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Šiauliai University

In research, Šiauliai University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,898 of 14,833 worldwide), Education (#1,612 of 3,033 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,818 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,458
of 22,385 · #11,539 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#24
of 36
Research works
1.3k
▼ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Šiauliai University

What is Šiauliai University 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,898 of 14,833 5.8%751
EducationSubfield #1,612 of 3,033 5.3%282
Social SciencesField #6,818 of 9,330 4.8%447
Physical SciencesDomain #12,984 of 17,446 4.2%414
Computer ScienceField #5,164 of 6,336 5.0%161

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Šiauliai University 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 Šiauliai University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Šiauliai University is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Mathematics (15%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 58 fractional works · 54.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 26.3% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 37.6% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 14.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 10.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKŠiauliaiUniversity107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences54%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2826.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1312.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting65.5%
    4. Psychology54.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities54.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Mathematics1614.9%
    2. Computer Science1110.5%
    3. Engineering65.3%
    4. Environmental Science54.4%
    5. Materials Science21.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Health Professions32.8%
    2. Medicine32.6%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 12.67× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.73× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics12.67×16 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.73×13 works
  3. Social Sciences2.08×28 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.71×6 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.53×5 works
  6. Psychology1.53×5 works
  7. Computer Science1.35×11 works
  8. Health Professions1.06×3 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.02×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.88×5 works
  11. Materials Science0.41×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×2 works
  14. Engineering0.35×6 works
  15. Energy0.34×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  18. Medicine0.14×3 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×1 works
  21. Nursing0.09×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Šiauliai University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ingrida Šaulienė, Mindaugas Butkus and Raimondas Zemblys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Šiauliai University.

  1. 1 Ingrida Šaulienė Lithuania · #448,601 worldwide 3.1k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Mindaugas Butkus Lithuania · #920,478 worldwide 1.6k citations · 115 works
  3. 3 Raimondas Zemblys Lithuania · #1,412,549 worldwide 799 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Remigijus Bubnys Lithuania · #2,923,806 worldwide 581 citations · 102 works
  5. 5 Kristina Matuzevičiūtė Lithuania · #3,188,724 worldwide 507 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Gediminas Valiulis Lithuania · #3,264,246 worldwide 214 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Diana Šaparnienė Lithuania · #3,350,560 worldwide 263 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Rita Toleikienė Lithuania · #3,391,751 worldwide 103 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Laura Šukienė Lithuania · #3,406,061 worldwide 317 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Lina Garšvienė Lithuania · #3,447,107 worldwide 123 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Šiauliai University

What are the most cited papers from Šiauliai University?

The most cited paper from Šiauliai University is "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study" (Francesca Ugolini, Luciano Massetti, Pedro Calaza Martínez et al., 2020), with 629 citations. Next come "Recommended terminology for aerobiological studies" (331) and "Scale, composition, and technique effects through which the economic growth, foreign direct investment, urbanization, and trade affect greenhouse gas emissions" (249).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study Francesca Ugolini, Luciano Massetti, Pedro Calaza Martínez et al. · Urban forestry & urban greening Open access 16 Oct 2020 629
2 Recommended terminology for aerobiological studies Carmen Galán, Annalisa Ariatti, Maira Bonini et al. · Aerobiologia Open access Sep 2017 331
3 Scale, composition, and technique effects through which the economic growth, foreign direct investment, urbanization, and trade affect greenhouse gas emissions Genovaitė Liobikienė, Mindaugas Butkus · Renewable Energy 11 Sep 2018 249
4 Using machine learning to detect events in eye-tracking data Raimondas Zemblys, Diederick C. Niehorster, Oleg V. Komogortsev et al. · Behavior Research Methods Open access 23 Feb 2017 202
5 Variation of the group 5 grass pollen allergen content of airborne pollen in relation to geographic location and time in season Jeroen Buters et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 6 May 2015 195
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Šiauliai University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Random Matrix Theory, Modular Forms, Number Theory, Education, Higher Education, Labor Market and Unemployment.

▲ 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. Economic Growth7▲ 8.4×13 topics
  2. Education7▲ 4.0×16 topics
  3. Random Matrix Theory6▲ 168×2 topics
  4. Modular Forms6▲ 140×3 topics
  5. Higher Education5▲ 9.4×12 topics
  6. Number Theory5▲ 210×2 topics
  7. Educational Technology5▲ 4.2×15 topics
  8. Labor Market5▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Innovation5▲ 4.5×20 topics
  10. Globalization5▲ 2.3×18 topics
  11. Unemployment4▲ 51×3 topics
  12. L-Functions4▲ 135×2 topics
  13. E-Learning4▲ 3.8×11 topics
  14. Primes4▲ 324×1 topic
  15. Riemann Zeta Function4▲ 324×1 topic
  16. Fiscal Policy4▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Leadership4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  18. Pedagogy4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  19. Big Data3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  20. Online Learning3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  21. Economic Development3▲ 3.8×13 topics
  22. Regional Development3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Hypergeometric Functions3▲ 108×2 topics
  24. Infrastructure3▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Knowledge Economy2▲ 21×4 topics
  26. Learning2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  27. Transport Infrastructure2▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Public Investment2▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Taxation2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Territorial Capital2▲ 68×2 topics
  31. Distributed Systems2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Innovation Policy2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Lifelong Learning2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  34. Digital Competence2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Human Capital2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Institutional Quality2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Regional Growth2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Ergodic Theory2▲ 65×2 topics
  39. Okun's Law2▲ 349×1 topic
  40. Output2▲ 349×1 topic

Which research topics does Šiauliai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Analytic Number Theory Research, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Unemployment and Economic Growth and Regional Development and Policy.

Analytic Number Theory Research: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksUnemployment and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 2 fractional worksEducation, Leadership, and Health Research: 2 fractional worksMathematical functions and polynomials: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Identities: 2 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and National Identity: 2 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…2Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 2 fractional works
Algebra and Number TheoryEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Unemployment and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 2 works
  6. 6 Mathematical functions and polynomials Applied Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Mathematical Identities Algebra and Number Theory 2 works
  9. 9 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 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 available84.0%not open16.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Šiauliai University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% lower 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 Šiauliai University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Šiauliai University0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Šiauliai University 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%Šiauliai University11.6% 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 13.9% in 2009.

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