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Vilnius University of Applied Sciences

In research, Vilnius University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,075 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,218 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,794 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,644
of 28,054 · #23,414 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#17
of 38
Research works
706
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Vilnius University of Applied Sciences 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 #5,075 of 10,521 18.7%114 #10072
Health SciencesDomain #7,218 of 11,982 9.8%62 #15185
Physical SciencesDomain #11,794 of 12,888 9.6%66 #16243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vilnius University of Applied 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 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#10,072 #5,075
  2. Health Sciences#15,185 #7,218
  3. Physical Sciences#16,243 #11,794
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.

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: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.20× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.82× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vilnius University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Margarita Išoraitė lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vilnius University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Margarita Išoraitė Lithuania · #864,831 worldwide 23 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Vilnius University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Vilnius University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Education, Higher Education, Environmental Management, Innovation, Pedagogy, Leadership and Digitalization.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development16▲ 3.9×30 topics
  2. Education14▲ 3.1×23 topics
  3. Innovation12▲ 4.2×24 topics
  4. Epidemiology10◆ 0.97×51 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.54×21 topics
  6. Higher Education10▲ 6.8×11 topics
  7. Environmental Management9▲ 8.4×7 topics
  8. Pedagogy9▲ 6.9×6 topics
  9. Leadership7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 1.96×19 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency6▲ 2.6×15 topics
  12. Social Media6▲ 1.61×14 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior5▲ 3.3×10 topics
  14. Economic Development5▲ 2.6×16 topics
  15. Economic Growth5▲ 2.4×8 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management5▲ 2.2×11 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  18. Digitalization5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  19. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  20. Digital Transformation5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Professional Identity4▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Learning4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  24. Digital Competence4▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Feminist Research4▲ 301×1 topic
  26. Social Competence4▲ 301×1 topic
  27. Financial Security4▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Human Capital4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  29. Supply Chain4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  30. Innovation Development3▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Regional Growth3▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Green Investments3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Knowledge Economy3▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Social Safety3▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Phenomenology3▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Resource Efficiency3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Investment3▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Work Environment2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Vilnius University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Leadership, and Health Research, Business and Economic Development, Research in Social Sciences and Environmental Sustainability in Business.

Education, Leadership, a…4Education, Leadership, and Health Research: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Economic De…3Business and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…2Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transport Logistics: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…2Social Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional works
EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawMarketingSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 4 works
  2. 2 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Research in Social Sciences Education 2 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  10. 10 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vilnius University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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