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Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 91 Scientists Citation in Malta Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,434
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies
higher education | respiratory medicin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,233
  • Last 5 Years
    22,567
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.799
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Rankings

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112,062
World Rank
14
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Sociology
island studies | sociology | political geography | small states | labour relation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,171
  • Last 5 Years
    4,583
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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154,570
World Rank
20
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Natural Language Generation | Vision and Language | Language Productio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,605
  • Last 5 Years
    4,714
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.620
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Rankings

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161,166
World Rank
21
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology of Education | Postcolonial Education | Antonio Gramsci | Paulo Freire | Adult Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,307
  • Last 5 Years
    2,952
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.404
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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208,033
World Rank
30
Country Rank
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology | media psychology | health psychology | organisational psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,668
  • Last 5 Years
    2,925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.516
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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209,196
World Rank
31
Country Rank
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Science | Phonetics | Psycholinguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,638
  • Last 5 Years
    2,159
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.383
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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267,227
World Rank
45
Country Rank
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognition | Vision | Attentio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,347
  • Last 5 Years
    1,295
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.298
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Rankings

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363,108
World Rank
72
Country Rank
71
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Anthropology | hunting | cities | migration | methodolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,030
  • Last 5 Years
    1,177
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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Rankings

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457,911
World Rank
98
Country Rank
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied Linguistics | Sociolinguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,229
  • Last 5 Years
    1,098
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.493
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Rankings

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490,618
World Rank
109
Country Rank
108
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Organisational Science | Evidence-Based Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,021
  • Last 5 Years
    1,444
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.714
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Rankings

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505,065
World Rank
114
Country Rank
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
School Psychology and Social Inclusio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,937
  • Last 5 Years
    1,309
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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Rankings

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551,518
World Rank
123
Country Rank
122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Computational Linguistics | Multimodal Communicatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,693
  • Last 5 Years
    509
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.301
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Rankings

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568,394
World Rank
127
Country Rank
126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Archeology
Maltese Prehistory | Roman Sculpture | Archaeology of the Central Mediterranea

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,614
  • Last 5 Years
    511
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.317
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Rankings

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677,995
World Rank
162
Country Rank
159
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Mediterranean Anthropology | Historical Anthropology | Anthropology of Art | Kinship and Marriag

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,191
  • Last 5 Years
    242
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.203
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Rankings

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695,061
World Rank
168
Country Rank
165
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,137
  • Last 5 Years
    540
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.475
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Rankings

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696,755
World Rank
170
Country Rank
167
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Spanish literature | Spanish history | linguistics | comparative literatur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,132
  • Last 5 Years
    390
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.345
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Rankings

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723,892
World Rank
177
Country Rank
174
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Contemporary Literature | Literary Theory | Posthumanism | Comparative Literature | Futures of Literatur

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,051
  • Last 5 Years
    596
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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757,671
World Rank
191
Country Rank
188
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Social Policy
child and family | couple relationships | parenting | poverty | children in out of home car

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    959
  • Last 5 Years
    532
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.555
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Rankings

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766,747
World Rank
195
Country Rank
192
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    936
  • Last 5 Years
    353
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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771,492
World Rank
198
Country Rank
195
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language typology | morpho-syntax | the Maltese language | writing systems | language polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    924
  • Last 5 Years
    222
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.240
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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778,290
World Rank
200
Country Rank
197
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Maltese grammar | Maltese sociolinguistic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    907
  • Last 5 Years
    198
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.218
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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785,611
World Rank
204
Country Rank
201
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Italian Linguistics | Linguistic History of Malta | Dubbing of English-language films into Italian | Onomastics | Use of Italian i

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    889
  • Last 5 Years
    274
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.308
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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787,221
World Rank
205
Country Rank
202
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    885
  • Last 5 Years
    316
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.357
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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832,597
World Rank
225
Country Rank
220
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Politics | Public Policy | Public Management | History | Small State

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    782
  • Last 5 Years
    253
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.324
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Rankings

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840,601
World Rank
228
Country Rank
223
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
traumatic stress | mental health | online behavior | cyberpsycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    765
  • Last 5 Years
    428
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.559
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