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Mohammed V University ranked 1st in Morocco, 1447th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 141 research topics. Mohammed V University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,037 academic publications and 359,643 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1447 of 14,131 In the World
#24 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 38 In Morocco
#1 of 7 In Rabat
#255 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#290 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#334 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#789 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3490 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 138 other topics

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Biology rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Biology in Morocco and 1184th in the World with 16,195 publications made and 220,318 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#31 of 366 In Africa
#1184 of 6,833 In the World

Mohammed V University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 19 56
1993 16 51
1994 21 72
1995 34 83
1996 20 122
1997 26 108
1998 48 139
1999 45 149
2000 36 196
2001 48 244
2002 69 344
2003 55 459
2004 50 405
2005 53 571
2006 70 699
2007 78 671
2008 88 976
2009 117 1068
2010 179 1413
2011 273 1964
2012 363 3235
2013 428 3793
2014 641 4476
2015 659 5976
2016 790 7692
2017 946 8107
2018 1108 9236
2019 1066 11859
2020 1562 15951
2021 1710 21743
2022 1800 25032
2023 2051 30190
2024 1594 31301

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 1 18 951
Immunology 1 35 986
Astrobiology 1 15 1013
Paleontology 1 28 1040
Virology 1 51 1047
Microbiology 2 45 1096
Forestry 3 82 1098
Botany 2 45 1114
Zoology 1 44 1170
Pharmacology 1 37 1171
Agricultural Science 2 70 1190
Neuroscience 1 19 1208
Horticulture 2 74 1209
Nutrition and Food Science 4 69 1229
Genetics 1 33 1229
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 52 1323
Nanotechnology 1 29 1324
Toxicology 3 117 1400
Evolutionary Biology 1 23 1404
Biochemistry 1 31 1416
Biotechnology 2 54 1430
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 35 1518
Molecular Biology 1 32 1682
Animal Science 2 133 1904

Engineering rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Engineering in Morocco and 1102nd in the World with 15,422 publications made and 224,807 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#18 of 355 In Africa
#1102 of 6,782 In the World

Mohammed V University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 16 63
1993 21 49
1994 21 69
1995 32 90
1996 17 121
1997 30 121
1998 41 122
1999 39 169
2000 35 172
2001 40 216
2002 60 357
2003 44 374
2004 41 324
2005 50 446
2006 69 522
2007 66 543
2008 82 736
2009 95 872
2010 143 1134
2011 232 1838
2012 398 3633
2013 419 4984
2014 609 5376
2015 653 7471
2016 892 9562
2017 961 9983
2018 1273 11210
2019 1204 13860
2020 1504 17147
2021 1516 23401
2022 1605 25364
2023 1819 32181
2024 1277 32609

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 7 334
Architecture 1 5 447
Mining Engineering 2 32 593
Automation and Control engineering 1 14 692
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 10 721
Agricultural Engineering 1 49 754
Transportation Engineering 1 10 774
Nuclear Engineering 3 24 778
Computer Networking 1 11 782
Automotive Engineering 1 21 787
Operations Research 2 10 800
Systems Engineering 1 11 837
Aviation 2 15 862
Remote Sensing 1 14 896
Geotechnical Engineering 2 26 898
Human-Computer Interaction 1 7 911
Electrical Engineering 1 17 912
Telecommunications 1 13 917
Electronic Engineering 1 15 933
Industrial Engineering 2 20 948
Civil Engineering 1 20 970
Marine Engineering 2 23 1002
Petroleum Engineering 1 40 1011
Environmental Engineering 3 50 1024
Architectural Engineering 1 26 1037
Construction Management 2 35 1046
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 24 1093
Structural Engineering 1 18 1100
Acoustical Engineering 1 17 1106
Metallurgical Engineering 1 26 1142
Mechanical Engineering 1 21 1176
Optical Engineering 1 23 1185
Chemical Engineering 1 25 1187
Aerospace Engineering 1 24 1198
Computer Engineering 2 23 1205
Materials Science 1 25 1208
Engineering Management 3 31 1252
Biochemical Engineering 4 39 1289
Nanotechnology 1 29 1324
Robotics 1 27 1340
Biotechnology 2 54 1430

