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Université Ibn Zohr

In research, Université Ibn Zohr stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,099 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#569 of 3,409 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#834 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology, Finance and Management Information Systems — Water Science and Technology is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,617
of 28,054 · #4,094 all time
Rank in Morocco
#6
of 59
Research works
6.6k
▲ 169% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Université Ibn Zohr known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,099 of 12,888 19.3%1,486 #2783
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #569 of 3,409 24.6%192 #1267
Environmental ScienceField #834 of 3,551 27.3%214 #1849
EngineeringField #1,686 of 6,636 14.5%405 #3908
Social SciencesDomain #2,740 of 10,521 14.4%717 #6124
Health SciencesDomain #3,512 of 11,982 9.8%425 #8908
MedicineField #3,464 of 10,443 10.5%360 #8795
Materials ScienceField #878 of 2,468 21.1%128 #1638
Computer ScienceField #1,667 of 4,667 16.9%330 #3033
Life SciencesDomain #2,942 of 7,800 21.2%306 #6019

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Ibn Zohr sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,783 #1,099
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,267 #569
  3. Environmental Science#1,849 #834
  4. Engineering#3,908 #1,686
  5. Social Sciences#6,124 #2,740
  6. Health Sciences#8,908 #3,512
  7. Medicine#8,795 #3,464
  8. Materials Science#1,638 #878
  9. Computer Science#3,033 #1,667
  10. Life Sciences#6,019 #2,942
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Université Ibn Zohr specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 58.8 works3.9×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 32.4 works3.7×
  3. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 43.3 works3.6×
  4. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 29.4 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 192 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.68× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 330 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 63 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.82× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 405 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 214 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.25× its world share, 128 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.66× its world share, 92 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 91 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 360 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 81 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 176 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 94 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 276 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Ibn Zohr?

Ranked on the composite score, Hassane Lgaz, Abdelhamid El Mousadik and Hassan Ait Ahsaine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Ibn Zohr.

  1. 1 Hassane Lgaz Morocco · #71,125 worldwide 741 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Abdelhamid El Mousadik Morocco · #162,296 worldwide 188 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Hassan Ait Ahsaine Morocco · #164,020 worldwide 204 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 R. Salghi Morocco · #322,768 worldwide 521 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Brahim El Ibrahimi Morocco · #394,179 worldwide 221 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Noureddine El Messaoudi Morocco · #403,430 worldwide 168 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Samir Qourzal Morocco · #404,736 worldwide 226 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 M. Bazzaoui Morocco · #424,470 worldwide 137 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 L. Bouirden Morocco · #438,980 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 S. El Issami Morocco · #461,021 worldwide 127 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Université Ibn Zohr

Which keywords describe research at Université Ibn Zohr?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials, Climate Change, Biochar and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning164▲ 1.71×74 topics
  2. Deep Learning141▲ 1.40×72 topics
  3. Climate Change107▲ 1.35×68 topics
  4. Sustainability97▲ 1.36×45 topics
  5. Renewable Energy90▲ 2.1×32 topics
  6. Nanomaterials76▲ 2.4×17 topics
  7. Neural Networks69▲ 1.53×35 topics
  8. Environmental Impact64▲ 1.29×43 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management60▲ 2.2×18 topics
  10. Solar Energy59▲ 6.3×5 topics
  11. Biochar40▲ 8.3×4 topics
  12. Adsorption40▲ 6.5×7 topics
  13. Risk Management39▲ 2.7×10 topics
  14. Community Engagement38▲ 3.9×5 topics
  15. Wastewater Treatment37▲ 5.4×8 topics
  16. Entanglement36▲ 8.3×4 topics
  17. Local Development36▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Territorial Governance36▲ 9.7×2 topics
  19. Heavy Metals35▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Nanocrystals32▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Cooperatives32▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Islam31▲ 5.1×5 topics
  23. Smallholder Farmers30▲ 4.6×5 topics
  24. North Africa30▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Contaminant Removal30▲ 13×1 topic
  26. Surface Area30▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Forecasting29▲ 5.1×5 topics
  28. Grid-Connected Inverters28▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Parameter Estimation28▲ 7.5×4 topics
  30. Photovoltaics28▲ 5.7×4 topics
  31. Maximum Power Point Tracking27▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Photovoltaic Arrays27▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Grid Integration25▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Controllability25▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Citizenship25▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Livestock Farming25▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Multifunctionality25▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Work Organization25▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Institutionalization24▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Solidarity Economy24▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Université Ibn Zohr publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Social Sciences and Governance.

Adsorption and biosorpti…30Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 30 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…27Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 27 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 25 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…23Social Sciences and Governance: 23 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…21Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 21 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 19 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 17 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…17Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 17 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 17 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 16 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsUrban Studies4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 30 works
  2. 2 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 27 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 25 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 23 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  6. 6 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  7. 7 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 17 works
  8. 8 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 17 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 17 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 16 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Ibn Zohr's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 169% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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