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Maldives National University

In research, Maldives National University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,658 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,055 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,297 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,674
of 28,054 · #21,106 all time
Rank in Maldives
#2
of 3
Research works
667
▲ 295% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Maldives National University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,658 of 10,521 13.5%144 #10577
Physical SciencesDomain #8,055 of 12,888 20.3%121 #14113
Social SciencesField #4,297 of 6,365 14.4%82 #7470
Health SciencesDomain #8,404 of 11,982 7.1%73 #17957

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#10,577 #5,658
  2. Physical Sciences#14,113 #8,055
  3. Social Sciences#7,470 #4,297
  4. Health Sciences#17,957 #8,404
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Maldives National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Vulnerability, Marine Ecosystems, Mechanical Properties, Organizational Performance and Leadership.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 1.47×60 topics
  2. Climate Change18▲ 1.79×34 topics
  3. Machine Learning15▲ 1.25×41 topics
  4. Deep Learning14◆ 1.14×44 topics
  5. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.1×24 topics
  6. Sustainability13▲ 1.50×33 topics
  7. Globalization12▲ 1.71×18 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties10▲ 2.8×13 topics
  9. Economic Growth9▲ 3.0×15 topics
  10. Education9▲ 1.47×18 topics
  11. Educational Technology9▲ 1.99×14 topics
  12. Leadership8▲ 4.4×10 topics
  13. Innovation7▲ 1.95×17 topics
  14. Vulnerability7▲ 8.3×6 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management7▲ 1.97×13 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  17. Depression6▲ 1.93×10 topics
  18. Organizational Performance6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  19. Resilience6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  20. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Governance6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  23. Higher Education6▲ 2.9×11 topics
  24. Ocean Acidification6▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Digital Transformation5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  26. Social Capital5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  27. Biodegradable5▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Pedagogy5▲ 2.9×5 topics
  29. Composites5▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Natural Fibers5▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Technology Integration5▲ 4.2×7 topics
  32. Bleaching5▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Coral Reefs5▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Employee Engagement4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. 21st Century Skills4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  36. Gender Inequality4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Lifelong Learning4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  38. Career Development4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Fertility3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Workplace3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Maldives National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Education and Islamic Studies.

Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…2Multilingual Education and Policy: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…2Digital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsEcologyDemographyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 3 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  8. 8 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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.

openly available65.5%not open34.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.9%domestic only55.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maldives National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 295% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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