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Research in Vilnius

Science Explorer records 71 research institutions in Vilnius, Lithuania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Vilnius University, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

Research institutions
71
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
56k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Vilnius?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Vilnius UniversityUniversity 22,087 #1,282
2Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityUniversity 12,334 #4,122
3Mykolas Romeris UniversityUniversity 2,974 #9,817
4Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyResearch facility 2,878 #3,152
5Police DepartmentGovernment institution 1,395 #17,972
6Nature Research CentreGovernment institution 1,354 #11,169
7Lithuanian Academy of SciencesInstitution 1,342 #11,700 all time
8Lithuanian University of Educational SciencesUniversity 1,141 #29,820 all time
9Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu KlinikosHospital / health system 997 #23,746
10Institute of the Lithuanian LanguageResearch facility 763 #27,018
11Lithuanian Institute of HistoryUniversity 712 #16,360
12Vilnius University of Applied SciencesUniversity 706 #14,644
13Department of Cultural HeritageInstitution 635 #9,921
14Lithuanian Social Research CentreInstitution 564 #8,492
15Kazimieras Simonavičius UniversityUniversity 545 #23,954
16Institute of Lithuanian Literature and FolkloreResearch facility 500 #26,908
17General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of LithuaniaGovernment institution 455 #22,325
18ISM University of Management and EconomicsUniversity 393 #23,042
19Lithuanian Ornithological SocietyNonprofit 392 #24,395
20European Humanities UniversityUniversity 331 #20,896
21State Research Institute Centre for Innovative MedicineResearch facility 330 #7,987
22National Cancer InstituteHospital / health system 287 #18,768
23Vilnius Academy of ArtsUniversity 243 #25,472
24Centro poliklinikaHospital / health system 232 #33,672 all time
25Lietuvos Bioetikos KomitetasInstitution 225 #42,513 all time
26Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian EconomicsResearch facility 223 #28,776 all time
27International Business School at Vilnius UniversityUniversity 198 #37,811 all time
28Lithuanian Academy of Music and TheatreUniversity 177 #27,938
29Vilnius College of Technologies and DesignUniversity 176 #22,733
30Lithuanian Geological SurveyUniversity 163 #39,702 all time
31Lietuvos Mokslo TarybaFunder 156 #27,624
32Vilnius Business CollegeUniversity 129 #41,822 all time
33Bank of LithuaniaInstitution 123 #40,813 all time
34International School of Law and BusinessUniversity 98 not ranked
35Ekspla (Lithuania)Company 78 not ranked
36Martynas Mažvydas National LibraryArchive 63 not ranked
37Vilnius College of DesignUniversity 62 not ranked
38Law Institute of LithuaniaResearch facility 49 not ranked
39Lithuanian Scientific SocietyNonprofit 37 not ranked
40Thermo Fisher Scientific (Lithuania)Company 32 not ranked
41Ministry of Health of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 28 not ranked
42Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 26 not ranked
43Valstybinių Miškų UrėdijaGovernment institution 22 not ranked
44Applied Research Institute for Prospective TechnologiesNonprofit 20 not ranked
45Vilnius Cooperative CollegeUniversity 20 not ranked
46Biocentras (Lithuania)Company 18 not ranked
47Baltic Institute of Advanced TechnologyResearch facility 16 not ranked
48Aplinkos Apsaugos AgenturaGovernment institution 14 not ranked
49Lithuanian Art MuseumArchive 13 not ranked
50Ministry of Environment of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 11 not ranked
51Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 11 not ranked
52MSD (Lithuania)Company 11 not ranked
53Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsGovernment institution 9 not ranked
54Ministry of Justice of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 8 not ranked
55Vilnius City Municipality AdministrationGovernment institution 8 not ranked
56Ministry of Economy of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 7 not ranked
57Public Policy and Management InstituteInstitution 4 not ranked
58Agency for Science, Innovation and TechnologyGovernment institution 4 not ranked
59Lithuanian Innovation CentreNonprofit 4 not ranked
60Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of LithuaniaGovernment institution 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Vilnius University: 39.6%Vilnius Gediminas Technical University: 22.1%Mykolas Romeris University: 5.3%Center for Physical Sciences and Technology: 5.2%56 others listed: 27.9%40%largest
Vilnius University22k · 39.6%Vilnius Gediminas Technical University12k · 22.1%Mykolas Romeris University2,974 · 5.3%Center for Physical Sciences and Technology2,878 · 5.2%56 others listed16k · 27.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Vilnius strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vilnius is most concentrated in Language and Linguistics, Algebra and Number Theory and History (4.6× the world share in Language and Linguistics).

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 242.3 works4.6×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 30.6 works4.0×
  3. HistorySubfield · 138.1 works3.6×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 630.5 works3.5×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 121.8 works3.4×
  6. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 45.4 works3.3×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 41.0 works3.2×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Vilnius?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, European Union, Education, Globalization, Soviet Union, International Relations, Eastern Europe and Sustainable Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education390▲ 1.88×115 topics
  2. Sustainability388▲ 1.32×106 topics
  3. Globalization387▲ 1.64×135 topics
  4. Human Rights372▲ 3.0×74 topics
  5. Sustainable Development335▲ 1.75×88 topics
  6. Climate Change322◆ 0.99×112 topics
  7. Innovation222▲ 1.76×70 topics
  8. European Union221▲ 8.1×26 topics
  9. Identity206▲ 2.4×68 topics
  10. Pedagogy206▲ 3.5×28 topics
  11. Higher Education200▲ 3.1×27 topics
  12. Literature196▲ 3.0×48 topics
  13. Leadership190▲ 3.3×31 topics
  14. International Relations180▲ 6.2×26 topics
  15. Environmental Management171▲ 3.5×19 topics
  16. Soviet Union166▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Cultural Identity165▲ 2.6×33 topics
  18. Eastern Europe159▲ 24×3 topics
  19. European Integration154▲ 22×6 topics
  20. Learning137▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Democracy132▲ 3.1×22 topics
  22. Diplomacy132▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Professional Identity132▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Digital Competence127▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Cold War125▲ 16×5 topics
  26. International Law125▲ 3.4×27 topics
  27. Cultural Integration125▲ 4.6×3 topics
  28. Feminist Research120▲ 190×1 topic
  29. Social Competence120▲ 190×1 topic
  30. Judicial Review119▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Postcolonial Theory118▲ 37×4 topics
  32. Australia117▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Rhetoric115▲ 8.7×6 topics
  34. Social Perception108▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Constitutionalism102▲ 8.9×5 topics
  36. Imagology102▲ 84×1 topic
  37. National Stereotypes102▲ 84×1 topic
  38. Lexicography95▲ 8.6×5 topics
  39. ECHR88▲ 19×1 topic
  40. European Legal Systems88▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Vilnius?

  1. 1 Education, Leadership, and Health ResearchEducation 120 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsPolitical Science and International Relations 117 works
  3. 3 European Cultural and National IdentitySociology and Political Science 102 works
  4. 4 European and International Law StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 88 works
  5. 5 Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandHistory 46 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementStrategy and Management 43 works
  7. 7 Business and Economic DevelopmentManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 42 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and language evolutionLanguage and Linguistics 39 works
  9. 9 Medieval European History and ArchitectureArcheology 37 works
  10. 10 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityLanguage and Linguistics 37 works

Research output over time

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