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Science in Lithuania

Lithuania ranks #75 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#72 all time), with 20k research works and 14.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#75
of 192 · #72 all time
Works, 2022–2025
20k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
65%
world 63%

What is Lithuania strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Lithuania ranks highest in Social Sciences (#69 of 151), Medicine (#79 of 155) and Sociology and Political Science (#65 of 122). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Language and Linguistics and Algebra and Number Theory.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #69 of 151 13.6%3,627 Institutions
MedicineField #79 of 155 10.7%2,904 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #65 of 122 15.9%1,007 Institutions
EngineeringField #75 of 134 11.3%2,718 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #76 of 131 17.2%1,060 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #74 of 125 16.7%1,139 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #68 of 113 21.9%996 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #65 of 108 16.0%796 Institutions
PsychologyField #69 of 109 18.1%850 Institutions
EducationSubfield #74 of 115 12.3%693 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #69 of 106 14.0%1,207 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #84 of 126 23.4%1,062 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 · 27.5 works5.0×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 308.7 works3.5×
  3. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 38.4 works3.0×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 804.5 works2.7×
  5. Public AdministrationSubfield · 29.1 works2.7×
  6. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 10.3 works2.6×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 153.8 works2.5×
  8. Urban StudiesSubfield · 140.4 works2.5×
← 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: 1.10× its world share, 1,062 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 796 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 155 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 255 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 61 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 222 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 1,060 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 240 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 178 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 2,718 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 1,139 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 622 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 250 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 359 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 132 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 479 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 2,904 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 81 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 1,207 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 996 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 207 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 683 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 850 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 3,627 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Lithuania?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, European Union, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Globalization and Human Rights.

▲ 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 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. Sustainability703▲ 1.42×117 topics
  2. Climate Change636▲ 1.16×116 topics
  3. Epidemiology630▼ 0.78×134 topics
  4. Education622▲ 1.78×120 topics
  5. Globalization581▲ 1.45×149 topics
  6. Sustainable Development550▲ 1.70×94 topics
  7. Environmental Impact449▲ 1.30×68 topics
  8. Human Rights448▲ 2.1×78 topics
  9. Renewable Energy400▲ 1.37×55 topics
  10. Innovation399▲ 1.87×72 topics
  11. Higher Education364▲ 3.3×31 topics
  12. Mental Health356▲ 1.20×46 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence352▲ 1.26×59 topics
  14. Pedagogy351▲ 3.5×30 topics
  15. Leadership328▲ 3.4×34 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency298▲ 1.55×43 topics
  17. Environmental Management293▲ 3.6×19 topics
  18. Economic Growth288▲ 1.67×34 topics
  19. European Union279▲ 6.0×27 topics
  20. Identity263▲ 1.78×71 topics
  21. Literature239▲ 2.2×50 topics
  22. International Relations234▲ 4.8×28 topics
  23. Learning232▲ 3.9×14 topics
  24. Ethics224▲ 2.3×50 topics
  25. Professional Identity222▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Digital Competence213▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Feminist Research203▲ 190×1 topic
  28. Social Competence203▲ 190×1 topic
  29. Soviet Union200▲ 17×3 topics
  30. European Integration194▲ 17×6 topics
  31. Eastern Europe189▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Diplomacy163▲ 8.4×7 topics
  33. Cold War155▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Postcolonial Theory144▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Australia143▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Rhetoric138▲ 6.2×6 topics
  37. Judicial Review131▲ 7.1×5 topics
  38. Social Perception129▲ 15×5 topics
  39. Imagology121▲ 59×1 topic
  40. National Stereotypes121▲ 59×1 topic

Which universities in Lithuania lead research?

Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology and Center for Physical Sciences and Technology rank highest in Lithuania on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 18.8%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Vilnius University: 4,966, 12.9%Kaunas University of Technology: 2,068, 20.0%Center for Physical Sciences and Technology: 686, 11.3%Vytautas Magnus University: 1,735, 20.0%Lithuanian University of Health Sciences: 1,543, 12.6%Vilnius Gediminas Technical University: 2,097, 15.7%Lithuanian Energy Institute: 286, 19.4%State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine: 125, 28.0%Klaipėda University: 550, 13.7%Lithuanian Social Research Centre: 200, 28.8%Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry: 360, 26.5%Mykolas Romeris University: 635, 14.9%Department of Cultural Heritage: 247, 20.4%Nature Research Centre: 441, 18.5%Šiauliai University: 94, 19.3%Kaunas University of…Vytautas Magnus Univ…Vilnius UniversityCenter for Physical …
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Vilnius UniversityUniversity · Vilnius · #1,282 worldwide12.9% top 10% · 5k works
  2. 2Kaunas University of TechnologyUniversity · Kaunas · #2,285 worldwide20.0% top 10% · 2.1k works
  3. 3Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyResearch facility · Vilnius · #3,152 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 686 works
  4. 4Vytautas Magnus UniversityUniversity · Kaunas · #3,309 worldwide20.0% top 10% · 1.7k works
  5. 5Lithuanian University of Health SciencesUniversity · Kaunas · #3,317 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
  6. 6Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityUniversity · Vilnius · #4,122 worldwide15.7% top 10% · 2.1k works
  7. 7Lithuanian Energy InstituteNonprofit · Kaunas · #6,580 worldwide19.4% top 10% · 286 works
  8. 8State Research Institute Centre for Innovative MedicineResearch facility · Vilnius · #7,987 worldwide28.0% top 10% · 125 works
  9. 9Klaipėda UniversityUniversity · Klaipėda · #8,394 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 550 works
  10. 10Lithuanian Social Research CentreInstitution · Vilnius · #8,492 worldwide28.8% top 10% · 200 works
  11. 11Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and ForestryResearch facility · Kaunas · #8,872 worldwide26.5% top 10% · 360 works
  12. 12Mykolas Romeris UniversityUniversity · Vilnius · #9,817 worldwide14.9% top 10% · 635 works
  13. 13Department of Cultural HeritageInstitution · Vilnius · #9,921 worldwide20.4% top 10% · 247 works
  14. 14Nature Research CentreGovernment institution · Vilnius · #11,169 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 441 works
  15. 15Šiauliai UniversityUniversity · Šiauliai · #12,640 worldwide19.3% top 10% · 94 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Lithuania

Who are the top researchers in Lithuania?

Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Zenonas Turskis and Limas Kupčinskas rank highest among researchers based in Lithuania.

  1. 1 Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas · #6,519 worldwide 2k citations · 166 works
  2. 2 Zenonas Turskis · #8,657 worldwide 799 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Limas Kupčinskas · #16,111 worldwide 617 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Jelena Čelutkienė · #18,845 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Petras Rimantas Venskutonis · #49,863 worldwide 724 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Regina Gražulevičienė · #54,325 worldwide 259 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 K. Pyragas · #59,280 worldwide 800 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Romualdas Ginevičius · #61,000 worldwide 209 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Marius Miglinas · #64,876 worldwide 420 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Kristina Biekšienė · #73,312 worldwide 98 citations · 33 works
Top researchers in Lithuania

Which cities in Lithuania are research hubs?

  1. 1 Vilnius Lithuania 56k works
  2. 2 Kaunas Lithuania 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Lithuania's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Lithuania