Lithuania's Top 2% Scientists 2020
Lithuania has 30 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Lithuania 72nd in the world by number of listed scientists. Vilniaus universitetas has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Kaunas University of Technology (5).
Scientists in Lithuania on the list, by year
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in Lithuania
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Vilniaus universitetas8
- 2Kaunas University of Technology5
- 3Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas5
- 4Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras3
- 5Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian3
- 6Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics2
- 7Avižienis Consultants, Inc1
- 8Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas1
- 9Nature Research Centre1
- 10Vytautas Magnus university1
All 30 scientists
| Rank in Lithuania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 4,143 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 11 | |
| 2 | 16,318 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 53 | |
| 3 | 20,528 |
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Vilniaus universitetas | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 19 |
| 4 | 23,351 | Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics | Energy | Rank 472 | |
| 5 | 34,194 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Economics | Rank 499 | |
| 6 | 40,129 | Avižienis Consultants, Inc | Computer Hardware & Architecture | Rank 22 | |
| 7 | 51,700 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 465 | |
| 8 | 58,145 | Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics | Energy | Rank 1,250 | |
| 9 | 59,846 | Kaunas University of Technology | Food Science | Rank 373 | |
| 10 | 69,942 | Vilniaus universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 511 | |
| 11 | 94,955 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,376 | |
| 12 | 98,003 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Energy | Rank 2,189 | |
| 13 | 101,396 | Nature Research Centre | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 149 | |
| 14 | 101,945 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 352 | |
| 15 | 108,251 | Kaunas University of Technology | Energy | Rank 2,444 | |
| 16 | 108,935 | Vilniaus universitetas | Biophysics | Rank 186 | |
| 17 | 114,839 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Applied Physics | Rank 2,645 | |
| 18 | 116,156 | Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian | General Physics | Rank 662 | |
| 19 | 122,321 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,985 | |
| 20 | 123,281 | Vilniaus universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,006 | |
| 21 | 125,024 | Vilniaus universitetas | Optics | Rank 635 | |
| 22 | 131,248 | Kaunas University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 3,061 | |
| 23 | 133,133 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 469 | |
| 24 | 171,098 |
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Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,975 |
| 25 | 201,061 | Vilniaus universitetas | Dentistry | Rank 904 | |
| 26 | 216,566 | Vytautas Magnus university | Toxicology | Rank 1,010 | |
| 27 | 216,649 | Vilniaus universitetas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 950 | |
| 28 | 225,645 | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,905 | |
| 29 | 259,638 | Vilniaus universitetas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,221 | |
| 30 | 288,301 | Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 971 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Lithuania are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
30 scientists affiliated with Lithuania are on the 2020 single-year list, and 28 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Lithuania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 single-year list, Vilniaus universitetas has the most listed scientists from Lithuania, with 8. It is followed by Kaunas University of Technology with 5.
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.