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Science in Lithuania

Lithuania ranks #73 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#71 all time), with 20k research works and 8.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#73
of 189 · #71 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
793k
8.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.71×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Lithuania

What is Lithuania strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Lithuania ranks highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#47 of 105), Engineering (#62 of 131) and Computer Science (#65 of 128). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Language and Linguistics and Algebra and Number Theory.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #47 of 105 8.2%796 #48 Institutions
EngineeringField #62 of 131 7.2%2,718 #57 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #65 of 128 9.0%1,060 #60 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #63 of 124 12.2%1,062 #79 Institutions
PsychologyField #55 of 106 8.6%850 #58 Institutions
Social SciencesField #77 of 148 8.0%3,627 #68 Institutions
MedicineField #83 of 152 7.3%2,904 #84 Institutions
Molecular BiologySubfield #47 of 84 7.2%428 #48 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #62 of 110 10.4%996 #54 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #70 of 122 8.6%1,139 #79 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #56 of 95 9.3%804 #57 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #63 of 106 8.3%479 #74 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General EnergySubfield · 28.4 works · #50 of 167 active here4.5×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 324.6 works · #58 of 213 active here3.2×
  3. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 42.8 works · #53 of 162 active here2.9×
  4. Public AdministrationSubfield · 33.6 works · #51 of 186 active here2.7×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 898.1 works · #57 of 219 active here2.6×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 60.4 works · #65 of 211 active here2.5×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 168.8 works · #59 of 208 active here2.4×
  8. Urban StudiesSubfield · 154.0 works · #53 of 204 active here2.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1,198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 912 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 177 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 306 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 42 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 73 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 250 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 1,222 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 279 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 205 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 3,100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 1,335 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 718 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 286 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 410 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.31× its world share, 147 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 542 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 3,328 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 95 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 32 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 1,304 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 1,124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 242 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 785 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 994 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 4,131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.94×1,304 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.58×785 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.50×1,124 works
  4. Social Sciences1.41×4,131 works
  5. Psychology1.40×994 works
  6. Dentistry1.31×147 works
  7. Environmental Science1.16×1,335 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×1,198 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.08×242 works
  10. Mathematics1.05×286 works
  11. Veterinary1.02×32 works
  12. Energy0.96×205 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.89×73 works
  14. Engineering0.89×3,100 works
  15. Materials Science0.88×718 works
  16. Health Professions0.88×542 works
  17. Nursing0.83×95 works
  18. Neuroscience0.81×306 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.79×410 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×177 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×279 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×912 works
  23. Medicine0.74×3,328 works
  24. Chemistry0.69×250 works
  25. Computer Science0.68×1,222 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×42 works

Which fields of science does Lithuania work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Lithuania is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 8,579 fractional works · 36.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,131 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,165 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 898 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 793 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLaw: 183 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,304 fractional works · 5.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 325 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 202 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 177 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 171 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 169 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 182 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,124 fractional works · 4.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 404 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 202 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 136 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 994 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 339 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 324 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 785 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 582 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 242 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 145 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7,877 fractional works · 33.9% of its workEngineering: 3,100 fractional works · 13.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 570 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 503 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 333 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 313 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 305 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 183 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 140 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 139 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 132 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,335 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology: 213 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 211 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 198 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 116 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,222 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 366 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 333 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 161 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 718 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 369 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 410 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 206 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 286 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 224 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 279 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 211 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 250 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 205 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 158 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,144 fractional works · 17.8% of its workMedicine: 3,328 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSurgery: 370 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 252 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 244 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 213 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 205 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 201 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 163 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 402 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 542 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 262 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,635 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,198 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 406 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 186 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 912 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 490 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 156 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 306 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 151 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 177 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLithuania23kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences8,57936.9%
    1. Social Sciences4,13117.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,3045.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1,1244.8%
    4. Psychology9944.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7853.4%
    6. Decision Sciences2421.0%
    1. Engineering3,10013.3%
    2. Environmental Science1,3355.7%
    3. Computer Science1,2225.3%
    4. Materials Science7183.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4101.8%
    6. Mathematics2861.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2791.2%
    8. Chemistry2501.1%
    9. Energy2050.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering730.3%
  3. Health Sciences4,14417.8%
    1. Medicine3,32814.3%
    2. Health Professions5422.3%
    3. Dentistry1470.6%
    4. Nursing950.4%
    5. Veterinary320.1%
  4. Life Sciences2,63511.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,1985.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9123.9%
    3. Neuroscience3061.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1770.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Lithuania?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Education, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Pedagogy, European Union, Higher Education and Climate Change.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Sustainability824▲ 1.45×121 topics
  2. Climate Change727◆ 1.15×118 topics
  3. Epidemiology724▼ 0.78×135 topics
  4. Education679▲ 1.70×124 topics
  5. Globalization673▲ 1.47×156 topics
  6. Sustainable Development616▲ 1.70×98 topics
  7. Environmental Impact523▲ 1.32×70 topics
  8. Human Rights478▲ 2.0×81 topics
  9. Renewable Energy472▲ 1.40×55 topics
  10. Innovation454▲ 1.89×74 topics
  11. Mental Health415▲ 1.25×46 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence405▲ 1.22×63 topics
  13. Pedagogy400▲ 3.4×30 topics
  14. Higher Education392▲ 3.2×32 topics
  15. Leadership360▲ 3.2×35 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency334▲ 1.56×43 topics
  17. Environmental Management326▲ 3.5×19 topics
  18. Economic Growth325▲ 1.72×34 topics
  19. European Union302▲ 5.8×27 topics
  20. Identity292▲ 1.73×72 topics
  21. Literature263▲ 2.1×51 topics
  22. International Relations262▲ 4.7×28 topics
  23. Learning248▲ 3.6×14 topics
  24. Ethics247▲ 2.1×50 topics
  25. Professional Identity240▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship232▲ 2.5×22 topics
  27. Digital Competence226▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Soviet Union217▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Feminist Research215▲ 165×1 topic
  30. Social Competence215▲ 165×1 topic
  31. European Integration209▲ 16×6 topics
  32. Eastern Europe202▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Diplomacy177▲ 8.2×8 topics
  34. Cold War168▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Postcolonial Theory156▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Australia155▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Rhetoric151▲ 6.4×6 topics
  38. Social Perception142▲ 15×5 topics
  39. Imagology132▲ 57×1 topic
  40. National Stereotypes132▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Lithuania publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Education, Leadership, and Health Research, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, European Cultural and National Identity.

