Question 1

How strong is science in Maldives?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

Which universities in Maldives lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Who are the top researchers in Maldives?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

How much of Maldives's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Is Maldives's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research in Maldives?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Maldives work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which countries have research most like the Maldives'?

Accepted Answer

Papua New Guinea has the research profile closest to the Maldives' (similarity 0.67 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by Ethiopia and Bangladesh.