The ranking was developed by the British “Global Research Partnerships” organization. The analysis covered the achievements of 1,192 universities from 81 countries and territories, 1,038 of which were included in the final ranking. The assessment was based on scientific publications from 2021–2025 prepared jointly by scientists representing universities and representatives of enterprises. Factors such as the scope of cooperation and the number of joint publications, as well as the strength of the relationship between the academic community and industry were taken into account.
The Medical University of Warsaw, ranked 829th, came fourth in Poland and second among Polish medical universities. The following universities ranked ahead of us: Jagiellonian University (610th place), Medical University of Łódź (652nd place), Warsaw University of Life Sciences (821st place).
Wageningen University & Research was the leader of the global ranking. It specializes in research on agriculture, food and natural sciences. Second place went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and third place went to the University of Tokyo.