Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Lithuania
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences166 works
4.86
2Klaipėda University4,886 works
4.00
3Kaunas University of Technology18,308 works
3.86
4Alytus College33 works
3.33
5Vilnius College of Technologies and Design115 works
3.20
6Kazimieras Simonavičius University363 works
3.07
7Vytautas Magnus University9,677 works
3.00
8ISM University of Management and Economics518 works
2.89
9Vilnius Gediminas Technical University17,479 works
2.87
10Vilnius University44,327 works
2.76
11Lithuanian University of Health Sciences13,530 works
2.43
12Lithuanian Sports University2,315 works
2.41
13Lithuanian Maritime Academy142 works
2.28
14Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution561 works
2.11
15Panevėžys College100 works
1.92
16Mykolas Romeris University5,145 works
1.91
17Lithuanian Geological Survey239 works
1.72
18Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution933 works
1.64
19Lithuania Business University of Applied Science88 works
1.61
20SMK University of Applied Social Sciences112 works
1.16
21LCC International University291 works
1.14
22Šiauliai State Higher Education Institution355 works
0.86
23Vilnius University of Applied Sciences648 works
0.67
24Vilnius Academy of Arts310 works
0.63
25Utenos kolegija Higher Education Institution137 works
0.51
26Kauno Mišku ir Aplinkos Inžinerijos Kolegija9 works
0.45
27Kolping University of Applied Sciences21 works
0.43
28European Humanities University320 works
0.37
29St. Ignatius Loyola College69 works
0.34
30Šiauliai University1,508 works
0.31
31Lithuanian Institute of History807 works
0.29
32International Business School at Vilnius University86 works
0.25
33Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences1,367 works
0.25
34Vilnius Business College110 works
0.14
35Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre211 works
0.09
Highlights
Within Lithuania, Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences ranks first in 2026 with 4.86, followed by Klaipėda University (4.00) and Kaunas University of Technology (3.86).
Across 35 entries, values run from 4.86 (Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences) to 0.09 (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre), with a median of 1.64.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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