Maldives National University
In research, Maldives National University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,250 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,148 of 10,670 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,635 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,270 of 22,385 · #9,247 all time
- Rank in Maldives
- #1 of 3
- Research works
- 667 ▲ 159% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 4.8k 7.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.88× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 66% world 40%
- International
- 45% world 18%
What is Maldives National University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #5,250 of 9,585 | 7.3% | 144 | #8236 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,148 of 10,670 | 13.5% | 121 | #8016 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,635 of 9,902 | 5.0% | 73 | #11091 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,763 of 5,988 | 7.8% | 82 | #7091 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maldives National University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#8,236 #5,250
- Physical Sciences#8,016 #6,148
- Health Sciences#11,091 #7,635
- Social Sciences#7,091 #4,763
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Maldives National University work in?
In 2022-now, 41% of research at Maldives National University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences18041.2%
- Social Sciences10123.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting337.6%
- Psychology214.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance112.5%
- Arts and Humanities81.9%
- Decision Sciences51.2%
- Physical Sciences14533.0%
- Computer Science4410.1%
- Engineering388.6%
- Environmental Science368.2%
- Materials Science122.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences81.8%
- Chemistry20.5%
- Energy20.5%
- Mathematics10.3%
- Physics and Astronomy10.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Health Sciences8118.5%
- Medicine6314.5%
- Health Professions143.1%
- Nursing40.9%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Life Sciences327.3%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting2.36×33 works
- Nursing1.86×4 works
- Social Sciences1.83×101 works
- Environmental Science1.65×36 works
- Psychology1.58×21 works
- Computer Science1.30×44 works
- Decision Sciences1.23×5 works
- Health Professions1.17×14 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.15×11 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×8 works
- Materials Science0.78×12 works
- Medicine0.75×63 works
- Arts and Humanities0.66×8 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×14 works
- Engineering0.58×38 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.57×2 works
- Energy0.56×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×13 works
- Neuroscience0.36×2 works
- Chemistry0.34×2 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×0 works
- Chemical Engineering0.32×0 works
- Mathematics0.26×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
- Dentistry0.03×0 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.4×
- Nursing 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Environmental Science 1.6×
- Psychology 1.6×
- Computer Science 1.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Materials Science 0.8×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Energy 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Maldives National University?
Ranked on the quality score, Saravanakumar Sengottaiyan, Mariyam Shareefa and Visal Moosa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maldives National University.
- 1
Saravanakumar Sengottaiyan
Maldives · #218,079 worldwide 444 citations · 29 works
- 2
Mariyam Shareefa
Maldives · #295,471 worldwide 394 citations · 30 works
- 3
Visal Moosa
Maldives · #567,072 worldwide 331 citations · 34 works
- 4
Jenish Iyyadurai
Maldives · #1,038,039 worldwide 462 citations · 21 works
- 5
I. Jenish
Maldives · #1,301,638 worldwide 520 citations · 19 works
- 6
Krishnakant Babanrao Budhavant
Maldives · #1,347,816 worldwide 1.8k citations · 85 works
- 7
T. A. Sivakumar
Maldives · #1,446,017 worldwide 364 citations · 15 works
- 8
Ahmed Mohamed
Maldives · #1,828,827 worldwide 444 citations · 50 works
- 9
Richard G. Rees
Maldives · #1,987,386 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
- 10
Shazla Mohamed
Maldives · #2,155,458 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at Maldives National University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Organizational Performance, Vulnerability, Marine Ecosystems, Environmental Impact and Leadership.
- Workplace
- Sea-Level Rise
- Population Dynamics
- Natural Fibers
- Coral Reefs
- Biodegradable
- Technology Integration
- Resilience
- Higher Education
- Conservation
- Vulnerability
- Depression
- E-Learning
- Innovation
- Social Media
- Economic Growth
- Educational Technology
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Globalization
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mechanical Properties
- Leadership
- Job Satisfaction
- Organizational Performance
- Supply Chain Management
- Marine Ecosystems
- Digital Transformation
- Ocean Acidification
- Social Capital
- Governance
- Bleaching
- Composites
- Employee Engagement
- Lifelong Learning
- Career Development
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Climate Change22▲ 1.85×40 topics
- Epidemiology22▲ 1.25×64 topics
- Machine Learning22▲ 1.49×45 topics
- Sustainability17▲ 1.55×42 topics
- Deep Learning16◆ 1.06×48 topics
- Environmental Impact15▲ 1.97×29 topics
- Globalization14▲ 1.64×24 topics
- Educational Technology12▲ 2.3×16 topics
- Artificial Intelligence12▲ 1.91×25 topics
- Economic Growth11▲ 3.1×17 topics
- Mechanical Properties11▲ 2.5×16 topics
- Social Media10▲ 1.70×17 topics
- Leadership10▲ 4.4×12 topics
- Innovation8▲ 1.87×19 topics
- Job Satisfaction8▲ 4.4×10 topics
- E-Learning8▲ 1.96×11 topics
- Organizational Performance8▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Depression8▲ 2.1×12 topics
- Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.0×15 topics
- Vulnerability8▲ 7.7×6 topics
- Marine Ecosystems8▲ 31×2 topics
- Conservation7▲ 3.8×12 topics
- Digital Transformation7▲ 3.0×11 topics
- Higher Education7▲ 3.0×12 topics
- Ocean Acidification7▲ 21×3 topics
- Resilience7▲ 3.1×8 topics
- Social Capital7▲ 3.0×13 topics
- Technology Integration7▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Governance6▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Biodegradable6▲ 17×2 topics
- Bleaching5▲ 38×1 topic
- Coral Reefs5▲ 38×1 topic
- Composites5▲ 16×1 topic
- Natural Fibers5▲ 18×1 topic
- Employee Engagement5▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Population Dynamics5▲ 4.6×5 topics
- Lifelong Learning5▲ 5.4×7 topics
- Sea-Level Rise5▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Career Development4▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Workplace4▲ 11×3 topics
Which research topics does Maldives National University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Education and Islamic Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
- 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 5 works
- 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 3 works
- 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
- 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
- 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
- 7 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 2 works
- 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 9 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 10 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Maldives National University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 159% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 National University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.
Fractional works of Maldives National University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2023.
Other research institutions in Malé
- Ministry of Education
- Marine Research Centre
- Health Protection Agency
- Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
- MI College
- ADK Hospital
- Faafu Atoll Hospital
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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