diff --git a/R/method_adjacency.R b/R/method_adjacency.R
index aceffa8..26ad099 100644
--- a/R/method_adjacency.R
+++ b/R/method_adjacency.R
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ densest <- function(data) {
 #'   distance values for each gene. See [densest()] for the default
 #'   implementation.
 #' @param summarize A function that will be used to combine the different
-#'   distances to the reference genes. By default [min()] is used. That means
-#'   the distance to the nearest reference gene will be scored.
+#'   distances to the reference genes. By default [stats::median()] is used.
 #'
 #' @return An object of class `geposan_method`.
 #'
 #' @seealso [species_adjacency()]
 #'
 #' @export
-adjacency <- function(distance_estimate = densest, summarize = min) {
+adjacency <- function(distance_estimate = densest, summarize = stats::median) {
     method(
         id = "adjacency",
         name = "Adjacency",
diff --git a/R/method_species_adjacency.R b/R/method_species_adjacency.R
index 587ffa6..e7da64d 100644
--- a/R/method_species_adjacency.R
+++ b/R/method_species_adjacency.R
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #' @seealso [adjacency()]
 #'
 #' @export
-species_adjacency <- function(distance_estimate = min,
+species_adjacency <- function(distance_estimate = stats::median,
                               summarize = stats::median) {
     method(
         id = "species_adjacency",
diff --git a/man/adjacency.Rd b/man/adjacency.Rd
index 3643298..a1437d8 100644
--- a/man/adjacency.Rd
+++ b/man/adjacency.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{adjacency}
 \title{Score genes based on their proximity to the reference genes.}
 \usage{
-adjacency(distance_estimate = densest, summarize = min)
+adjacency(distance_estimate = densest, summarize = stats::median)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{distance_estimate}{A function that will be used to summarize the
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ distance values for each gene. See \code{\link[=densest]{densest()}} for the def
 implementation.}
 
 \item{summarize}{A function that will be used to combine the different
-distances to the reference genes. By default \code{\link[=min]{min()}} is used. That means
-the distance to the nearest reference gene will be scored.}
+distances to the reference genes. By default \code{\link[stats:median]{stats::median()}} is used.}
 }
 \value{
 An object of class \code{geposan_method}.
diff --git a/man/species_adjacency.Rd b/man/species_adjacency.Rd
index b2bf81f..bdfaba6 100644
--- a/man/species_adjacency.Rd
+++ b/man/species_adjacency.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{species_adjacency}
 \title{Score genes based on their adjacency to the reference genes within species.}
 \usage{
-species_adjacency(distance_estimate = min, summarize = stats::median)
+species_adjacency(distance_estimate = stats::median, summarize = stats::median)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{distance_estimate}{Function for combining the distance differences