Ranking of CS departments based on theory papers
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Ranking of CS departments based on theory papers
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Re: Ranking of CS departments based on theory papers
#2"We certainly do not claim that publication record is the best measure, or a complete measure. However, it is the record that everyone sees and compares in CV, for jobs, grants, reports, etc."
> That always makes me really sad.
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#3It is hard for me to believe that uchicago.edu should outrank illinois.edu. Illinois.edu is a famous top-tier CS program; uchicago.edu is a top-tier university with a relatively small CS program.
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#4I'm just surprised my CS department made the list. That's nice at least.
Even though we are at the bottom...
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#5It is hard for me to believe that uchicago.edu should outrank illinois.edu. Illinois.edu is a famous top-tier CS program; uchicago.edu is a top-tier university with a relatively small CS program.
Using papers to rank reduces the impact of reputation, although of course doesn't fully remove it. Also isn't UIUC more of a systems school?
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#6It is hard for me to believe that uchicago.edu should outrank illinois.edu. Illinois.edu is a famous top-tier CS program; uchicago.edu is a top-tier university with a relatively small CS program.
That doesn't mean UIUC outclasses Chicago in any given subfield within CS.
Re: Ranking of CS departments based on theory papers
#7It is hard for me to believe that uchicago.edu should outrank illinois.edu. Illinois.edu is a famous top-tier CS program; uchicago.edu is a top-tier university with a relatively small CS program.
Using papers to rank reduces the impact of reputation, although of course doesn't fully remove it. Also isn't UIUC more of a systems school?
Still, this seems a bit like Harvard outranking MIT, or Penn outranking CMU.
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#8"We certainly do not claim that publication record is the best measure, or a complete measure. However, it is the record that everyone sees and compares in CV, for jobs, grants, reports, etc." > That always makes me really sad.
Signals are hard to come by in acedemic CS.
Re: Ranking of CS departments based on theory papers
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Using papers to rank reduces the impact of reputation, although of course doesn't fully remove it. Also isn't UIUC more of a systems school?
Still, this seems a bit like Harvard outranking MIT, or Penn outranking CMU.
I looked at the Chicago vs UIUC site. Chicago lists 8 theory professors. UIUC lists 7 theory professors.
I don't think Chicago Theory > UIUC Theory seems absurd. Certainly not like Penn > CMU.