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Science in Maldives

The Maldives ranks #145 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#153 all time), with 791 research works and 19.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#145
of 192 · #153 all time
Works, 2022–2025
791
▲ 139% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
54%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Maldives?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Marine Ecosystems, Ocean Acidification, Environmental Impact, Conservation, 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 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Epidemiology51▲ 1.62×100 topics
  2. Climate Change46▲ 2.1×60 topics
  3. Environmental Impact25▲ 1.87×44 topics
  4. Machine Learning22▼ 0.85×48 topics
  5. Sustainability20◆ 1.04×46 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications18▲ 1.97×29 topics
  7. Nanoparticles18▲ 1.81×30 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.27×36 topics
  9. Globalization15◆ 0.99×23 topics
  10. Conservation15▲ 4.4×14 topics
  11. Marine Ecosystems15▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Ocean Acidification15▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Public Health15▲ 1.27×36 topics
  14. Nanocomposites13▲ 2.0×16 topics
  15. Pandemic13▲ 1.48×10 topics
  16. Vaccine12▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Gene Expression12▲ 2.5×17 topics
  18. Depression12▲ 1.66×17 topics
  19. Bleaching11▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Coral Reefs11▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Pathogenesis11▲ 2.8×21 topics
  22. Immune Response11▲ 2.4×19 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity11▲ 3.1×17 topics
  24. Leadership10▲ 2.7×10 topics
  25. Population Dynamics10▲ 5.0×8 topics
  26. Vulnerability9▲ 5.0×6 topics
  27. Aquaculture8▲ 3.9×8 topics
  28. Organizational Performance7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  29. Vaccine Development7▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  31. Biodegradable6▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Transcription Factors6▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Composites6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  34. Coastal Protection5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Natural Fibers5▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Reinforced Polymers5▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Fisheries5▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Benthic Communities5▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity5▲ 10×2 topics

Which universities in Maldives lead research?

Ministry of Education, Maldives National University and Marine Research Centre rank highest in Maldives on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Malé · #6,051 worldwide30.1% top 10% · 230 works
  2. 2Maldives National UniversityUniversity · Malé · #9,674 worldwide14.4% top 10% · 363 works
  3. 3Marine Research CentreGovernment institution · Malé · #21,150 worldwide18.8% top 10% · 80 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Maldives

Who are the top researchers in Maldives?

Katsnel'son Ba rank highest among researchers based in Maldives.

  1. 1 Katsnel'son Ba · #937,703 worldwide 5 citations · 33 works
Top researchers in Maldives

How open and international is Maldives's research?

54% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 62% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.3%domestic only37.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Maldives's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 139% higher than in 2013–2017.

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Research fields in Maldives