Stanford vs. Harvard

<p>About half of the NAS members are retired. Half of them are still active. So the NAS membership is still a very good indicator for academic reputation. To me, it is the best indicator of faculty reputation in research. </p>

<p>The link provides the total publications and such. Of course Harvard will win th etotal number game given its gigantic size. Do you have other things to say about the quality instead of the quantity of the publications? The website ranking does not prove that an average Stanford professor is less productive than an avaerage Harvard professor.</p>