Lithuania's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Lithuania has 84 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 13.5% from 74 in 2025. That places Lithuania 72nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists (19), followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas (11).

Single Year

+10 (+13.5%) vs 2025

Career Data

+10 (+18.2%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#72

down 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

No change vs 2025

Scientists in Lithuania on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+40.0%

2022+23.8%

2023+21.2%

2024+3.2%

2025+13.8%

2026+13.5%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	30		28
2021	42	+40.0%	31	+10.7%
2022	52	+23.8%	35	+12.9%
2023	63	+21.2%	38	+8.6%
2024	65	+3.2%	45	+18.4%
2025	74	+13.8%	55	+22.2%
2026	84	+13.5%	65	+18.2%

Top 10 institutes in Lithuania

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Rank in Lithuania	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,666	ŠD Štreimikienė, Dalia	Lithuanian Energy Institute	Energy	Rank 38
2	2,216	DR Damasevicius, Robertas	Vytautas Magnus University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 131
3	4,232	ZE Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Civil Engineering	Rank 14
4	5,102	Pereira, Paulo Alexandre Da Silva	Mykolas Romeris University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 113
5	13,963	JA Jorgenson, Andrew K.	Vilniaus Universitetas	Sociology	Rank 75
6	18,807	BT Baležentis, Tomas	Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences	Energy	Rank 505
7	28,981	LG Liobikienė, Genovaitė	Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 646
8	30,745	LB Laursen, Brett	Mykolas Romeris University	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 240
9	34,830	RA Ramanavičius, Arũnas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 158
10	35,898	TZ Turskis, Zenonas	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Civil Engineering	Rank 169
11	38,805	JY Joye, Yannick	Vilniaus Universitetas	Social Psychology	Rank 575
12	44,411	PR Pranckutė, Raminta	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Microbiology	Rank 842
13	45,112	WH Walach, Harald	Kazimieras Simonavicius University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 4
14	45,723	BJ Bernatoniené, Jurga	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 261
15	50,471	VV Valentinov, Vladislav	Kazimieras Simonavicius University	Business & Management	Rank 1,275
16	51,819	VP Venskutonis, Petras Rimantas	Kaunas University of Technology	Food Science	Rank 630
17	58,902	LM Lukoševičius, Mantas	Kaunas University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,748
18	59,572	SI Siksnelyte-Butkiene, Indre	Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences	Energy	Rank 1,761
19	68,471	YS Yousef, Samy	Kaunas University of Technology	Energy	Rank 2,045
20	68,495	Karpenko, Mykola	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 656
21	76,547	PV Podvezko, Valentinas	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Economics	Rank 960
22	78,504	ZG Ziv, Gal	Lithuanian Sports University	Sport Sciences	Rank 368
23	83,086	RG Račiukaitis, Gediminas	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Applied Physics	Rank 1,485
24	83,698	AJ Antucheviciene, Jurgita	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Civil Engineering	Rank 430
25	85,194	VG Valkiǔnas, Gediminas	State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 107
26	87,297	PK Pyragas, Kȩstutis A.	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 545
27	92,518	KD Kopustinskiene, Dalia Marija	Kaunas University of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 619
28	94,452	AA Alkauskas, Audrius	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Applied Physics	Rank 1,716
29	100,574	NG Niaura, Gediminas	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Applied Physics	Rank 1,819
30	105,794	ČJ Čelutkiene, Jelena	Vilniaus Universitetas	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,502
31	106,242	Daliri, Eric Banan Mwine	Vilniaus Universitetas	Food Science	Rank 1,464
32	108,515	KE Kazlauskas, Evaldas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Psychiatry	Rank 1,644
33	109,096	BE Bartkienė, Elena	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Food Science	Rank 1,520
34	112,607	KA Kaklauskas, Artūras	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Civil Engineering	Rank 593
35	123,469	ML Mazutis, Linas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,567
36	125,749	MM Malinauskas, Mangirdas	Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras	Optics	Rank 477
37	126,483	LP Leinweber, Peter Karl	Vytautas Magnus University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 954
38	129,451	GC Glorieux, Christophe	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,889
39	136,333	RS Ramanavicius, Simonas	State Research Institute Center for Physical and Technological Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 933
40	136,344	RA Ramanaviciene, Almira	Vilniaus Universitetas	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 935
