Normal School of Pisa: Rankings

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The Normal School of Pisa ranked 39th in Italy, 1032nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. The Normal School of Pisa ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,371 academic publications and 552,432 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 51 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1032 of 14,131 In the World
#396 of 2,785 In Europe
#39 of 88 In Italy
#4 of 6 In Tuscany
#2 of 3 In Pisa
#160 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#351 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#376 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#994 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1353 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Physics rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 31st for Physics in Italy and 745th in the World with 11,208 publications made and 463,689 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 80 In Italy
#277 of 1,457 In Europe
#745 of 6,713 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 96 1096
1993 116 1201
1994 93 1329
1995 140 1851
1996 152 2193
1997 138 1945
1998 148 2256
1999 168 2561
2000 158 2606
2001 193 3186
2002 199 3970
2003 246 5063
2004 253 5497
2005 302 5836
2006 295 6787
2007 333 7638
2008 312 8749
2009 349 9203
2010 362 10407
2011 372 12713
2012 385 15408
2013 373 17710
2014 391 18277
2015 438 20099
2016 443 21819
2017 374 23220
2018 429 27407
2019 445 31617
2020 522 34469
2021 483 38161
2022 540 32420
2023 534 36609
2024 477 32181

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 10 77 160
Condensed Matter Physics 12 142 351
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 169 376
Nuclear Physics 16 163 381
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 206 489
Quantum and Particle physics 26 238 621
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 275 748
Optical Engineering 34 302 800
Acoustical Engineering 38 347 934
Astrobiology 44 350 941
Biophysics 42 341 958
Nanotechnology 36 357 1159
Materials Science 40 413 1253

Engineering rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 43rd for Engineering in Italy and 1282nd in the World with 7,831 publications made and 305,518 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#43 of 80 In Italy
#438 of 1,465 In Europe
#1282 of 6,782 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 68 722
1993 79 818
1994 67 916
1995 98 1180
1996 103 1463
1997 100 1252
1998 100 1460
1999 115 1728
2000 114 1751
2001 126 1948
2002 159 2621
2003 172 3252
2004 167 3532
2005 190 3711
2006 197 4357
2007 212 4816
2008 207 5577
2009 237 6085
2010 255 7073
2011 250 8254
2012 279 10187
2013 256 11881
2014 264 12369
2015 302 13247
2016 317 14580
2017 270 15727
2018 320 18871
2019 310 21570
2020 382 23732
2021 360 26639
2022 413 23046
2023 380 25232
2024 319 20101

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 275 748
Optical Engineering 34 302 800
Acoustical Engineering 38 347 934
Aerospace Engineering 45 397 1079
Electrical Engineering 39 380 1140
Nanotechnology 36 357 1159
Telecommunications 44 401 1178
Materials Science 40 413 1253
Mechanical Engineering 44 455 1264
Computer Engineering 40 420 1305
Chemical Engineering 39 414 1493
Computer Networking 49 491 1544
Metallurgical Engineering 47 485 1619
Structural Engineering 54 559 1764
Electronic Engineering 49 516 1767
Human-Computer Interaction 56 671 2088
Civil Engineering 60 633 2127
Remote Sensing 59 662 2331
Systems Engineering 65 851 2762
Geotechnical Engineering 62 730 2885
Biotechnology 62 675 2904

Chemistry rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 52nd for Chemistry in Italy and 1436th in the World with 7,169 publications made and 270,496 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Computational Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#52 of 76 In Italy
#455 of 1,417 In Europe
#1436 of 6,545 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 55 601
1993 68 662
1994 50 738
1995 88 960
1996 96 1236
1997 85 1066
1998 88 1264
1999 104 1447
2000 105 1523
2001 110 1712
2002 130 2164
2003 148 2821
2004 132 2946
2005 168 3309
2006 179 3923
2007 181 4319
2008 195 5122
2009 254 5434
2010 248 6326
2011 240 7381
2012 272 9164
2013 250 10941
2014 251 11224
2015 296 11909
2016 299 13101
2017 254 13768
2018 305 15535
2019 318 17437
2020 389 20206
2021 337 22512
2022 363 20256
2023 351 21551
2024 262 17275

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 18 174 390
Nanotechnology 36 357 1159
Materials Science 40 413 1253
Chemical Engineering 39 414 1493
Organic Chemistry 49 482 1620
Biochemistry 55 493 1686
Pharmacy 44 499 1810
Physical chemistry 52 541 1964
Inorganic Chemistry 54 595 2339
Petrology and Geochemistry 61 729 2663
Nutrition and Food Science 58 637 2697
Environmental Chemistry 60 702 2884

