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Government institution · Valletta · Malta

Ministry for Tourism

tourism.gov.mt/en/Pages/MinistryforTourism.aspxROR OpenAlex
Research works
7
▲ 331% vs 2018-21
Citations
44
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Ministry for Tourism

Not ranked overall: Ministry for Tourism is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Ministry for Tourism work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Ministry for Tourism is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Computer Science (19%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 56.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 44.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 16.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 28.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 19.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 7.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workALL ITS WORKMinistry forTourism7fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences344.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities04.8%
    3. Psychology04.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting02.5%
    1. Computer Science119.4%
    2. Engineering04.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences02.5%
    4. Environmental Science02.5%
    1. Medicine18.0%
    2. Health Professions02.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences04.8%
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: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 3.40× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.40×2 works
  2. Computer Science2.33×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.09×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.92×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.94×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.61×0 works
  9. Medicine0.52×1 works
  10. Engineering0.35×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Ministry for Tourism?

The most cited paper from Ministry for Tourism is "A comprehensive rubric for instructional design in e-learning" (Martin G. Debattista, 2018), with 72 citations. Next come "Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations" (15) and "Update of the EuroGuiDerm evidence‐based guideline for the treatment of acne—Short version" (6).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A comprehensive rubric for instructional design in e-learning Martin G. Debattista · International Journal of Information and Learning Technology Open access 25 Jan 2018 72
2 Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations Paul A. Bartolo, Michelle Borg, Anne‐Marie Callus et al. · Frontiers in Education Open access 3 Feb 2025 15
3 Update of the EuroGuiDerm evidence‐based guideline for the treatment of acne—Short version A. Nast et al. · Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Open access 18 Mar 2026 6
4 Instrumental Analysis of Retaining Ligaments and Literature Review. What Can We Deduce? Antonio Distefano, Andrea Dotto, Alessandro Garlaschi et al. · Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Open Open access Jun 2024 4
5 Can nation branding be successful tool for the practice of public diplomacy? A Maltese case study Karsten Xuereb · Place Branding and Public Diplomacy 27 Apr 2016 4
All 12 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Ministry for Tourism publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Media and Visual Art, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Political Philosophy and Ethics and Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education.

Digital Media and Visual Art: 0 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 0 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 0 fractional worksPragmatism in Philosophy and Education: 0 fractional worksConferences and Exhibitions Management: 0 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 0 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…0Culinary Culture and Tourism: 0 fractional worksPeace and Human Rights E…0Peace and Human Rights Education: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…0European and International Contract Law: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…0Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 0 fractional works
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignHuman-Computer InteractionPolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 0 works
  2. 2 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 0 works
  3. 3 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education Philosophy 0 works
  5. 5 Conferences and Exhibitions Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 0 works
  8. 8 Peace and Human Rights Education Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 European and International Contract Law Law 0 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 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 available67.2%not open32.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ministry for Tourism's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 331% higher than in 2018-2021.

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