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Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 4th in Morocco, 2821st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 104 research topics. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,536 academic publications and 133,758 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2821 of 14,131 In the World
#60 of 1,104 In Africa
#4 of 38 In Morocco
#1 of 5 In Fez
#629 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#676 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#692 of 2,719 For Data Science
#2757 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5571 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 101 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 4th for Engineering in Morocco and 1505th in the World with 7,348 publications made and 86,879 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#38 of 355 In Africa
#1505 of 6,782 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 3
1993 2 5
1994 1 5
1995 8 11
1996 8 15
1997 9 16
1998 19 39
1999 10 44
2000 17 56
2001 29 76
2002 15 61
2003 15 108
2004 16 131
2005 17 148
2006 29 175
2007 25 199
2008 28 275
2009 36 267
2010 44 382
2011 62 373
2012 76 484
2013 90 541
2014 168 702
2015 213 835
2016 292 1198
2017 390 1658
2018 442 2509
2019 563 3858
2020 728 5894
2021 856 8958
2022 980 12235
2023 1166 16345
2024 953 19102

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 3rd for Biology in Morocco and 1652nd in the World with 7,342 publications made and 84,861 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 7 In Morocco
#53 of 366 In Africa
#1652 of 6,833 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 5 1
1993 3 8
1994 2 6
1995 11 18
1996 8 27
1997 13 26
1998 24 71
1999 14 83
2000 24 82
2001 36 126
2002 18 124
2003 27 155
2004 25 203
2005 17 218
2006 24 280
2007 27 311
2008 42 379
2009 48 360
2010 67 486
2011 82 562
2012 61 664
2013 109 765
2014 169 902
2015 193 1101
2016 224 1388
2017 335 2001
2018 365 2591
2019 465 3890
2020 703 6303
2021 854 9520
2022 1062 13291
2023 1235 17511
2024 1018 19704

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Microbiology 1 31 813
Nutrition and Food Science 1 51 1073
Horticulture 3 76 1231
Paleontology 3 38 1238
Biotechnology 1 45 1247
Botany 4 62 1325
Forestry 4 108 1337
Agricultural Science 3 86 1385
Toxicology 4 125 1497
Pharmacology 2 58 1511
Oncology and Cancer research 4 48 1557
Genetics 3 46 1617
Biochemistry 3 47 1673
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 43 1681
Immunology 4 99 1889
Nanotechnology 4 53 1959
Zoology 4 100 1965
Evolutionary Biology 3 43 1971
Virology 4 126 1980
Molecular Biology 4 48 2005
Neuroscience 4 54 2172
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 124 2346

Physics rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 4th for Physics in Morocco and 1659th in the World with 6,818 publications made and 68,607 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#41 of 352 In Africa
#1659 of 6,713 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 3 3
1993 1 6
1994 2 7
1995 8 13
1996 10 17
1997 10 15
1998 21 40
1999 9 49
2000 17 61
2001 29 82
2002 12 79
2003 17 108
2004 20 132
2005 20 137
2006 31 163
2007 25 189
2008 29 256
2009 44 251
2010 56 360
2011 65 374
2012 71 470
2013 88 531
2014 158 665
2015 201 784
2016 241 1090
2017 375 1598
2018 412 2231
2019 517 3429
2020 674 5343
2021 781 7886
2022 940 10693
2023 1076 13974
2024 822 16372

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 4 26 1147
Theoretical Physics 3 30 1219
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 30 1279
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 38 1392
Quantum and Particle physics 4 40 1549
Optical Engineering 4 37 1576
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 45 1758
Materials Science 5 52 1829
Acoustical Engineering 3 42 1842
Nuclear Physics 5 54 1860
Nanotechnology 4 53 1959

