Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Malta has 7 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2020. That places Malta 95th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 6 places. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Mater Dei Hospital (3).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged 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% |
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All 7 scientists
| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 62,014 | L-Università ta' Malta | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,282 | |
| 2 | 89,713 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,423 | |
| 3 | 90,721 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 330 | |
| 4 | 135,481 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 3,305 |
| 5 | 158,314 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 921 | |
| 6 | 180,507 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 5,059 | |
| 7 | 289,106 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,209 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
11 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2021 single-year list, and 7 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 career-long list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 4. It is followed by Mater Dei Hospital with 3.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Malta changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Malta went from 7 scientists in 2020 to 7 in 2021, a change of +0.0%.
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.