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Lithuania's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Lithuania has 28 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Lithuania 66th in the world by number of listed scientists. Vilniaus universitetas has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas (6).

Single Year
30
First year listed
Career Data
28
First year listed
World rank by count
#66
First year listed
Institutes
10
First year listed

Scientists in Lithuania on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+10.7%
2022+12.9%
2023+8.6%
2024+18.4%
2025+22.2%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20203028
202142+40.0%31+10.7%
202252+23.8%35+12.9%
202363+21.2%38+8.6%
202465+3.2%45+18.4%
202574+13.8%55+22.2%

Top 10 institutes in Lithuania

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Vilniaus universitetas7
  2. 2Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas6
  3. 3Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras4
  4. 4Kaunas University of Technology3
  5. 5Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian2
  6. 6Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics2
  7. 7Avižienis Consultants, Inc1
  8. 8Institute of Cardiology Lithuanian1
  9. 9Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas1
  10. 10Nature Research Centre1

All 28 scientists

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Rank in Lithuania World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 18,269 Vilniaus universitetas Information & Library Sciences Rank 12
2 23,087 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Civil Engineering Rank 19
3 24,347 Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras Fluids & Plasmas Rank 225
4 34,022 Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras Energy Rank 303
5 34,087 Avižienis Consultants, Inc Computer Hardware & Architecture Rank 25
6 71,827 Kaunas University of Technology Food Science Rank 276
7 78,488 Vilniaus universitetas Analytical Chemistry Rank 588
8 82,511 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Civil Engineering Rank 112
9 85,457 Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 3,131
10 87,238 Vilniaus universitetas Analytical Chemistry Rank 662
11 114,486 Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian General Physics Rank 834
12 119,317 Institute of Cardiology Lithuanian Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 7,655
13 119,696 Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Energy Rank 1,308
14 123,066 Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Lithuanian Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 2,012
15 144,047 Vilniaus universitetas Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 2,324
16 156,412 Nature Research Centre Mycology & Parasitology Rank 356
17 170,242 Kaunas University of Technology Applied Physics Rank 4,582
18 230,646 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Civil Engineering Rank 433
19 237,935 Vilniaus universitetas Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,338
20 250,628 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Civil Engineering Rank 485
21 259,947 Vilniaus universitetas Optics Rank 1,109
22 275,226 Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras Energy Rank 3,555
23 286,537 Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Energy Rank 3,741
24 301,160 Vilniaus universitetas Materials Rank 4,231
25 309,883 Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1,043
26 388,850 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Civil Engineering Rank 863
27 400,098 Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Civil Engineering Rank 888
28 481,822 Kaunas University of Technology Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1,792
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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 career-long list, Vilniaus universitetas has the most listed scientists from Lithuania, with 7. It is followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas with 6.

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.