2178
2021 199 3043
2022 233 3529
2023 219 4254
2024 188 4216

The following table provides academic rankings for Cadi Ayyad University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 3 17 857
Project Management 2 14 921
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 48 1250
Operations Research 4 28 1326
Management 4 36 1339
Management Information Systems 4 40 1408
Marketing 2 51 1558
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 103 1899
Finance 4 80 2003
Accounting 7 142 2659
Advertising 4 100 2873

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Cadi Ayyad University

Speciality Morocco Africa World Rank
Environmental Economics 6 62 1575
Fashion Design 2 34 1611
Art & Design 3 49 1873
Literature 3 57 1921
Economics 4 89 1997
Development Studies 3 120 2112