Emad A.Dec 15, 2022

We immediately saw the result of expanding our department:

https://cs.gmu.edu/blog/csmason-now-ranked-36-in-influential-rankings-of-computer-science-departments/

CS@Mason Now Ranked #36 in Influential Rankings of Computer Science Departments | George Mason Department of Computer Science

The George Mason University Computer Science Department is celebrating its continued and rapid growth, as our recent accomplishments have solidified our place as one of the top programs in the country.

Show threadJeffrey P. Bigham 🔥🔥Dec 15, 2022
@EmadAghayi isn't csrankings in particular super sensitive to size of department?
Show threadEmad A.Dec 15, 2022

@jbigham @jbigham, you are right. We expected that. It seems it counts the number of papers from each department. It could be better.

I remember last there was a massive discussion about CsRanking on Twitter. I guess @pg was also involved in that debate.

At the end I concluded yea CsRankings has serious issue but we do not have any alternative for it.

Show threadEmad A.Dec 15, 2022

@jbigham @pg I remember this blog by Mark Guzdial started that debate:

https://m-cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/248078-why-i-dont-recommend-csrankingsorg-know-the-values-you-are-ranking-on/fulltext

Why I Don't Recommend CSRankings.org: Know the Values You are Ranking On

 Just because a ranking is computable doesn't mean that it's right.

Show threadPhilip GuoDec 15, 2022
@EmadAghayi @jbigham lol i don't remember being involved in any debates, i'm not even in a CS department so this isn't relevant to me :)
Show threadJeffrey P. Bigham 🔥🔥Dec 15, 2022
@pg @EmadAghayi you could post an angry medium post about how it's not fair that non-CS departments aren't listed on CSRankings
Show threadPhilip GuoDec 15, 2022
@jbigham @EmadAghayi yeah, Cognitive Science is the original CS !!!
Show threadMark Riedl
@pg @jbigham @EmadAghayi
At my alma mater, CS is Crop Science
Dec 16, 2022 at 2:13amWeb
Show threadPhilip GuoDec 16, 2022
@Riedl @jbigham @EmadAghayi CSRankings -- rankings of different CS departments named CS
Show threadEmad A.Dec 16, 2022
@Riedl @pg @jbigham it could be Company Science. In that way, they can include @jbigham in their repository.