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Normal Superior School ranked 6th in France, 368th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. Normal Superior School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 44,078 academic publications and 1,648,388 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 720 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#368 of 14,131 In the World
#152 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 224 In France
#2 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#2 of 27 In Paris
#90 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#100 of 2,527 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#111 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#62 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#393 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 other topics

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Physics rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 8th for Physics in France and 309th in the World with 26,455 publications made and 1,108,647 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 138 In France
#110 of 1,460 In Europe
#309 of 6,729 In the World

Normal Superior School
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 249 5397
1994 292 5901
1995 329 6114
1996 337 6993
1997 344 7162
1998 357 7649
1999 381 7945
2000 512 9007
2001 469 10964
2002 630 12784
2003 607 13904
2004 676 15159
2005 690 17121
2006 777 19197
2007 867 21067
2008 903 23147
2009 812 25659
2010 845 28154
2011 828 31730
2012 930 34709
2013 1143 38546
2014 856 41233
2015 757 43202
2016 571 45038
2017 677 48215
2018 737 51580
2019 759 56636
2020 905 63139
2021 888 71873
2022 972 62963
2023 1089 66100
2024 836 58058
2025 527 47077

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 4 35 90
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 42 111
Condensed Matter Physics 5 51 160
Acoustical Engineering 4 71 237
Nuclear Physics 7 106 244
Quantum and Particle physics 7 94 265
Optical Engineering 7 93 275
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 130 312
Biophysics 9 121 326
Materials Science 10 141 417
Astrobiology 20 183 446
Nanotechnology 13 166 520
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 206 535

Engineering rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 9th for Engineering in France and 402nd in the World with 25,074 publications made and 960,748 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 139 In France
#144 of 1,466 In Europe
#402 of 6,795 In the World

Normal Superior School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 240 4621
1994 278 5108
1995 304 5170
1996 319 5868
1997 308 6106
1998 322 6450
1999 364 6917
2000 471 7785
2001 441 9366
2002 644 11720
2003 575 12507
2004 634 13623
2005 706 15878
2006 781 17751
2007 908 19613
2008 952 21806
2009 792 24526
2010 854 26762
2011 815 30124
2012 958 33372
2013 1196 37551
2014 825 40133
2015 726 42279
2016 518 43856
2017 631 47049
2018 666 49405
2019 679 53757
2020 834 59397
2021 832 67592
2022 851 59101
2023 980 61167
2024 749 51866
2025 475 41105

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

Chemistry rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 13th for Chemistry in France and 504th in the World with 22,695 publications made and 914,136 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 138 In France
#189 of 1,417 In Europe
#504 of 6,561 In the World

Normal Superior School
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 288 5336
1994 312 5919
1995 337 6017
1996 360 7014
1997 345 7457
1998 358 8019
1999 386 8564
2000 527 9379
2001 476 10966
2002 555 12412
2003 529 13653
2004 606 14593
2005 614 16654
2006 644 18162
2007 723 19909
2008 728 21647
2009 649 23875
2010 676 26141
2011 628 28974
2012 735 31550
2013 877 34393
2014 656 36193
2015 556 36851
2016 465 38312
2017 542 41087
2018 519 42932
2019 563 45962
2020 693 52085
2021 689 57668
2022 745 52620
2023 850 53332
2024 665 46641
2025 408 38207

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 6 105 237
Computational Chemistry 8 104 248
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 153 398
Materials Science 10 141 417
Physical chemistry 12 146 442
Inorganic Chemistry 14 157 448
Organic Chemistry 12 176 480
Nanotechnology 13 166 520
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 221 551
Biochemistry 13 208 588
Chemical Engineering 16 187 601
Environmental Chemistry 16 229 622
Biochemical Engineering 24 305 763
Nutrition and Food Science 15 254 784
Radiochemistry 16 248 990

Biology rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 13th for Biology in France and 647th in the World with 19,605 publications made and 830,982 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 135 In France
#225 of 1,449 In Europe
#647 of 6,841 In the World

Normal Superior School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 246 3658
1994 246 4173
1995 262 4411
1996 276 5127
1997 285 5767
1998 298 6293
1999 319 6920
2000 464 7659
2001 391 8727
2002 444 10306
2003 412 11579
2004 468 12498
2005 493 14018
2006 577 15954
2007 627 17962
2008 626 19735
2009 571 22356
2010 656 24014
2011 600 26929
2012 661 29189
2013 757 32299
2014 625 34237
2015 503 34936
2016 449 36272
2017 508 39076
2018 546 41489
2019 619 44977
2020 768 51698
2021 798 57864
2022 766 53501
2023 836 53732
2024 688 46809
2025 434 38396

