Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2025
Malta has 21 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.5% from 19 in 2024. That places Malta 95th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (14), followed by Mater Dei Hospital (4).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 91% 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% |
Institutes in Malta
By number of listed scientists
All 21 scientists
| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 962 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 31 | |
| 2 | 4,627 | L-Università ta' Malta | Public Health | Rank 48 | |
| 3 | 32,225 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 616 | |
| 4 | 37,870 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 179 | |
| 5 | 53,549 | Institute of Digital Games Msida | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,284 | |
| 6 | 92,374 | L-Università ta' Malta | Marketing | Rank 563 | |
| 7 | 99,358 |
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L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 1,892 |
| 8 | 109,942 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 336 | |
| 9 | 124,516 | L-Università ta' Malta | Paleontology | Rank 300 | |
| 10 | 146,828 | L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 597 | |
| 11 | 154,453 | American University of Malta | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 254 | |
| 12 | 157,124 | L-Università ta' Malta | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,925 | |
| 13 | 176,121 | Mater Dei Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 3,474 | |
| 14 | 181,202 | L-Università ta' Malta | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 534 | |
| 15 | 190,852 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 3,659 | |
| 16 | 210,042 |
MP
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L-Università ta' Malta | Education | Rank 2,632 |
| 17 | 250,458 | L-Università ta' Malta | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,443 | |
| 18 | 266,154 | L-Università ta' Malta | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,254 | |
| 19 | 312,517 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,588 |
| 20 | 349,229 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,934 | |
| 21 | 1,139,822 |
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European Global Institute of Innovation and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 45,397 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
21 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2025 single-year list, and 14 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 14. It is followed by Mater Dei Hospital with 4.
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 21 in 2025, a change of +90.9%.
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.