Chemistry rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Morocco and 1609th in the World with 6,500 publications made and 82,394 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 7 In Morocco
#43 of 347 In Africa
#1609 of 6,545 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 4 3
1993 2 6
1994 3 5
1995 11 17
1996 12 26
1997 14 23
1998 29 72
1999 17 79
2000 23 88
2001 38 129
2002 20 129
2003 32 162
2004 31 212
2005 29 222
2006 32 288
2007 29 314
2008 37 394
2009 45 382
2010 78 504
2011 84 571
2012 70 689
2013 95 743
2014 147 892
2015 183 1081
2016 205 1282
2017 304 1884
2018 337 2519
2019 380 3741
2020 606 5862
2021 736 8746
2022 906 12620
2023 1062 16804
2024 869 19689

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 11 676
Computational Chemistry 2 11 793
Pharmacy 3 30 1061
Nutrition and Food Science 1 51 1073
Radiochemistry 5 49 1080
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 58 1345
Inorganic Chemistry 5 42 1425
Organic Chemistry 3 39 1478
Biochemistry 3 47 1673
Physical chemistry 5 61 1708
Materials Science 5 52 1829
Environmental Chemistry 5 78 1837
Chemical Engineering 5 59 1841
Nanotechnology 4 53 1959

Environmental Science rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Morocco and 1498th in the World with 5,978 publications made and 70,941 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 7 In Morocco
#52 of 368 In Africa
#1498 of 6,876 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 3 0
1993 2 4
1994 2 5
1995 8 8
1996 4 11
1997 6 13
1998 10 19
1999 9 36
2000 17 39
2001 24 47
2002 10 51
2003 13 80
2004 12 109
2005 10 121
2006 16 156
2007 21 185
2008 27 270
2009 32 231
2010 28 311
2011 64 340
2012 43 375
2013 73 494
2014 136 634
2015 165 779
2016 192 1068
2017 278 1529
2018 321 2100
2019 432 3157
2020 585 4950
2021 689 7412
2022 851 10477
2023 1032 13774
2024 838 15492

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 83 784
Mining Engineering 4 74 997
Environmental Engineering 5 65 1180
Paleontology 3 38 1238
Forestry 4 108 1337
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 58 1345
Agricultural Science 3 86 1385
Geology 3 45 1394
Ecology 3 60 1411
Earth science and Geophysics 5 62 1561
Environmental Management 5 85 1579
Oceanography 6 67 1795
Environmental Chemistry 5 78 1837
Geography and Cartography 6 76 1850
Geotechnical Engineering 6 104 1873
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 78 2014
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 124 2346

Computer Science rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Morocco and 1321st in the World with 5,893 publications made and 49,415 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#23 of 360 In Africa
#1321 of 6,845 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 3
1993 0 7
1994 0 6
1995 3 11
1996 5 13
1997 2 20
1998 5 26
1999 6 29
2000 8 28
2001 7 36
2002 5 31
2003 10 45
2004 6 49
2005 5 56
2006 10 67
2007 8 72
2008 14 108
2009 32 117
2010 39 137
2011 45 159
2012 62 232
2013 78 284
2014 142 397
2015 168 522
2016 244 799
2017 317 982
2018 331 1553
2019 489 2546
2020 592 4155
2021 642 6056
2022 814 7901
2023 924 10702
2024 840 11870

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Data Science 3 14 692
Computational Linguistics 2 11 789
Cyber Security 2 14 891
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 17 930
Web Design and Development 5 22 979
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 17 1011
Computer Vision 2 18 1100
Machine Learning 2 26 1152
Computer Engineering 1 22 1196
Cognitive Science 2 24 1339
Multimedia 4 26 1349
Software Engineering 4 28 1368
Computer Graphics 2 20 1381
Computer Networking 4 34 1450
Management Information Systems 5 52 1559
Telecommunications 5 43 1613
Human-Computer Interaction 4 28 1627
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 43 1681
Neuroscience 4 54 2172
Library and Information science 4 84 2735

