New data released by world-renowned research group Webometrics places the University of Malta in the 839th place out of all universities in the world, 27 positions up from the ranking published in 2020.
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities are a way for the University to monitor its performance in terms of its online presence.
These latest results are an encouraging step towards increasing the online reach of the University and being able to increase awareness of the services it offers.
These rankings are published twice yearly, and rank universities in terms of their visibility, or the number of external networks linking to the institution’s webpages, transparency, or number of citations from the top 210 authors of the institution, and excellence, or the number of papers amongst the top 10% most cited.