Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Malta has 18 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, down 14.3% from 21 in 2025. That places Malta 98th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (15), followed by American University of Malta (1).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 64% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 | +72.7% | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 20 | +5.3% | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | -5.0% | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 21 | +10.5% | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2026 | 18 | -14.3% | 15 | +7.1% |
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| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 693 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 23 | |
| 2 | 2,406 | L-Università ta' Malta | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 54 | |
| 3 | 40,893 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 742 | |
| 4 | 53,258 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 283 | |
| 5 | 54,170 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,544 | |
| 6 | 112,037 | L-Università ta' Malta | Paleontology | Rank 261 | |
| 7 | 120,653 |
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L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 2,173 |
| 8 | 142,065 | L-Università ta' Malta | Energy | Rank 4,478 | |
| 9 | 144,692 | L-Università ta' Malta | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 421 | |
| 10 | 148,997 | L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 609 | |
| 11 | 163,886 | L-Università ta' Malta | Paleontology | Rank 387 | |
| 12 | 202,288 | Mater Dei Medical School | Pediatrics | Rank 596 | |
| 13 | 207,140 | American University of Malta | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 310 | |
| 14 | 216,567 | L-Università ta' Malta | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,009 | |
| 15 | 229,738 | L-Università ta' Malta | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,283 | |
| 16 | 269,686 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 5,062 | |
| 17 | 394,068 | L-Università ta' Malta | Nursing | Rank 1,459 | |
| 18 | 407,771 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,758 |
| No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
18 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2026 single-year list, and 15 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 15. It is followed by American University of Malta with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Malta changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Malta went from 11 scientists in 2020 to 18 in 2026, a change of +63.6%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.