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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Translating the invisible : metaphors in art and science
No full textThis study engages in the debate found within the genre of artsci, the intersection between art and science, and more specifically with Visualizing the Invisible, the creative conjuncture of art with physics and its subsequent subfields. Following Arthur I. Miller on both accounts, it was undertaken in order to present a systematic approach to support artistic intervention(s) in the Invisible World that can transgress the cultural dichotomy between art and science and contribute to further development of artsci. The critical achievement of this dissertation is the description and analysis of a postulated practical modus operandi that combines the processes of artistic creation with theoretical concepts of Cognitive Culture Studies, applied to the field of Visualizing the Invisible. This could allow curators and artists to look critically at the cognitive aspects of their work, elucidate the processes of negotiation of their meaning, and adjust the processes of creation accordingly. The modus operandi has been identified on the basis of a multi-level analysis of the work by a collective of artists and scientists curated by me - Instytut B61, specifically, the immersive multimodal performance Ewolucja Gwiazd (eng. Evolution of Stars) presented in Poland and India. The first two chapters of the study can also be read as an independent contribution to the development of the academic field of artsci due to the theoretical attempt to define the cognitive boundaries of Visualizing the Invisible. The novelty and perspicacity of Arthur I. Miller’s writings on visual imagery and ideas that highlight how the human mind copes with scientific abstraction through visualization or visualizability, are of great importance for this part of the study. In my analysis of Visualizing the Invisible I apply methodologies of cognitive studies, translation studies, and semiotics, including different theories regarding cognitive metaphors and conceptual blends. Special attention is given to the cultural dynamics of such processes in addressing their mental, material, and social conditions. The result is a comprehensive study, that not only focuses on the case studies but also provides a relevant cultural, philosophical, and historical context for considerations about the possible influence of artsci on contemporary culture.Este estudo foca–se no debate no âmbito do gênero artsci, a interseção entre arte e ciência, mais especificamente em Visualizing the Invisible, a conjuntura criativa da arte com a física e os seus subcampos subsequentes. Seguindo Arthur I. Miller em ambos os relatos, foi realizado com o objetivo de apresentar uma abordagem sistemática para apoiar intervenções artísticas no Mundo Invisível que possam transgredir a dicotomia cultural entre arte e ciência e contribuir para o desenvolvimento do artsci. O objetivo crítico desta dissertação é a descrição e análise de um modus operandi prático postulado que combina os processos de criação artística com conceitos teóricos de Cognitive Culture Studies, aplicados ao campo do Visualizing the Invisible. Esta abordagem poderia permitir que curadores e artistas olhassem criticamente para os aspectos cognitivos do seu trabalho, elucidassem os processos de negociação do seu significado e ajustassem os processos de criação corretamente. O modus operandi foi identificado com base em uma análise multinível do trabalho de um coletivo de artistas e cientistas com curadoria minha - Instytut B61, especificamente, a performance multimodal imersiva Ewolucja Gwiazd (eng. Evolution of Stars) apresentada na Polônia e na Índia. Os dois primeiros capítulos do estudo também podem ser tratados como uma contribuição independente para o desenvolvimento no âmbito acadêmico do artsci, devido à tentativa teórica de definir os limites cognitivos do Visualizing the Invisible. A novidade e perspicácia dos escritos de Arthur I. Miller sobre imagens visuais e ideias que destacam como a mente humana lida com a abstração científica através do visualization ou visualizibility são de grande importância para esta parte do estudo. Na minha análise de Visualizing the Invisible, aplico metodologias de estudos cognitivos, estudos de tradução e semiótica, incluindo diferentes teorias sobre metáforas cognitivas e misturas conceituais. Especial atenção é dada à dinâmica cultural de tais processos no tratamento de suas condições mentais, materiais e sociais. O resultado é um estudo abrangente, que não se concentra nos estudos de caso, mas também fornece um contexto cultural, filosófico e histórico para considerações sobre a possível influência do artsci na cultura contemporânea
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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