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Index ranks Sanford PhD faculty first in scholarly productivity

The FSPI has rekindled discussions about how best to evaluate graduate programs in a variety of disciplines. In some cases, faculty at unheralded programs score higher than their peers at Ivy League schools, causing critics to question the research. The FSPI measures 7,294 programs and 177,816 faculty members at 354 institutions.

“It’s nice to be ranked number one in scholarly productivity,” said Institute Director Bruce Kuniholm, “but all ranking systems have flaws. Prospective students need to think about whether a graduate program is a good match with their goals and interests by considering many factors such as the size of the program, the type of program, faculty research interests and other indices. Rankings are an important measure of excellence, but are only one part of the picture.”

Martin said although there are clear connections between faculty productivity and program excellence, the FSPI does not evaluate programs, per se.

“It is tempting to interpret this measurement as meaning that program x is the best in the country,” Martin said. “It may be, but that’s not what we’ve measured. The program ranked number 1 is the most productive per capita with the variables we’ve included and with the weighting scheme that we’ve adopted.”

Additional detail on the FSRI is available online at academicanalytics.com

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