Normal School of Pisa: Rankings

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The Normal School of Pisa ranked 39th in Italy, 1013th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 84 research topics. The Normal School of Pisa ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,841 academic publications and 581,432 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 56 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1013 of 14,131 In the World
#402 of 2,785 In Europe
#39 of 88 In Italy
#4 of 6 In Tuscany
#2 of 3 In Pisa
#161 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#351 of 3,207 For Condensed Matter Physics
#377 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#1009 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1308 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 81 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 760th in the World with 11,508 publications made and 487,664 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
#282 of 1,460 In Europe
#760 of 6,729 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 116 1201
1994 93 1329
1995 140 1847
1996 152 2196
1997 138 1945
1998 149 2257
1999 168 2563
2000 158 2608
2001 194 3187
2002 198 3967
2003 246 5064
2004 253 5499
2005 302 5834
2006 295 6794
2007 333 7636
2008 312 8751
2009 349 9205
2010 362 10406
2011 372 12712
2012 385 15403
2013 373 17703
2014 391 18274
2015 438 20099
2016 443 21818
2017 377 23243
2018 429 27399
2019 448 31606
2020 529 34547
2021 485 38113
2022 546 32546
2023 535 37124
2024 485 32717
2025 348 26737

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 78 161
Condensed Matter Physics 12 142 351
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 169 377
Nuclear Physics 18 167 392
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 208 496
Quantum and Particle physics 26 240 627
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 272 753
Optical Engineering 34 303 812
Astrobiology 44 353 953
Acoustical Engineering 38 352 957
Biophysics 42 342 963
Nanotechnology 36 358 1176
Materials Science 40 416 1279

Engineering rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 44th for Engineering in Italy and 1303rd in the World with 8,017 publications made and 319,189 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#44 of 80 In Italy
#439 of 1,466 In Europe
#1303 of 6,795 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 79 818
1994 67 916
1995 98 1177
1996 103 1464
1997 100 1252
1998 101 1460
1999 115 1730
2000 114 1754
2001 127 1949
2002 159 2619
2003 172 3253
2004 167 3529
2005 190 3710
2006 197 4363
2007 212 4818
2008 207 5580
2009 237 6082
2010 255 7071
2011 249 8245
2012 279 10169
2013 255 11834
2014 263 12338
2015 301 13222
2016 319 14560
2017 273 15704
2018 320 18822
2019 313 21477
2020 380 23570
2021 360 26504
2022 418 23003
2023 380 25231
2024 322 20548
2025 229 15972

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 27 272 753
Optical Engineering 34 303 812
Acoustical Engineering 38 352 957
Aerospace Engineering 46 402 1099
Electrical Engineering 40 382 1155
Nanotechnology 36 358 1176
Telecommunications 43 403 1188
Materials Science 40 416 1279
Mechanical Engineering 44 457 1281
Computer Engineering 40 420 1312
Chemical Engineering 40 415 1511
Computer Networking 49 493 1552
Metallurgical Engineering 47 489 1665
Structural Engineering 55 560 1776
Electronic Engineering 49 516 1778
Human-Computer Interaction 56 672 2106
Civil Engineering 60 635 2135
Remote Sensing 59 669 2384
Systems Engineering 66 861 2852
Geotechnical Engineering 62 734 2920
Biotechnology 62 679 2937

Chemistry rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 52nd for Chemistry in Italy and 1463rd in the World with 7,328 publications made and 281,558 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Computational Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#52 of 76 In Italy
#458 of 1,417 In Europe
#1463 of 6,561 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 68 662
1994 50 738
1995 88 957
1996 96 1237
1997 85 1066
1998 89 1264
1999 104 1449
2000 105 1525
2001 110 1712
2002 130 2163
2003 148 2821
2004 133 2949
2005 168 3307
2006 179 3930
2007 181 4323
2008 195 5122
2009 254 5432
2010 248 6321
2011 239 7380
2012 273 9154
2013 250 10953
2014 249 11218
2015 295 11911
2016 299 13087
2017 254 13740
2018 306 15477
2019 318 17447
2020 386 20088
2021 335 22401
2022 360 20190
2023 351 21543
2024 268 17593
2025 211 13736

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 17 173 389
Nanotechnology 36 358 1176
Materials Science 40 416 1279
Chemical Engineering 40 415 1511
Organic Chemistry 49 486 1644
Biochemistry 55 495 1718
Pharmacy 44 499 1814
Physical chemistry 52 541 1984
Inorganic Chemistry 54 601 2363
Petrology and Geochemistry 61 738 2698
Nutrition and Food Science 59 645 2748
Environmental Chemistry 60 706 2911

