Normal Superior School of Lyon: Rankings

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The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 18th in France, 634th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,582 academic publications and 729,909 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#634 of 14,131 In the World
#257 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 224 In France
#3 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#1 of 10 In Lyon
#126 of 1,343 For Astrobiology
#159 of 1,696 For Transportation Engineering
#183 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#1743 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#576 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 16th for Chemistry in France and 667th in the World with 13,673 publications made and 496,982 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 136 In France
#239 of 1,401 In Europe
#667 of 6,447 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 74 263
1992 75 402
1993 119 609
1994 109 874
1995 145 1020
1996 160 1556
1997 190 1751
1998 189 2245
1999 194 2704
2000 213 3256
2001 213 3964
2002 313 4879
2003 308 5635
2004 327 6498
2005 339 7626
2006 334 8937
2007 369 10321
2008 358 11280
2009 444 13074
2010 414 13537
2011 489 15786
2012 488 17671
2013 545 20044
2014 655 22060
2015 607 23272
2016 656 25599
2017 674 27765
2018 678 30620
2019 637 32606
2020 769 37425
2021 886 42917
2022 762 41845
2023 776 40908

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 66 186
Computational Chemistry 8 93 225
Biochemistry 13 222 615
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 274 671
Environmental Chemistry 22 287 767
Physical chemistry 25 272 782
Materials Science 25 284 786
Organic Chemistry 24 291 813
Chemical Engineering 29 301 935
Nanotechnology 32 324 1001
Inorganic Chemistry 34 335 1021
Pharmacy 35 368 1061
Radiochemistry 27 328 1298
Nutrition and Food Science 58 629 2672

Physics rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 13th for Physics in France and 536th in the World with 13,487 publications made and 456,779 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 138 In France
#205 of 1,446 In Europe
#536 of 6,603 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 64 222
1992 77 310
1993 124 448
1994 123 673
1995 137 794
1996 173 1243
1997 213 1451
1998 203 1892
1999 192 2219
2000 203 2581
2001 199 3195
2002 298 4180
2003 273 4698
2004 316 5465
2005 317 6385
2006 333 7710
2007 434 8741
2008 392 9828
2009 460 11364
2010 471 12051
2011 532 14052
2012 542 16572
2013 572 19096
2014 626 21748
2015 578 22469
2016 617 25003
2017 633 27195
2018 665 30470
2019 656 31611
2020 722 35492
2021 824 38968
2022 696 36664
2023 683 36739

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 45 126
Theoretical Physics 7 87 183
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 102 246
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 120 327
Condensed Matter Physics 11 146 366
Nuclear Physics 14 168 391
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 184 413
Biophysics 11 176 451
Quantum and Particle physics 13 189 471
Acoustical Engineering 12 194 503
Optical Engineering 22 266 708
Materials Science 25 284 786
Nanotechnology 32 324 1001

Biology rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 19th for Biology in France and 767th in the World with 13,336 publications made and 463,594 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 135 In France
#274 of 1,445 In Europe
#767 of 6,770 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 50 199
1992 59 322
1993 97 530
1994 85 697
1995 116 863
1996 135 1326
1997 155 1485
1998 149 1814
1999 163 2335
2000 172 2869
2001 172 3376
2002 252 4156
2003 247 4824
2004 269 5555
2005 279 6672
2006 304 7890
2007 350 9495
2008 322 10338
2009 414 12147
2010 383 12672
2011 464 15006
2012 475 16784
2013 528 18900
2014 639 20768
2015 668 22278
2016 721 24597
2017 682 26737
2018 708 30473
2019 671 32179
2020 845 38234
2021 974 44269
2022 840 43346
2023 831 42449

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 45 126
Virology 6 96 298
Evolutionary Biology 8 134 343
Molecular Biology 11 138 402
Biophysics 11 176 451
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 216 538
Genetics 15 211 587
Biochemistry 13 222 615
Immunology 17 217 618
Paleontology 13 238 633
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 237 691
Oncology and Cancer research 24 245 727
Zoology 19 288 795
Entomology 24 282 844
Botany 18 304 866
Horticulture 21 293 957
Neuroscience 25 342 974
Nanotechnology 32 324 1001
Agricultural Science 24 342 1071
Microbiology 30 354 1077
Biotechnology 35 408 1348
Forestry 55 457 1594
Pharmacology 35 428 1594
Nutrition and Food Science 58 629 2672

