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Research in Msida

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Msida, Malta. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Malta.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
143k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Msida

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 Msida?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MaltaUniversity 11,212 #2,094

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.

Which fields of science does Msida work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Msida is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,156 fractional works · 33.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 533 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 156 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 106 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 219 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArcheology: 49 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 183 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 61 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 117 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 69 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,127 fractional works · 32.6% of its workEngineering: 388 fractional works · 11.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 78 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 324 fractional works · 9.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 102 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 147 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 70 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 921 fractional works · 26.6% of its workMedicine: 777 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSurgery: 93 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 58 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 57 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 108 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 255 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 112 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMsida3,459fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences33%

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. Social Sciences1,15633.4%
    1. Social Sciences53315.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities2196.3%
    3. Psychology1835.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1173.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance692.0%
    6. Decision Sciences351.0%
    1. Engineering38811.2%
    2. Computer Science3249.4%
    3. Environmental Science1474.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences702.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy641.8%
    6. Mathematics441.3%
    7. Materials Science341.0%
    8. Chemistry270.8%
    9. Energy240.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Medicine77722.5%
    2. Health Professions1083.1%
    3. Dentistry220.6%
    4. Nursing130.4%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1123.2%
    2. Neuroscience601.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences551.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology210.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Msida strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Msida is most concentrated in Archeology (4.9× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 45.4 works4.9×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 100 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 299 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 344 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 686 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 191 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 162 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 467 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.14×191 works
  2. Psychology1.73×162 works
  3. Dentistry1.29×19 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.27×61 works
  5. Computer Science1.25×299 works
  6. Health Professions1.20×98 works
  7. Social Sciences1.20×467 works
  8. Medicine1.16×686 works
  9. Mathematics1.11×40 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×109 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.09×32 works
  12. Neuroscience1.08×54 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×65 works
  14. Environmental Science0.88×134 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.85×58 works
  16. Energy0.77×22 works
  17. Engineering0.74×344 works
  18. Nursing0.69×10 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×100 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×19 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×6 works
  22. Chemistry0.49×24 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.36×4 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×50 works
  25. Materials Science0.28×30 works
  26. Veterinary0.27×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Msida?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Vulnerability, Resilience, Machine Learning, Governance and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology152◆ 1.10×119 topics
  2. Globalization117▲ 1.73×83 topics
  3. Sustainability108▲ 1.27×67 topics
  4. Machine Learning105◆ 0.91×78 topics
  5. Deep Learning102▼ 0.86×71 topics
  6. Climate Change91◆ 0.97×86 topics
  7. Quality of Life71▲ 1.43×50 topics
  8. Mental Health66▲ 1.32×37 topics
  9. Renewable Energy61▲ 1.22×37 topics
  10. Education58◆ 0.97×66 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence54◆ 1.10×44 topics
  12. Environmental Impact54◆ 0.91×38 topics
  13. Public Health51◆ 1.02×51 topics
  14. COVID-1951◆ 1.14×24 topics
  15. Resilience51▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Treatment51▲ 1.21×45 topics
  17. Risk Factors51▲ 1.33×36 topics
  18. Healthcare48▲ 1.21×29 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease46◆ 1.15×36 topics
  20. Governance42▲ 3.7×14 topics
  21. Big Data41▲ 1.24×24 topics
  22. Vulnerability41▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Identity40▲ 1.59×42 topics
  24. Ethics36▲ 2.0×35 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage34▲ 1.83×22 topics
  26. Religion33▲ 2.1×27 topics
  27. Social Interaction33▲ 2.4×10 topics
  28. Diabetes32▲ 1.86×17 topics
  29. Student Engagement32▲ 2.3×11 topics
  30. Prevention31▲ 2.1×14 topics
  31. Decolonization28▲ 10×5 topics
  32. European Union28▲ 3.6×15 topics
  33. Mediterranean27▲ 8.7×6 topics
  34. Pacific26▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Islands26▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Small States26▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Reflective Practice25▲ 3.9×7 topics
  38. Holocene22▲ 5.6×3 topics
  39. Maritime Archaeology18▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Change18▲ 29×1 topic

What research is done in Msida?

Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 24 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 12 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 10 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 10 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…10Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 10 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 10 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health9COVID-19 and Mental Health: 9 fractional works
DemographyArcheologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 24 works
  2. 2 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 18 works
  3. 3 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  5. 5 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  7. 7 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 10 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 10 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 9 works

Research output over time

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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%Msida15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 37.0% in 1995.

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