Elsevier and National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research in the Kingdom of Morocco announce the inaugural Morocco Scopus Awards

To honor Moroccan scientific research and reward the most prolific researchers in Morocco, the National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research of the Kingdom of Moroccoopens in new tab/window (CNRST), and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, are partnering on the first-ever Morocco Scopus Awards 2022 celebration. The program and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday October 6, 2022, at 2:00 PM (GMT+1) at the CNRST headquarters in Rabat.

Under the aegis the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of the Kingdom of Morocco, this event aspires to celebrate and encourage Morocco’s intellectual and scientific wealth.

Under a new agreement, Elsevier and CNRST provide Moroccan universities and researchers with robust access to ScienceDirect, Elsevier’s full-text platform for scholarly communication, and Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature.

The program features:

• A presentation of the results of the “Remediation of Moroccan Affiliations,” to be led by IMIST-CNRST

• A discussion of the new report on the “state of Morocco’s scientific research,” which was developed by Elsevier

• Presentation of the “Morocco Scopus Awards” to the winning researchers

2022 Morocco Scopus Award

It is with great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2022 Morocco Scopus Award, listed by field of research:

• Agriculture: Professor Abrini Jamal of Abdelmalek Essaadi University

• Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: Professor Amine Aziz of Hassan II University of Casablanca

• Business, Management, and Accounting: Professor Cherrafi Anass of Cadi Ayyad University

• Chemical Engineering: Professor Zahouily,Mohamed of Hassan II University of Casablanca

• Chemistry: Professor Salghi Rachid of Ibn Zohr University

• Computer Science: Professor Berrada Mohammed of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

• Decision Sciences: Professor Belhadi Amine of International University of Rabat

• Earth and Planetary Sciences: Professor Benkhaldoun Zouhair of Cadi Ayyad University

• Energy: Professor Allouhi Amine of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

• Engineering: Dr. Wakif Abderrahim of Hassan II University of Casablanca

• Environmental Science: Professor Benzaazoua Mostafa of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

• Immunology and Microbiology: Professor Bousfiha Ahmed Aziz of Hassan II University of Casablanca

• Materials Science: Professor Zarrouk Abdelkader of Mohammed V University of Rabat

• Mathematics: Professor Hammouch Zakia of Moulay Ismail University

• Medicine: Professor Barkat Amina of Mohammed V University of Rabat

• Neuroscience: Professor Ba-M'Hamed Sâadia of Cadi Ayyad University

• Nursing: Professor Belahsen Rekia of Chouaib Doukkali University

• Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics: Professor Cherrah Yahya of Mohammed V University of Rabat

• Physics and Astronomy: Professor Tayalati Yahya of Mohammed V University of Rabat

The event will be chaired by Mr. Abdellatif Miraoui, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation with Mrs. Jamila El Alami, the director of the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research and Felix Haest, Vice President of International Markets, Elsevier, as well as distinguished guests representing the academic world in Morocco.

“The State, through the supervision of our Ministry, has continued to support the action of the CNRST for the development of our National Research System. This has enabled many researchers to excel, through their scientific production, and therefore to increase the international visibility of our national scientific heritage. This meeting is, thus, intended to be a celebration of these talents, which have contributed to the performance and success of our National Research System,” said Pr. Jamila El-Alami, Director of CNRST.

Felix Haest, Vice President of International Markets, Elsevier said: ““The winners represent a wide range of disciplines, highlighting the global contribution of Moroccan scientists and their commitment to applying their research to the benefit of society.”

Mrs. Jamila EL ALAMI, underlined that: “Our government has shown continuous and constant support to CNRST for the development of our National Research System through its Ministry. This has enabled many researchers to excel, through their scientific production, and thus increase the international visibility of our national scientific heritage. This event is therefore intended as a celebration of these talents, who have contributed to the performance and success of our National Research System.”

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About CNRST

Established in 1976, Morocco’s National Centre for Scientific and Technical Researchopens in new tab/window (CNRST) is a public institution created in response to an increasing interest in scientific research as well as to the Moroccan policy of decentralizing the university. The Center is mandated with developing, guiding, and coordinating scientific and technical research. The CNRST also assists with strengthening the national research infrastructure by providing services for the benefit of research operators and contributing to the promotion of research results. 

The Moroccan Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (IMIST) is an entity that reports to the CNRST as a national operator in STI, it is invested with a mission to support national scientific research. In this direction, it has initiated several structuring projects aiming to:

• Facilitate access to IST through the Moroccan consortium for access to electronic resources and thematic libraries

• Improve the visibility of national scientific production by standardizing the national affiliations

• Enhance the national scientific heritage through portal of Moroccan scientific journals and the national catalog of theses and dissertations.

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