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1319th in the World with 5,567 publications made and 171,563 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 80 In Italy
#485 of 1,502 In Europe
#1319 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 38 404
1994 26 432
1995 44 570
1996 30 676
1997 43 631
1998 45 704
1999 53 762
2000 62 783
2001 55 980
2002 82 1208
2003 78 1493
2004 89 1624
2005 99 1771
2006 83 2203
2007 115 2429
2008 125 3028
2009 117 3133
2010 150 3680
2011 176 4306
2012 199 5551
2013 203 6336
2014 199 6365
2015 208 7104
2016 254 7506
2017 247 7716
2018 299 8804
2019 294 10788
2020 307 11876
2021 323 13262
2022 362 12157
2023 327 13319
2024 289 10216
2025 152 8003

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 5 118 280
Public Policy / Administration 27 358 979
Media Studies 19 351 994
Linguistics 38 381 1010
Aesthetics 40 400 1020
Philosophy 36 411 1058
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 453 1188
Classics and Ancient History 46 449 1233
Gender Studies 34 407 1266
Art History 52 501 1300
Law 50 486 1350
History 53 503 1417
Political Science 49 549 1477
Library and Information science 45 504 1496
Journalism and Digital Media 48 504 1569
Archaeology 60 551 1591
Sociology 56 591 1878
Communications and Public Relations 55 671 2108
Anthropology 62 700 2412
Education Majors 52 661 2458
Demography 63 682 2668

Computer Science rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 52nd for Computer Science in Italy and 1421st in the World with 5,125 publications made and 215,458 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#52 of 80 In Italy
#477 of 1,470 In Europe
#1421 of 6,855 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 42 347
1994 36 368
1995 56 468
1996 49 631
1997 52 573
1998 53 683
1999 66 873
2000 54 924
2001 60 1049
2002 83 1409
2003 103 1749
2004 93 1864
2005 94 1963
2006 103 2464
2007 120 2834
2008 104 3021
2009 115 3632
2010 151 4173
2011 127 4903
2012 132 5597
2013 155 6510
2014 171 7059
2015 183 7256
2016 230 8332
2017 212 9041
2018 218 12040
2019 251 14257
2020 267 16229
2021 310 17925
2022 373 15766
2023 349 18760
2024 243 15671
2025 151 12461

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 38 360 1030
Neuroscience 46 366 1052
Telecommunications 43 403 1188
Computer Engineering 40 420 1312
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 48 465 1378
Computer Graphics 52 526 1479
Library and Information science 45 504 1496
Computer Networking 49 493 1552
Computational Linguistics 48 503 1623
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 491 1625
Cognitive Science 49 485 1648
Cyber Security 58 594 1935
Data Science 61 655 2018
Human-Computer Interaction 56 672 2106
Machine Learning 61 626 2259

Biology rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 55th for Biology in Italy and 1841st in the World with 5,056 publications made and 188,796 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 80 In Italy
#524 of 1,449 In Europe
#1841 of 6,841 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 26 318
1994 28 333
1995 51 454
1996 50 652
1997 47 575
1998 52 748
1999 54 857
2000 58 939
2001 62 1076
2002 71 1323
2003 82 1743
2004 86 1804
2005 101 2020
2006 99 2474
2007 127 2954
2008 128 3285
2009 140 3669
2010 172 4313
2011 176 5148
2012 171 6195
2013 153 7114
2014 170 7715
2015 196 8152
2016 226 8924
2017 201 9508
2018 236 11235
2019 260 12364
2020 304 15169
2021 298 16905
2022 303 15201
2023 291 16136
2024 223 13388
2025 180 11138

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 38 349 930
Astrobiology 44 353 953
Biophysics 42 342 963
Neuroscience 46 366 1052
Nanotechnology 36 358 1176
Genetics 54 469 1566
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 491 1625
Zoology 48 455 1633
Biochemistry 55 495 1718
Virology 56 484 1824
Molecular Biology 54 511 1906
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 520 2023
Paleontology 63 621 2213
Pharmacology 56 533 2258
Immunology 57 586 2347
Botany 58 594 2397
Oncology and Cancer research 61 599 2475
Nutrition and Food Science 59 645 2748
Biotechnology 62 679 2937
Horticulture 61 721 3355
Agricultural Science 66 854 3774

Environmental Science rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 61st for Environmental Science in Italy and 2193rd in the World with 3,851 publications made and 132,516 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#61 of 80 In Italy
#633 of 1,464 In Europe
#2193 of 6,888 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 19 349
1994 17 380
1995 29 518
1996 34 620
1997 24 545
1998 32 539
1999 28 548
2000 41 627
2001 47 823
2002 61 972
2003 54 1288
2004 56 1438
2005 77 1452
2006 101 1842
2007 101 2023
2008 103 2465
2009 95 2610
2010 126 2999
2011 145 3742
2012 163 5224
2013 130 5899
2014 125 5802
2015 149 6635
2016 173 7146
2017 151 7325
2018 191 8536
2019 193 9981
2020 202 10831
2021 219 12842
2022 229 10956
2023 211 11717
2024 189 9006
2025 112 6826

