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Vytautas Magnus University

In research, Vytautas Magnus University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,302 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,047 of 6,365 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#751 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science and Safety Research — Agronomy and Crop Science is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,309
of 28,054 · #6,971 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#4
of 38
Research works
5.4k
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Vytautas Magnus University 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 #1,302 of 10,521 21.1%877 #2487
Social SciencesField #1,047 of 6,365 19.8%443 #1949
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #751 of 3,409 21.6%193 #1994
Physical SciencesDomain #3,909 of 12,888 17.9%483 #6314
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #867 of 2,578 19.5%126 #1516
Computer ScienceField #1,748 of 4,667 26.7%90 #3287
Environmental ScienceField #1,434 of 3,551 19.4%156 #2153
Life SciencesDomain #3,185 of 7,800 20.0%263 #6400
EducationSubfield #781 of 1,892 21.0%116 #1330
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,023 of 1,998 20.9%116 #2006

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vytautas Magnus 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 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#2,487 #1,302
  2. Social Sciences#1,949 #1,047
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,994 #751
  4. Physical Sciences#6,314 #3,909
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,516 #867
  6. Computer Science#3,287 #1,748
  7. Environmental Science#2,153 #1,434
  8. Life Sciences#6,400 #3,185
  9. Education#1,330 #781
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,006 #1,023
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.

What does Vytautas Magnus University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 29.2 works7.1×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works5.5×
  3. Safety ResearchSubfield · 20.8 works4.3×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 31.8 works4.2×
← 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: 2.34× its world share, 193 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 164 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 156 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 116 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 443 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vytautas Magnus University?

Ranked on the composite score, Regina Gražulevičienė, Audrius Dėdelė and Ričardas Krikštolaitis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vytautas Magnus University.

  1. 1 Regina Gražulevičienė Lithuania · #54,325 worldwide 259 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Audrius Dėdelė Lithuania · #214,070 worldwide 197 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ričardas Krikštolaitis Lithuania · #333,671 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Leonidas Donskis Lithuania · #372,346 worldwide 5 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Genovaitė Liobikienė Lithuania · #420,889 worldwide 212 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Aidas Perminas Lithuania · #431,447 worldwide 16 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Dainius Žalimas Lithuania · #494,992 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Romualdas Apanavičius Lithuania · #497,635 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Saulius Pivoras Lithuania · #530,366 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Gintautas Mažeikis Lithuania · #543,074 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Vytautas Magnus University

Which keywords describe research at Vytautas Magnus University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Education, Higher Education, Sustainability, Leadership, Renewable Energy, Pedagogy and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Climate Change99▲ 2.1×76 topics
  2. Sustainability84▲ 1.98×69 topics
  3. Education80▲ 2.7×48 topics
  4. Globalization65▲ 1.91×71 topics
  5. Renewable Energy64▲ 2.6×32 topics
  6. Sustainable Development61▲ 2.2×60 topics
  7. Environmental Impact54▲ 1.85×46 topics
  8. Innovation52▲ 2.8×40 topics
  9. Higher Education51▲ 5.4×15 topics
  10. Mental Health48▲ 1.91×29 topics
  11. Leadership47▲ 5.6×18 topics
  12. Pedagogy43▲ 5.1×18 topics
  13. Social Media43▲ 1.73×26 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence41▲ 1.73×38 topics
  15. Human Rights40▲ 2.2×42 topics
  16. Ethics40▲ 4.7×28 topics
  17. Well-being34▲ 5.0×13 topics
  18. European Union31▲ 7.9×13 topics
  19. Environmental Management29▲ 4.2×12 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation29▲ 4.5×11 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior29▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture28▲ 5.1×12 topics
  23. International Relations25▲ 6.1×20 topics
  24. Learning25▲ 4.8×5 topics
  25. Professional Identity25▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Digital Competence24▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Feminist Research23▲ 254×1 topic
  28. Social Competence23▲ 254×1 topic
  29. European Integration23▲ 23×5 topics
  30. Corpus Linguistics21▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Soil Fertility21▲ 5.3×7 topics
  32. Discrimination20▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Soil Carbon Sequestration20▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Soviet Union19▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Genetic Improvement19▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Diplomacy17▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Cold War17▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Personality Traits17▲ 7.4×6 topics
  39. Eastern Europe16▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Work Engagement16▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Vytautas Magnus University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Leadership, and Health Research, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Education, Leadership, a…23Education, Leadership, and Health Research: 23 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …14Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 14 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 12 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 12 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 12 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and National Identity: 11 fractional worksSoil Mechanics and Vehic…9Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics: 9 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 9 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …8Environmental Education and Sustainability: 8 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsSafety ResearchSoil Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 23 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 12 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 12 works
  5. 5 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 9 works
  9. 9 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  10. 10 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 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 available75.9%not open24.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vytautas Magnus University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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