Engineering rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 19th for Engineering in France and 709th in the World with 11,808 publications made and 362,294 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 139 In France
#261 of 1,453 In Europe
#709 of 6,684 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 57 202
1992 75 259
1993 107 386
1994 104 608
1995 113 700
1996 153 1070
1997 168 1188
1998 165 1628
1999 151 1853
2000 181 2203
2001 150 2598
2002 298 3635
2003 247 3969
2004 280 4640
2005 286 5400
2006 292 6405
2007 354 7169
2008 345 8090
2009 394 9305
2010 408 9784
2011 459 11478
2012 461 13237
2013 492 15394
2014 525 17272
2015 509 18169
2016 574 20229
2017 576 22334
2018 628 24650
2019 556 25946
2020 627 29286
2021 731 32441
2022 615 31083
2023 595 30938

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 15th for Environmental Science in France and 729th in the World with 9,258 publications made and 307,678 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 135 In France
#265 of 1,458 In Europe
#729 of 6,798 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 28 109
1992 36 153
1993 68 243
1994 70 375
1995 87 490
1996 112 750
1997 100 767
1998 97 1079
1999 113 1307
2000 121 1557
2001 116 1887
2002 185 2400
2003 190 2853
2004 196 3351
2005 180 3892
2006 201 4752
2007 257 5539
2008 211 6218
2009 284 7052
2010 304 7506
2011 349 8734
2012 350 10126
2013 397 11571
2014 477 13498
2015 436 14516
2016 500 15609
2017 468 17299
2018 534 19892
2019 480 21359
2020 534 24901
2021 620 27586
2022 541 26625
2023 542 26628

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 66 186
Earth science and Geophysics 12 132 361
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 13 141 406
Paleontology 13 238 633
Geology 15 239 645
Geography and Cartography 16 260 669
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 237 691
Environmental Chemistry 22 287 767
Oceanography 25 297 803
Geotechnical Engineering 31 302 893
Ecology 24 360 996
Agricultural Science 24 342 1071
Environmental Engineering 39 412 1312
Forestry 55 457 1594
Environmental Management 49 515 1623

Computer Science rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 15th for Computer Science in France and 704th in the World with 8,842 publications made and 262,733 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 137 In France
#268 of 1,459 In Europe
#704 of 6,752 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 35 105
1992 57 146
1993 62 208
1994 67 325
1995 90 376
1996 94 628
1997 93 688
1998 91 870
1999 95 1079
2000 111 1295
2001 115 1692
2002 218 2571
2003 184 2489
2004 191 3041
2005 186 3336
2006 218 4117
2007 254 4744
2008 264 5247
2009 280 6212
2010 298 6969
2011 353 8080
2012 322 9381
2013 353 11006
2014 379 12197
2015 402 13339
2016 456 14946
2017 451 15957
2018 501 18881
2019 471 19926
2020 486 22611
2021 591 25631
2022 486 24141
2023 527 24935

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 5 65 221
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 71 237
Computer Vision 10 128 353
Animation 11 177 443
Computer Graphics 17 208 505
Computer Networking 13 188 537
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 216 538
Telecommunications 22 245 671
Database Administration 18 265 694
Cyber Security 14 257 697
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 306 793
Software Engineering 26 356 806
Data Science 18 351 831
Library and Information science 18 317 833
Computational Linguistics 28 326 840
Neuroscience 25 342 974
Human-Computer Interaction 25 412 1004
Machine Learning 33 414 1258
Cognitive Science 44 438 1400
Management Information Systems 47 608 1614
Multimedia 36 557 1768

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 726th in the World with 8,533 publications made and 176,377 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Linguistics, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 134 In France
#303 of 1,492 In Europe
#726 of 7,020 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
1991 25 80
1992 49 141
1993 57 185
1994 59 261
1995 63 273
1996 85 453
1997 88 553
1998 60 667
1999 81 774
2000 66 878
2001 81 1009
2002 145 1582
2003 126 1488
2004 132 1799
2005 128 1974
2006 136 2555
2007 200 3020
2008 191 3428
2009 240 3804
2010 264 4256
2011 323 5087
2012 342 5987
2013 395 6767
2014 388 7497
2015 462 8049
2016 553 8696
2017 450 9551
2018 545 11404
2019 503 12050
2020 568 14420
2021 623 16263
2022 549 14750
2023 489 14956

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 25 243 544
Linguistics 16 284 714
Art History 33 324 755
Education Majors 7 270 801
Library and Information science 18 317 833
Aesthetics 19 352 881
Demography 22 318 882
Classics and Ancient History 23 344 893
Sociology 21 342 923
Political Science 36 385 943
History 27 380 976
Archaeology 27 395 1011
Anthropology 19 394 1088
Law 27 427 1160
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 561 1612
Gender Studies 35 548 1847

