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École Normale Supérieure - PSL

In research, École Normale Supérieure - PSL stands highest in Physical Sciences (#997 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#358 of 1,646 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,674 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Philosophy — Archeology is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,427
of 28,054 · #418 all time
Rank in France
#27
of 1,422
Research works
14k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
497k
35.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is École Normale Supérieure - PSL 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
Physical SciencesDomain #997 of 12,888 21.8%544 #287
Physics and AstronomyField #358 of 1,646 29.6%129 #115
Social SciencesDomain #2,674 of 10,521 9.3%384 #1458
Life SciencesDomain #2,579 of 7,800 25.4%120 #1318
Computer ScienceField #1,993 of 4,667 17.4%132 #314
Social SciencesField #3,233 of 6,365 8.3%173 #1985
EngineeringField #3,814 of 6,636 15.9%95 #657
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,293 of 1,884 21.9%63 #295
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,379 of 1,998 7.3%148 —
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,982 of 2,578 8.3%72 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Normale Supérieure - PSL 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. Physical Sciences#287 #997
  2. Physics and Astronomy#115 #358
  3. Social Sciences#1,458 #2,674
  4. Life Sciences#1,318 #2,579
  5. Computer Science#314 #1,993
  6. Social Sciences#1,985 #3,233
  7. Engineering#657 #3,814
  8. Artificial Intelligence#295 #1,293
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.

What does École Normale Supérieure - PSL specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 31.2 works9.4×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 37.6 works8.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.36× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 132 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.56× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.26× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.66× its world share, 148 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 173 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École Normale Supérieure - PSL?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean Ponce, Stéphane Mallat and G. Bastard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Normale Supérieure - PSL.

  1. 1 Jean Ponce France · #1,400 worldwide 3.4k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Stéphane Mallat France · #7,294 worldwide 1.3k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 G. Bastard France · #20,334 worldwide 933 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 É. Falgarone France · #23,594 worldwide 837 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Michel Abdalla⋆ France · #38,723 worldwide 479 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 David Pointcheval France · #49,961 worldwide 972 citations · 89 works
  7. 7 J Françon France · #53,019 worldwide 202 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Phong Q. Nguyễn France · #53,061 worldwide 391 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Jacques Stern France · #60,950 worldwide 486 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Hoeteck Wee France · #73,616 worldwide 587 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at École Normale Supérieure - PSL

Which keywords describe research at École Normale Supérieure - PSL?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change36▲ 1.23×67 topics
  2. Public Policy36▲ 6.6×9 topics
  3. Community Engagement35▲ 9.6×7 topics
  4. Machine Learning35◆ 0.97×62 topics
  5. Territorial Governance35▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Local Development34▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Social Justice34▲ 5.2×16 topics
  8. Deep Learning32▼ 0.86×63 topics
  9. Sustainable Development31▲ 1.76×15 topics
  10. Citizen Participation28▲ 20×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation28▲ 32×1 topic
  12. Religion25▲ 4.7×25 topics
  13. History24▲ 3.1×37 topics
  14. Philosophy24▲ 4.8×29 topics
  15. Ethics23▲ 4.3×29 topics
  16. Gender22▲ 3.8×23 topics
  17. Entanglement21▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Archaeology20▲ 13×10 topics
  19. Culture19▲ 3.2×23 topics
  20. Identity18▲ 2.2×36 topics
  21. Colonialism17▲ 3.3×28 topics
  22. Cultural Heritage16▲ 2.7×23 topics
  23. Migration16▲ 4.3×18 topics
  24. Pragmatics16▲ 8.9×6 topics
  25. Gender Studies16▲ 9.3×9 topics
  26. Sociolinguistics15▲ 7.2×9 topics
  27. Quantum Information14▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Roman Economy14▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Rhetoric12▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Argumentation12▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Ethos12▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange11▲ 7.5×9 topics
  34. Cryptography10▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Quantum Simulation10▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Bronze Age10▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Approximation Algorithms10▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Mediterranean10▲ 9.3×6 topics
  39. Superconducting Circuits10▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Rituals9▲ 9.9×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

French Urban and Social …28French Urban and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 12 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …8Historical and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyArtificial IntelligencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 12 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 8 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 7 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 6 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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