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1308th in the World with 5,414 publications made and 162,678 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 80 In Italy
#483 of 1,500 In Europe
#1308 of 7,081 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 36 409
1993 38 404
1994 26 432
1995 44 573
1996 30 676
1997 43 631
1998 45 704
1999 53 762
2000 62 781
2001 54 979
2002 82 1207
2003 78 1492
2004 88 1623
2005 99 1770
2006 83 2202
2007 115 2428
2008 125 3023
2009 117 3134
2010 150 3676
2011 175 4305
2012 200 5574
2013 203 6342
2014 200 6381
2015 205 7099
2016 252 7475
2017 248 7757
2018 300 8855
2019 290 10832
2020 310 12036
2021 319 13339
2022 357 12143
2023 326 13289
2024 270 9959

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 8 125 293
Public Policy / Administration 26 356 989
Linguistics 38 380 997
Aesthetics 39 397 1007
Media Studies 21 351 1010
Philosophy 36 411 1065
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 35 452 1193
Classics and Ancient History 46 450 1229
Art History 51 491 1285
Gender Studies 34 415 1308
Law 50 482 1345
History 51 497 1386
Political Science 49 548 1477
Library and Information science 46 502 1495
Journalism and Digital Media 48 503 1565
Archaeology 60 545 1567
Sociology 56 592 1886
Communications and Public Relations 58 681 2141
Education Majors 51 656 2418
Anthropology 63 714 2457
Demography 63 676 2628

Computer Science rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 52nd for Computer Science in Italy and 1393rd in the World with 5,007 publications made and 203,179 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#52 of 80 In Italy
#475 of 1,469 In Europe
#1393 of 6,845 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 38 344
1993 42 347
1994 36 368
1995 56 468
1996 49 631
1997 52 573
1998 52 683
1999 66 873
2000 54 924
2001 60 1049
2002 83 1408
2003 103 1750
2004 93 1868
2005 94 1959
2006 103 2463
2007 120 2832
2008 104 3021
2009 115 3632
2010 151 4170
2011 127 4901
2012 131 5631
2013 154 6530
2014 172 7097
2015 184 7306
2016 232 8374
2017 215 9080
2018 219 12135
2019 248 14353
2020 272 16417
2021 313 18126
2022 376 15878
2023 348 18835
2024 229 15076

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Vision 38 359 1013
Neuroscience 46 363 1036
Telecommunications 44 401 1178
Computer Engineering 40 420 1305
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 47 464 1357
Computer Graphics 52 523 1465
Library and Information science 46 502 1495
Computer Networking 49 491 1544
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 486 1590
Computational Linguistics 48 500 1596
Cognitive Science 49 482 1623
Cyber Security 58 590 1909
Data Science 62 656 2009
Human-Computer Interaction 56 671 2088
Machine Learning 60 622 2243

Biology rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 55th for Biology in Italy and 1811th in the World with 4,917 publications made and 178,218 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 80 In Italy
#521 of 1,448 In Europe
#1811 of 6,833 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 25 288
1993 26 318
1994 28 333
1995 51 455
1996 50 650
1997 47 575
1998 52 748
1999 54 856
2000 58 938
2001 62 1076
2002 71 1324
2003 82 1742
2004 86 1806
2005 101 2021
2006 99 2473
2007 127 2954
2008 128 3287
2009 140 3669
2010 172 4309
2011 177 5159
2012 171 6209
2013 154 7120
2014 172 7753
2015 196 8173
2016 224 8977
2017 203 9527
2018 236 11308
2019 262 12389
2020 299 15169
2021 294 16921
2022 306 15266
2023 291 16140
2024 221 13250

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 38 347 917
Astrobiology 44 350 941
Biophysics 42 341 958
Neuroscience 46 363 1036
Nanotechnology 36 357 1159
Genetics 54 463 1535
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 486 1590
Zoology 48 452 1615
Biochemistry 55 493 1686
Virology 53 469 1779
Molecular Biology 53 500 1865
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 518 2007
Paleontology 63 614 2171
Pharmacology 56 530 2249
Immunology 57 583 2311
Botany 57 585 2364
Oncology and Cancer research 61 594 2430
Nutrition and Food Science 58 637 2697
Biotechnology 62 675 2904
Horticulture 61 713 3306
Agricultural Science 66 867 3853

Environmental Science rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 60th for Environmental Science in Italy and 2150th in the World with 3,762 publications made and 124,989 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#60 of 80 In Italy
#622 of 1,464 In Europe
#2150 of 6,876 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 24 300
1993 19 349
1994 17 380
1995 29 522
1996 34 618
1997 24 545
1998 32 538
1999 28 548
2000 41 627
2001 47 823
2002 61 972
2003 53 1287
2004 56 1437
2005 77 1451
2006 101 1841
2007 101 2022
2008 103 2471
2009 95 2609
2010 126 3001
2011 146 3746
2012 163 5251
2013 130 5908
2014 128 5849
2015 149 6662
2016 172 7177
2017 153 7345
2018 191 8562
2019 195 9994
2020 201 10962
2021 217 12895
2022 229 11006
2023 208 11722
2024 190 8868

