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Heritage Malta

In research, Heritage Malta stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,117 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,492
of 28,054 · #31,610 all time
Rank in Malta
#6
of 6
Research works
289
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Heritage Malta known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,117 of 16,945 17.5%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heritage Malta sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.63× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.78× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.28× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.69× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Heritage Malta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Mediterranean, Holocene, Remote Sensing, Maritime Archaeology, Sea-Level Change, Archaeology and Conservation.

▲ 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 institution'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. Cultural Heritage8▲ 19×9 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 1.79×8 topics
  3. Mediterranean4▲ 61×3 topics
  4. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  5. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  6. Epidemiology3▲ 1.20×16 topics
  7. Holocene3▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Climate Change3▲ 1.56×12 topics
  9. Maritime Archaeology3▲ 209×1 topic
  10. Sea-Level Change3▲ 209×1 topic
  11. Archaeology3▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Conservation3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  13. Terrestrial Laser Scanning2▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Photogrammetry2▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Public Health2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  16. UAV2▲ 48×1 topic
  17. Obesity2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  18. Satellite Imagery2▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Aerial Survey2▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Cultural Exchange2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. LiDAR2▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  23. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.0×2 topics
  24. Solar Energy2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  25. Electric Vehicles1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Adolescents1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  29. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 4.8×1 topic
  30. Heart Failure1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Museum Environments1▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Smart Grid1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  33. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Echocardiography1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  35. Urban Planning1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Historical Astronomy1▲ 91×2 topics
  38. Arrhythmias1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. ECB's Rescue Facility1▲ 200×1 topic
  40. TARGET2 Balances1▲ 200×1 topic

Which research topics does Heritage Malta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Archaeological Research and Protection and Conservation Techniques and Studies.

Maritime and Coastal Arc…3Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 2 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Architectural Studies: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyGeologySpace and Planetary ScienceConservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  3. 3 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 2 works
  4. 4 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 1 works
  7. 7 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heritage Malta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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.

Other research institutions in Kalkara

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.