Vytautas Magnus University: Rankings

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Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th in Lithuania, 1775th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 54 research topics. Vytautas Magnus University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,373 academic publications and 45,634 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 39 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1775 of 14,131 In the World
#608 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 39 In Lithuania
#2 of 11 In Kaunas
#542 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#661 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#685 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#1230 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1754 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 51 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Lithuania and 2047th in the World with 3,618 publications made and 27,401 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Lithuania
#666 of 1,492 In Europe
#2047 of 7,020 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 2
1995 1 2
1996 8 1
1997 15 2
1998 12 5
1999 8 4
2000 20 17
2001 11 15
2002 18 28
2003 26 28
2004 24 35
2005 20 67
2006 27 129
2007 32 159
2008 33 204
2009 67 261
2010 66 314
2011 58 333
2012 105 405
2013 122 497
2014 179 649
2015 167 673
2016 169 730
2017 176 907
2018 183 1163
2019 328 1563
2020 433 2228
2021 433 3506
2022 430 4415
2023 421 5059

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 2 261 661
Social Work 2 237 751
Early Childhood Education 1 255 779
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 283 841
International Law 3 367 958
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 333 1007
Political Economy 2 398 1104
Communications and Public Relations 5 419 1153
Media Studies 2 394 1193
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 377 1229
Aesthetics 3 490 1294
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 488 1317
Public Policy / Administration 5 474 1395
Journalism and Digital Media 4 479 1463
Education Majors 2 471 1517
Law 4 556 1624
Linguistics 4 576 1721
Political Science 4 618 1722
Gender Studies 3 524 1726
Art History 4 620 1848
Sociology 4 582 1855
Demography 4 551 1893
Classics and Ancient History 3 626 2016
Anthropology 4 631 2059
Library and Information science 4 630 2097
Archaeology 4 688 2262
Philosophy 4 723 2272
History 4 705 2330

Environmental Science rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Lithuania and 2447th in the World with 2,822 publications made and 24,944 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Lithuania
#692 of 1,458 In Europe
#2447 of 6,798 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 1
1993 2 1
1994 1 1
1995 0 0
1996 8 3
1997 4 1
1998 8 2
1999 9 5
2000 12 13
2001 11 24
2002 22 49
2003 13 65
2004 27 82
2005 26 102
2006 24 160
2007 27 193
2008 32 231
2009 47 262
2010 42 278
2011 46 346
2012 72 421
2013 74 485
2014 114 724
2015 90 723
2016 95 872
2017 114 1021
2018 125 1226
2019 256 1608
2020 359 2585
2021 367 3795
2022 387 4590
2023 371 5387

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 3 428 1442
Agricultural Science 1 441 1522
Environmental Management 5 576 1898
Ecology 4 601 2016
Oceanography 5 625 2133
Environmental Chemistry 5 623 2352
Environmental Engineering 5 625 2460
Geography and Cartography 4 723 2500
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 714 2548
Geology 6 752 2760
Paleontology 6 759 2898
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 679 2910
Geotechnical Engineering 6 745 2933
Earth science and Geophysics 6 839 3411

Biology rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 5th for Biology in Lithuania and 2782nd in the World with 2,691 publications made and 26,280 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Lithuania
#707 of 1,445 In Europe
#2782 of 6,770 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 3 3
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 10 3
1997 7 2
1998 10 7
1999 12 12
2000 17 25
2001 17 33
2002 31 77
2003 15 103
2004 31 119
2005 35 156
2006 32 197
2007 34 289
2008 30 328
2009 58 339
2010 47 440
2011 41 431
2012 61 502
2013 65 587
2014 95 728
2015 84 818
2016 91 931
2017 112 1121
2018 105 1284
2019 216 1638
2020 336 2545
2021 355 3892
2022 363 4982
2023 352 5670

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 426 1319
Forestry 3 428 1442
Agricultural Science 1 441 1522
Horticulture 3 407 1527
Zoology 2 443 1535
Botany 4 492 1789
Animal Science 3 494 1928
Nutrition and Food Science 4 514 1941
Molecular Biology 3 523 1975
Virology 3 553 2185
Biotechnology 4 600 2439
Neuroscience 5 696 2474
Microbiology 4 605 2601
Genetics 5 701 2833
Biochemistry 5 702 2866
Paleontology 6 759 2898
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 679 2910
Evolutionary Biology 5 792 3024
Nanotechnology 4 779 3104
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 756 3118
Immunology 4 741 3187

Engineering rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Engineering in Lithuania and 2776th in the World with 2,081 publications made and 22,895 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Lithuania
#761 of 1,453 In Europe
#2776 of 6,684 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 1
1993 3 3
1994 1 2
1995 1 0
1996 8 3
1997 13 7
1998 7 9
1999 15 15
2000 15 29
2001 12 40
2002 23 87
2003 14 98
2004 30 122
2005 35 186
2006 22 277
2007 28 352
2008 32 409
2009 51 404
2010 39 504
2011 28 496
2012 62 527
2013 60 644
2014 68 770
2015 72 737
2016 69 819
2017 73 890
2018 85 956
2019 155 1257
2020 254 1905
2021 268 2897
2022 255 3485
2023 259 3934

