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<p>I don’t know much about this stuff, so I can’t say, but I do know basic logic says Harvardfan’s claim isn’t proved baseless by what you said, because the standard for measure being applied is clearly different from what you’re using. Harvardfan claimed something along the lines of faculty productivity, which may be false when restricted to specific departments, but may be true under some other definition that refers more broadly to the entirety of the faculty. I think it’s too obvious that certain faculty of Stanford’s are more productive to even debate, since a strong culture coming from certain disciplines simply is better found at Stanford than most other places, including Harvard.</p>
<p>My point in posting this is that I think arguing on the basis of not understanding the definition another is using will lead to a whole lot of junk.</p>