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Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

In research, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences stands highest in Mathematics (#1,810 of 2,114 worldwide), Computer Science (#5,699 of 6,336 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,400 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,925
of 34,923
Rank in Lithuania
#46
of 49
Research works
1.3k
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.50×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

What is Lithuanian Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MathematicsField #1,810 of 2,114 3.6%162
Computer ScienceField #5,699 of 6,336 5.9%172
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,400 of 3,725 7.6%125
EngineeringField #8,857 of 9,532 6.0%279
Physics and AstronomyField #2,809 of 2,917 2.6%161
Physical SciencesDomain #17,003 of 17,446 4.8%1,036
Social SciencesDomain #14,600 of 14,833 3.5%171

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lithuanian Academy of Sciences 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lithuanian Academy of Sciences work in?

In all years, 77% of research at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Computer Science (13%), Mathematics (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,036 fractional works · 77.2% of its workEngineering: 279 fractional works · 20.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 125 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 172 fractional works · 12.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 74 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 47 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 162 fractional works · 12.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 47 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 46 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNumerical Analysis: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 161 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 107 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 98 fractional works · 7.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrochemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 69 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 50 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 171 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 54 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFinance: 39 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 43 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 36 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 106 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLithuanianAcademy of…1,342fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences13%

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

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering27920.8%
    2. Computer Science17212.8%
    3. Mathematics16212.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy16112.0%
    5. Chemistry987.3%
    6. Materials Science695.2%
    7. Environmental Science503.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences251.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering151.1%
    10. Energy40.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance544.0%
    2. Decision Sciences433.2%
    3. Social Sciences413.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting151.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities151.1%
    6. Psychology30.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology523.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences382.9%
    3. Neuroscience80.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    1. Medicine231.7%
    2. Veterinary30.2%
    3. Health Professions20.1%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.85×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.25×1 works
  3. Social Sciences3.10×4 works
  4. Environmental Science2.47×1 works
  5. Psychology1.19×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.16×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.13×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.70×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×0 works
  11. Medicine0.26×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Juozas J. Kulys, Aušra Raudonikiene and V. Bentkus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Juozas J. Kulys Lithuania · #2,885,819 worldwide 5.5k citations · 243 works
  2. 2 Aušra Raudonikiene Lithuania · #3,539,914 worldwide 861 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 V. Bentkus Lithuania · #4,563,594 worldwide 1.7k citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Valdemaras J. Razumas Lithuania · #5,007,616 worldwide 2.4k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Algirdas Zukauskas Lithuania · #5,529,569 worldwide 1.9k citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Jonas Jasaitis Lithuania · #5,608,023 worldwide 121 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Narimantas Č≐nas Lithuania · #5,752,934 worldwide 805 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 JURAS POZHELA Lithuania · #5,780,425 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A. Šileika Lithuania · #5,789,896 worldwide 425 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 G. Kurilienė Lithuania · #5,795,167 worldwide 375 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Lithuanian Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Lithuanian Academy of Sciences is "Heat Transfer from Tubes in Crossflow" (Algirdas Zukauskas, 1972), with 1,410 citations. Next come "Small sample size effects in statistical pattern recognition: recommendations for practitioners" (1,404) and "On bayesian methods for seeking the extremum" (528).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heat Transfer from Tubes in Crossflow Algirdas Zukauskas · Advances in heat transfer Book chapter 1972 1,410
2 Small sample size effects in statistical pattern recognition: recommendations for practitioners Šarūnas Raudys, Anil Kumar Jain · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Mar 1991 1,404
3 On bayesian methods for seeking the extremum Audris Mockus · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 1975 528
4 Application of Bayesian approach to numerical methods of global and stochastic optimization Jonas Mockus · Journal of Global Optimization Jun 1994 405
5 Fundamental stellar parameters derived from the evolutionary tracks Vytautas Straižys, G. Kurilienė · Astrophysics and Space Science Dec 1981 366
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Which keywords describe research at Lithuanian Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Photovoltaics, Semiconductor, Nanowires, Monte Carlo Simulation, Band Parameters, Quantum Dots, Excitons and Single-Photon Source.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Photovoltaics48▲ 14×4 topics
  2. Semiconductor46▲ 10×6 topics
  3. Machine Learning37▲ 1.29×32 topics
  4. Nanowires37▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Monte Carlo Simulation36▲ 8.8×4 topics
  6. Band Parameters35▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Quantum Dots34▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Nanomaterials32▲ 2.9×9 topics
  9. Excitons31▲ 30×1 topic
  10. Single-Photon Source31▲ 30×1 topic
  11. Heat Transfer31▲ 4.5×16 topics
  12. Model Checking30▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Option Pricing29▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Stochastic Calculus29▲ 61×1 topic
  15. Carbon Nanotubes27▲ 5.7×7 topics
  16. Biosensor Applications26▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Graphene25▲ 3.7×5 topics
  18. Electrochemistry24▲ 8.8×2 topics
  19. Nanostructured Materials24▲ 9.4×4 topics
  20. Biosensors24▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. Nanoscale Imaging24▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Optimal Control24▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Insurance24▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Detection24▲ 6.0×1 topic
  25. Dividend24▲ 139×1 topic
  26. Electrochemical24▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Risk24▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Electrochemical Biosensors23▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Glucose Sensors23▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Artificial Neural Networks23▲ 4.0×5 topics
  31. Temporal Logic21▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Ergodic Theory20▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Boundary Value Problems17▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Heterocycles17▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Wavelets17▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Process Variation16▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Nonlinear Equations15▲ 8.5×6 topics
  38. Knowledge Representation15▲ 7.9×4 topics
  39. Nanowire Transistors15▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors15▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Lithuanian Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Eastern European Communism and Reforms, History of Science and Natural History, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy and Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems.

Eastern European Communi…1Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 1 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 1 fractional worksStochastic processes and financial applications: 0 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI…0Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 0 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 0 fractional worksEuropean Linguistics and Anthropology: 0 fractional worksRussian Literature and Bakhtin Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Modern Theater Studies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawFinance5 others

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

  1. 1 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Stochastic processes and financial applications Finance 0 works
  6. 6 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  7. 7 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  8. 8 European Linguistics and Anthropology Anthropology 0 works
  9. 9 Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies Education 0 works
  10. 10 Historical and Modern Theater Studies Clinical Psychology 0 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lithuanian Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lithuanian Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Lithuanian Academy of Sciences0.000051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2010Lithuanian Academy of Sciences5.9% in 201020002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.1% in 2009.

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