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 171 542
Landscape Architecture 4 286 685
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 407 1291
Automotive Engineering 5 530 1764
Biotechnology 4 600 2439
Environmental Engineering 5 625 2460
Systems Engineering 4 776 2505
Civil Engineering 4 719 2541
Human-Computer Interaction 4 782 2604
Electrical Engineering 4 753 2728
Acoustical Engineering 4 785 2802
Geotechnical Engineering 6 745 2933
Aerospace Engineering 7 813 2975
Mechanical Engineering 7 861 3044
Computer Networking 4 797 3083
Nanotechnology 4 779 3104
Structural Engineering 4 858 3151
Telecommunications 4 829 3180
Metallurgical Engineering 4 811 3230
Materials Science 4 839 3231
Chemical Engineering 5 797 3262
Optical Engineering 5 885 3455

Computer Science rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Lithuania and 2435th in the World with 1,947 publications made and 21,853 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computational Linguistics, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Lithuania
#694 of 1,459 In Europe
#2435 of 6,752 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 3 2
1994 0 3
1995 1 2
1996 3 0
1997 18 4
1998 5 8
1999 11 13
2000 8 20
2001 9 22
2002 13 49
2003 15 41
2004 25 65
2005 26 133
2006 22 205
2007 29 295
2008 31 321
2009 48 350
2010 36 440
2011 36 465
2012 54 488
2013 75 625
2014 99 721
2015 90 682
2016 72 702
2017 90 780
2018 91 960
2019 145 1205
2020 214 1657
2021 216 2663
2022 221 3565
2023 223 3928

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 3 495 1205
Computational Linguistics 3 420 1205
Cyber Security 4 583 1861
Multimedia 4 587 1987
Management Information Systems 6 730 2093
Library and Information science 4 630 2097
Data Science 4 724 2313
Cognitive Science 4 652 2439
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 708 2466
Neuroscience 5 696 2474
Machine Learning 4 689 2552
Human-Computer Interaction 4 782 2604
Computer Vision 4 794 2961
Computer Networking 4 797 3083
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 756 3118
Telecommunications 4 829 3180

Physics rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Physics in Lithuania and 2891st in the World with 1,887 publications made and 21,448 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Lithuania
#788 of 1,446 In Europe
#2891 of 6,603 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 0
1993 3 3
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 8 3
1997 7 5
1998 9 9
1999 13 14
2000 12 26
2001 12 39
2002 23 83
2003 15 94
2004 29 114
2005 36 159
2006 18 210
2007 26 275
2008 31 329
2009 46 322
2010 35 382
2011 32 404
2012 66 417
2013 53 503
2014 71 613
2015 71 572
2016 69 658
2017 68 751
2018 81 831
2019 133 1014
2020 222 1566
2021 232 2270
2022 225 2604
2023 216 3036

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 426 1319
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 590 2092
Nuclear Physics 5 700 2644
Acoustical Engineering 4 785 2802
Quantum and Particle physics 4 775 2803
Nanotechnology 4 779 3104
Materials Science 4 839 3231
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 907 3438
Optical Engineering 5 885 3455

Chemistry rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Lithuania and 3071st in the World with 1,741 publications made and 19,888 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Lithuania
#780 of 1,401 In Europe
#3071 of 6,447 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 1
1993 3 3
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 9 3
1997 4 2
1998 6 8
1999 11 11
2000 19 20
2001 13 38
2002 26 78
2003 12 108
2004 28 130
2005 33 156
2006 24 200
2007 26 254
2008 23 303
2009 45 285
2010 32 379
2011 27 366
2012 48 408
2013 47 513
2014 58 691
2015 53 725
2016 59 802
2017 72 911
2018 69 1023
2019 125 1217
2020 214 1868
2021 208 2712
2022 206 3429
2023 216 3807

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 514 1941
Environmental Chemistry 5 623 2352
Biochemistry 5 702 2866
Organic Chemistry 5 746 3007
Nanotechnology 4 779 3104
Physical chemistry 4 776 3113
Materials Science 4 839 3231
Chemical Engineering 5 797 3262

Medicine rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 6th for Medicine in Lithuania and 3013th in the World with 1,662 publications made and 18,027 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Lithuania
#766 of 1,417 In Europe
#3013 of 6,680 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1996 2 0
1997 3 2
1998 8 2
1999 5 4
2000 4 7
2001 10 10
2002 13 10
2003 11 33
2004 7 38
2005 16 42
2006 22 79
2007 21 109
2008 15 134
2009 30 127
2010 28 206
2011 30 198
2012 42 256
2013 47 364
2014 87 485
2015 63 576
2016 68 676
2017 87 814
2018 78 1018
2019 135 1267
2020 191 1854
2021 221 2869
2022 200 3591
2023 209 4065

