<p>College2go, have you read the methodology of the study and the article on the Chronicle of Higher Education about this ranking before you made such uninformed comments? </p>
<p>The ranking is a snapshot of faculty research productivity in the year 2005, (note this is for one year only). The research output (as measured by publications, citations, grants, awards, etc.) per faculty member in North Carolina State was better than MIT in 2005 --- I don't think why this is laughable.
WashU's political science was the most productive in the country -- that's the fact. You can laugh whatever you want. </p>
<p>By the way, do you know how many senior full professors at Wharton stopped publishing papers many years ago?? Those people have done amazing jobs in the past, but not now. This paprticular study does not count past glories. </p>
<p>--- Hope this help you to understand the ranking.</p>