2026 Report
Key Findings
Five headline findings from this year's Leap Index — what the data reveals about the state of interdisciplinary science globally.
911
Institutions ranked
The 2026 Leap Index covers 911 institutions across 94 countries — the most comprehensive audit of interdisciplinary science capacity ever conducted.
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Highest Leap Score
MIT's Dr. Anika Osei posted the highest individual Leap Score of any scientist in the 2026 cohort, bridging quantum physics and neuroscience across a disciplinary distance no one had previously crossed in a single career move.
+9pts
Biggest institutional jump
The National University of Singapore posted the largest year-on-year Leap Score increase in the 2026 rankings, rising 9 points on the strength of new IS hiring policies and dedicated cross-faculty research funding.
38%
Of leaps cross hard science/social science divide
More than a third of all fellowship leaps in 2026 crossed the traditionally impermeable boundary between the physical and life sciences on one side and social sciences and humanities on the other.
6.4×
Citation impact multiplier for cross-domain leaps
Publications produced by scientists who crossed a major disciplinary boundary generated 6.4 times the citation impact of equivalent publications from single-discipline researchers — the most striking finding in this year's data.
Visualization
Where scientists are leaping
Origin disciplines on the left, destination disciplines on the right. Flow width represents number of fellows making that leap.
Read the full 2026 report
The complete methodology, all 911 institution profiles, and expanded data visualizations.