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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
Protesi totale di gomito nelle pseudoartrosi dell'omero distale: valutazione clinica e radiografica dopo un follow-up minimo di 5 anni
No full textGrammont versus lateralizing reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus fracture: functional and radiographic outcomes
No full textPurpose: The aim of this study is to retrospectively compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients treated with non-lateralizing reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) and with humeral lateralizing RSA after proximal humerus fracture (PHF). Methods: In total, 32 patients (8 men and 24 women), with a mean age of 77.4 (67–92), have been reevaluated (follow-up of 14.3 months) and divided into Grammont group (G-group—16 patients, 2 men and 14 women, mean age 82.3) and lateralizing group (L-group—16 patients, 4 men and 12 women, mean age 72.5). The dominant side was affected in 21 patients. Pain, Constant–Murley score (CMS), range of motion accurately measured with inertial sensors (SHoWlder, NCSLab®) and complications. Anatomic tuberosity healing, signs of loosening or mobilization of the implants and scapular notching (according to Sirveaux classification) have been measured on standard X-ray series (antero-posterior view in neutral, external and internal rotation; axillary view; outlet view). Results: Similar CMS was recorded between the two groups (G-group: 61/100; L-group: 64/100). G-group had higher forward flexion (128° vs. 112°) and abduction (126° vs. 114°), L-group had higher external rotation in abduction (35° vs. 41°); similar internal rotation (sacrum) and rotation with elbow in adduction were measured (12° vs. 19°). No statistically significant differences emerged. Anatomic healing of the tuberosity was higher in G-group (87.5% vs. 50%); low-grade scapular notching was higher in L-group (18.25% grade 1–2 vs. 0). Anatomic healed tuberosity guaranteed highly statistically significant improved functional outcomes. No revisions of the implant were performed. Conclusions: RSA can be considered a valid solution for the treatment of PHF in elderly low-demanding population. Cuff conditions should be investigated before surgery for the indication of the adequate model
Protesi totale di gomito nelle pseudoartrosi dell'omero distale: valutazione clinica e radiografica dopo un follow-up minimo di 5 anni
No full textDispelling 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
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