Malta's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Malta has 15 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.1% from 14 in 2025. That places Malta 97th in the world by number of listed scientists. L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists (13), followed by Mater Dei Hospital (1).
Scientists in Malta on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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% |
| 2026 | 18 | -14.3% | 15 | +7.1% |
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| Rank in Malta | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,801 | L-Università ta' Malta | Business & Management | Rank 300 | |
| 2 | 45,985 | L-Università ta' Malta | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 626 | |
| 3 | 59,055 | L-Università ta' Malta | Marketing | Rank 154 | |
| 4 | 61,803 | L-Università ta' Malta | Geography | Rank 230 | |
| 5 | 66,678 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,481 | |
| 6 | 120,986 | L-Università ta' Malta | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 1,131 | |
| 7 | 129,982 | L-Università ta' Malta | Microbiology | Rank 3,177 | |
| 8 | 131,847 | Mater Dei Medical School | Pediatrics | Rank 721 | |
| 9 | 142,799 | L-Università ta' Malta | Applied Physics | Rank 3,646 | |
| 10 | 272,939 | L-Università ta' Malta | Organic Chemistry | Rank 4,525 | |
| 11 | 280,083 | L-Università ta' Malta | Nursing | Rank 977 | |
| 12 | 285,475 |
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Mater Dei Hospital | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,743 |
| 13 | 430,986 | L-Università ta' Malta | Energy | Rank 8,121 | |
| 14 | 453,876 | L-Università ta' Malta | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,728 | |
| 15 | 459,711 | L-Università ta' Malta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 11,711 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malta are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
18 scientists affiliated with Malta are on the 2026 single-year list, and 15 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malta has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, L-Università ta' Malta has the most listed scientists from Malta, with 13. It is followed by Mater Dei Hospital with 1.
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 15 in 2026, a change of +114.3%.
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.