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 49 494 1515
Geography and Cartography 58 579 1781
Oceanography 58 593 1988
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 520 2023
Geology 62 640 2207
Paleontology 63 621 2213
Ecology 62 717 2664
Petrology and Geochemistry 61 738 2698
Environmental Chemistry 60 706 2911
Geotechnical Engineering 62 734 2920
Earth science and Geophysics 61 784 3129
Agricultural Science 66 854 3774

Mathematics rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 45th for Mathematics in Italy and 1125th in the World with 2,864 publications made and 104,361 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#45 of 76 In Italy
#402 of 1,406 In Europe
#1125 of 6,434 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 30 301
1994 23 332
1995 45 475
1996 33 502
1997 24 487
1998 29 499
1999 45 613
2000 41 623
2001 42 765
2002 61 1056
2003 57 1178
2004 63 1287
2005 65 1263
2006 68 1652
2007 69 1808
2008 71 2111
2009 73 2325
2010 76 2534
2011 76 3097
2012 97 3420
2013 104 3920
2014 121 4014
2015 98 4681
2016 113 4732
2017 89 4918
2018 118 5661
2019 147 6728
2020 138 7141
2021 121 8094
2022 155 6971
2023 147 7722
2024 107 5438
2025 49 4402

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 14 102 265
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 405 1020
Statistics 48 423 1187
Math Teachers 52 743 3009

Economics rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 46th for Economics in Italy and 1199th in the World with 1,703 publications made and 49,707 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
#454 of 1,391 In Europe
#1199 of 6,188 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
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 15 450
2006 17 532
2007 25 609
2008 21 716
2009 22 755
2010 40 875
2011 36 951
2012 42 1012
2013 48 1141
2014 58 1358
2015 70 1514
2016 96 1677
2017 89 2113
2018 118 2625
2019 93 3131
2020 113 3692
2021 138 4011
2022 131 3397
2023 108 4072
2024 96 3310
2025 35 2933

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 5 118 280
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 316 876
International Economics 53 533 968
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 405 1020
International Trade 54 553 1079
Finance 46 446 1115
Development Studies 48 471 1460

Business rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 53rd for Business in Italy and 1584th in the World with 1,625 publications made and 47,899 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#53 of 78 In Italy
#557 of 1,436 In Europe
#1584 of 6,366 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 14 119
1994 10 155
1995 16 179
1996 16 218
1997 17 205
1998 8 218
1999 11 230
2000 16 289
2001 19 297
2002 31 488
2003 23 475
2004 22 581
2005 20 554
2006 24 592
2007 34 713
2008 27 764
2009 29 898
2010 43 999
2011 42 1095
2012 48 1219
2013 49 1356
2014 66 1659
2015 54 1736
2016 86 1976
2017 76 2307
2018 90 2773
2019 83 3333
2020 94 3735
2021 118 4311
2022 112 3580
2023 103 4254
2024 86 3399
2025 29 2816

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 34 316 876
Public Policy / Administration 27 358 979
International Trade 54 553 1079
Finance 46 446 1115
International Business 55 574 1213
Marketing 57 558 1584
Management 51 549 1638
Advertising 55 654 2045
Accounting 64 766 2579

Art & Design rankings

The Normal School of Pisa ranked 40th for Art & Design in Italy and 1050th in the World with 1,029 publications made and 29,443 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
#408 of 1,385 In Europe
#1050 of 6,010 In the World

Normal School of Pisa
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 13 192
2003 11 285
2004 13 240
2005 17 339
2006 21 293
2007 22 371
2008 23 379
2009 14 415
2010 43 509
2011 31 574
2012 25 572
2013 28 709
2014 27 781
2015 51 784
2016 61 853
2017 53 1026
2018 67 1176
2019 57 1464
2020 49 1754
2021 82 1828
2022 86 1563
2023 63 1732
2024 34 1563
2025 32 1420

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 26 277 649
Creative Writing 30 358 932
Aesthetics 40 400 1020
Art History 52 501 1300
Fashion Design 56 542 1465
Computer Graphics 52 526 1479

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Normal School of Pisa

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Orthodontics 27 173 487
Dentistry 35 208 587
Ophthalmology 44 349 1066
Social Psychology 43 460 1336
Anatomy and Physiology 51 443 1418
Psychology 53 516 1699
Psychiatry 53 518 1758
Family medicine 49 473 1843
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 58 552 1860
Medicine 59 586 2116
Pathology 59 593 2207
Surgery 58 642 2282
Public Health 63 707 2831
Child Psychology 63 743 2962
Physical Therapy 66 914 3801
Nursing 69 908 4068