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Science in Malta

Malta ranks #107 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#105 all time), with 4k research works and 16.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#107
of 192 · #105 all time
Works, 2022–2025
4k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
49%
world 63%

What is Malta strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Malta ranks highest in Social Sciences (#101 of 151), Computer Science (#95 of 131) and Medicine (#116 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Space and Planetary Science, Archeology and Conservation.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #101 of 151 21.0%632 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #95 of 131 16.3%348 Institutions
MedicineField #116 of 155 9.5%861 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #80 of 106 24.6%234 Institutions
EngineeringField #103 of 134 13.2%420 Institutions
PsychologyField #97 of 109 17.2%232 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 7.9 works10.0×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 54.8 works4.6×
  3. ConservationSubfield · 12.6 works3.4×
  4. Public AdministrationSubfield · 7.1 works3.3×
  5. Research and TheorySubfield · 3.0 works2.9×
  6. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 12.9 works2.8×
  7. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 3.6 works2.8×
  8. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 12.4 works2.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 117 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 348 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 420 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 167 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 154 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 861 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 234 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 156 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 115 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 232 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 632 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Malta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Sustainability, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Resilience, Vulnerability and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology180◆ 1.14×127 topics
  2. Sustainability130▲ 1.34×76 topics
  3. Globalization126▲ 1.62×87 topics
  4. Machine Learning117◆ 0.90×83 topics
  5. Deep Learning111▼ 0.82×73 topics
  6. Climate Change104◆ 0.97×94 topics
  7. Mental Health89▲ 1.54×40 topics
  8. Quality of Life87▲ 1.53×56 topics
  9. Education75◆ 1.11×77 topics
  10. Public Health72▲ 1.26×58 topics
  11. Renewable Energy71▲ 1.24×41 topics
  12. COVID-1964▲ 1.19×28 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence62◆ 1.14×46 topics
  14. Environmental Impact62◆ 0.91×46 topics
  15. Risk Factors61▲ 1.41×36 topics
  16. Healthcare61▲ 1.36×30 topics
  17. Treatment61▲ 1.26×48 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease57▲ 1.28×37 topics
  19. Resilience56▲ 3.0×16 topics
  20. Depression52▲ 1.48×25 topics
  21. Governance44▲ 3.4×14 topics
  22. Vulnerability43▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Identity43▲ 1.49×43 topics
  24. Cultural Heritage43▲ 1.97×23 topics
  25. Student Engagement40▲ 2.5×13 topics
  26. Diabetes37▲ 1.89×14 topics
  27. Prevention36▲ 2.2×15 topics
  28. Technology Integration31▲ 2.6×10 topics
  29. Mediterranean31▲ 8.5×6 topics
  30. Reflective Practice30▲ 4.1×7 topics
  31. Decolonization28▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. European Union28▲ 3.1×16 topics
  33. Student Perceptions27▲ 3.7×7 topics
  34. Pacific26▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Academic Achievement26▲ 3.9×9 topics
  36. Islands26▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Small States26▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Holocene25▲ 5.5×3 topics
  39. Maritime Archaeology22▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Change22▲ 29×1 topic

Which universities in Malta lead research?

University of Malta, Mater Dei Hospital and Primary HealthCare rank highest in Malta on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 12.15%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Malta: 2,633, 19.1%Mater Dei Hospital: 455, 6.4%Primary HealthCare: 228, 11.4%Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology: 277, 11.8%Middlesex University: 131, 14.2%Heritage Malta: 72, 10.0%University of MaltaMalta College of Art…Primary HealthCareMater Dei Hospital
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of MaltaUniversity · Msida · #2,046 worldwide19.1% top 10% · 2.6k works
  2. 2Mater Dei HospitalHospital / health system · Imsida · #13,144 worldwide6.4% top 10% · 455 works
  3. 3Primary HealthCareHospital / health system · Floriana · #13,239 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 228 works
  4. 4Malta College of Arts, Science and TechnologyUniversity · Paola · #14,220 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 277 works
  5. 5Middlesex UniversityUniversity · Pembroke · #22,345 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 131 works
  6. 6Heritage MaltaArchive · Kalkara · #25,492 worldwide10.0% top 10% · 72 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 Malta

Who are the top researchers in Malta?

Pierre Ellul, Sarah Cuschieri and Laurent Pech rank highest among researchers based in Malta.

  1. 1 Pierre Ellul · #23,676 worldwide 565 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Sarah Cuschieri · #43,655 worldwide 467 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Laurent Pech · #46,990 worldwide 112 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 David Lewis · #52,097 worldwide 195 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Joseph N. Grima · #90,799 worldwide 253 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Georgios N. Yannakakis · #96,120 worldwide 425 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Juan Antonio Garrido Ardila · #105,619 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Stephen Montefort · #106,353 worldwide 206 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Vasilis Valdramidis · #122,301 worldwide 251 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Liberato Camilleri · #141,156 worldwide 111 citations · 39 works
Top researchers in Malta

How open and international is Malta's research?

49% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Malta's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Malta