Normal Superior School of Lyon: Rankings

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The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 19th in France, 643rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,278 academic publications and 875,118 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#643 of 14,131 In the World
#259 of 2,785 In Europe
#19 of 224 In France
#3 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#1 of 10 In Lyon
#123 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#156 of 1,845 For Transportation Engineering
#161 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#1683 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#576 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Physics rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 14th for Physics in France and 552nd in the World with 15,109 publications made and 539,501 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 138 In France
#209 of 1,457 In Europe
#552 of 6,713 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 89 360
1993 124 534
1994 123 837
1995 133 966
1996 185 1442
1997 228 1691
1998 226 2181
1999 224 2569
2000 231 2977
2001 222 3675
2002 326 4836
2003 297 5758
2004 326 6592
2005 335 7761
2006 363 8999
2007 439 10401
2008 388 11471
2009 448 12910
2010 491 13737
2011 562 16209
2012 540 18615
2013 563 21354
2014 641 23866
2015 573 24767
2016 647 27624
2017 674 30139
2018 712 33674
2019 705 34837
2020 808 39758
2021 901 43516
2022 794 37074
2023 860 38251
2024 717 34284

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 8 46 123
Theoretical Physics 5 78 161
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 119 288
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 122 334
Condensed Matter Physics 11 146 369
Nuclear Physics 14 172 398
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 177 410
Biophysics 12 180 471
Quantum and Particle physics 13 188 478
Acoustical Engineering 14 190 492
Optical Engineering 23 277 741
Materials Science 26 289 819
Nanotechnology 33 330 1054

Chemistry rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 17th for Chemistry in France and 714th in the World with 14,813 publications made and 566,675 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 138 In France
#250 of 1,417 In Europe
#714 of 6,545 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 84 462
1993 123 687
1994 111 1008
1995 140 1153
1996 172 1742
1997 209 1977
1998 197 2502
1999 223 3037
2000 226 3592
2001 231 4333
2002 347 5496
2003 321 6629
2004 325 7413
2005 348 8844
2006 368 9996
2007 366 11410
2008 342 12590
2009 428 13972
2010 422 14521
2011 509 16802
2012 487 18895
2013 518 20948
2014 657 23048
2015 607 24105
2016 637 26623
2017 648 29210
2018 685 31635
2019 661 34014
2020 835 39879
2021 911 45465
2022 816 41862
2023 877 41363
2024 737 37407

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 69 196
Computational Chemistry 7 96 237
Biochemistry 18 239 685
Physical chemistry 27 281 816
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 308 816
Materials Science 26 289 819
Organic Chemistry 27 300 861
Environmental Chemistry 24 311 865
Chemical Engineering 30 299 962
Nanotechnology 33 330 1054
Inorganic Chemistry 35 342 1080
Pharmacy 41 393 1200
Radiochemistry 28 331 1369
Nutrition and Food Science 59 655 2824

Biology rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 22nd for Biology in France and 828th in the World with 14,598 publications made and 536,512 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 135 In France
#284 of 1,448 In Europe
#828 of 6,833 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 66 362
1993 96 594
1994 85 806
1995 115 983
1996 146 1467
1997 165 1688
1998 151 2018
1999 179 2575
2000 186 3171
2001 188 3696
2002 274 4681
2003 249 5689
2004 275 6436
2005 282 7697
2006 323 8939
2007 339 10534
2008 299 11578
2009 410 13052
2010 389 13773
2011 486 16087
2012 479 17924
2013 499 19967
2014 641 21864
2015 673 23380
2016 695 26187
2017 637 28666
2018 730 32441
2019 700 33979
2020 911 41632
2021 1054 47634
2022 904 44140
2023 972 43692
2024 827 40336

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 8 46 123
Virology 7 111 334
Evolutionary Biology 10 143 371
Molecular Biology 14 149 435
Biophysics 12 180 471
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 231 586
Genetics 17 223 634
Immunology 20 228 671
Paleontology 16 249 679
Biochemistry 18 239 685
Entomology 23 256 750
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 251 761
Oncology and Cancer research 24 249 761
Zoology 23 317 921
Botany 21 323 981
Neuroscience 27 357 1022
Nanotechnology 33 330 1054
Horticulture 25 310 1131
Microbiology 32 372 1216
Agricultural Science 28 379 1302
Biotechnology 37 423 1470
Forestry 55 472 1695
Pharmacology 36 448 1727
Nutrition and Food Science 59 655 2824

Engineering rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 18th for Engineering in France and 723rd in the World with 13,119 publications made and 430,998 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#18 of 139 In France
#258 of 1,465 In Europe
#723 of 6,782 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 86 310
1993 106 445
1994 111 743
1995 118 832
1996 166 1255
1997 178 1380
1998 185 1857
1999 174 2186
2000 197 2518
2001 165 2933
2002 321 4237
2003 276 4924
2004 284 5542
2005 297 6602
2006 321 7487
2007 363 8497
2008 332 9565
2009 382 10582
2010 420 11109
2011 480 13048
2012 459 14814
2013 490 17213
2014 536 19041
2015 515 19902
2016 593 22202
2017 587 24699
2018 663 26939
2019 567 28401
2020 686 32398
2021 781 36244
2022 719 31832
2023 742 32261
2024 623 27910

