Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Malta has 19 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, down 5.0% from 20 in 2023. That places Malta 92nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 5 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 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
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All 19 scientists
| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,854 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 124 | |
| 2 | 7,292 | L-Università ta' Malta | Public Health | Rank 77 | |
| 3 | 33,398 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 652 | |
| 4 | 57,679 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,232 | |
| 5 | 58,723 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 304 | |
| 6 | 77,269 | United Campus of Malta | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 840 | |
| 7 | 108,718 |
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L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 2,072 |
| 8 | 115,051 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 378 | |
| 9 | 133,362 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 2,827 |
| 10 | 150,396 | L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 613 | |
| 11 | 203,927 | L-Università ta' Malta | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 623 | |
| 12 | 217,909 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 4,405 | |
| 13 | 221,299 | L-Università ta' Malta | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,385 | |
| 14 | 264,776 | L-Università ta' Malta | Organic Chemistry | Rank 3,798 | |
| 15 | 299,418 | L-Università ta' Malta | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 3,314 | |
| 16 | 319,082 | L-Università ta' Malta | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,603 | |
| 17 | 333,931 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,797 |
| 18 | 338,142 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 2,818 | |
| 19 | 1,138,081 | L-Università ta' Malta | Drama & Theater | Rank 54 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
19 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2024 single-year list, and 12 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 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 19 in 2024, 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.