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University of Malta

In research, University of Malta stands highest in Social Sciences (#772 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#743 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,024 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,046
of 28,054 · #2,603 all time
Rank in Malta
#1
of 6
Research works
9.6k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
130k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Malta 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 #772 of 10,521 24.1%1,004 #776
Social SciencesField #743 of 6,365 24.3%459 #701
Health SciencesDomain #2,024 of 11,982 15.6%441 #2022
Physical SciencesDomain #2,235 of 12,888 16.0%1,005 #2915
Arts and HumanitiesField #378 of 1,998 25.9%189 #700
Computer ScienceField #1,060 of 4,667 17.3%298 #1496
MedicineField #2,729 of 10,443 14.1%333 #3271
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #780 of 2,578 26.3%132 #729
EngineeringField #2,017 of 6,636 13.8%341 #2010
Business, Management and AccountingField #905 of 2,578 27.3%108 #817

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of 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).

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#776 #772
  2. Social Sciences#701 #743
  3. Health Sciences#2,022 #2,024
  4. Physical Sciences#2,915 #2,235
  5. Arts and Humanities#700 #378
  6. Computer Science#1,496 #1,060
  7. Medicine#3,271 #2,729
  8. Sociology and Political Science#729 #780
  9. Engineering#2,010 #2,017
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#817 #905
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.

What does University of Malta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 45.2 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.38× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 298 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 341 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 131 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 333 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 188 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 108 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 156 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 459 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Malta?

Ranked on the composite score, Sarah Cuschieri, Joseph N. Grima and Georgios N. Yannakakis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Malta.

  1. 1 Sarah Cuschieri Malta · #43,655 worldwide 467 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Joseph N. Grima Malta · #90,799 worldwide 253 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Georgios N. Yannakakis Malta · #96,120 worldwide 425 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Juan Antonio Garrido Ardila Malta · #105,619 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Stephen Montefort Malta · #106,353 worldwide 206 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Vasilis Valdramidis Malta · #122,301 worldwide 251 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Liberato Camilleri Malta · #141,156 worldwide 111 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Albert Gatt Malta · #191,634 worldwide 267 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Sandra C. Buttiġieġ Malta · #208,378 worldwide 150 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ronald G. Sultana Malta · #231,130 worldwide 129 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at University of Malta

Which keywords describe research at University of Malta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainability, Vulnerability, Resilience, Governance, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization100▲ 1.94×72 topics
  2. Sustainability98▲ 1.52×63 topics
  3. Machine Learning89◆ 1.04×77 topics
  4. Deep Learning89◆ 0.99×71 topics
  5. Climate Change79◆ 1.11×81 topics
  6. Epidemiology65▼ 0.63×92 topics
  7. Renewable Energy54▲ 1.42×37 topics
  8. Mental Health53▲ 1.37×34 topics
  9. Education50◆ 1.11×63 topics
  10. Environmental Impact48◆ 1.08×37 topics
  11. Quality of Life47▲ 1.24×47 topics
  12. Neural Networks45◆ 1.12×35 topics
  13. Resilience45▲ 3.5×16 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence42▲ 1.16×42 topics
  15. Healthcare39▲ 1.31×27 topics
  16. Governance39▲ 4.5×14 topics
  17. Vulnerability37▲ 6.3×6 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management35▲ 1.43×17 topics
  19. Identity33▲ 1.73×40 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage31▲ 2.1×21 topics
  21. Student Engagement28▲ 2.6×10 topics
  22. Ethics28▲ 2.2×33 topics
  23. Social Interaction27▲ 2.5×10 topics
  24. Religion26▲ 2.1×24 topics
  25. Decolonization26▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Mediterranean25▲ 10×6 topics
  27. European Union25▲ 4.1×14 topics
  28. Pacific24▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Urban Development24▲ 2.5×10 topics
  30. Islands24▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Small States24▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Reflective Practice24▲ 4.8×7 topics
  33. Technology Integration22▲ 2.7×9 topics
  34. Holocene20▲ 6.7×3 topics
  35. Academic Achievement18▲ 4.0×9 topics
  36. Maritime Archaeology18▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Sea-Level Change18▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Sea-Level Rise16▲ 5.2×5 topics
  39. Environmental Attitudes16▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Creativity13▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Malta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Environmental Education and Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence in Games.

Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 24 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 12 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 10 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 10 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…10EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 10 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 10 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 9 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…8Urban Transport and Accessibility: 8 fractional works
DemographyArcheologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 24 works
  2. 2 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 18 works
  3. 3 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  5. 5 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 10 works
  9. 9 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 8 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Malta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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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.