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Europe · 5 rankings that exist only inside Lithuania — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population2.9M#139 of 215💰 GDP$95.2B#78 of 185💎 GDP per capita$32,959#37 of 185❤️ Life expectancy77.2 yrs#82 of 215🗺️ Area62,590#120 of 214
Rankings inside Lithuania
🎓 Education
💰 Economy
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Lithuania
Universities and colleges in Lithuania ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
Vilnius University44,272 papers
1,693,349
2
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences13,509 papers
690,659
3
Kaunas University of Technology18,284 papers
541,782
4
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University17,466 papers
410,755
5
Vytautas Magnus University9,656 papers
195,857
6
Klaipėda University4,883 papers
95,779
7
Lithuanian Sports University2,311 papers
70,857
8
Mykolas Romeris University5,141 papers
63,776
9
Aleksandras Stulginskis University1,335 papers
33,240
10
Šiauliai University1,509 papers
13,062
11
ISM University of Management and Economics517 papers
12,867
12
Lithuanian Geological Survey239 papers
10,667
13
Northern Lithuania College17 papers
7,577
14
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences1,368 papers
6,546
15
Vilnius University of Applied Sciences646 papers
4,025
16
Lithuanian Institute of History807 papers
3,951
17
Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution924 papers
2,912
18
Kazimieras Simonavičius University362 papers
2,424
19
Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution559 papers
2,205
20
International Business School at Vilnius University83 papers
1,352
21
European Humanities University320 papers
1,277
22
Vilnius College of Technologies and Design116 papers
1,126
23
LCC International University291 papers
1,068
24
Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences165 papers
1,015
25
Šiauliai State Higher Education Institution353 papers
832
26
Marijampole College85 papers
729
27
International School of Law and Business25 papers
706
28
Utenos kolegija Higher Education Institution135 papers
555
29
Vilnius Academy of Arts311 papers
515
30
Lithuanian Maritime Academy142 papers
402
31
Lithuania Business University of Applied Science88 papers
365
32
Panevėžys College101 papers
349
33
Vilnius Business College114 papers
223
34
SMK University of Applied Social Sciences105 papers
206
35
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre211 papers
163
36
St. Ignatius Loyola College69 papers
137
37
Alytus College33 papers
82
38
Vilnius College of Design20 papers
17
39
Kolping University of Applied Sciences21 papers
14
40
Kauno Mišku ir Aplinkos Inžinerijos Kolegija9 papers
5
41
Vilnius Cooperative College15 papers
3
42
Zemaitija College6 papers
3
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
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