Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Malta Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
higher education
respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,770
19,575
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
respiratory medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,874
5,437
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Computational Creativity
Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,101
8,524
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,399
4,945
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Molecular Biology
Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,166
7,214
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Epidemiology
medical statistics
health information
Bayesian analysis
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,501
11,624
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molecular Biology
Oxidative Stress
Yeast
Aspirin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,593
6,526
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
mechanical metamaterials
auxetic
negative thermal expansion
negative Poisson's ratio
rowing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,261
8,226
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Economics
island studies
small states
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,078
4,001
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Epidemiology
Public Health
Non-communicable diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,830
9,663
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Infection control
antibiotic use
behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
6,296
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
strategic management
sustainable development
technology adoption
educational technology
structural equation modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,432
8,924
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Auxetics
biostructures
mechanical metamaterials
polymers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,097
6,452
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
4,654
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
island studies
sociology
political geography
small states
labour relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,999
4,021
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Food Technology
Novel technologies
Food Preservation
Predictive Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
4,936
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sociology of Education
Postcolonial Education
Antonio Gramsci
Paulo Freire
Adult Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,006
2,903
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Generation
Vision and Language
Language Production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,426
4,009
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Health Services Management
Health Systems Management and Leadership
Management
Public Health Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,093
5,509
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Career Guidance
Transitions
Mediterranean comparative education
Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,844
2,396
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Health Policy
Health Systems
Public health leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,821
5,434
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Gravitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
5,333
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Embryology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Human Congenital Anomalies
Women's Health
Medical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,479
4,095
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
sex ratio at birth
paediatric cardiology
photography
medical education
write a scientific paper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,376
2,577
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Accelerator Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,350
4,111
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,769
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph M Cacciottolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,770
19,575
0.860
higher education
respiratory medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,289
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Montefort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,874
5,437
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,208
3
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Georgios N. Yannakakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,101
8,524
0.498
Artificial Intelligence
Affective Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Computational Creativity
Games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,718
4
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Albert Caruana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,399
4,945
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,886
5
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rena Balzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,166
7,214
0.476
Molecular Biology
Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,453
6
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neville Calleja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,501
11,624
0.802
Epidemiology
medical statistics
health information
Bayesian analysis
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,975
7
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maria Azzopardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,593
6,526
0.480
Molecular Biology
Oxidative Stress
Yeast
Aspirin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,155
8
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joseph N. Grima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,261
8,226
0.620
mechanical metamaterials
auxetic
negative thermal expansion
negative Poisson's ratio
rowing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,626
9
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lino Pascal Briguglio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,078
4,001
0.397
Economics
island studies
small states
tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,434
10
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sarah Cuschieri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,830
9,663
0.983
Epidemiology
Public Health
Non-communicable diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,270
11
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael A. Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
6,296
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,245
12
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Anthony Camilleri|Mark Anthony Camilleri, M.A. Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,432
8,924
0.946
strategic management
sustainable development
technology adoption
educational technology
structural equation modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,701
13
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ruben Gatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,097
6,452
0.709
Auxetics
biostructures
mechanical metamaterials
polymers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,956
14
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick J. Schembri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
4,654
0.513
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,069
15
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Godfrey Baldacchino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,999
4,021
0.447
island studies
sociology
political geography
small states
labour relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,010
16
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vasilis Valdramidis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,708
4,936
0.640
Food Technology
Novel technologies
Food Preservation
Predictive Microbiology
Food Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,230
17
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Mayo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,006
2,903
0.414
Sociology of Education
Postcolonial Education
Antonio Gramsci
Paulo Freire
Adult Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,825
18
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Albert Gatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,426
4,009
0.624
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Generation
Vision and Language
Language Production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,791
19
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sandra C. Buttigieg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,093
5,509
0.904
Health Services Management
Health Systems Management and Leadership
Management
Public Health Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,939
20
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ronald G. Sultana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,844
2,396
0.410
Career Guidance
Transitions
Mediterranean comparative education
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,624
21
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Natasha Azzopardi Muscat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,821
5,434
0.934
Health Policy
Health Systems
Public health leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,490
22
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jackson Levi Said
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,537
5,333
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,386
23
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jean Calleja Agius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,479
4,095
0.747
Embryology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Human Congenital Anomalies
Women's Health
Medical Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,863
24
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Victor Grech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,376
2,577
0.479
sex ratio at birth
paediatric cardiology
photography
medical education
write a scientific paper
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,819
25
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gianluca Valentino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,350
4,111
0.768
Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Accelerator Technology