Medicine rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 26th for Medicine in France and 994th in the World with 6,031 publications made and 212,194 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Pathology, Virology, Oncology and Cancer research, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#26 of 132 In France
#336 of 1,417 In Europe
#994 of 6,680 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 17 75
1992 19 160
1993 46 256
1994 30 368
1995 52 444
1996 45 627
1997 62 710
1998 63 866
1999 58 1031
2000 80 1304
2001 66 1569
2002 92 1826
2003 107 2149
2004 93 2463
2005 85 2736
2006 104 3482
2007 116 4062
2008 132 4451
2009 177 4949
2010 166 5474
2011 186 6279
2012 188 7168
2013 232 7916
2014 285 8425
2015 323 9523
2016 356 10388
2017 315 11238
2018 340 12739
2019 329 13997
2020 433 17430
2021 499 21508
2022 450 21212
2023 441 20638

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 6 96 298
Orthodontics 11 184 516
Family medicine 13 184 536
Dentistry 16 205 580
Immunology 17 217 618
Oncology and Cancer research 24 245 727
Respiratory Therapy 24 255 727
Urology 25 287 904
Public Health 24 328 943
Anatomy and Physiology 30 343 1018
Pharmacy 35 368 1061
Epidemiology 33 353 1125
Pathology 29 367 1142
Dermatology 32 362 1215
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 36 420 1232
Pediatrics 29 377 1293
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 40 423 1301
Biomedical Engineering 45 444 1315
Critical Care Nursing 34 458 1438
Psychiatry 36 464 1512
Surgery 38 466 1587
Pharmacology 35 428 1594
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36 455 1694
Cardiology 44 549 1808
Anesthesiology 43 539 1967
Health Science 32 545 2015
Nursing 36 568 2033
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 565 2038
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 621 2211
Physical Therapy 58 643 2277

Mathematics rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 16th for Mathematics in France and 700th in the World with 4,271 publications made and 103,226 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 132 In France
#269 of 1,388 In Europe
#700 of 6,305 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 13 49
1992 20 71
1993 23 92
1994 32 166
1995 35 192
1996 41 278
1997 56 345
1998 56 425
1999 51 487
2000 46 586
2001 53 696
2002 135 1302
2003 96 1110
2004 102 1404
2005 91 1701
2006 102 1975
2007 131 2075
2008 126 2399
2009 165 2630
2010 148 2742
2011 178 3236
2012 185 3719
2013 198 4411
2014 195 4888
2015 207 4944
2016 246 5303
2017 210 5729
2018 215 6733
2019 205 7185
2020 214 7723
2021 247 9284
2022 194 8381
2023 224 7956

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 71 237
Applied Mathematics 18 178 441
Statistics 20 282 734
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 352 872
Math Teachers 11 339 1087

Art & Design rankings

The Normal Superior School of Lyon ranked 26th for Art & Design in France and 936th in the World with 1,227 publications made and 22,981 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#26 of 125 In France
#375 of 1,349 In Europe
#936 of 5,720 In the World

Normal Superior School of Lyon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 10
1992 8 11
1993 8 20
1994 12 56
1995 9 32
1996 13 77
1997 18 69
1998 19 114
1999 11 124
2000 16 124
2001 10 146
2002 25 247
2003 28 211
2004 22 277
2005 19 286
2006 28 409
2007 25 468
2008 34 512
2009 29 573
2010 31 639
2011 52 727
2012 49 915
2013 47 981
2014 69 1089
2015 66 1163
2016 74 1169
2017 62 1292
2018 79 1621
2019 68 1658
2020 69 1810
2021 73 1926
2022 82 1851
2023 58 1828

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
Animation 11 177 443
Computer Graphics 17 208 505
Painting and Drawing 17 271 598
Sculpture 17 271 598
Illustration and Concept Art 16 272 620
Art History 33 324 755
Architecture 27 377 877
Aesthetics 19 352 881
Literature 27 354 881
Fashion Design 24 367 892
Multimedia 36 557 1768

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Normal Superior School of Lyon

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Management 19 327 865
Finance 28 399 963
Business 26 426 1089
Social Psychology 27 430 1194
Economics 31 477 1250
Marketing 29 476 1271
Psychology 32 442 1360
Advertising 38 494 1383
International Business 50 631 1433
Development Studies 30 480 1472
Accounting 50 573 1726
Child Psychology 45 616 2205