Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, ranked 3rd–4th in Poland, tied with Gdańsk University of Technology, in the second edition of the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 in association with Schmidt Science Fellows. It marks an advancement compared to last year, when the University ranked fourth in the country. Globally, AMU has again been ranked in the 301–350 range, maintaining last year's result.
As in the previous year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the Interdisciplinary Ranking, ahead of Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The comparison includes 911 universities with assigned places and 356 institutions with Reporter status (without assigned places and scores). This year's edition contains 13 universities from Poland. Wrocław University of Technology was ranked the highest (190th place), ahead of AGH University of Kraków (251–300 range).
The Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Ranking measures the contribution and commitment of universities to interdisciplinary activities in science. The ranking methodology is based on three core pillars corresponding to each stage of the research project life cycle (inputs, process, outputs). These are divided into a total of 11 indicators, with varying impact on the final score of a given university, as presented below.
1. Inputs– 19%:
- Interdisciplinary science Research funding – 8%
- Industry funding - 11%
2. Process– 16%:
- Measure of success – 4%
- Physical facilities - 4%
- Admin support – 4%
- Promotion and tenure – 4%
3. Outputs – 65%:
- Number of interdisciplinary science research publications – 10%
- Proportion of interdisciplinary science research publications - 5%
- Utility outside of discipline – 5%
- Quality of interdisciplinary science research – 20%
- Reputation – 25%
It is worth noting that the second edition of the ranking expanded the set of disciplines analysed in the context of interdisciplinarity. While last year's edition included engineering, computer science, physics and natural sciences, this year's edition also added social sciences, law and psychology.
The complete results of the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 in association with Schmidt Science Fellows can be found on the following website:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/interdisciplinary-science-rankings