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 237 751
Veterinary 3 323 1246
Gerontology 4 550 1884
Clinical Psychology 4 550 1903
Public Health 4 559 1926
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 572 2080
Virology 3 553 2185
Sports Medicine 6 666 2288
Cardiology 5 656 2307
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 679 2492
Nursing 5 648 2542
Psychiatry 5 696 2629
Health Science 6 660 2733
Surgery 7 772 3015
Pathology 4 748 3026
Physical Therapy 7 792 3063
Anatomy and Physiology 6 798 3117
Immunology 4 741 3187
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 846 3253

Psychology rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 5th for Psychology in Lithuania and 2196th in the World with 1,573 publications made and 11,612 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 13 In Lithuania
#622 of 1,414 In Europe
#2196 of 6,528 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 0
1997 4 0
1998 2 3
1999 5 5
2000 6 7
2001 7 6
2002 5 14
2003 7 18
2004 7 24
2005 11 26
2006 15 38
2007 25 50
2008 19 55
2009 25 87
2010 29 144
2011 22 116
2012 31 152
2013 47 177
2014 87 221
2015 90 276
2016 72 326
2017 79 403
2018 80 551
2019 136 656
2020 169 1027
2021 202 1764
2022 180 2422
2023 198 2631

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 237 751
Education Majors 2 471 1517
Social Psychology 4 538 1634
Clinical Psychology 4 550 1903
Child Psychology 6 568 1937
Cognitive Science 4 652 2439
Neuroscience 5 696 2474
Psychiatry 5 696 2629

Business rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Business in Lithuania and 2224th in the World with 1,346 publications made and 7,173 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Lithuania
#697 of 1,414 In Europe
#2224 of 6,187 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 1 0
1997 7 2
1998 5 1
1999 3 5
2000 7 3
2001 2 5
2002 2 14
2003 6 10
2004 7 12
2005 10 39
2006 6 80
2007 15 99
2008 19 115
2009 32 151
2010 24 174
2011 23 200
2012 42 207
2013 39 246
2014 70 284
2015 59 273
2016 73 265
2017 64 348
2018 63 410
2019 122 567
2020 156 847
2021 146 1318
2022 170 1493
2023 160 1677

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 4 390 678
International Business 4 431 813
Human Resource Management 5 396 977
Public Policy / Administration 5 474 1395
Advertising 4 598 1820
Accounting 5 612 1872
Management Information Systems 6 730 2093
Marketing 5 720 2376
Finance 5 748 2462
Management 4 724 2488

Mathematics rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Lithuania and 2298th in the World with 1,240 publications made and 16,216 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 13 In Lithuania
#677 of 1,388 In Europe
#2298 of 6,305 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 3
1995 1 2
1996 1 0
1997 15 2
1998 5 3
1999 9 6
2000 7 13
2001 5 15
2002 7 31
2003 8 17
2004 15 40
2005 11 68
2006 9 105
2007 14 140
2008 20 156
2009 29 216
2010 11 206
2011 25 241
2012 34 254
2013 35 351
2014 65 453
2015 46 480
2016 54 497
2017 65 593
2018 58 702
2019 109 892
2020 134 1223
2021 154 1712
2022 131 2161
2023 151 2350

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 4 532 1938
Applied Mathematics 4 707 2522
Statistics 5 724 2617
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 767 2744

Economics rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Economics in Lithuania and 1929th in the World with 1,153 publications made and 7,015 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, International Trade, International Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Lithuania
#631 of 1,366 In Europe
#1929 of 5,995 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 3 1
1998 4 0
1999 2 4
2000 7 2
2001 3 3
2002 1 9
2003 6 8
2004 5 2
2005 6 17
2006 5 26
2007 12 28
2008 12 45
2009 18 59
2010 20 63
2011 21 72
2012 35 86
2013 28 93
2014 57 123
2015 41 164
2016 62 193
2017 54 232
2018 57 297
2019 111 389
2020 143 737
2021 143 1060
2022 137 1331
2023 147 1562

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 4 372 625
International Trade 4 390 678
Agricultural Economics 1 250 919
Environmental Economics 3 398 978
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 333 1007
Political Economy 2 398 1104
Development Studies 4 595 1981
Finance 5 748 2462
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 767 2744

Art & Design rankings

Vytautas Magnus University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Lithuania and 1894th in the World with 734 publications made and 3,423 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 11 In Lithuania
#642 of 1,349 In Europe
#1894 of 5,720 In the World

Vytautas Magnus University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 2 2
1999 5 5
2000 2 8
2001 1 7
2002 1 10
2003 4 13
2004 3 7
2005 4 25
2006 3 42
2007 4 54
2008 6 50
2009 14 81
2010 12 68
2011 14 78
2012 22 93
2013 27 98
2014 44 120
2015 36 99
2016 33 137
2017 41 120
2018 36 170
2019 68 255
2020 87 329
2021 89 451
2022 90 596
2023 82 673

The following table provides academic rankings for Vytautas Magnus University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Lithuania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 4 286 685
Performing arts 2 342 795
Creative Writing 2 429 1177
Aesthetics 3 490 1294
Literature 4 558 1605
Art History 4 620 1848
Multimedia 4 587 1987
Fashion Design 4 733 2391