Universities by Research Publications in Lithuania
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Vilnius University1,697,104 citations
44,327
2Kaunas University of Technology543,779 citations
18,308
3Vilnius Gediminas Technical University411,959 citations
17,479
4Lithuanian University of Health Sciences692,336 citations
13,530
5Vytautas Magnus University196,542 citations
9,677
6Mykolas Romeris University64,056 citations
5,145
7Klaipėda University96,153 citations
4,886
8Lithuanian Sports University71,124 citations
2,315
9Šiauliai University13,098 citations
1,508
10Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences6,563 citations
1,367
11Aleksandras Stulginskis University33,303 citations
1,335
12Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution2,929 citations
933
13Lithuanian Institute of History3,969 citations
807
14Vilnius University of Applied Sciences4,044 citations
648
15Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Higher Education Institution2,224 citations
561
16ISM University of Management and Economics12,930 citations
518
17Kazimieras Simonavičius University2,475 citations
363
18Šiauliai State Higher Education Institution836 citations
355
19European Humanities University1,280 citations
320
20Vilnius Academy of Arts517 citations
310
21LCC International University1,071 citations
291
22Lithuanian Geological Survey10,704 citations
239
23Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre163 citations
211
24Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences1,021 citations
166
25Lithuanian Maritime Academy407 citations
142
26Utenos kolegija Higher Education Institution556 citations
137
27Vilnius College of Technologies and Design1,123 citations
115
28SMK University of Applied Social Sciences206 citations
112
29Vilnius Business College224 citations
110
30Panevėžys College349 citations
100
31Lithuania Business University of Applied Science366 citations
88
32International Business School at Vilnius University1,353 citations
86
33Marijampole College730 citations
85
34St. Ignatius Loyola College137 citations
69
35Alytus College82 citations
33
36International School of Law and Business709 citations
25
37Kolping University of Applied Sciences14 citations
21
38Vilnius College of Design17 citations
18
39Northern Lithuania College7,583 citations
17
40Vilnius Cooperative College5 citations
15
41Kauno Mišku ir Aplinkos Inžinerijos Kolegija5 citations
9
42Zemaitija College3 citations
6
Highlights
Within Lithuania, Vilnius University ranks first in 2026 with 44,327, followed by Kaunas University of Technology (18,308) and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (17,479).
Vilnius University is 2.4 times higher than Kaunas University of Technology, the runner-up.
Across 42 entries, values run from 44,327 (Vilnius University) to 6 (Zemaitija College), with a median of 265.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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