Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Malta has 12 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.1% from 11 in 2023. That places Malta 96th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Mater Dei Hospital (4).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 71% 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 12 scientists
| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 59,379 | United Campus of Malta | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 900 | |
| 2 | 71,376 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 268 | |
| 3 | 75,544 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,479 | |
| 4 | 94,706 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 1,004 | |
| 5 | 113,825 | Mater Dei Hospital | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,098 | |
| 6 | 126,436 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 3,114 |
| 7 | 127,065 | L-Università ta' Malta | Public Health | Rank 1,201 | |
| 8 | 137,729 | Mater Dei Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 784 | |
| 9 | 156,844 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 4,260 | |
| 10 | 286,191 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,791 |
| 11 | 543,118 | L-Università ta' Malta | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,595 | |
| 12 | 567,578 | L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,250 | |
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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 career-long list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 7. It is followed by Mater Dei Hospital with 4.
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 12 in 2024, a change of +71.4%.
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.