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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
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
HOW TO TURN THE RUMOR OF THE MAY 11, 2011 EARTHQUAKE IN ROME (ITALY) IN TO A DAY OF INFORMATION ON EARTHQUAKES: THE OPEN DAY AT INGV
No full textA devastating earthquake has been predicted for May 11, 2011 in Rome. This prediction was erroneously ascribed to Raffaele Bendandi an Italian self-taught natural scientist of the last century. During the previous months, the INGV has been overwhelmed with requests for information about this presumed prediction by Roman inhabitants and tourists.
Given the considerable mediatic impact of this expected earthquake, the INGV decided to organize an Open Day of its headquarters in Rome devoted to the public who wanted to learn more about the Italian seismicity and the earthquake as natural phenomenon. The Open Day was preceded by a press conference two days before, with the purpose to present the Open Day and to have a scientific discussion with the journalists about the earthquake prediction and Italian seismic risk assessment.
About 40 journalists from newspapers, local and national tv's, press agencies and web news attended the Press Conference and hundreds of articles appeared the following days, advertising the 11 May Open Day.
The INGV opened to the public all day long with the following program:
- meetings with INGV researchers to answer scientific questions
- visiting to the room of seismic monitoring, open 24h/7 all year
- guided tours through interactive exhibitions on earthquakes and Earth's magnetic field
- 5 afternoon conferences on general topics from the social impact of rumors to seismic risk reduction
- 13 new short videos on YouTube / INGVterremoti to explain the earthquake process and updates on various aspects of seismic monitoring room
- distribution of books and brochures.
Surprisingly, we had about 3000 visitors up to 9 p.m.: families, school classes with and without teachers, civil protection groups, journalists.
The initiative, built up in few weeks, had a very large feedback, also thanks to the media highlighting the presumed prediction.
We thank all the INGV colleagues who have made this initiative possible, in particular the Press Office, the educational and Outreach laboratory, the Graphics Laboratory and SissaMedialab.PublishedTorino5.9. Formazione e informazionereserve
Turning the rumor of May 11, 2011 earthquake prediction In Rome, Italy, into an information day on earthquake hazard
No full textA devastating earthquake had been predicted for May 11, 2011 in Rome. This prediction was never released officially by anyone, but it grew up in the Internet and was amplified by media. It was erroneously ascribed to Raffaele Bendandi, an Italian self-taught natural scientist who studied planetary motions. Indeed, around May 11, 2011, a planetary alignment was really expected and this contributed to give credibility to the earthquake prediction among people.
During the previous months, INGV was overwhelmed with requests for information about this presumed prediction by Roman inhabitants and tourists.
Given the considerable mediatic impact of this expected earthquake, INGV decided to organize an Open Day in its headquarter in Rome devoted to the public who wanted to learn more about the Italian seismicity and the earthquake as natural phenomenon. The Open Day was preceded by a press conference two days before, in which we talked about this prediction, we presented the Open Day, and we had a scientific discussion with journalists about the earthquake prediction and more in general on the real problem of seismic risk in Italy.
About 40 journalists from newspapers, local and national tv's, press agencies and web news attended the Press Conference and hundreds of articles appeared in the following days, advertising the 11 May Open Day.
The INGV opened to the public all day long (9am - 9pm) with the following program: i) meetings with INGV researchers to answer scientific questions; ii)visits to the seismic monitoring room, open 24h/7 all year; iii) guided tours through interactive exhibitions on earthquakes and Earth's deep structure; iv) conferences on general topics from the social impact of rumors to seismic risk reduction; v) 13 new short videos on our channel YouTube.com/INGVterremoti to explain the earthquake process and with updates on various aspects of seismic monitoring in Italy; vi) distribution of books and brochures.
Surprisingly, more than 3000 visitors came to visit INGV headquarters until 9 p.m.: families, school classes with and without teachers, civil protection groups, journalists. This initiative, built up in a few weeks, had a very large feedback, also due to the media highlighting the presumed prediction.
Although we could not rule out the possibility of a strong earthquake in central Italy (with effects in Rome) we tried to explain the real meaning of short term earthquake prediction vs. probabilistic seismic hazard assessment. Despite many people remained with the fear (many decided to take a day off and leave the town or stay in public parks), we contributed to reduce this feeling and therefore the social cost of this strange roman day. Moreover, another lesson learned is that these (fortunately sporadic) circumstances, when people's attention is high, are important opportunities for science communication.
We thank all the INGV colleagues who contributed to the May 11 Open Day, in particular the Press Office, the educational and Outreach laboratory, the Graphics Laboratory and the SissaMedialab.
P.S. no large earthquake happenedPublishedSan Francisco5.9. Formazione e informazionereserve
HOW TO TURN THE RUMOR OF THE MAY 11, 2011 EARTHQUAKE IN ROME (ITALY) IN TO A DAY OF INFORMATION ON EARTHQUAKES: THE OPEN DAY AT INGV
No full textA devastating earthquake has been predicted for May 11, 2011 in Rome. This prediction was erroneously ascribed to Raffaele Bendandi an Italian self-taught natural scientist of the last century. During the previous months, the INGV has been overwhelmed with requests for information about this presumed prediction by Roman inhabitants and tourists.
Given the considerable mediatic impact of this expected earthquake, the INGV decided to organize an Open Day of its headquarters in Rome devoted to the public who wanted to learn more about the Italian seismicity and the earthquake as natural phenomenon. The Open Day was preceded by a press conference two days before, with the purpose to present the Open Day and to have a scientific discussion with the journalists about the earthquake prediction and Italian seismic risk assessment.
About 40 journalists from newspapers, local and national tv's, press agencies and web news attended the Press Conference and hundreds of articles appeared the following days, advertising the 11 May Open Day.
The INGV opened to the public all day long with the following program:
- meetings with INGV researchers to answer scientific questions
- visiting to the room of seismic monitoring, open 24h/7 all year
- guided tours through interactive exhibitions on earthquakes and Earth's magnetic field
- 5 afternoon conferences on general topics from the social impact of rumors to seismic risk reduction
- 13 new short videos on YouTube / INGVterremoti to explain the earthquake process and updates on various aspects of seismic monitoring room
- distribution of books and brochures.
Surprisingly, we had about 3000 visitors up to 9 p.m.: families, school classes with and without teachers, civil protection groups, journalists.
The initiative, built up in few weeks, had a very large feedback, also thanks to the media highlighting the presumed prediction.
We thank all the INGV colleagues who have made this initiative possible, in particular the Press Office, the educational and Outreach laboratory, the Graphics Laboratory and SissaMedialab.PublishedTorino5.9. Formazione e informazionereserve
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