Lithuania's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Lithuania has 35 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 12.9% from 31 in 2021. That places Lithuania 67th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists (11), followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas (6).
Scientists in Lithuania on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 25% 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 Universitetas11
- 2Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas6
- 3Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras5
- 4Kaunas University of Technology3
- 5Teorinės Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas2
- 6Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras2
- 7Kaunas University of Medicine1
- 8Klaipeda University1
- 9Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences1
- 10Mykolas Romeris University1
All 35 scientists
| Rank in Lithuania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 15,000 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 13 | |
| 2 | 22,201 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 164 | |
| 3 | 30,434 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 2 | |
| 4 | 38,701 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Energy | Rank 402 | |
| 5 | 61,246 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 89 | |
| 6 | 62,821 | Kaunas University of Technology | Food Science | Rank 259 | |
| 7 | 64,645 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Energy | Rank 731 | |
| 8 | 69,026 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 472 | |
| 9 | 75,217 |
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Klaipeda University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 610 |
| 10 | 92,072 | Kaunas University of Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,872 | |
| 11 | 101,650 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 734 | |
| 12 | 116,035 | Teorinės Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas | General Physics | Rank 790 | |
| 13 | 124,729 |
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Teorinės Fizikos ir Astronomijos Institutas | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,054 |
| 14 | 134,940 | Nature Research Centre | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 303 | |
| 15 | 152,039 | Vytautas Magnus university | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,725 | |
| 16 | 152,478 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,733 | |
| 17 | 165,948 | Kaunas University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 4,788 | |
| 18 | 176,804 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Biophysics | Rank 298 | |
| 19 | 181,054 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 365 | |
| 20 | 181,209 | Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences | Energy | Rank 2,377 | |
| 21 | 195,975 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 405 | |
| 22 | 198,095 |
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Vilniaus Universitetas | Applied Physics | Rank 5,785 |
| 23 | 225,147 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 949 | |
| 24 | 239,229 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,062 | |
| 25 | 273,510 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Materials | Rank 3,887 | |
| 26 | 276,550 | Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras | Optics | Rank 1,019 | |
| 27 | 284,724 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Energy | Rank 4,060 | |
| 28 | 298,103 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Energy | Rank 4,284 | |
| 29 | 299,531 | Mykolas Romeris University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,116 | |
| 30 | 312,106 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,060 | |
| 31 | 343,740 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,198 | |
| 32 | 388,440 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 948 | |
| 33 | 403,287 | Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras | Optics | Rank 1,525 | |
| 34 | 463,928 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,331 | |
| 35 | 662,473 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,780 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Lithuania are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
52 scientists affiliated with Lithuania are on the 2022 single-year list, and 35 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Lithuania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists from Lithuania, with 11. 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 career-long list, Lithuania went from 28 scientists in 2020 to 35 in 2022, a change of +25.0%.
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.