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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
109,592
Country Rank
12
Institution Rank : 12
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![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Patrick J. Schembri](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3a/2005715.jpg)
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,906
4,495
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
307,283
Country Rank
56
Institution Rank : 55
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Julian Evans](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1a/2005767.jpg)
Functional Ecology
Marine Biology
Bioinvasions
Environmental Monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,103
2,552
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
312,398
Country Rank
60
Institution Rank : 59
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Joseph A Borg](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/91/2005743.jpg)
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Seagrass ecology
Crustacean txonomy and ecology
Aquaculture-environment interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
1,607
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
425,313
Country Rank
92
Institution Rank : 91
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Leyla Knittweis](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/38/2005779.jpg)
Fisheries Science and Natural Resource Management
Fish Biology
Population Dynamics
Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Litter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
1,220
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
573,948
Country Rank
127
Institution Rank : 126
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Byron Baron](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Proteomics
Protein Methylation
HSPs
METTL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,003
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
594,421
Country Rank
135
Institution Rank : 133
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![JoAnn Cassar](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ff/2005855.jpg)
Conservation education
Heritage Science
Earth observations for CH
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
759
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
609,554
Country Rank
143
Institution Rank : 141
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Adriana Vella](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e1/2005923.jpg)
Biology
Genetics
Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
998
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
683,168
Country Rank
170
Institution Rank : 167
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Victor Axiak](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/2005816.jpg)
Marine Ecotoxicology
Pollution Studies
Environmental Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
107
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
722,031
Country Rank
189
Institution Rank : 186
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Gabrielle Zammit](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/25/2005944.jpg)
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Microbial biofilms
Phycology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
626
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
879,311
Country Rank
250
Institution Rank : 245
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Theodoros Galanos](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2e/4501794.jpg)
Computational Design
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Design Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
514
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
974,934
Country Rank
278
Institution Rank : 270
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Daniele Gravina](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9d/4500956.jpg)
Evolutionary computation
computational creativity
procedural content generation
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
339
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,029,527
Country Rank
302
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5479.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Eman Calleja](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Climate impact studies
agriculture
ecology...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
263
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,077,261
Country Rank
326
Institution Rank : 315
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Sandro Lanfranco](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/d2/4501702.jpg)
Vegetation ecology and taxonomy
wetland ecology
phytosociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
165
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,344,428
Country Rank
417
Institution Rank : 397
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Clare Marie Mifsud](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/83/5235651.jpg)
Bat ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
116
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,894,407
Country Rank
586
Institution Rank : 554
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
![Andrea Francesca Bellia](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
biology
ecology
sustainability
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
109,592
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
12
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
12
Patrick J. Schembri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,906
4,495
0.505
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
marine biology
Mediterranean island biodiversity
human impact on Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
307,283
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
56
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
55
Julian Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,103
2,552
0.822
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Functional Ecology
Marine Biology
Bioinvasions
Environmental Monitoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
312,398
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
60
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
59
Joseph A Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
1,607
0.528
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Seagrass ecology
Crustacean txonomy and ecology
Aquaculture-environment interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
425,313
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
92
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
91
Leyla Knittweis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,045
1,220
0.597
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Fisheries Science and Natural Resource Management
Fish Biology
Population Dynamics
Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Litter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
573,948
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
127
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
126
Byron Baron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
1,003
0.768
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Proteomics
Protein Methylation
HSPs
METTL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
594,421
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
135
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
133
JoAnn Cassar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,232
759
0.616
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Conservation education
Heritage Science
Earth observations for CH
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
609,554
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
143
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
141
Adriana Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
998
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
683,168
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
170
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
167
Victor Axiak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
107
0.111
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Marine Ecotoxicology
Pollution Studies
Environmental Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
722,031
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
189
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
186
Gabrielle Zammit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
626
0.725
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Microbial biofilms
Phycology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
879,311
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
250
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
245
Theodoros Galanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
514
0.948
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Computational Design
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Design Intelligence
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
974,934
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
278
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
270
Daniele Gravina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
339
0.867
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Evolutionary computation
computational creativity
procedural content generation
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,029,527
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
302
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5479.jpg)
6
Eman Calleja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
263
0.819
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5479.jpg)
Climate impact studies
agriculture
ecology...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,077,261
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
326
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
315
Sandro Lanfranco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
165
0.607
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
Vegetation ecology and taxonomy
wetland ecology
phytosociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,344,428
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
417
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
397
Clare Marie Mifsud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
116
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,894,407
![Malta](/flags/mt.png)
586
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
554
Andrea Francesca Bellia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11165.jpg)
biology
ecology
sustainability
climate change