Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences 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
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: 3
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: 4
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: 5
Cognitive Science
Phonetics
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,246
2,188
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social psychology
media psychology
health psychology
organisational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
2,565
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cognition
Vision
Attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
1,198
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anthropology
hunting
cities
migration
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,820
1,213
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Applied Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
976
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Organisational Science
Data Analytics
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
1,301
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maltese Prehistory
Roman Sculpture
Archaeology of the Central Mediterranean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
501
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computational Linguistics
Multimodal Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,599
487
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
School Psychology and Social Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
1,022
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mediterranean Anthropology
Historical Anthropology
Anthropology of Art
Kinship and Marriage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
269
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Spanish literature
Spanish history
linguistics
comparative literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
489
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
506
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Contemporary Literature
Literary Theory
Posthumanism
Comparative Literature
Futures of Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
499
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
368
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maltese grammar
Maltese sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
212
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Middle East
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
846
322
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Language typology
morpho-syntax
the Maltese language
writing systems
language policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
201
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Italian Linguistics
Linguistic History of Malta
Dubbing of English-language films into Italian
Onomastics
Use of Italian in
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
811
274
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
child and family
couple relationships
parenting
poverty
children in out of home care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
472
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Politics
Public Policy
Public Management
History
Small States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
270
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
traumatic stress
mental health
online behavior
cyberpsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
450
0.628
* 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
111,069
15
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
146,230
17
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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: 4
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
195,574
27
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Holger Mitterer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,246
2,188
0.417
Cognitive Science
Phonetics
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,587
30
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mary Anne Lauri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
2,565
0.515
social psychology
media psychology
health psychology
organisational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,596
42
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian M. Thornton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
1,198
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,407
64
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark-Anthony Falzon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,820
1,213
0.430
Anthropology
hunting
cities
migration
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,060
95
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Antoinette Camilleri Grima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
976
0.501
Applied Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,396
107
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frank Bezzina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,730
1,301
0.752
Organisational Science
Data Analytics
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,949
114
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anthony Bonanno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
501
0.311
Maltese Prehistory
Roman Sculpture
Archaeology of the Central Mediterranean
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,035
115
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrizia Paggio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,599
487
0.305
Computational Linguistics
Multimodal Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,817
119
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul A. Bartolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
1,022
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,762
149
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Sant Cassia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
269
0.233
Mediterranean Anthropology
Historical Anthropology
Anthropology of Art
Kinship and Marriage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,304
158
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
JA Garrido Ardila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
489
0.446
Spanish literature
Spanish history
linguistics
comparative literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,678
166
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas C Vella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
506
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,847
180
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ivan Callus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
499
0.555
Contemporary Literature
Literary Theory
Posthumanism
Comparative Literature
Futures of Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,723
182
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roderick Pace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
892
368
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,373
185
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Albert Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
212
0.239
Maltese grammar
Maltese sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,710
193
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James Sater
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
846
322
0.381
Middle East
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,730
195
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ray Fabri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
201
0.240
Language typology
morpho-syntax
the Maltese language
writing systems
language policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,818
200
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph M Brincat (Giuseppe)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
811
274
0.338
Italian Linguistics
Linguistic History of Malta
Dubbing of English-language films into Italian
Onomastics
Use of Italian in
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,522
201
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Angela Abela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
472
0.589
child and family
couple relationships
parenting
poverty
children in out of home care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
782,424
208
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Godfrey A. Pirotta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
747
270
0.361
Politics
Public Policy
Public Management
History
Small States
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,800
213
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olga Bogolyubova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
450
0.628
traumatic stress
mental health
online behavior
cyberpsychology