The University of Malta said that 14 of its academic members of staff were featured in Elsevier's "August 2025 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized 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, the University said in a statement.
The academics are: Daphne Attard, Faculty of Science; Everaldo Attard, Institute of Earth Systems; Godfrey Baldacchino, Faculty of Arts; Jean Calleja-Agius, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery; Mark Anthony Camilleri, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Science; Albert R. Caruana, Faculty of Media & Knowledge Science; Sarah Cuschieri, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery; Michael Galea, Faculty of Engineering; Ruben Gatt, Faculty of Science; Joseph N. Grima, Faculty of Science; Jackson Levi-Said, Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy; Peter Mayo, Faculty of Education; Eleanor M.L. Scerri, Faculty of Arts; and Brendon P. Scicluna, Faculty of Health Sciences (these academics are sorted in alphabetical order),
Moreover, the following researchers 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; Antonios Liapis, Institute of Digital Games; and Norman Poh, Faculty of Information & Communication Technology.
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 university said.
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 here: Ioannidis (2025) via https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8