Ask HN: Does an academic's reputation depends on the uni they graduated or teach
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It is rare for the tier 2 graduate to make it into tier 1, but if they do they are super exceptional and stand out.
Is this wrt USA? In India its not particularly a rule.
(Some authors would have graduated from European uni that I have never heard of, outside Gottingen, Oxford, Cambridge, but would be teaching at tier 1/2 US uni so it becomes very hard to judge, but I imagine European uni teach better so give higher weightage lol)