In this list we present the U-Multirank 2018 top performers on the indicator ‘interdisciplinary publications’.
The more a publication refers to publications belonging to different fields of science and the larger the distance between these fields, the higher is the degree of interdisciplinary research at a university. Given that the frontiers of research are often at the edge of disciplines, the interdisciplinarity of research also reflects its innovative character.
The top performers on this indicator are spread across a wide range of (14) countries, representing 19 European and 6 Asian institutions, while there are no US institutions among the Top 25. The institutional profile of the top performers is diverse: the list includes specialised institutions with a focus on agriculture, medicine and pharmacology as well as technical universities and more comprehensive universities.
The 25 top performers in interdisciplinary publications are:
The list is sorted by indicator scores in descending order; possible ties are not marked.
Information about the indicator:
Indicator |
Interdisciplinary publications |
Dimension |
Research |
Definition |
The extent to which reference lists of university's publications reflect cited publications in journals from different scientific disciplines. |
Data source |
CWTS/Thomson Reuters - Web of Science Core Collection |
Time reference |
period 2013 - 2016 |