Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Malta Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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
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 :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
3,449
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hospital
Antibiotic Consumption
Antibiotic Stewardship
Access to Antibiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
2,945
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
resilience
social and emotional learning
mental health in schools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,692
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
anticoagulation
venous thromboembolism
evidence-based medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,136
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Statistical Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,180
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Board Game Design
Player Involvement
Immersion
Game Ontology
Play
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
1,441
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Static and Runtime Verification
Concurrency
Programming Language Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,782
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
838
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Social Representations
Interobjectivity
Social Influence
Perspective-taking
Intercultural Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
1,365
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
neuropharmacology
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,998
1,370
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
SMA
Drosophila
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,375
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
464
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Wind energy
Wind Engineering
Fluid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
1,086
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Program Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,152
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cardiovascular disease
prevention
Clinical quality improvement
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
1,030
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
HPC
GPU computing
Radio Astronomy Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
1,024
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Laser Material Processing
Structure-Property relations
Coatings&Tech
Metal Alloys
Nanomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,091
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
533
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
434
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
460
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Microbilogy
Inf diseses
Inf control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
750
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
800
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Solar thermal
solar photovoltaic
energy performance of buildings
shallow-ground geothermal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
623
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Game Studies
Existentialism
Virtual Worlds
Game Design
Science Fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
606
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,811
11
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael A. Borg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,510
6,296
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,610
28
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daphne Attard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,109
3,449
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,955
41
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Zarb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,066
2,945
0.724
Hospital
Antibiotic Consumption
Antibiotic Stewardship
Access to Antibiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,697
40
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmel Cefai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
2,692
0.661
resilience
social and emotional learning
mental health in schools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,596
51
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicoletta Riva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,407
2,136
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,508
62
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Liberato Camilleri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,944
2,180
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,435
66
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gordon Calleja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,777
1,441
0.519
Board Game Design
Player Involvement
Immersion
Game Ontology
Play
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,886
77
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adrian Francalanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,782
0.700
Static and Runtime Verification
Concurrency
Programming Language Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,307
83
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Massimo Pierucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,441
838
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,725
92
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gordon Sammut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
1,365
0.673
Social Representations
Interobjectivity
Social Influence
Perspective-taking
Intercultural Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,215
93
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Charles Scerri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,998
1,370
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,386
99
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ruben J Cauchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,375
0.728
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
SMA
Drosophila
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,795
103
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Franco Montesin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
464
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,998
118
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Micallef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,564
1,086
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,440
134
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Neville Grech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
1,152
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,878
137
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Myra Tilney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,270
1,030
0.811
Cardiovascular disease
prevention
Clinical quality improvement
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,177
138
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alessio Magro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
1,024
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,119
145
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Prabhakaran Subramaniyan|S Prabhakaran, P Subramaniyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
1,091
0.910
Laser Material Processing
Structure-Property relations
Coatings&Tech
Metal Alloys
Nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,922
147
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ivan Grech
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
533
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,691
158
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephanie Bezzina Wettinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
434
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,039
172
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Zammit Mangion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
460
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,523
186
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nina Nestorova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
887
750
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,176
190
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marion Zammit Mangion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
866
800
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,281
189
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles Yousif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
873
623
0.714
Solar thermal
solar photovoltaic
energy performance of buildings
shallow-ground geothermal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,599
196
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefano Gualeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
606
0.728
Game Studies
Existentialism
Virtual Worlds
Game Design
Science Fiction