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Lithuanian Energy Institute

In research, Lithuanian Energy Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,786 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,308 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy (Energy is 6.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,701
of 22,385 · #5,654 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#10
of 36
Research works
1.2k
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Lithuanian Energy Institute

What is Lithuanian Energy Institute known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,786 of 10,670 6.7%244 #2306
EngineeringField #2,308 of 5,901 7.1%127 #1980

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lithuanian Energy Institute 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 Energy Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Lithuanian Energy Institute is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Environmental Science (17%), Materials Science (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 276 fractional works · 85.0% of its workEngineering: 138 fractional works · 42.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 55 fractional works · 16.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 6.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLithuanian EnergyInstitute324fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences8%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13842.7%
    2. Environmental Science5516.8%
    3. Materials Science3611.2%
    4. Energy206.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences72.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering72.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy61.8%
    8. Chemistry31.1%
    9. Computer Science30.8%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance113.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting61.9%
    3. Decision Sciences41.3%
    4. Social Sciences41.1%
    5. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine113.4%
    2. Health Professions10.3%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Lithuanian Energy Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 20.0 works6.7×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.74× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.72× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.84× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.39× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.20× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy6.72×20 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.74×6 works
  3. Environmental Science3.39×55 works
  4. Materials Science3.20×36 works
  5. Engineering2.84×138 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.58×11 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.44×7 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.29×4 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.82×6 works
  10. Chemistry0.67×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×10 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×6 works
  13. Dentistry0.42×1 works
  14. Medicine0.18×11 works
  15. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.11×3 works
  17. Health Professions0.11×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.09×4 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.07×0 works
  21. Psychology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lithuanian Energy Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Justas Eimontas, Nerijus Striūgas and Virginijus Radziukynas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lithuanian Energy Institute.

  1. 1 Justas Eimontas Lithuania · #369,159 worldwide 2.1k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Nerijus Striūgas Lithuania · #805,397 worldwide 3.2k citations · 138 works
  3. 3 Virginijus Radziukynas Lithuania · #846,590 worldwide 610 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Gediminas Stankūnas Lithuania · #1,009,270 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Linas Martišauskas Lithuania · #1,306,208 worldwide 717 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Mantas Marčiukaitis Lithuania · #1,464,894 worldwide 611 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Kęstutis Zakarauskas Lithuania · #1,477,991 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Lina Murauskaitė Lithuania · #1,482,371 worldwide 461 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Mindaugas Aikas Lithuania · #1,535,157 worldwide 450 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Inga Žutautaitė Lithuania · #1,704,512 worldwide 454 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lithuanian Energy Institute

What are the most cited papers from Lithuanian Energy Institute?

The most cited paper from Lithuanian Energy Institute is "A comprehensive review of data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach in energy efficiency" (Abbas Mardani, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Dalia Štreimikienė et al., 2016), with 644 citations. Next come "Understanding flood regime changes in Europe: a state-of-the-art assessment" (637) and "Review of magnesium hydride-based materials: development and optimisation" (408).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A comprehensive review of data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach in energy efficiency Abbas Mardani, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Dalia Štreimikienė et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 Dec 2016 644
2 Understanding flood regime changes in Europe: a state-of-the-art assessment Julia Hall et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences Open access 30 Jul 2014 637
3 Review of magnesium hydride-based materials: development and optimisation Jean‐Claude Crivello, Bernard Dam, Roman V. Denys et al. · Applied Physics A Open access 27 Jan 2016 408
4 A review of greenhouse gas emission profiles, dynamics, and climate change mitigation efforts across the key climate change players Xiaosong Zheng, Dalia Štreimikienė, Tomas Baležentis et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production 25 Jun 2019 323
5 An approach to simulate the motion of spherical and non-spherical fuel particles in combustion chambers Algis Džiugys, Bernhard J. Peters · Granular Matter Dec 2001 322
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lithuanian Energy Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Recycling, Waste Management, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Heat Transfer and Pyrolysis.

▲ 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 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. Renewable Energy50▲ 11×37 topics
  2. Environmental Impact33▲ 6.0×27 topics
  3. Sustainability24▲ 3.0×24 topics
  4. Recycling22▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Climate Change22▲ 2.5×33 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency17▲ 5.8×16 topics
  7. Waste Management15▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Heat Transfer14▲ 9.1×11 topics
  9. Pyrolysis13▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Renewable Fuels13▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Biomass13▲ 34×5 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties12▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Lignocellulosic Biomass12▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Biochar11▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Gasification11▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Life Cycle Assessment11▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Bio-oil10▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Hydrothermal Carbonization10▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impacts9▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Molten Salt9▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Nuclear Reactor9▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Energy Consumption9▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Metal Recovery8▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Energy Transition8▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions8▲ 8.5×7 topics
  26. E-Waste7▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Hazardous Substances7▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Oxidation Behavior7▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Oxidation Resistance7▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Hydrogen Embrittlement7▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Large-Eddy Simulation7▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Thermal Properties6▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Wind Power Integration6▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Accident Tolerant Fuels6▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Fuel Cladding6▲ 54×1 topic
  38. District Heating6▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Energy Systems6▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Microstructural Characterization6▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Lithuanian Energy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Nuclear Materials and Properties.

Thermochemical Biomass C…10Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 10 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …9Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 9 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…7Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 7 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…6Nuclear Materials and Properties: 6 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 6 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 6 fractional worksPlasma Applications and …5Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…4Energy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  5. 5 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 6 works
  7. 7 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  8. 8 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lithuanian Energy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Energy Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Lithuanian Energy Institute0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lithuanian Energy Institute 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.

still counting5%10%15%Lithuanian Energy Institute12.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2016.

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