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Lithuanian Social Research Centre

In research, Lithuanian Social Research Centre stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,057 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,232 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,492
of 28,054 · #17,522 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#10
of 38
Research works
564
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Lithuanian Social Research Centre 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 #3,057 of 10,521 28.8%127 #5035
Social SciencesField #2,232 of 6,365 23.2%72 #3798

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lithuanian Social Research Centre 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).

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: 1.47× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.17× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.88× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.91× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lithuanian Social Research Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Saulius Čaplinskas and Sarmitė Mikulionienė lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lithuanian Social Research Centre.

  1. 1 Saulius Čaplinskas Lithuania · #900,846 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Sarmitė Mikulionienė Lithuania · #1,342,227 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Lithuanian Social Research Centre

Which keywords describe research at Lithuanian Social Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Environmental Impact, European Union, Sustainable Development and Global Governance.

▲ 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. Sustainability20▲ 4.2×34 topics
  2. Renewable Energy17▲ 5.8×18 topics
  3. Environmental Impact15▲ 4.3×14 topics
  4. Climate Change14▲ 2.6×21 topics
  5. Sustainable Development13▲ 4.1×22 topics
  6. Economic Growth13▲ 7.4×15 topics
  7. Human Rights13▲ 6.1×26 topics
  8. European Union10▲ 21×11 topics
  9. Global Governance9▲ 20×9 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency8▲ 4.2×8 topics
  11. Innovation8▲ 3.6×18 topics
  12. Geopolitics7▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  14. Energy Security6▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Natural Gas6▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Regional Development6▲ 8.5×8 topics
  18. Entrepreneurship6▲ 7.7×8 topics
  19. International Relations6▲ 11×11 topics
  20. Environmental Regulation5▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Social Policy5▲ 26×5 topics
  22. Urbanization5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  23. Labor Market5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  24. Financial Development5▲ 16×3 topics
  25. International Law5▲ 7.8×11 topics
  26. Energy Consumption5▲ 10×2 topics
  27. CO2 Emissions5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Panel Data Analysis5▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Knowledge Economy4▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Kuznets Curve4▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Trade Openness4▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Judicial Review4▲ 24×4 topics
  33. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Global Economy4▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Environmental Policy4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Soviet Union4▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Economic Crisis4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Sovereignty4▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Taxation4▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Constitutionalism4▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Lithuanian Social Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Energy Security and Policy, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and Socio-economic Development and Sustainability.

Global Energy Security and Policy: 6 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 3 fractional worksSocio-economic Development and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 3 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…3Employment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksEU Law and Policy Analysis: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSustainable Agricultural…2Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis: 2 fractional works
General EnergyEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 6 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Socio-economic Development and Sustainability Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 EU Law and Policy Analysis Law 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 2 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lithuanian Social Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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.

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