Lithuania's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Lithuania has 45 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 18.4% from 38 in 2023. That places Lithuania 68th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists (14), followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas (8).
Scientists in Lithuania on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 61% 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 Universitetas14
- 2Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas8
- 3Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras7
- 4Kaunas University of Technology5
- 5Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras2
- 6Vytautas Magnus University2
- 7Kaunas University of Medicine1
- 8Kazimieras Simonavicius University1
- 9Klaipėdos Universitetas1
- 10Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences1
All 45 scientists
| Rank in Lithuania | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,228 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 11 | |
| 2 | 16,509 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Marketing | Rank 26 | |
| 3 | 24,673 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 186 | |
| 4 | 30,784 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Energy | Rank 360 | |
| 5 | 31,968 | Kazimieras Simonavicius University | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 2 | |
| 6 | 44,338 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Energy | Rank 541 | |
| 7 | 47,315 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 82 | |
| 8 | 51,050 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 334 | |
| 9 | 52,039 | Kaunas University of Technology | Food Science | Rank 237 | |
| 10 | 63,825 | Vytautas Magnus University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,266 | |
| 11 | 75,462 |
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Klaipėdos Universitetas | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 585 |
| 12 | 94,474 | Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences | Energy | Rank 1,253 | |
| 13 | 95,022 | Kaunas University of Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,675 | |
| 14 | 114,126 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 839 | |
| 15 | 115,638 | Vilniaus Universitetas | General Physics | Rank 766 | |
| 16 | 124,117 | Nature Research Centre | Mycology & Parasitology | Rank 267 | |
| 17 | 128,542 |
DM
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Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 281 |
| 18 | 136,248 |
DA
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Vilniaus Universitetas | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 2,162 |
| 19 | 138,203 | Mykolas Romeris University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 978 | |
| 20 | 146,070 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Bioinformatics | Rank 341 | |
| 21 | 148,958 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Biophysics | Rank 237 | |
| 22 | 149,543 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 310 | |
| 23 | 158,450 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 334 | |
| 24 | 159,191 | Kaunas University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 4,320 | |
| 25 | 161,202 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,237 | |
| 26 | 174,647 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Applied Physics | Rank 4,775 | |
| 27 | 212,424 |
JG
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Vilniaus Universitetas | Applied Physics | Rank 5,894 |
| 28 | 215,402 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 880 | |
| 29 | 218,396 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Applied Physics | Rank 6,050 | |
| 30 | 225,518 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,868 | |
| 31 | 228,904 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,741 | |
| 32 | 240,973 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Materials | Rank 3,507 | |
| 33 | 248,375 | Vytautas Magnus University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,045 | |
| 34 | 278,816 |
NE
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Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Energy | Rank 4,326 |
| 35 | 296,928 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Energy | Rank 4,682 | |
| 36 | 298,817 |
DA
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Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras | Optics | Rank 1,254 |
| 37 | 342,743 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 902 | |
| 38 | 343,440 | Lithuanian Energy Institute | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,625 | |
| 39 | 355,430 | Vilniaus Universiteto Lazerinių Tyrimų Centras | Optics | Rank 1,493 | |
| 40 | 369,013 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 999 | |
| 41 | 398,675 | Fizinių ir Technologijos Mokslų Centras | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,440 | |
| 42 | 402,393 |
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Kaunas University of Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 3,685 |
| 43 | 441,083 | Kaunas University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 9,864 | |
| 44 | 524,188 | Vilniaus Universitetas | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,337 | |
| 45 | 531,616 | Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,550 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Lithuania are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
65 scientists affiliated with Lithuania are on the 2024 single-year list, and 45 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Lithuania has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Vilniaus Universitetas has the most listed scientists from Lithuania, with 14. It is followed by Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas with 8.
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 45 in 2024, a change of +60.7%.
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.