Physics rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Physics in Morocco and 1088th in the World with 14,446 publications made and 229,941 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#20 of 352 In Africa
#1088 of 6,713 In the World

Mohammed V University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 17 73
1993 24 51
1994 26 75
1995 33 89
1996 18 127
1997 30 121
1998 49 132
1999 44 165
2000 37 182
2001 58 244
2002 67 370
2003 43 386
2004 38 318
2005 51 476
2006 65 518
2007 67 539
2008 76 731
2009 79 796
2010 167 1121
2011 251 2037
2012 376 4699
2013 390 6719
2014 566 7029
2015 615 9665
2016 853 12343
2017 900 11981
2018 1147 12931
2019 1119 15641
2020 1378 18106
2021 1427 23929
2022 1438 24580
2023 1705 30985
2024 1156 31553

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 9 572
Condensed Matter Physics 1 4 599
Theoretical Physics 1 16 912
Quantum and Particle physics 1 17 1005
Astrobiology 1 15 1013
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 24 1093
Acoustical Engineering 1 17 1106
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 21 1147
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 26 1158
Nuclear Physics 2 24 1185
Optical Engineering 1 23 1185
Materials Science 1 25 1208
Nanotechnology 1 29 1324

Chemistry rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Morocco and 1278th in the World with 13,122 publications made and 191,300 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#27 of 347 In Africa
#1278 of 6,545 In the World

Mohammed V University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 20 78
1993 29 69
1994 29 86
1995 43 91
1996 18 146
1997 33 126
1998 49 144
1999 44 188
2000 48 222
2001 53 264
2002 68 390
2003 42 428
2004 42 426
2005 56 544
2006 63 614
2007 70 639
2008 70 857
2009 99 844
2010 165 1128
2011 240 1643
2012 306 2993
2013 344 4123
2014 451 4672
2015 506 6264
2016 701 7867
2017 756 8646
2018 898 9542
2019 913 11958
2020 1254 15376
2021 1310 21259
2022 1392 23900
2023 1628 29952
2024 1232 31455

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 1 2 488
Pharmacy 1 11 569
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 18 680
Radiochemistry 2 23 702
Inorganic Chemistry 2 28 1079
Chemical Engineering 1 25 1187
Materials Science 1 25 1208
Organic Chemistry 1 23 1214
Nutrition and Food Science 4 69 1229
Physical chemistry 2 30 1240
Biochemical Engineering 4 39 1289
Environmental Chemistry 2 43 1304
Nanotechnology 1 29 1324
Biochemistry 1 31 1416

Medicine rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Medicine in Morocco and 919th in the World with 12,985 publications made and 156,058 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#22 of 364 In Africa
#919 of 6,775 In the World

Mohammed V University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 9 19
1993 6 21
1994 5 33
1995 16 29
1996 12 52
1997 10 37
1998 21 44
1999 21 62
2000 11 94
2001 26 117
2002 38 152
2003 42 183
2004 25 188
2005 29 254
2006 52 297
2007 74 311
2008 84 528
2009 108 605
2010 176 893
2011 260 1388
2012 327 2376
2013 377 2544
2014 597 2835
2015 580 4002
2016 660 5745
2017 792 5699
2018 851 6100
2019 773 7812
2020 1256 10040
2021 1392 13570
2022 1352 15087
2023 1613 17544
2024 1295 16952

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 1 3 255
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 5 290
Dermatology 1 8 425
Cosmetology 1 15 474
Pharmacy 1 11 569
Medical Physics 1 9 572
Pediatrics 1 32 614
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 14 662
Orthodontics 1 15 668
Surgery 1 15 673
Ophthalmology 1 16 704
Dentistry 1 18 717
Epidemiology 1 48 764
Critical Care Nursing 1 17 778
Radiation Therapy 1 17 804
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 27 807
Anatomy and Physiology 1 14 865
Cardiology 1 17 872
Optometry 1 48 878
Veterinary 1 77 887
Pathology 1 22 895
Anesthesiology 1 21 895
Family medicine 1 59 905
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 23 938
Oncology and Cancer research 1 18 951
Respiratory Therapy 1 30 967
Immunology 1 35 986
Plastic Surgery 1 28 999
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 50 1032
Psychiatry 1 22 1045
Virology 1 51 1047
Nursing 1 52 1094
Urology 1 38 1096
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 45 1157
Pharmacology 1 37 1171
Physical Therapy 1 21 1214
Public Health 1 64 1248
Toxicology 3 117 1400
Audiology 1 24 1409
Health Science 1 53 1412
Sports Medicine 1 34 1699
Gerontology 1 65 1954
Clinical Psychology 2 69 2178

