Best theories for why its so stagnant?
The Top 10 in the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities, over its entire existence. The Top 10 have merely shuffled around, every single year, with just one exception (#8 in 2003 dropped off). This... does not seem healthy.pic.twitter.com/sRMvcMtqrP
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It's a good question. The effect is remarkably strong - it's like there's a systemic force holding things in place.
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These rankings are completely meaningless without context. Grad school? Undergrad? Which department? Which programs/profs? Education, societal clout, tech, etc.?
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Often these rankings take into account reputation surveys and publication counts, which do not change rapidly
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Central limit theorem. The more categories and granularity, the more likely it is that solid all rounders will climb past the smaller, more nimble or less comprehensive places.
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Similar effect in gymnastics or piano comps, aggregate voting elevates the strongly inoffensive, while often penalizing the divisive, controversial, and exciting contenders.
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