Lithuania's Top 2% Scientists 2021
Lithuania has 42 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 40.0% from 30 in 2020. That places Lithuania 73rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas (6).
Scientists in Lithuania on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 40% since 2020.
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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 Universitetas10
- 2Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas6
- 3Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras5
- 4Kaunas University of Technology5
- 5Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas5
- 6Teorines Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas3
- 7Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences2
- 8Vytautas Magnus university2
- 9Institute of Cardiology Lithuanian1
- 10Klaipeda University1
All 42 scientists
| Rank in Lithuania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 3,277 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 8 | |
| 2 | 10,807 | Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences | Energy | Rank 216 | |
| 3 | 15,523 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 61 | |
| 4 | 16,466 | Kaunas University of Technology | Business & Management | Rank 395 | |
| 5 | 31,619 | Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences | Energy | Rank 663 | |
| 6 | 42,429 | Kaunas University of Technology | Food Science | Rank 286 | |
| 7 | 43,337 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 337 | |
| 8 | 44,452 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 251 | |
| 9 | 56,269 | Nature Research Centre | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 78 | |
| 10 | 70,916 | Vytautas Magnus university | Environmental Sciences | Rank 886 | |
| 11 | 74,340 | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,867 | |
| 12 | 78,525 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 300 | |
| 13 | 78,790 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Economics | Rank 970 | |
| 14 | 80,261 | Mykolas Romeris University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,039 | |
| 15 | 90,701 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 343 | |
| 16 | 95,629 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Economics | Rank 1,166 | |
| 17 | 100,123 |
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Klaipeda University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 695 |
| 18 | 101,825 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Energy | Rank 2,226 | |
| 19 | 108,582 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Biophysics | Rank 138 | |
| 20 | 115,261 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Applied Physics | Rank 2,434 | |
| 21 | 116,505 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,639 | |
| 22 | 120,411 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,291 | |
| 23 | 122,820 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 888 | |
| 24 | 138,528 | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,058 | |
| 25 | 141,729 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Chemical Physics | Rank 2,010 | |
| 26 | 150,254 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Optics | Rank 678 | |
| 27 | 168,981 | Teorines Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas | General Physics | Rank 927 | |
| 28 | 179,202 | Kaunas University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 3,977 | |
| 29 | 188,572 |
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Teorines Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,291 |
| 30 | 190,033 | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,460 | |
| 31 | 201,194 | Fiziniu ir Technologijos Mokslu Centras | Applied Physics | Rank 4,524 | |
| 32 | 213,934 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,779 | |
| 33 | 216,287 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 894 | |
| 34 | 219,966 | Vytautas Magnus university | Toxicology | Rank 966 | |
| 35 | 220,517 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Dentistry | Rank 1,090 | |
| 36 | 233,182 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Materials | Rank 5,095 | |
| 37 | 235,769 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,008 | |
| 38 | 237,174 | Institute of Cardiology Lithuanian | Biophysics | Rank 309 | |
| 39 | 246,396 | Teorines Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas | General Physics | Rank 1,292 | |
| 40 | 255,225 | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,486 | |
| 41 | 258,512 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Applied Physics | Rank 5,902 | |
| 42 | 518,908 | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslu universitetas | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,760 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Lithuania are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?
42 scientists affiliated with Lithuania are on the 2021 single-year list, and 31 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Lithuania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2021 single-year list, Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists from Lithuania, with 10. It is followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas with 6.
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 42 in 2021, a change of +40.0%.
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.