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 491 1482
Geography and Cartography 58 573 1747
Oceanography 57 583 1939
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 518 2007
Geology 62 636 2163
Paleontology 63 614 2171
Ecology 62 707 2617
Petrology and Geochemistry 61 729 2663
Environmental Chemistry 60 702 2884
Geotechnical Engineering 62 730 2885
Earth science and Geophysics 61 780 3098
Agricultural Science 66 867 3853

Mathematics rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 45th for Mathematics in Italy and 1104th in the World with 2,823 publications made and 99,611 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#45 of 76 In Italy
#397 of 1,401 In Europe
#1104 of 6,418 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 24 328
1993 30 301
1994 23 332
1995 45 476
1996 33 501
1997 24 487
1998 29 498
1999 45 613
2000 41 622
2001 42 766
2002 61 1056
2003 57 1179
2004 63 1286
2005 65 1260
2006 68 1655
2007 69 1807
2008 71 2112
2009 73 2326
2010 76 2532
2011 76 3094
2012 96 3431
2013 104 3934
2014 122 4030
2015 99 4720
2016 112 4714
2017 87 4941
2018 116 5680
2019 146 6730
2020 140 7184
2021 123 8180
2022 154 6986
2023 147 7697
2024 105 5375

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 14 103 266
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 401 1010
Statistics 48 422 1178
Math Teachers 50 730 2937

Economics rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 46th for Economics in Italy and 1188th in the World with 1,672 publications made and 46,181 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#46 of 77 In Italy
#450 of 1,388 In Europe
#1188 of 6,167 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 105
1993 13 108
1994 8 165
1995 14 174
1996 19 178
1997 13 165
1998 8 179
1999 15 172
2000 20 265
2001 22 260
2002 24 378
2003 21 402
2004 20 499
2005 15 448
2006 17 531
2007 25 609
2008 21 716
2009 22 757
2010 40 875
2011 36 952
2012 42 1015
2013 47 1144
2014 58 1364
2015 69 1520
2016 96 1676
2017 89 2105
2018 118 2626
2019 92 3155
2020 113 3709
2021 138 4022
2022 131 3431
2023 106 4070
2024 96 3273

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 8 125 293
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 316 869
International Economics 54 541 992
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 401 1010
International Trade 54 558 1099
Finance 46 443 1106
Development Studies 47 466 1422

Business rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 53rd for Business in Italy and 1552nd in the World with 1,601 publications made and 44,860 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#53 of 77 In Italy
#550 of 1,433 In Europe
#1552 of 6,339 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 12 110
1993 14 119
1994 10 155
1995 16 180
1996 16 217
1997 17 205
1998 8 218
1999 12 230
2000 16 289
2001 19 297
2002 31 488
2003 23 475
2004 22 580
2005 20 552
2006 24 592
2007 34 713
2008 27 764
2009 29 901
2010 43 999
2011 42 1099
2012 48 1223
2013 48 1355
2014 66 1678
2015 54 1735
2016 86 1984
2017 77 2302
2018 89 2785
2019 82 3358
2020 94 3759
2021 116 4314
2022 114 3585
2023 104 4254
2024 84 3355

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 316 869
Public Policy / Administration 26 356 989
International Trade 54 558 1099
Finance 46 443 1106
International Business 55 585 1245
Marketing 55 550 1560
Management 51 545 1614
Advertising 56 643 1992
Accounting 64 765 2571

Art & Design rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 40th for Art & Design in Italy and 1039th in the World with 1,002 publications made and 28,198 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#40 of 80 In Italy
#405 of 1,381 In Europe
#1039 of 5,966 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 30
1993 6 37
1994 2 56
1995 8 76
1996 4 79
1997 9 67
1998 12 74
1999 7 96
2000 11 116
2001 9 106
2002 13 191
2003 11 285
2004 12 241
2005 17 337
2006 21 294
2007 22 370
2008 23 376
2009 14 415
2010 43 509
2011 31 574
2012 26 575
2013 29 715
2014 28 776
2015 49 777
2016 61 856
2017 53 1038
2018 66 1161
2019 56 1464
2020 50 1806
2021 81 1818
2022 87 1554
2023 62 1742
2024 33 1575

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal School of Pisa in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Literature 26 272 641
Creative Writing 29 360 940
Aesthetics 39 397 1007
Art History 51 491 1285
Fashion Design 56 537 1455
Computer Graphics 52 523 1465

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Normal School of Pisa

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Orthodontics 26 165 473
Dentistry 34 205 580
Ophthalmology 44 341 1033
Social Psychology 43 457 1325
Anatomy and Physiology 51 433 1389
Psychology 53 512 1670
Psychiatry 51 504 1720
Family medicine 49 464 1811
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 57 550 1828
Medicine 58 579 2074
Pathology 59 583 2173
Surgery 58 632 2237
Public Health 63 692 2762
Child Psychology 63 732 2917
Physical Therapy 66 908 3750
Nursing 69 900 4001