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

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Transportation Engineering 1 45 156
Computer Engineering 8 80 256
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 122 334
Acoustical Engineering 14 190 492
Aerospace Engineering 14 196 527
Computer Networking 15 205 577
Telecommunications 23 259 718
Optical Engineering 23 277 741
Mechanical Engineering 20 297 781
Electronic Engineering 27 266 801
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 308 816
Materials Science 26 289 819
Electrical Engineering 25 298 828
Human-Computer Interaction 21 377 899
Geotechnical Engineering 31 312 958
Chemical Engineering 30 299 962
Remote Sensing 32 352 968
Structural Engineering 34 343 979
Nanotechnology 33 330 1054
Metallurgical Engineering 35 354 1056
Architecture 33 435 1065
Petroleum Engineering 30 345 1094
Civil Engineering 37 466 1368
Environmental Engineering 39 429 1436
Reliability and Quality Engineering 38 456 1447
Biotechnology 37 423 1470
Systems Engineering 52 555 1484
Biomedical Engineering 50 494 1566

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 28th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 665th in the World with 11,773 publications made and 227,505 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#28 of 134 In France
#276 of 1,500 In Europe
#665 of 7,081 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 58 168
1993 55 235
1994 59 327
1995 76 355
1996 95 562
1997 100 686
1998 81 791
1999 100 923
2000 80 1042
2001 102 1232
2002 166 1936
2003 152 1959
2004 146 2324
2005 150 2570
2006 154 3175
2007 210 3667
2008 218 4062
2009 268 4543
2010 312 5094
2011 379 6179
2012 409 6900
2013 457 7814
2014 483 8716
2015 571 9344
2016 629 10589
2017 577 12095
2018 752 13893
2019 713 14760
2020 736 17555
2021 850 19395
2022 836 16727
2023 886 17117
2024 797 14475

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 22 202 470
Genealogy 13 222 600
Art History 33 269 635
Education Majors 7 253 761
Linguistics 19 303 765
Aesthetics 22 349 864
Library and Information science 25 347 913
Political Science 37 378 925
Classics and Ancient History 29 365 960
History 28 369 962
Sociology 25 349 966
Demography 29 362 1059
Archaeology 27 403 1065
Anthropology 28 444 1238
Law 32 459 1261
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 495 1336
Gender Studies 36 532 1789
Communications and Public Relations 59 811 2819

Environmental Science rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 16th for Environmental Science in France and 785th in the World with 10,634 publications made and 372,219 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 135 In France
#280 of 1,464 In Europe
#785 of 6,876 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 42 177
1993 73 286
1994 72 466
1995 87 585
1996 127 881
1997 108 896
1998 103 1234
1999 136 1480
2000 132 1735
2001 129 2109
2002 196 2821
2003 212 3414
2004 198 4102
2005 188 4756
2006 201 5453
2007 266 6390
2008 212 7320
2009 281 7935
2010 306 8537
2011 362 9933
2012 366 11184
2013 382 12828
2014 479 14643
2015 450 15910
2016 526 17654
2017 488 19293
2018 575 21959
2019 533 23292
2020 608 27755
2021 706 31204
2022 667 27723
2023 725 28051
2024 590 25525

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

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 69 196
Earth science and Geophysics 13 133 362
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 146 416
Geology 18 245 662
Paleontology 16 249 679
Geography and Cartography 19 266 697
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 251 761
Oceanography 26 309 864
Environmental Chemistry 24 311 865
Geotechnical Engineering 31 312 958
Ecology 28 387 1108
Agricultural Science 28 379 1302
Environmental Engineering 39 429 1436
Forestry 55 472 1695
Environmental Management 46 535 1738

Computer Science rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 17th for Computer Science in France and 759th in the World with 9,792 publications made and 327,269 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 138 In France
#291 of 1,469 In Europe
#759 of 6,845 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 61 177
1993 63 249
1994 69 425
1995 93 470
1996 101 743
1997 116 868
1998 109 1031
1999 109 1303
2000 121 1496
2001 125 1910
2002 236 2964
2003 207 3210
2004 204 3681
2005 196 4163
2006 230 4968
2007 257 5771
2008 253 6343
2009 298 7382
2010 282 8272
2011 363 9480
2012 325 10931
2013 345 12542
2014 403 14027
2015 413 15255
2016 469 17169
2017 467 18529
2018 540 21489
2019 482 22364
2020 500 25651
2021 618 28462
2022 544 24141
2023 593 25705
2024 491 21641