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 9 121 326
Evolutionary Biology 8 135 354
Astrobiology 20 183 446
Neuroscience 12 183 463
Nanotechnology 13 166 520
Forestry 16 180 533
Paleontology 13 212 549
Entomology 17 200 556
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 197 573
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 229 581
Biochemistry 13 208 588
Molecular Biology 19 197 592
Zoology 11 230 636
Genetics 17 224 639
Agricultural Science 14 230 718
Botany 16 265 765
Nutrition and Food Science 15 254 784
Horticulture 18 267 898
Oncology and Cancer research 30 314 1062
Immunology 32 325 1080
Animal Science 19 303 1084
Virology 30 317 1084
Microbiology 32 372 1221
Toxicology 27 342 1270
Pharmacology 30 360 1329
Biotechnology 32 398 1337

Computer Science rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 7th for Computer Science in France and 403rd in the World with 17,923 publications made and 741,145 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 138 In France
#154 of 1,470 In Europe
#403 of 6,855 In the World

Normal Superior School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 131 1973
1994 153 2191
1995 188 2409
1996 163 2688
1997 181 3004
1998 184 3388
1999 230 3756
2000 283 4424
2001 248 5111
2002 511 7570
2003 417 8097
2004 378 8520
2005 471 10003
2006 604 11730
2007 691 13276
2008 722 15027
2009 580 17429
2010 657 18885
2011 629 21854
2012 751 24046
2013 951 27513
2014 657 30328
2015 598 32636
2016 462 33491
2017 543 35656
2018 564 38743
2019 630 43581
2020 762 48576
2021 777 54650
2022 753 46912
2023 798 48723
2024 601 40115
2025 394 30563

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 24 100
Computer Graphics 4 66 196
Computer Engineering 3 57 203
Computer Vision 3 60 205
Computer Networking 2 52 205
Cyber Security 2 64 218
Telecommunications 3 60 223
Computational Linguistics 4 84 223
Database Administration 6 94 276
Cognitive Science 3 95 281
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 110 319
Animation 9 124 328
Robotics 4 105 332
Software Engineering 9 192 420
Machine Learning 6 143 443
Neuroscience 12 183 463
Data Science 10 249 571
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 229 581
Multimedia 9 242 621
Library and Information science 13 258 637
Human-Computer Interaction 12 304 710
Web Design and Development 15 283 740
UX/UI Desgin 17 331 817
Management Information Systems 24 424 1001

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 472nd in the World with 15,737 publications made and 524,313 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 135 In France
#196 of 1,502 In Europe
#472 of 7,088 In the World

Normal Superior School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 125 1418
1994 140 1564
1995 140 1820
1996 151 2116
1997 163 2185
1998 150 2378
1999 176 2748
2000 229 3251
2001 198 3783
2002 353 5194
2003 284 5544
2004 327 5975
2005 400 7217
2006 482 8441
2007 486 9698
2008 512 10704
2009 498 12868
2010 489 13437
2011 456 15559
2012 516 16913
2013 642 19379
2014 596 20787
2015 546 22431
2016 414 22381
2017 504 24217
2018 565 25495
2019 612 29338
2020 787 31931
2021 842 36373
2022 761 31983
2023 749 33331
2024 601 26800
2025 343 21077

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 3 57 146
Philosophy 14 112 265
Genealogy 5 130 361
Linguistics 6 178 449
Aesthetics 7 189 468
History 12 191 483
Classics and Ancient History 12 199 502
Library and Information science 13 258 637
Archaeology 12 259 655
Political Science 26 293 705
Sociology 16 271 709
Education Majors 8 258 779
Law 17 302 786
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 316 795
Anthropology 16 334 883
Demography 20 316 902
Gender Studies 26 405 1258
Communications and Public Relations 38 628 1920

Environmental Science rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 11th for Environmental Science in France and 567th in the World with 15,096 publications made and 607,405 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 135 In France
#211 of 1,464 In Europe
#567 of 6,888 In the World

Normal Superior School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 163 2361
1994 161 2618
1995 191 2841
1996 185 3242
1997 224 3522
1998 206 3863
1999 229 4222
2000 296 4882
2001 275 5632
2002 368 7066
2003 335 7766
2004 358 8276
2005 395 9674
2006 444 11255
2007 501 12634
2008 522 13946
2009 450 16201
2010 505 17105
2011 493 19175
2012 513 21185
2013 662 23835
2014 498 24959
2015 414 26897
2016 278 27824
2017 362 29469
2018 400 31443
2019 483 33855
2020 627 38044
2021 672 43953
2022 709 40725
2023 687 40665
2024 566 35251
2025 355 28840

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

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 95 297
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 153 398
Earth science and Geophysics 18 173 462
Geography and Cartography 13 180 497
Geology 11 187 508
Oceanography 12 190 520
Forestry 16 180 533
Paleontology 13 212 549
Geotechnical Engineering 15 180 558
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 197 573
Ecology 10 225 622
Environmental Chemistry 16 229 622
Agricultural Science 14 230 718
Environmental Engineering 13 253 770
Environmental Management 14 297 872