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Morocco and 1502nd in the World with 5,780 publications made and 49,374 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#32 of 369 In Africa
#1502 of 7,081 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 6 2
1993 0 9
1994 1 5
1995 1 10
1996 1 14
1997 2 13
1998 2 25
1999 4 44
2000 8 25
2001 11 19
2002 4 42
2003 7 37
2004 12 51
2005 8 61
2006 19 87
2007 9 69
2008 18 117
2009 37 141
2010 39 194
2011 50 208
2012 52 232
2013 88 323
2014 133 373
2015 159 546
2016 196 744
2017 293 918
2018 327 1377
2019 444 2115
2020 592 3441
2021 684 5208
2022 793 6572
2023 1003 8555
2024 742 8745

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Linguistics 2 19 1098
Journalism and Digital Media 2 29 1253
Political Science 2 27 1280
Law 2 36 1369
Philosophy 2 19 1396
Media Studies 1 51 1516
Aesthetics 2 37 1540
Gender Studies 2 66 1729
Education Majors 3 55 1732
Archaeology 5 74 1869
Demography 5 114 1930
History 5 78 1990
Sociology 3 92 2127
Anthropology 3 103 2311
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 75 2490
Classics and Ancient History 2 89 2558
Library and Information science 4 84 2735
Communications and Public Relations 6 163 3072

Medicine rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 4th for Medicine in Morocco and 1732nd in the World with 4,491 publications made and 41,098 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#66 of 364 In Africa
#1732 of 6,775 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 0
1993 2 5
1994 1 4
1995 4 5
1996 3 15
1997 5 18
1998 9 37
1999 5 45
2000 9 40
2001 14 63
2002 5 79
2003 17 81
2004 20 97
2005 9 112
2006 15 138
2007 15 160
2008 19 164
2009 15 180
2010 40 247
2011 41 290
2012 46 340
2013 64 380
2014 123 436
2015 138 620
2016 123 719
2017 226 1037
2018 219 1358
2019 256 1855
2020 435 3290
2021 554 4770
2022 632 6636
2023 770 8560
2024 636 8983

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 41 812
Veterinary 2 78 893
Dermatology 3 38 990
Pharmacy 3 30 1061
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 53 1162
Epidemiology 5 99 1233
Surgery 4 52 1362
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 41 1368
Pediatrics 4 109 1426
Toxicology 4 125 1497
Pharmacology 2 58 1511
Oncology and Cancer research 4 48 1557
Ophthalmology 4 55 1579
Radiation Therapy 4 53 1632
Nursing 2 86 1680
Pathology 4 74 1689
Anatomy and Physiology 4 53 1718
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 103 1755
Anesthesiology 3 61 1758
Critical Care Nursing 4 90 1780
Cardiology 3 54 1837
Dentistry 4 69 1841
Immunology 4 99 1889
Virology 4 126 1980
Public Health 5 119 1993
Orthodontics 4 68 1993
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 111 2024
Psychiatry 4 73 2070
Family medicine 4 152 2071
Gerontology 4 88 2266
Clinical Psychology 4 77 2353
Health Science 4 110 2363
Physical Therapy 4 87 2965

Mathematics rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Morocco and 1366th in the World with 3,373 publications made and 29,883 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 7 In Morocco
#37 of 357 In Africa
#1366 of 6,418 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 0 3
1995 0 8
1996 0 5
1997 1 4
1998 3 5
1999 1 4
2000 4 11
2001 8 18
2002 4 9
2003 3 8
2004 4 11
2005 4 23
2006 8 28
2007 7 31
2008 10 45
2009 16 60
2010 19 78
2011 24 84
2012 28 111
2013 46 187
2014 76 165
2015 76 268
2016 134 407
2017 168 530
2018 208 837
2019 289 1281
2020 342 2168
2021 397 3238
2022 497 4086
2023 569 5242
2024 406 4724

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 8 735
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 17 930
Applied Mathematics 3 26 962
Math Teachers 1 34 1315
Statistics 3 48 1574
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 85 2173

