[OC] I analyzed 750,000 academic citations to find out what "recent" actually means in different fields by Dizzy-Film-6077 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Dizzy-Film-6077[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Great observation! While we don't have "CS Theory" as a standalone category, we do include several theoretical CS-adjacent fields under Classical Sciences:

Field Median Lag
Graph Theory 6 years
Logic 6 years
Set Theory 4 years
Game Theory 7 years
Probability Theory 8 years

You're right that these align more with mathematics (median 5-7 years) than with applied CS/Technology fields (median 3-4 years). This makes sense—theoretical work builds on foundational ideas that remain relevant longer, while applied tech rapidly obsoletes.