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Kaunas University of Technology

In research, Kaunas University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,505 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,910 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,240 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Building and Construction and Marketing — Polymers and Plastics is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,285
of 28,054 · #3,813 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#2
of 38
Research works
12k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
127k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Kaunas University of Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,505 of 10,521 27.8%501 #1561
Physical SciencesDomain #1,910 of 12,888 14.9%1,253 #3020
EngineeringField #1,240 of 6,636 11.6%596 #1869
Health SciencesDomain #3,181 of 11,982 27.8%168 #6089
Computer ScienceField #1,350 of 4,667 28.2%208 #1288
Social SciencesField #2,040 of 6,365 23.2%182 #1372
Business, Management and AccountingField #849 of 2,578 31.2%131 #889
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #657 of 1,884 40.2%61 #1195
MedicineField #4,477 of 10,443 25.3%123 #6490
Materials ScienceField #1,098 of 2,468 12.3%188 #1715

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaunas University of Technology sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,561 #1,505
  2. Physical Sciences#3,020 #1,910
  3. Engineering#1,869 #1,240
  4. Health Sciences#6,089 #3,181
  5. Computer Science#1,288 #1,350
  6. Social Sciences#1,372 #2,040
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#889 #849
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,195 #657
  9. Medicine#6,490 #4,477
  10. Materials Science#1,715 #1,098
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kaunas University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 46.2 works5.5×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 62.6 works4.9×
  3. MarketingSubfield · 34.0 works3.9×
  4. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 41.0 works3.8×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.7 works3.4×
  6. BiomaterialsSubfield · 28.0 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 208 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 596 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.60× its world share, 188 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 131 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 182 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kaunas University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Petras Rimantas Venskutonis, Sigitas Tamulevičius and Raimundas Lekas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kaunas University of Technology.

  1. 1 Petras Rimantas Venskutonis Lithuania · #49,863 worldwide 724 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Sigitas Tamulevičius Lithuania · #294,987 worldwide 289 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Raimundas Lekas Lithuania · #395,808 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Antanas Verikas Lithuania · #422,538 worldwide 154 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Vytautas Snieška Lithuania · #458,986 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jurgis Kazimieras Staniškis Lithuania · #470,374 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Vaidotas Marozas Lithuania · #490,005 worldwide 51 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Tautrimas Aštrauskas Lithuania · #516,543 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Vytautas Getautis Lithuania · #531,163 worldwide 184 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Md. Reazuddin Repon Lithuania · #533,168 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kaunas University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Kaunas University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Biomedical Applications, Environmental Impact, Environmental Management, Nanocomposites, Circular Economy and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 institution'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. Deep Learning122▲ 1.73×71 topics
  2. Sustainability105▲ 2.1×56 topics
  3. Machine Learning84▲ 1.25×67 topics
  4. Environmental Impact79▲ 2.3×36 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications72▲ 2.9×26 topics
  6. Nanocomposites56▲ 3.4×20 topics
  7. Renewable Energy54▲ 1.82×38 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties53▲ 2.6×30 topics
  9. Globalization51▲ 1.26×54 topics
  10. Sustainable Development49▲ 1.48×45 topics
  11. Environmental Management48▲ 5.8×10 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence45▲ 1.60×37 topics
  13. Innovation39▲ 1.79×43 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering38▲ 3.0×10 topics
  15. Internet of Things37▲ 2.1×21 topics
  16. Recycling37▲ 4.6×9 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency36▲ 1.88×37 topics
  18. Circular Economy36▲ 6.3×7 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior32▲ 2.5×10 topics
  20. Synthesis32▲ 4.2×26 topics
  21. Geopolymer28▲ 9.4×2 topics
  22. 3D Printing27▲ 5.5×4 topics
  23. Polymer Composites26▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Additive Manufacturing26▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. CO2 Sequestration24▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Nanotechnology22▲ 6.0×6 topics
  27. Carbon Emissions20▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Fly Ash20▲ 9.1×2 topics
  29. Resource Efficiency20▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Transition Metal Complexes20▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Electroluminescence20▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes19▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Phosphorescent Materials19▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Alkali-Activated Materials19▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Cementitious Materials19▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Product Design19▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Non-Destructive Testing18▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Environmental Innovation18▲ 9.6×1 topic
  39. Green Consumption18▲ 9.6×1 topic
  40. Social Sustainability17▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Kaunas University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Organic Light-Emitting D…19Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 19 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…19Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 19 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 18 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 16 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 15 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 15 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 14 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…14Digital Transformation in Industry: 14 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 12 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 11 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMarketingStrategy and Management5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 18 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 16 works
  5. 5 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 15 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 14 works
  8. 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 12 works
  10. 10 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 11 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaunas University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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.

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