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Scuola Normale Superiore

In research, Scuola Normale Superiore stands highest in Physical Sciences (#760 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#854 of 9,585 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#251 of 2,526 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics (Geometry and Topology is 12.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#962
of 22,385 · #1,373 all time
Rank in Italy
#38
of 475
Research works
6.5k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
157k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.46×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Scuola Normale Superiore

What is Scuola Normale Superiore known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #760 of 10,670 16.5%561 #1127
Social SciencesDomain #854 of 9,585 14.4%554 #1305
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #251 of 2,526 23.2%120 #642
Social SciencesField #620 of 5,988 20.7%290 #1142
MathematicsField #115 of 1,051 18.8%102 #252
Physics and AstronomyField #178 of 1,417 21.3%179 #340
Arts and HumanitiesField #467 of 1,896 5.9%171 #709
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #314 of 1,187 23.7%70 #675
Computer ScienceField #1,250 of 4,417 12.3%109 #1411
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #561 of 1,862 11.8%68 #883

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scuola Normale Superiore 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#1,127 #760
  2. Social Sciences#1,305 #854
  3. Sociology and Political Science#642 #251
  4. Social Sciences#1,142 #620
  5. Mathematics#252 #115
  6. Physics and Astronomy#340 #178
  7. Arts and Humanities#709 #467
  8. Political Science and International Relations#675 #314
  9. Computer Science#1,411 #1,250
  10. Artificial Intelligence#883 #561
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Scuola Normale Superiore work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Scuola Normale Superiore is in Physical Sciences, 46% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Physics and Astronomy (15%), Arts and Humanities (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 638 fractional works · 46.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 211 fractional works · 15.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 73 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 61 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInstrumentation: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 120 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 75 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 115 fractional works · 8.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 44 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 72 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 56 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 625 fractional works · 46.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 331 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 140 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 79 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAnthropology: 33 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 188 fractional works · 13.8% of its workHistory: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClassics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 55 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 64 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKScuola NormaleSuperiore1,360fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences46%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy21115.5%
    2. Computer Science1208.8%
    3. Mathematics1158.4%
    4. Engineering725.3%
    5. Chemistry564.1%
    6. Materials Science312.3%
    7. Environmental Science141.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering50.4%
    10. Energy10.1%
    1. Social Sciences33124.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities18813.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance554.0%
    4. Psychology221.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting181.3%
    6. Decision Sciences110.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology362.6%
    2. Neuroscience181.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences80.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine251.8%
    2. Health Professions80.6%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Scuola Normale Superiore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 26.6 works12×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 24.8 works12×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.61× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 120 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.17× its world share, 115 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.97× its world share, 211 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.79× its world share, 188 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 331 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.17×115 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy6.97×211 works
  3. Arts and Humanities4.79×188 works
  4. Chemistry2.61×56 works
  5. Social Sciences1.93×331 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×55 works
  7. Computer Science1.14×120 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.10×5 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.81×11 works
  10. Neuroscience0.80×18 works
  11. Materials Science0.66×31 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×13 works
  13. Psychology0.53×22 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×36 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×18 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×2 works
  17. Engineering0.35×72 works
  18. Health Professions0.23×8 works
  19. Environmental Science0.21×14 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×8 works
  21. Medicine0.09×25 works
  22. Nursing0.07×0 works
  23. Energy0.06×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Scuola Normale Superiore?

Ranked on the quality score, Stefano Carniani, Eleonora Parlanti and A. Pallottini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scuola Normale Superiore.

  1. 1 Stefano Carniani Italy · #211 worldwide 17k citations · 427 works
  2. 2 Eleonora Parlanti Italy · #6,852 worldwide 3.3k citations · 105 works
  3. 3 A. Pallottini Italy · #11,315 worldwide 6.5k citations · 200 works
  4. 4 Laura Sommovigo Italy · #37,123 worldwide 2.3k citations · 119 works
  5. 5 Andrea L. P. Pirro Italy · #42,118 worldwide 3.1k citations · 61 works
  6. 6 M. Dell’Orso Italy · #42,181 worldwide 51k citations · 857 works
  7. 7 Marco Polini Italy · #42,329 worldwide 29k citations · 361 works
  8. 8 Andrea Ferrara Italy · #50,788 worldwide 28k citations · 718 works
  9. 9 S. Gallerani Italy · #57,598 worldwide 6.1k citations · 177 works
  10. 10 Rosario Fazio Italy · #61,122 worldwide 26k citations · 621 works
All ranked researchers at Scuola Normale Superiore

What are the most cited papers from Scuola Normale Superiore?

The most cited paper from Scuola Normale Superiore is "Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease" (Valentina Cappello, Laura Marchetti, Paola Parlanti et al., 2016), with 13,289 citations. Next come "GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral" (9,794) and "Review of Particle Physics" (7,268).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ultrastructural Characterization of the Lower Motor System in a Mouse Model of Krabbe Disease Valentina Cappello, Laura Marchetti, Paola Parlanti et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 11 Nov 2016 13,289
2 GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,124 authors 16 Oct 2017 9,794
3 Review of Particle Physics Masaharu Tanabashi et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access232 authors 17 Aug 2018 7,268
4 Review of Particle Physics Particle Data Group et al. · Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics Open access239 authors Aug 2022 6,346
5 The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC S. Chatrchyan et al. · Journal of Instrumentation Open access2,047 authors 14 Aug 2008 5,508
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Scuola Normale Superiore?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, Religion, Gender, Identity, Black Holes, Late Antiquity and Literature.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization96▲ 3.6×73 topics
  2. Nationalism56▲ 9.2×19 topics
  3. Identity46▲ 4.7×29 topics
  4. Gender45▲ 6.1×26 topics
  5. Religion44▲ 7.0×27 topics
  6. Social Media41▲ 2.2×19 topics
  7. Literature36▲ 4.8×28 topics
  8. Black Holes30▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Colonialism30▲ 4.7×20 topics
  10. Late Antiquity30▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Dark Matter27▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Cultural Exchange25▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Molecular Dynamics24▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Hydrogen Bonding24▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Star Formation24▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Density Functional Theory24▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Neoliberalism24▲ 4.9×17 topics
  18. Memory23▲ 6.9×9 topics
  19. Ancient Rome22▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Greek Literature22▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Propaganda22▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Latin America21▲ 8.2×6 topics
  23. Cosmology21▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Italy21▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Archaeology20▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Europe20▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Political Communication20▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Entanglement20▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. Fascism19▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Totalitarianism19▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Vibrational Spectroscopy19▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Electronic Structure Calculations19▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Global Governance18▲ 5.7×13 topics
  34. Populism18▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Right-Wing18▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Photosynthesis18▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Quantum Coherence18▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Historiography17▲ 10×9 topics
  39. Galaxies17▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Stellar Populations17▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Scuola Normale Superiore publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Classical Antiquity Studies, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Populism, Right-Wing Movements and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies.

Classical Antiquity Stud…22Classical Antiquity Studies: 22 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…19Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 19 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 18 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum…18Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 18 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…17Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 16 fractional worksGeometric Analysis and Curvature Flows: 13 fractional worksNonlinear Partial Differ…12Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 12 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 12 fractional works
AnthropologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 22 works
  2. 2 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  3. 3 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  4. 4 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 18 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  6. 6 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 16 works
  7. 7 Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Applied Mathematics 13 works
  8. 8 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 12 works
  9. 9 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 12 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Scuola Normale Superiore's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Scuola Normale Superiore as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0056% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Scuola Normale Superiore0.0052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Scuola Normale Superiore over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Scuola Normale Superiore15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.7% in 1994.

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