Education, Leadership, and Health Research: 215 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 155 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and Na…132European Cultural and National Identity: 132 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…97European and International Law Studies: 97 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 82 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 81 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 68 fractional worksSocio-economic Development and Sustainability: 58 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 56 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 54 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 54 fractional worksUrban Development and Cultural Heritage: 51 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceMarketing6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 215 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 155 works
  3. 3 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 132 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 97 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 82 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 81 works
  7. 7 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 68 works
  8. 8 Socio-economic Development and Sustainability Economics and Econometrics 58 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 54 works
  11. 11 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 54 works
  12. 12 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 51 works

Which universities in Lithuania lead research?

Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius University and Kaunas University of Technology rank highest in Lithuania on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 8.83333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Kaunas University of…Vytautas Magnus Univ…Vilnius Gediminas Te…Vilnius University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Vytautas Magnus UniversityUniversity · Kaunas · #1,431 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 1.7k works
  2. 2Vilnius UniversityUniversity · Vilnius · #1,787 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 5.1k works
  3. 3Kaunas University of TechnologyUniversity · Kaunas · #2,399 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 2.1k works
  4. 4Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityUniversity · Vilnius · #3,341 worldwide9.2% top 10% · 2.1k works
  5. 5Mykolas Romeris UniversityUniversity · Vilnius · #4,424 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 635 works
  6. 6Klaipėda UniversityUniversity · Klaipėda · #4,773 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 550 works
  7. 7Kauno kolegija Higher Education InstitutionUniversity · Kaunas · #6,726 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 256 works
  8. 8Lithuanian Sports UniversityUniversity · Kaunas · #6,799 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 307 works
  9. 9Department of Cultural HeritageInstitution · Vilnius · #6,962 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 247 works
  10. 10Lithuanian Energy InstituteNonprofit · Kaunas · #7,701 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 286 works
  11. 11Vilnius University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Vilnius · #7,865 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 258 works
  12. 12Police DepartmentGovernment institution · Vilnius · #8,448 worldwide6.9% top 10% · 346 works
  13. 13Lithuanian Social Research CentreInstitution · Vilnius · #9,035 worldwide16.2% top 10% · 200 works
  14. 14Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and ForestryResearch facility · Kaunas · #10,744 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 360 works
  15. 15Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education InstitutionUniversity · Klaipėda · #10,794 worldwide2.8% top 10% · 152 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Lithuania

Who are the top researchers in Lithuania?

Morteza Ghobakhloo, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas and Dalia Štreimikienė rank highest among researchers based in Lithuania.

  1. 1 Morteza Ghobakhloo #2,585 worldwide 15k citations · 136 works
  2. 2 Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas #8,332 worldwide 56k citations · 838 works
  3. 3 Dalia Štreimikienė #21,194 worldwide 25k citations · 825 works
  4. 4 Jelena Čelutkienė #36,225 worldwide 49k citations · 275 works
  5. 5 Tomas Baležentis #51,809 worldwide 12k citations · 422 works
  6. 6 I. Grigelionis #54,941 worldwide 29k citations · 392 works
  7. 7 Justas Štreimikis #55,886 worldwide 3.4k citations · 135 works
  8. 8 Genovaitė Liobikienė #58,793 worldwide 5.1k citations · 91 works
  9. 9 Sandra Andrušaitytė #72,227 worldwide 5.5k citations · 157 works
  10. 10 Zenonas Turskis #76,018 worldwide 24k citations · 247 works
Top researchers in Lithuania

Which cities in Lithuania are research hubs?

  1. 1 VilniusLithuania 56k works
  2. 2 KaunasLithuania 30k works

How open and international is Lithuania's research?

65% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 18% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 77% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 23% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.22× the expected open access and 1.09× the expected international share, which puts it #53 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Lithuania's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lithuania as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.089% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Lithuania0.090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lithuania over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 6.6% of its 92k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Lithuania10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Lithuania's?

Moldova is Lithuania's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Lithuania's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.

  1. 1 MoldovaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.75 Compare
  2. 2 South SudanBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences 0.73 Compare
  3. 3 CroatiaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry 0.73 Compare
  4. 4 SloveniaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Psychology 0.71 Compare
  5. 5 AlbaniaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.70 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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