Universities by Research h-index in Lithuania
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Vilnius University44,327 works
358
2Lithuanian University of Health Sciences13,530 works
293
3Kaunas University of Technology18,308 works
200
4Vilnius Gediminas Technical University17,479 works
191
5Vytautas Magnus University9,677 works
148
6Klaipėda University4,886 works
116
7Mykolas Romeris University5,145 works
94
8Lithuanian Sports University2,315 works
81
9Aleksandras Stulginskis University1,335 works
72
10Šiauliai University1,508 works
54
11ISM University of Management and Economics518 works
53
12Lithuanian Geological Survey239 works
51
13Northern Lithuania College17 works
48
14Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences1,367 works
33
15Lithuanian Institute of History807 works
29
16Vilnius University of Applied Sciences648 works
27
17Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution933 works
22
18Kazimieras Simonavičius University363 works
22
19International Business School at Vilnius University86 works
19
20Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences166 works
17
21Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution561 works
17
22Vilnius College of Technologies and Design115 works
17
23European Humanities University320 works
16
24LCC International University291 works
16
25Marijampole College85 works
14
26Šiauliai State Higher Education Institution355 works
11
27Lithuanian Maritime Academy142 works
10
28Panevėžys College100 works
10
29Vilnius Academy of Arts310 works
10
30International School of Law and Business25 works
9
31Lithuania Business University of Applied Science88 works
9
32SMK University of Applied Social Sciences112 works
9
33Utenos kolegija Higher Education Institution137 works
9
34Alytus College33 works
5
35Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre211 works
5
36St. Ignatius Loyola College69 works
5
37Vilnius Business College110 works
5
38Kauno Mišku ir Aplinkos Inžinerijos Kolegija9 works
2
39Kolping University of Applied Sciences21 works
2
40Vilnius College of Design18 works
1
41Vilnius Cooperative College15 works
1
42Zemaitija College6 works
1
Highlights
Within Lithuania, Vilnius University ranks first in 2026 with 358, followed by Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (293) and Kaunas University of Technology (200).
Across 42 entries, values run from 358 (Vilnius University) to 1 (Zemaitija College), with a median of 17.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
All