Business rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 2nd for Business in Morocco and 1368th in the World with 2,620 publications made and 23,188 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#38 of 353 In Africa
#1368 of 6,339 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 1
1994 1 3
1995 0 5
1996 0 3
1997 1 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 3 3
2001 3 5
2002 0 4
2003 5 7
2004 5 8
2005 2 9
2006 6 27
2007 4 19
2008 5 46
2009 12 41
2010 13 68
2011 17 58
2012 18 74
2013 32 130
2014 55 140
2015 76 216
2016 112 336
2017 132 417
2018 163 689
2019 228 1181
2020 283 1712
2021 303 2481
2022 349 3190
2023 421 4154
2024 359 4229

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 8 735
Construction Management 1 22 744
Supply Chain Management 4 18 860
Project Management 4 30 1060
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 44 1180
Management 2 26 1252
Management Information Systems 5 52 1559
Finance 3 64 1728
Marketing 4 63 1766
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 99 1879
Advertising 2 58 2166
Accounting 4 104 2181

Psychology rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 4th for Psychology in Morocco and 2017th in the World with 2,397 publications made and 15,524 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 7 In Morocco
#60 of 354 In Africa
#2017 of 6,645 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 7
1994 0 4
1995 3 4
1996 0 7
1997 2 10
1998 2 10
1999 3 13
2000 7 20
2001 3 20
2002 2 25
2003 8 38
2004 4 32
2005 4 41
2006 4 41
2007 3 48
2008 8 61
2009 12 42
2010 15 67
2011 12 75
2012 24 106
2013 22 91
2014 55 144
2015 60 200
2016 77 290
2017 113 372
2018 109 573
2019 166 858
2020 251 1579
2021 257 2243
2022 345 2800
2023 450 3751
2024 362 3735

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 2 24 1339
Education Majors 3 55 1732
Psychiatry 4 73 2070
Neuroscience 4 54 2172
Child Psychology 2 62 2198
Clinical Psychology 4 77 2353
Social Psychology 4 83 2599

Economics rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 3rd for Economics in Morocco and 1992nd in the World with 1,261 publications made and 12,481 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 7 In Morocco
#88 of 351 In Africa
#1992 of 6,167 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2000 2 3
2001 3 5
2002 1 2
2003 3 11
2004 4 5
2005 3 6
2006 4 15
2007 1 20
2008 1 12
2009 10 22
2010 5 22
2011 11 40
2012 4 29
2013 12 40
2014 29 78
2015 34 145
2016 52 198
2017 47 271
2018 72 361
2019 84 485
2020 118 821
2021 143 1128
2022 179 1471
2023 233 1951
2024 199 1928

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 17 770
Finance 3 64 1728
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 99 1879
Development Studies 4 123 2173
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 85 2173

Art & Design rankings

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Morocco and 1747th in the World with 927 publications made and 6,844 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 7 In Morocco
#42 of 296 In Africa
#1747 of 5,966 In the World

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 2 3
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 6
2000 0 7
2001 1 1
2002 0 8
2003 0 6
2004 1 7
2005 1 14
2006 0 13
2007 3 22
2008 2 25
2009 7 20
2010 5 22
2011 15 35
2012 13 39
2013 13 48
2014 19 45
2015 26 73
2016 43 128
2017 41 135
2018 56 227
2019 67 336
2020 93 493
2021 109 801
2022 120 998
2023 162 1187
2024 125 1593

The following table provides academic rankings for Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Morocco ranking Africa ranking World rank
Interior Design 1 18 641
Architecture 4 15 700
Landscape Architecture 2 24 881
Cinematography 1 15 881
Multimedia 4 26 1349
Computer Graphics 2 20 1381
Creative Writing 1 42 1500
Aesthetics 2 37 1540
Fashion Design 3 45 1772
Literature 2 52 1851