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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
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The impact of narrative on players’ perseverance and perception of challenge
No full textThe objective of this thesis is to evaluate the impact of narrative on player experience, focusing on players’ perception of challenge and perseverance in overcoming gamer obstacles. By examining these dynamics, this research aims to determine whether and how storytelling can enhance player experience and motivation. Two main research questions were explored: (1) Does an explicit narrative affect the perception of challenge in a video game? (2) Does an explicit narrative motivate players to overcome failure? To address these questions, a strategy game, Salamanders in the School, was designed in two versions: one with a narrative (Version A) and one without (Version B). Fifty participants were randomly divided into two groups to play either version, and their experiences were assessed using the CORGIS questionnaire to measure perceived challenge.Results showed that players of the narrative version generally perceived slightly higher challenge than the others. However, the narrative's impact on perceived challenge was statistically significant only among less-experienced players. Regarding perseverance, Group A (narrative) had significantly higher completion rates compared to Group B (non-narrative). However, the high presence of strategy gamers in Group A introduced potential bias, and when excluding this subgroup, the difference in completion rates between the versions was still present, but not statistically significant. The study also revealed a significant gender divide in completion rates, aligning with existing research on gaming frequency and performance differences between males and females, potentially explicable with stereotype threat. The findings suggest that while narrative can enhance player perseverance and challenge perception, especially for less-experienced players, other factors like player skill, gaming experience, and external influences also play crucial roles. Further research with larger sample sizes and controlled variables is recommended to fully understand the relationship between narrative and player behaviour.Samuele BalduzziMasterarbeit Universität Klagenfurt 202
The impact of narrative on players’ perseverance and perception of challenge
No full textThe objective of this thesis is to evaluate the impact of narrative on player experience, focusing on players’ perception of challenge and perseverance in overcoming gamer obstacles. By examining these dynamics, this research aims to determine whether and how storytelling can enhance player experience and motivation. Two main research questions were explored: (1) Does an explicit narrative affect the perception of challenge in a video game? (2) Does an explicit narrative motivate players to overcome failure? To address these questions, a strategy game, Salamanders in the School, was designed in two versions: one with a narrative (Version A) and one without (Version B). Fifty participants were randomly divided into two groups to play either version, and their experiences were assessed using the CORGIS questionnaire to measure perceived challenge.Results showed that players of the narrative version generally perceived slightly higher challenge than the others. However, the narrative's impact on perceived challenge was statistically significant only among less-experienced players. Regarding perseverance, Group A (narrative) had significantly higher completion rates compared to Group B (non-narrative). However, the high presence of strategy gamers in Group A introduced potential bias, and when excluding this subgroup, the difference in completion rates between the versions was still present, but not statistically significant. The study also revealed a significant gender divide in completion rates, aligning with existing research on gaming frequency and performance differences between males and females, potentially explicable with stereotype threat. The findings suggest that while narrative can enhance player perseverance and challenge perception, especially for less-experienced players, other factors like player skill, gaming experience, and external influences also play crucial roles. Further research with larger sample sizes and controlled variables is recommended to fully understand the relationship between narrative and player behaviour.Samuele BalduzziMasterarbeit Universität Klagenfurt 202
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
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