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École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay

In research, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,743 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,970 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,013 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,600
of 28,054 · #3,638 all time
Rank in France
#621
of 1,422
Research works
4.1k
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,743 of 10,521 8.1%131 #3582
Physical SciencesDomain #9,970 of 12,888 12.1%96 #2509
Social SciencesField #6,013 of 6,365 6.1%79 #4338

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,582 #5,743
  2. Physical Sciences#2,509 #9,970
  3. Social Sciences#4,338 #6,013
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.86× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Michel Morel, Luc Mathieu and Nabil Anwer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.

  1. 1 Jean‐Michel Morel France · #26,153 worldwide 1.3k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Luc Mathieu France · #50,921 worldwide 378 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Nabil Anwer France · #80,531 worldwide 418 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Monique Mémet France · #90,972 worldwide 64 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Pierre Ladevèze France · #98,565 worldwide 622 citations · 111 works
  6. 6 Laurent Desvillettes France · #153,848 worldwide 214 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Claire Lartigue France · #165,249 worldwide 111 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Piard France · #226,323 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Yves Berthaud France · #238,217 worldwide 186 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Ahmed Benallal France · #274,905 worldwide 194 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay

Which keywords describe research at École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Gender.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Community Engagement21▲ 24×5 topics
  2. Local Development20▲ 69×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance20▲ 63×2 topics
  4. Public Policy18▲ 14×11 topics
  5. Social Justice17▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Sustainable Development17▲ 4.1×15 topics
  7. Globalization15▲ 3.0×39 topics
  8. Citizen Participation14▲ 45×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation14▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Gender14▲ 10×16 topics
  11. Gender Studies12▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Migration12▲ 14×10 topics
  13. Religion11▲ 9.1×10 topics
  14. Educational Policies10▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Ethnographic Research10▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Sociological Analysis10▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Professional Practices10▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Public Action10▲ 98×1 topic
  19. Social Change10▲ 31×5 topics
  20. Democracy10▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Islam10▲ 17×3 topics
  22. North Africa9▲ 91×2 topics
  23. Colonialism9▲ 7.1×16 topics
  24. Family Law9▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Reform9▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Innovation8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  27. Social Movements8▲ 10×11 topics
  28. Identity8▲ 4.0×18 topics
  29. History7▲ 4.0×16 topics
  30. Politics7▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Citizenship7▲ 21×5 topics
  32. Social Innovation7▲ 16×5 topics
  33. Cooperatives6▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Solidarity Economy6▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Institutionalization6▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Participative Evaluation6▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Memory5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  39. Scientific History5▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Technological Development5▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …14French Urban and Social Studies: 14 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…4Cultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 6 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  7. 7 European Political History Analysis History 4 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 3 works
  10. 10 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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