Nine FTMC Scientists Among the World's Top 2% Most-Cited Researchers

Nine current and former researchers from the FTMC are included among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists in 2025.

They have been recognised in the prestigious annual ranking compiled by Stanford University. The ranking is based on a methodology developed by a research team led by Stanford professor John Ioannidis and on bibliometric data from Elsevier Scopus.

FTMC researchers in the 2025 ranking (listed in order of citations received during the previous year):

Dr Gediminas Račiukaitis (Department of Laser Technologies)
Prof. Habil. Dr Kęstutis Pyragas (Department of Fundamental Research)
Late Dr Audrius Alkauskas (1978-2023; formerly Department of Fundamental 4. Research)
Habil. Dr Gediminas Niaura (Department of Organic Chemistry)
Dr Simonas Ramanavičius (Department of Electrochemical Material Science)
Prof. Habil. Dr Albertas Malinauskas (FTMC Emeritus Researcher; formerly Department of Organic Chemistry)
Dr Asta Judžentienė (Department of Organic Chemistry)
Dr Paulius Gečys (Department of Laser Technologies)
Dr Andrius Žemaitis (Department of Laser Technologies)

Citations are highly important to researchers, as they indicate how widely their work is used and referenced by other scientists around the world. The more frequently a scientific paper is cited in other studies, the greater the likelihood that its findings have been useful, influential, or have provided a foundation for further discoveries.

You can find the full information and complete rankings by clicking this link.

Source: FTMC, Lithuanian Physical Society and Elsevier Scopus