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Ministry for Health

deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/Pages/health.aspxROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#29,042
of 34,923
Rank in Malta
#7
of 7
Research works
155
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Ministry for Health

Which fields of science does Ministry for Health work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Ministry for Health is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Psychology (15%), Health Professions (12%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 52.6% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 40.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 11.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 30.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 15.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMinistry forHealth43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences30%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1840.6%
    2. Health Professions511.8%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Psychology615.0%
    2. Social Sciences510.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting23.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    1. Neuroscience24.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science13.3%
    2. Computer Science11.6%
    3. Engineering00.9%
    4. Mathematics00.4%
    5. Energy00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.47× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.92× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.92×6 works
  2. Health Professions4.47×5 works
  3. Neuroscience2.45×2 works
  4. Medicine2.11×18 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.83×5 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.66×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  14. Energy0.33×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  16. Nursing0.23×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×0 works
  19. Engineering0.06×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ministry for Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Miriam Gatt, R. Micallef and Kathleen England lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry for Health.

  1. 1 Miriam Gatt Malta · #75,716 worldwide 7k citations · 183 works
  2. 2 R. Micallef Malta · #625,251 worldwide 1.4k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Kathleen England Malta · #772,197 worldwide 1.9k citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Stefan Buttigieg Malta · #1,090,209 worldwide 833 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Tanya Melillo Fenech Malta · #4,107,107 worldwide 124 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 John Cachia Malta · #4,345,689 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Charmaine Gauci Malta · #4,671,168 worldwide 854 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry for Health

What are the most cited papers from Ministry for Health?

The most cited paper from Ministry for Health is "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2019), with 2,699 citations. Next come "Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage" (1,232) and "Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries" (791).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
2 Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage René S. Hendriksen et al. · Nature Communications Open access128 authors 8 Mar 2019 1,232
3 Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries Knut Lönnroth et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 18 Mar 2015 791
4 Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation Viroj Tangcharoensathien et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 18 Jun 2020 603
5 European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis: Overview and introduction to the full Supplement publication L. von Karsa et al. · Endoscopy Open access109 authors 4 Dec 2012 536
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Which keywords describe research at Ministry for Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Depression, COVID-19, Health Promotion, Adolescents and Learning Styles.

▲ 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-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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×44 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 4.8×23 topics
  3. Mental Health3▲ 4.8×12 topics
  4. COVID-192▲ 4.0×8 topics
  5. Depression2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  6. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.7×13 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×15 topics
  10. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  11. Health Promotion1▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Management1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  13. Adolescents1▲ 8.4×5 topics
  14. Leadership1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  15. Learning Styles1▲ 116×2 topics
  16. Maternal Mortality1▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Obesity1▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 9.2×6 topics
  19. Education1▲ 1.57×2 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  21. Global Burden1▲ 5.1×8 topics
  22. Neuroscience1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  23. Stress1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  24. Anxiety Disorders1▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Climate Change1◆ 0.93×6 topics
  26. Social Justice1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  27. Cognitive Neuroscience1▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Collaborative Partnerships1▲ 115×1 topic
  29. Community Capacity Building1▲ 115×1 topic
  30. Health Inequalities1▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Human Rights1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  32. Mortality1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  33. Neuromyths1▲ 115×1 topic
  34. Organizational Development1▲ 141×1 topic
  35. Positive Emotions1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Psychological Resilience1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Strategic Management1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry for Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function, Leadership and Management in Organizations, Community Health and Development and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Neuroscience, Education …1Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function: 1 fractional worksLeadership and Managemen…1Leadership and Management in Organizations: 1 fractional worksCommunity Health and Dev…1Community Health and Development: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing: 1 fractional worksData-Driven Disease Surv…0Data-Driven Disease Surveillance: 0 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…0Public Health and Nutrition: 0 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceStrategy and ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  2. 2 Leadership and Management in Organizations Strategy and Management 1 works
  3. 3 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ministry for Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ministry for Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Ministry for Health0.00020% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Ministry for Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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