Environmental Science rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Morocco and 1133rd in the World with 12,841 publications made and 196,538 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#32 of 368 In Africa
#1133 of 6,876 In the World

Mohammed V University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 19 58
1993 15 46
1994 17 51
1995 16 55
1996 22 98
1997 23 99
1998 30 100
1999 33 120
2000 32 153
2001 36 192
2002 40 271
2003 37 315
2004 40 267
2005 50 408
2006 56 498
2007 56 486
2008 81 768
2009 73 865
2010 119 1118
2011 171 1737
2012 289 3499
2013 323 4226
2014 476 4648
2015 510 6489
2016 684 8160
2017 755 7971
2018 1034 9075
2019 965 11282
2020 1227 13861
2021 1378 19039
2022 1408 20487
2023 1570 26206
2024 1137 25420

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 37 382
Mining Engineering 2 32 593
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 18 680
Earth science and Geophysics 2 20 838
Geotechnical Engineering 2 26 898
Environmental Engineering 3 50 1024
Geology 1 25 1031
Paleontology 1 28 1040
Ecology 1 35 1074
Forestry 3 82 1098
Geography and Cartography 1 29 1129
Environmental Management 2 52 1153
Agricultural Science 2 70 1190
Oceanography 2 35 1210
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 33 1218
Environmental Chemistry 2 43 1304
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 52 1323
Urban and Regional planning 2 37 1408

Computer Science rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Morocco and 940th in the World with 11,950 publications made and 146,344 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#14 of 360 In Africa
#940 of 6,845 In the World

Mohammed V University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 31
1993 12 19
1994 11 49
1995 9 39
1996 8 67
1997 15 67
1998 22 69
1999 27 83
2000 14 95
2001 24 126
2002 26 178
2003 25 199
2004 16 182
2005 26 248
2006 56 321
2007 52 315
2008 72 437
2009 79 525
2010 113 779
2011 181 1153
2012 325 1947
2013 349 2475
2014 513 2778
2015 537 3669
2016 771 5075
2017 781 5634
2018 1060 7051
2019 948 8751
2020 1156 11091
2021 1124 14104
2022 1157 15424
2023 1395 19209
2024 957 17923

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 3 521
Computational Linguistics 1 5 522
Cyber Security 1 6 580
Web Design and Development 1 4 607
Data Science 1 9 639
Software Engineering 1 7 642
Database Administration 2 5 666
Machine Learning 1 11 724
Computer Networking 1 11 782
Information Technology 2 34 802
Management Information Systems 1 11 804
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 11 811
UX/UI Desgin 1 8 886
Human-Computer Interaction 1 7 911
Telecommunications 1 13 917
Cognitive Science 1 11 935
Computer Vision 1 13 979
Computer Graphics 1 10 1076
Multimedia 3 18 1161
Computer Engineering 2 23 1205
Neuroscience 1 19 1208
Robotics 1 27 1340
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 35 1518
Library and Information science 1 39 1875

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Morocco and 1180th in the World with 11,734 publications made and 128,781 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#23 of 369 In Africa
#1180 of 7,081 In the World

Mohammed V University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 8 24
1993 15 18
1994 9 25
1995 11 21
1996 12 45
1997 16 59
1998 15 53
1999 19 52
2000 38 94
2001 30 114
2002 26 174
2003 32 162
2004 29 184
2005 31 230
2006 50 323
2007 50 299
2008 87 449
2009 95 516
2010 112 668
2011 152 965
2012 285 2286
2013 349 3015
2014 475 3196
2015 507 4787
2016 722 6005
2017 776 6362
2018 997 7266
2019 903 8687
2020 1135 10490
2021 1204 14330
2022 1210 15050
2023 1350 18108
2024 873 15775