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 8 80 256
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 85 269
Computer Vision 11 135 378
Computer Graphics 17 198 477
Computer Networking 15 205 577
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 231 586
Telecommunications 23 259 718
Animation 30 279 728
Cyber Security 14 272 755
Database Administration 17 278 763
Computational Linguistics 26 310 786
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 326 852
Human-Computer Interaction 21 377 899
Software Engineering 30 397 909
Library and Information science 25 347 913
Data Science 29 402 1015
Neuroscience 27 357 1022
Machine Learning 34 427 1371
Cognitive Science 47 445 1454
Multimedia 40 578 1882
Management Information Systems 55 703 1977

Medicine rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 30th for Medicine in France and 1099th in the World with 6,430 publications made and 241,208 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Pathology, Virology, Oncology and Cancer research, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 132 In France
#356 of 1,433 In Europe
#1099 of 6,775 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 20 179
1993 47 284
1994 31 407
1995 49 491
1996 52 708
1997 63 805
1998 60 949
1999 67 1153
2000 81 1479
2001 68 1682
2002 97 2052
2003 102 2477
2004 94 2832
2005 89 3150
2006 109 3910
2007 116 4453
2008 142 4781
2009 172 5318
2010 159 5739
2011 194 6574
2012 189 7631
2013 229 8129
2014 292 8798
2015 311 9758
2016 335 11214
2017 289 12626
2018 347 13915
2019 343 15543
2020 423 19768
2021 533 23102
2022 438 21462
2023 463 20841
2024 361 18646

The following table provides academic rankings for The Normal Superior School of Lyon in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Virology 7 111 334
Orthodontics 16 212 582
Family medicine 15 200 595
Dentistry 18 230 642
Immunology 20 228 671
Respiratory Therapy 24 249 720
Oncology and Cancer research 24 249 761
Urology 30 327 1062
Anatomy and Physiology 32 363 1103
Public Health 29 384 1162
Pharmacy 41 393 1200
Pathology 30 376 1233
Epidemiology 33 378 1286
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 425 1337
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 446 1400
Pediatrics 31 396 1410
Critical Care Nursing 33 440 1429
Dermatology 36 420 1522
Biomedical Engineering 50 494 1566
Psychiatry 38 478 1608
Cardiology 42 495 1637
Pharmacology 36 448 1727
Surgery 39 495 1734
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 37 455 1741
Anesthesiology 44 535 2008
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 40 585 2243
Nursing 39 605 2256
Healthcare Management (MHA) 43 656 2429
Physical Therapy 61 683 2481
Health Science 37 664 2690

Mathematics rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 16th for Mathematics in France and 753rd in the World with 4,622 publications made and 133,322 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 133 In France
#278 of 1,401 In Europe
#753 of 6,418 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 20 79
1993 25 108
1994 33 209
1995 40 237
1996 45 345
1997 62 415
1998 56 505
1999 57 593
2000 48 706
2001 56 820
2002 130 1530
2003 105 1473
2004 109 1885
2005 100 2134
2006 100 2413
2007 134 2590
2008 130 2922
2009 157 3292
2010 157 3337
2011 173 3910
2012 184 4331
2013 194 5187
2014 189 5699
2015 216 5962
2016 241 6445
2017 229 7110
2018 230 7962
2019 210 8651
2020 219 9505
2021 255 10968
2022 217 9353
2023 242 9258
2024 212 6736

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 85 269
Applied Mathematics 19 199 491
Statistics 18 292 785
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 316 787
Math Teachers 18 399 1298

Art & Design rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 27th for Art & Design in France and 883rd in the World with 1,723 publications made and 29,805 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, 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
#27 of 127 In France
#354 of 1,381 In Europe
#883 of 5,966 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 12
1993 6 19
1994 14 67
1995 13 51
1996 13 86
1997 16 90
1998 19 132
1999 16 143
2000 19 170
2001 11 167
2002 28 326
2003 31 287
2004 29 392
2005 20 362
2006 28 536
2007 27 569
2008 39 641
2009 27 731
2010 36 784
2011 53 916
2012 63 1138
2013 58 1198
2014 81 1271
2015 78 1414
2016 92 1570
2017 78 1675
2018 106 2036
2019 90 2064
2020 115 2293
2021 109 2436
2022 124 2250
2023 136 2363
2024 122 2209

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Music 16 167 433
Computer Graphics 17 198 477
Art History 33 269 635
Cinematography 23 263 637
Painting and Drawing 20 284 654
Sculpture 20 284 654
Illustration and Concept Art 19 287 685
Animation 30 279 728
Literature 26 329 799
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 309 853
Fashion Design 23 350 857
Aesthetics 22 349 864
Performing arts 25 367 878
Architecture 33 435 1065
Creative Writing 32 467 1304
Multimedia 40 578 1882

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Normal Superior School of Lyon

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Management 22 375 1008
Finance 31 421 1043
Business 30 473 1256
Social Psychology 28 444 1272
Economics 33 481 1320
Marketing 34 510 1405
Psychology 33 460 1436
Development Studies 31 492 1544
Advertising 45 542 1615
International Business 62 716 1679
Accounting 50 623 1914
Child Psychology 49 649 2447