Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Malta has 19 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 72.7% from 11 in 2021. That places Malta 85th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 11 places. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (13), followed by Mater Dei Hospital (4).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 73% 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 19 scientists
| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29,475 | L-Università ta' Malta | Pediatrics | Rank 78 | |
| 2 | 37,733 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 785 | |
| 3 | 44,973 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 197 | |
| 4 | 45,116 | L-Università ta' Malta | Marketing | Rank 230 | |
| 5 | 48,289 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 955 | |
| 6 | 50,266 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 157 | |
| 7 | 71,406 | United Campus of Malta | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 831 | |
| 8 | 73,399 | Mater Dei Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 1,730 | |
| 9 | 76,818 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,087 | |
| 10 | 90,931 | Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology | Ecology | Rank 1,789 | |
| 11 | 121,930 | L-Università ta' Malta | Food Science | Rank 1,040 | |
| 12 | 147,031 |
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L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 3,105 |
| 13 | 196,155 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,265 |
| 14 | 250,575 | L-Università ta' Malta | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,713 | |
| 15 | 259,935 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,103 | |
| 16 | 301,346 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 6,637 | |
| 17 | 431,988 | L-Università ta' Malta | Organic Chemistry | Rank 7,072 | |
| 18 | 437,546 | L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,892 | |
| 19 | 1,007,748 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 26,910 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
19 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2022 single-year list, and 11 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 13. 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 19 in 2022, a change of +72.7%.
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.