41	141,634	MI Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, Ieva	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Energy	Rank 4,464
42	147,342	Amobonye, Ayodeji Emmannuel	Kaunas University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 616
43	158,262	AA Avižienis, Algirdas Al	Vytautas Magnus University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,247
44	163,904	LT Linkevičius, Tomas	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Dentistry	Rank 747
45	169,652	GS Gražulis, Saulius	Vilniaus Universitetas	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 765
46	173,638	DV Dagiené, Valentina	Vilniaus Universitetas	Education	Rank 2,376
47	182,114	LŽ Lukšienè, Živilè	Vilniaus Universitetas	Biophysics	Rank 120
48	182,536	PB Peters, Bernhard J.	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,775
49	187,154	TA Tamošiunas, Abdonas	Institute of Cardiology Lithuanian	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,400
50	192,700	HH Hamedi, Hamid Reza	Teorinės Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas	General Physics	Rank 1,038
51	198,291	SG Samuolienė, Giedrė	Lithuanian Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,512
52	202,796	WP Wolf, Peter T.	Vilniaus Universitetas	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 7,952
53	204,838	GR Gražulevičieně, Regina I.	Vytautas Magnus University	Toxicology	Rank 775
54	214,408	MS Maqsood, Sarmad	Kaunas University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,617
55	218,109	SS Szwaja, Stanislaw	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Energy	Rank 7,102
56	222,917	MA Malinauskas, Albertas A.	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Energy	Rank 7,299
57	233,267	JG Juzeliünas, Gediminas	Teorinės Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas	General Physics	Rank 1,236
58	235,350	KI Kalpokas, Ignas	Kaunas University of Technology	Law	Rank 304
59	236,359	MM Morkunas, Mangirdas	VIlniaus Universiteto Verslo Mokykla	Energy	Rank 7,785
60	239,348	PO Platnieks, Oskars	Kaunas University of Technology	Polymers	Rank 2,603
61	241,977	RV Rutkünas, Vygandas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Dentistry	Rank 1,148
62	258,535	KJ Kupcinskas, J.	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 2,382
63	268,871	BM Baceviciene, Migle	Lithuanian Sports University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,278
64	274,134	GT Gric, Tatjana	Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 804
65	276,999	JA Judžentiene, Asta	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,376
66	287,393	DA Dulskas, Audrius	Vilniaus Universitetas	Surgery	Rank 1,455
67	291,284	PD Perkumienė, Dalia	Kauno kolegija	Energy	Rank 9,747
68	294,469	PG Preta, Giulio	Vilniaus Universitetas	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,269
69	295,092	MD Matulis, Daumantas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,499
70	305,076	GJ Gražulevičius, Juozas Vidas	Kaunas University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 5,769
71	308,154	MV Maciulskiene, Vita	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Dentistry	Rank 1,517
72	310,014	DA Deltuva, Arnoldas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,371
73	312,609	MG Motuzaite-Matuzeviciute, Giedre	Vilniaus Universitetas	Archaeology	Rank 328
74	321,658	DA Dědelě, Audrius	Vytautas Magnus University	Toxicology	Rank 1,259
75	371,899	AR Antanaitis, Ramǔnas	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,267
76	376,806	OO Okhotnikov, Oleg G.	Ekspla Ltd	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,190
77	378,049	RR Radisauskas, Ricardas	Kaunas University of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,447
78	461,275	KR Kučiene, Renata	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,275
79	528,774	PT Poškus, Tomas	Vilniaus Universitetas	Surgery	Rank 3,069
80	586,854	GP Gečys, Paulius	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,045
81	628,261	DV Dulskiené, Virginija	Lietuvos Sveikatos Mokslų Universitetas	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,998
82	648,199	RM Ragulskis, Minvydas	Kaunas University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,299
83	743,244	ŽA Žemaitis, Andrius	Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,717
84	1,147,747	PP Prakas, Petras	State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 1,911
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United Kingdom18,299 scientists

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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Lithuania are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

84 scientists affiliated with Lithuania are on the 2026 single-year list, and 65 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Lithuania has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists from Lithuania, with 19. It is followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas with 11.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Lithuania changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Lithuania went from 30 scientists in 2020 to 84 in 2026, a change of +180.0%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.