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University of Malta academics recognised among the world鈥檚 top 2% of researchers
The University of Malta is very pleased to announce that fourteen (14) of its academic members of staff, namely: Prof. Daphne Attard, Faculty of Science; Prof. Everaldo Attard, Institute of Earth Systems; Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, Faculty of Arts; Prof. Jean Calleja-Agius, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery; Prof. Mark Anthony Camilleri, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Science; Prof. Albert R. Caruana, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Science; Dr Sarah Cuschieri, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery; Prof. Michael Galea, Faculty of Engineering; Prof. Ruben Gatt, Faculty of Science; Prof. Joseph N. Grima, Faculty of Science; Prof. Jackson Levi-Said, Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy; Prof. Peter Mayo, Faculty of Education; Prof. Eleanor M.L. Scerri, Faculty of Arts; and Dr Brendon P. Scicluna, Faculty of Health Sciences (these academics are sorted in alphabetical order), were featured in Elsevier’s “August 2025 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators", a list that is widely known as the Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists ranking. These academics were recognised for their publications’ citations received during calendar year 2024.
Moreover, the following colleagues were distinguished for their “career-long” (lifetime) high-impact publications: Donia R. Baldacchino, Faculty of Health Sciences; Godfrey Baldacchino, Faculty of Arts; Mark Anthony Camilleri, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences; Albert R. Caruana, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Sciences; Sarah Cuschieri, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery; Michael Galea, Faculty of Engineering; Joseph N. Grima, Faculty of Science; Prof. Antonios Liapis, Institute of Digital Games; Prof. Norman Poh, Faculty of 福利在线免费 & Communication Technology and Prof. Georgios N. Yannakakis, Institute of Digital Games.
This academic achievement underscores the University of Malta’s commitment to excellence in research and innovation across diverse disciplines, ranging from business and management, engineering, medicine and health sciences, to the humanities and social sciences.
The contributor of this global study is Stanford University professor, John P.A. Ioannidis. His selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field”. The citation indicators and the methodology of his rankings are available .
Suggested citation: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2025), “August 2025 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators", Elsevier Data Repository, V8, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.8
