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Science in Maldives

The Maldives ranks #123 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#108 all time), with 791 research works and 11.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#123
of 189 · #108 all time
Works, 2022-now
791
▲ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
16.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
62%
world 18%
Maldives

Which fields of science does Maldives work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Maldives 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 WORKMaldives975fractional 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 country 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

Which keywords describe research in Maldives?

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 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. 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

Which research topics does Maldives publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…13Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 13 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…6Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 6 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 5 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…5Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 5 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 4 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 4 fractional works
EcologyPolymers and PlasticsNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 13 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  3. 3 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  5. 5 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  11. 11 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  12. 12 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works

Which universities in Maldives lead research?

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

  1. 1Maldives National UniversityUniversity · Malé · #6,270 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 363 works
  2. 2Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Malé · #8,322 worldwide17.9% top 10% · 230 works
  3. 3Marine Research CentreGovernment institution · Malé · #19,569 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 80 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Maldives

Who are the top researchers in Maldives?

Saravanakumar Sengottaiyan, Mariyam Shareefa and Visal Moosa rank highest among researchers based in Maldives.

  1. 1 Saravanakumar Sengottaiyan #218,079 worldwide 444 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Mariyam Shareefa #295,471 worldwide 394 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Visal Moosa #567,072 worldwide 331 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Jenish Iyyadurai #1,038,039 worldwide 462 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 I. Jenish #1,301,638 worldwide 520 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Khadeeja Ali #1,310,150 worldwide 685 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Krishnakant Babanrao Budhavant #1,347,816 worldwide 1.8k citations · 85 works
  8. 8 T. A. Sivakumar #1,446,017 worldwide 364 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Rachel Shucksmith #1,701,137 worldwide 565 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Graham Bickler #1,764,988 worldwide 1.1k citations · 43 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 67% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 66% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.04× the expected open access and 2.16× the expected international share, which puts it #92 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Maldives's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 99% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Maldives as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0038% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Maldives0.0053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Maldives over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 10.5% of its 2.2k works since 1957 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%Maldives11.5% 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 15.8% in 2012.

Which countries have research most like the Maldives'?

Papua New Guinea is the Maldives' closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like the Maldives', with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 Papua New GuineaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science 0.67 Compare
  2. 2 EthiopiaBoth strong in Environmental Science, Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.60 Compare
  3. 3 BangladeshBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science 0.60 Compare
  4. 4 RwandaBoth strong in Nursing, Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.59 Compare
  5. 5 EritreaBoth strong in Nursing, Immunology and Microbiology, Environmental Science 0.58 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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