Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 175 Scientists Citation in Malta Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Infection control
antibiotic use
behaviour chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,954
5,915
0.594
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,472
3,414
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
resilience
social and emotional learning
mental health in school
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
2,826
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hospital
Antibiotic Consumption
Antibiotic Stewardship
Access to Antibiotic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
2,983
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
anticoagulation
venous thromboembolism
evidence-based medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,383
2,007
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Statistical Modelin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,196
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Board Game Design
Player Involvement
Immersion
Game Ontology
Pla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
1,359
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Static and Runtime Verification
Concurrency
Programming Language Semantic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,677
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,483
773
0.311
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social Representations
Interobjectivity
Social Influence
Perspective-taking
Intercultural Relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,196
1,367
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
SMA
Drosophil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,507
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
neuropharmacology
dementi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,130
1,301
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
364
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wind energy
Wind Engineering
Fluid Mechanic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,111
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Program Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
1,193
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
HPC
GPU computing
Radio Astronomy Instrumentatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
1,096
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cardiovascular disease
prevention
Clinical quality improvement
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Digital Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
1,057
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laser Material Processing
Structure-Property relations
Coatings&Tech
Metal Alloys
Nanomaterial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
1,160
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
495
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
434
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
405
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
851
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Solar thermal
solar photovoltaic
energy performance of buildings
shallow-ground geotherma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
620
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Microbilogy
Inf diseses
Inf contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
701
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Game Studies
Existentialism
Virtual Worlds
Game Design
Science Fictio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
637
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,262
12
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael A. Borg
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,954
5,915
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,499
28
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daphne Attard
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,472
3,414
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
237,866
39
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carmel Cefai
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,503
2,826
0.628
resilience
social and emotional learning
mental health in school
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,586
40
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Zarb
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,488
2,983
0.665
Hospital
Antibiotic Consumption
Antibiotic Stewardship
Access to Antibiotic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,118
54
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicoletta Riva
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,383
2,007
0.593
anticoagulation
venous thromboembolism
evidence-based medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,387
62
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Liberato Camilleri
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,192
2,196
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,888
69
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gordon Calleja
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
1,359
0.464
Board Game Design
Player Involvement
Immersion
Game Ontology
Pla
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,919
76
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adrian Francalanza
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,677
0.621
Static and Runtime Verification
Concurrency
Programming Language Semantic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,698
85
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Massimo Pierucci
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,483
773
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,979
92
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gordon Sammut
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,196
1,367
0.622
Social Representations
Interobjectivity
Social Influence
Perspective-taking
Intercultural Relation
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,869
94
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ruben J Cauchi
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
1,507
0.706
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
SMA
Drosophil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,618
95
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles Scerri
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,130
1,301
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,994
112
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Franco Montesin
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
364
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,298
115
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Micallef
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
1,111
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,098
129
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neville Grech
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
1,193
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,619
131
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alessio Magro
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
1,096
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,814
133
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Myra Tilney
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
1,057
0.752
Cardiovascular disease
prevention
Clinical quality improvement
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Digital Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,896
136
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Prabhakaran Subramaniyan|S Prabhakaran, P Subramaniyan
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
1,160
0.842
Laser Material Processing
Structure-Property relations
Coatings&Tech
Metal Alloys
Nanomaterial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,694
151
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivan Grech
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
495
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,722
160
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephanie Bezzina Wettinger
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,145
434
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,847
176
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Zammit Mangion
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
405
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,008
178
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marion Zammit Mangion
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
851
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,549
182
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Charles Yousif
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
620
0.657
Solar thermal
solar photovoltaic
energy performance of buildings
shallow-ground geotherma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,963
183
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nina Nestorova
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
701
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,569
188
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefano Gualeni
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
637
0.691
Game Studies
Existentialism
Virtual Worlds
Game Design
Science Fictio