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Military science 1 15 796
Journalism and Digital Media 1 22 990
Linguistics 1 18 1061
Archaeology 1 28 1079
Philosophy 1 13 1133
History 1 31 1170
Political Science 1 26 1214
Demography 1 62 1252
Law 1 35 1361
Aesthetics 1 30 1384
Urban and Regional planning 2 37 1408
Sociology 1 48 1431
Education Majors 1 43 1465
Public Policy / Administration 1 88 1526
Anthropology 1 59 1626
Gender Studies 1 62 1705
Library and Information science 1 39 1875
Communications and Public Relations 1 79 1974
Classics and Ancient History 1 65 2062
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 56 2112

Mathematics rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Morocco and 1025th in the World with 6,455 publications made and 75,424 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#20 of 357 In Africa
#1025 of 6,418 In the World

Mohammed V University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 16
1993 4 5
1994 4 18
1995 3 11
1996 2 19
1997 8 20
1998 6 22
1999 14 36
2000 8 33
2001 21 49
2002 17 93
2003 9 83
2004 15 67
2005 25 115
2006 33 132
2007 28 147
2008 41 191
2009 46 262
2010 66 315
2011 94 621
2012 171 1188
2013 174 1686
2014 303 1936
2015 337 2766
2016 426 3430
2017 458 3782
2018 558 4130
2019 502 5120
2020 580 6004
2021 587 8233
2022 661 8479
2023 725 10249
2024 481 7688

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 3 521
Operations Research 2 10 800
Actuarial Science 1 27 1010
Statistics 1 19 1011
Applied Mathematics 4 37 1247
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 32 1267
Math Teachers 2 46 1484

Psychology rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Psychology in Morocco and 1178th in the World with 5,525 publications made and 50,373 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#24 of 354 In Africa
#1178 of 6,645 In the World

Mohammed V University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 7 8
1993 7 8
1994 3 19
1995 4 19
1996 6 30
1997 5 26
1998 11 24
1999 11 44
2000 5 40
2001 6 50
2002 12 87
2003 15 108
2004 10 81
2005 14 105
2006 20 136
2007 27 133
2008 34 185
2009 54 225
2010 61 294
2011 82 390
2012 129 473
2013 128 620
2014 214 719
2015 186 1037
2016 311 1555
2017 333 2077
2018 394 2384
2019 365 3121
2020 544 4340
2021 568 5679
2022 632 6422
2023 787 7419
2024 513 6717

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 11 935
Psychiatry 1 22 1045
Neuroscience 1 19 1208
Education Majors 1 43 1465
Child Psychology 1 44 1744
Social Psychology 2 51 1979
Clinical Psychology 2 69 2178

Business rankings

Mohammed V University ranked 1st for Business in Morocco and 1101st in the World with 4,623 publications made and 36,461 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Morocco
#23 of 353 In Africa
#1101 of 6,339 In the World

Mohammed V University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 9
1993 4 4
1994 7 12
1995 12 17
1996 1 10
1997 5 7
1998 8 13
1999 12 12
2000 2 15
2001 9 26
2002 5 39
2003 5 39
2004 7 34
2005 10 49
2006 11 70
2007 18 84
2008 10 93
2009 11 122
2010 20 120
2011 47 214
2012 102 330
2013 129 500
2014 230 730
2015 213 892
2016 298 1342
2017 328 1478
2018 459 1985
2019 452 2566
2020 477 3281
2021 458 4535
2022 447 5115
2023 479 6396
2024 323 5581

The following table provides academic rankings for Mohammed V University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 1 8 566
Project Management 1 9 701
Operations Research 2 10 800
Management Information Systems 1 11 804
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 29 840
Risk Management 1 21 897
Management 1 16 960
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 37 977
Actuarial Science 1 27 1010
Construction Management 2 35 1046
Marketing 1 32 1183
Engineering Management 3 31 1252
International Business 1 34 1280
Finance 1 36 1286
International Trade 1 32 1334
Human Resource Management 1 47 1389
Public Policy / Administration 1 88 1526
Accounting 1 70 1739
Advertising 1 41 1767

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Mohammed V University

Speciality Morocco Africa World Rank
Environmental Economics 2 24 926
Fashion Design 1 21 1226
International Economics 1 34 1265
Development Studies 1 65 1353
Art & Design 1 24 1376
Economics 1 55 1398
Literature 1 40 1583