Michael Jordan is At the Top of the All-Stars List… But There is a Twist - DZone Big Data

No one is surprised to hear that Michael Jordan is at the top of his list. A recent study has deemed him to be the most important player in his chosen field... Okay, before you wonder if you went to the wrong site, you didn't. He is currently the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. So what list are we talking about and how did he get to the top? Well, for those of you that have dipped into academics as a career, you already know that your reputation is established by the connections that are expressed in your published work.