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Scuola Normale Superiore

In research, Scuola Normale Superiore stands highest in Physical Sciences (#713 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#213 of 1,646 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,534 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics — Geometry and Topology is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,142
of 28,054 · #907 all time
Rank in Italy
#42
of 618
Research works
6.5k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
157k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Scuola Normale Superiore 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 #713 of 12,888 29.6%561 #703
Physics and AstronomyField #213 of 1,646 40.8%179 #296
Social SciencesDomain #1,534 of 10,521 23.7%554 #1271
Social SciencesField #1,097 of 6,365 33.6%290 #1020
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #233 of 1,201 43.5%70 #282
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #686 of 2,578 31.8%120 #708
MathematicsField #339 of 1,053 29.4%102 #344
Arts and HumanitiesField #828 of 1,998 7.9%171 #864
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #291 of 565 29.5%69 #304
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,014 of 1,884 25.9%68 #894

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 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#703 #713
  2. Physics and Astronomy#296 #213
  3. Social Sciences#1,271 #1,534
  4. Social Sciences#1,020 #1,097
  5. Political Science and International Relations#282 #233
  6. Sociology and Political Science#708 #686
  7. Mathematics#344 #339
  8. Arts and Humanities#864 #828
  9. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#304 #291
  10. Artificial Intelligence#894 #1,014
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 Scuola Normale Superiore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 23.9 works12×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 23.0 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, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.68× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 109 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.20× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.69× its world share, 179 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.93× its world share, 171 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 290 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.

Who are the top researchers at Scuola Normale Superiore?

Ranked on the composite score, Vincenzo Barone, Carlo Ginzburg and Alessandro Tredicucci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scuola Normale Superiore.

  1. 1 Vincenzo Barone Italy · #5,049 worldwide 3.9k citations · 210 works
  2. 2 Carlo Ginzburg Italy · #10,862 worldwide 218 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Alessandro Tredicucci Italy · #42,043 worldwide 771 citations · 94 works
  4. 4 F. Bassani Italy · #63,093 worldwide 400 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Vito Volterra Italy · #65,488 worldwide 562 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Riccardo Barbieri Italy · #73,698 worldwide 461 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Andrei Mesinger Italy · #87,932 worldwide 354 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Lorenzo Bosi Italy · #136,594 worldwide 64 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Angelo Vistoli Italy · #139,194 worldwide 195 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Rosario Fazio Italy · #155,474 worldwide 807 citations · 140 works
All ranked researchers at Scuola Normale Superiore

Which keywords describe research at Scuola Normale Superiore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, Religion, Gender, Identity, Literature, Late Antiquity and Black Holes.

▲ 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. Globalization85▲ 3.6×67 topics
  2. Nationalism51▲ 9.2×19 topics
  3. Identity43▲ 4.9×28 topics
  4. Religion42▲ 7.3×26 topics
  5. Gender41▲ 6.3×25 topics
  6. Social Media36▲ 2.1×16 topics
  7. Literature35▲ 5.3×27 topics
  8. Colonialism27▲ 4.7×19 topics
  9. Late Antiquity26▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Black Holes23▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Cultural Exchange23▲ 15×8 topics
  12. Molecular Dynamics23▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Hydrogen Bonding23▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Density Functional Theory22▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Dark Matter21▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Neoliberalism21▲ 4.8×17 topics
  17. Memory20▲ 7.0×7 topics
  18. Propaganda20▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Ancient Rome20▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Greek Literature20▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Latin America19▲ 8.3×5 topics
  22. Italy19▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Archaeology19▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Star Formation19▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Europe18▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Vibrational Spectroscopy18▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Electronic Structure Calculations18▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Fascism18▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Totalitarianism18▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Political Communication18▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Entanglement17▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Global Governance17▲ 6.3×13 topics
  33. Photosynthesis17▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Quantum Coherence17▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Populism17▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Right-Wing17▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Historiography16▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Cosmology16▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Ab Initio Parametrization15▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Dispersion Correction15▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Scuola Normale Superiore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Antiquity Studies, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Populism, Right-Wing Movements.

Classical Antiquity Stud…20Classical Antiquity Studies: 20 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…18Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 18 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 17 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Mov…17Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…15Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 15 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 13 fractional worksGeometric Analysis and Curvature Flows: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Mo…11Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 11 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 11 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 10 fractional works
AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 20 works
  2. 2 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  3. 3 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 17 works
  4. 4 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  5. 5 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  7. 7 Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Applied Mathematics 12 works
  8. 8 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 11 works
  9. 9 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 11 works
  10. 10 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 10 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scuola Normale Superiore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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