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Research in Malé

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Malé, Maldives. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Maldives National University, Ministry of Education and Marine Research Centre.

Research institutions
10
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.2k
▲ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
16.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Malé

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Malé?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Maldives National UniversityUniversity 667 #6,270
2Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 492 #8,322
3Marine Research CentreGovernment institution 419 #19,569
4Health Protection AgencyGovernment institution 393 #18,741 all time
5Indira Gandhi Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 77 not ranked
6MI CollegeUniversity 66 not ranked
7ADK HospitalHospital / health system 50 not ranked
8Faafu Atoll HospitalHospital / health system 2 not ranked
9Ministry of Foreign AffairsGovernment institution 1 not ranked
10International Pole and Line FoundationNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Maldives National University: 30.8%Ministry of Education: 22.7%Marine Research Centre: 19.3%Health Protection Agency: 18.1%5 others listed: 9.0%31%largest
Maldives National University667 · 30.8%Ministry of Education492 · 22.7%Marine Research Centre419 · 19.3%Health Protection Agency393 · 18.1%5 others listed196 · 9.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Malé work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Malé is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 380 fractional works · 38.9% of its workEngineering: 104 fractional works · 10.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 30 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 100 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEcology: 34 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 61 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 58 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 224 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 122 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 41 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 196 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMedicine: 160 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEpidemiology: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 176 fractional works · 18.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 83 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPlant Science: 40 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMalé975fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10410.6%
    2. Environmental Science10010.3%
    3. Computer Science616.3%
    4. Materials Science586.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences242.5%
    6. Energy141.5%
    7. Chemistry101.0%
    8. Mathematics30.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Social Sciences12212.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting414.2%
    3. Psychology333.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance121.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities91.0%
    6. Decision Sciences70.7%
    1. Medicine16016.4%
    2. Health Professions232.4%
    3. Nursing90.9%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences838.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology707.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology151.5%
    4. Neuroscience70.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Malé strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Malé is most concentrated in Ecology (4.4× the world share in Ecology).

  1. EcologySubfield · 27.5 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.01× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.10×8 works
  2. Environmental Science2.01×79 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.86×70 works
  4. Materials Science1.67×46 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.51×12 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.44×18 works
  7. Energy1.37×10 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×57 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×32 works
  10. Psychology1.06×26 works
  11. Social Sciences1.00×100 works
  12. Health Professions0.98×20 works
  13. Veterinary0.93×1 works
  14. Medicine0.89×135 works
  15. Engineering0.73×86 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.73×6 works
  17. Computer Science0.72×44 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×11 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.64×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.62×8 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×1 works
  22. Neuroscience0.43×6 works
  23. Dentistry0.34×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.33×8 works
  25. Mathematics0.27×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.13×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Malé?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Conservation, Environmental Impact, Bleaching and Coral Reefs.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Climate Change58▲ 2.2×70 topics
  2. Epidemiology57▲ 1.46×104 topics
  3. Machine Learning33◆ 1.01×55 topics
  4. Environmental Impact29▲ 1.74×46 topics
  5. Deep Learning27▼ 0.79×54 topics
  6. Sustainability25◆ 1.05×51 topics
  7. Nanoparticles24▲ 1.93×34 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications21▲ 1.86×31 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress20▲ 1.27×39 topics
  10. Conservation19▲ 4.6×16 topics
  11. Ocean Acidification18▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Marine Ecosystems17▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 1.23×29 topics
  14. Nanocomposites16▲ 2.0×17 topics
  15. Gene Expression15▲ 2.5×17 topics
  16. Nanomaterials15▲ 1.48×15 topics
  17. Depression14▲ 1.65×17 topics
  18. Biodiversity13▲ 1.79×22 topics
  19. Vaccine13▲ 3.4×11 topics
  20. Population Dynamics13▲ 5.2×8 topics
  21. Bleaching13▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Coral Reefs13▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Pathogenesis13▲ 2.5×21 topics
  24. Leadership12▲ 2.5×12 topics
  25. Immune Response12▲ 2.2×19 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity12▲ 2.8×17 topics
  27. Vulnerability10▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Reactive Oxygen Species10▲ 2.5×11 topics
  29. Organizational Performance10▲ 3.9×10 topics
  30. Aquaculture9▲ 3.7×8 topics
  31. Sea-Level Rise9▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Coastal Protection8▲ 12×2 topics
  33. DNA Barcoding8▲ 4.4×9 topics
  34. Fisheries7▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Benthic Communities6▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Marine Biodiversity6▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Biodegradable6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Composites6▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Natural Fibers6▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Reinforced Polymers6▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Malé?

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…11Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 11 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 5 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…3Education and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional works
EcologyPolymers and PlasticsGlobal and Planetary ChangeBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 11 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Malé18.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.4% in 2010.

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