Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Malta has 20 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.3% from 19 in 2022. That places Malta 87th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Mater Dei Hospital (3).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 82% 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
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All 20 scientists
| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 7,594 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 197 | |
| 2 | 11,628 | L-Università ta' Malta | Public Health | Rank 124 | |
| 3 | 32,994 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 642 | |
| 4 | 67,471 | L-Università ta' Malta | Marketing | Rank 377 | |
| 5 | 79,761 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,528 | |
| 6 | 86,057 | Department of Health Sciences | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 936 | |
| 7 | 89,901 | Mater Dei Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 2,035 | |
| 8 | 96,253 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 486 | |
| 9 | 97,857 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 329 | |
| 10 | 115,861 |
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L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 2,272 |
| 11 | 134,448 | L-Università ta' Malta | Paleontology | Rank 427 | |
| 12 | 165,208 | L-Università ta' Malta | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 561 | |
| 13 | 178,613 |
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L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 711 |
| 14 | 217,118 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 4,551 | |
| 15 | 239,975 | L-Università ta' Malta | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,594 | |
| 16 | 240,480 | L-Università ta' Malta | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,663 | |
| 17 | 247,952 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,617 | |
| 18 | 290,196 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,327 |
| 19 | 341,927 | L-Università ta' Malta | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,787 | |
| 20 | 364,363 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 11,052 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
20 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2023 single-year list, and 11 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 16. It is followed by Mater Dei Hospital with 3.
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 20 in 2023, a change of +81.8%.
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.