Mathematics rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 6th for Mathematics in France and 374th in the World with 8,585 publications made and 394,106 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 133 In France
#138 of 1,406 In Europe
#374 of 6,434 In the World

Normal Superior School
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 56 861
1994 69 975
1995 81 1046
1996 83 1261
1997 75 1359
1998 99 1451
1999 130 1751
2000 136 2174
2001 120 2446
2002 244 4006
2003 222 4111
2004 191 4422
2005 264 5298
2006 293 6204
2007 344 6859
2008 383 7611
2009 269 8699
2010 330 9198
2011 316 10664
2012 321 11457
2013 449 13163
2014 327 14465
2015 322 15690
2016 210 15860
2017 240 16416
2018 276 17614
2019 293 19551
2020 376 21378
2021 340 23584
2022 341 19918
2023 422 20693
2024 279 14162
2025 188 9931

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 24 100
Applied Mathematics 7 87 230
Statistics 6 136 365
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 225 557
Operations Research 15 298 842
Math Teachers 15 352 1148

Psychology rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 14th for Psychology in France and 703rd in the World with 5,883 publications made and 278,527 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 128 In France
#251 of 1,424 In Europe
#703 of 6,663 In the World

Normal Superior School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 40 713
1994 48 833
1995 58 858
1996 53 1099
1997 55 1173
1998 57 1296
1999 75 1380
2000 69 1558
2001 75 1829
2002 113 2348
2003 101 2639
2004 104 2910
2005 123 3187
2006 172 3744
2007 193 4365
2008 188 4997
2009 191 5942
2010 193 6644
2011 190 7965
2012 207 9096
2013 277 10531
2014 227 11864
2015 173 12637
2016 185 13169
2017 218 14651
2018 210 15569
2019 230 17836
2020 309 19785
2021 319 21809
2022 306 19396
2023 311 19423
2024 241 16871
2025 170 13301

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

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 3 95 281
Neuroscience 12 183 463
Social Psychology 12 258 690
Education Majors 8 258 779
Psychiatry 27 329 976
Child Psychology 19 343 1000
Clinical Psychology 30 485 1623

Art & Design rankings

Normal Superior School ranked 4th for Art & Design in France and 378th in the World with 2,899 publications made and 113,979 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#4 of 127 In France
#149 of 1,385 In Europe
#378 of 6,010 In the World

Normal Superior School
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 19 308
1994 37 352
1995 30 353
1996 32 418
1997 27 423
1998 31 441
1999 40 510
2000 49 616
2001 44 664
2002 82 952
2003 48 1071
2004 70 1142
2005 77 1311
2006 119 1769
2007 110 1887
2008 120 2112
2009 93 2450
2010 87 2617
2011 92 3259
2012 113 3426
2013 150 3905
2014 115 4099
2015 82 4228
2016 65 4279
2017 83 4496
2018 90 4827
2019 104 5458
2020 117 5827
2021 132 6460
2022 116 5589
2023 128 5726
2024 114 4999
2025 56 3930

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 3 57 146
Computer Graphics 4 66 196
Architecture 6 148 320
Animation 9 124 328
Music 11 151 391
Painting and Drawing 9 180 395
Sculpture 9 180 395
Literature 9 171 415
Illustration and Concept Art 10 187 419
Fashion Design 8 178 433
Aesthetics 7 189 468
Multimedia 9 242 621
Performing arts 19 281 638
Graphic Design 12 276 727
UX/UI Desgin 17 331 817
Creative Writing 18 360 938

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Normal Superior School

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Audiology 15 213 572
Finance 16 237 582
Management 8 214 585
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 215 596
Economics 13 255 658
Orthodontics 17 242 676
Veterinary 10 180 681
Business 15 270 692
Development Studies 8 238 694
Dentistry 19 263 753
Anatomy and Physiology 21 265 763
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 283 797
International Economics 29 490 858
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 288 859
Urology 27 296 965
Medicine 26 327 979
International Business 30 501 995
Public Health 23 334 998
Marketing 18 384 1000
Accounting 22 383 1028
Pathology 27 337 1069
International Trade 34 557 1086
Advertising 24 409 1102
Ophthalmology 30 362 1113
Sports Medicine 36 425 1164
Surgery 33 363 1191
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 438 1253
Environmental Economics 25 489 1265
Physical Therapy 33 445 1330
Anesthesiology 35 405 1429
Dermatology 36 422 1529
Cardiology 43 510 1695
Project Management 39 672 1697
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 39 480 1843
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 539 1852
Pediatrics 36 498 1876
Nursing 33 546 1889
Family medicine 39 490 1907
Gerontology 36 577 2021
Health Science 32 603 2350