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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
Approche à la Onsager en systèmes intégrables
No full textA new non-perturbative approach 'à la Onsager' for quantum integrable systems on the lattice is developed, which main ideas take their roots in the original article of L. Onsager (1944) on the exact solution of the two-dimensional Ising model. The interest of this approach relies on the fact that it can be systematically applied in cases for which other standard methods fail. It is based on the study of four essential elements: (i) The identification of the non-Abelian algebra generalizing the Onsager algebra that ensures the integrability of the model; (ii) The construction of a hierarchy of quantities in involution generating a Abelian subalgebra; (iii) The study of realizations and finite or infinite dimensional representations of this algebra; (iv) The solution of the model using these data. For a basic model such as the finite size XXZ open spin chain with integrable boundary conditions, the new approach based on the q-Onsager algebra introduced by P. Terwilliger is used to solve the spectral problem (energy spectrum and eigenstates) in the regime of parameters where the Bethe ansatz approach doesn't apply. Some essential steps paving the way to correlation functions in the thermodynamic limit of the model are also passed, inspired by the method of M. Jimbo {\it et al.}. To each affine Lie algebra, a generalization of the q-Onsager algebra is proposed, and allows to classify all possible integrable boundary conditions in boundary affine Toda field theories. Various perspectives are finally presented.Une nouvelle approche non-perturbative à la Onsager en systèmes intégrables quantiques est développée, dont les idées maîtresses prennent leurs racines dans l'article de L. Onsager (1944) portant sur la solution exacte du modèle d'Ising en deux dimensions. L'intérêt de cette approche repose sur le fait qu'elle est applicable de façon systématique dans le cas oú d'autres méthodes usuelles échouent. Celle-ci repose sur l'étude de quatres éléments capitaux: (i) L'identification de l'algèbre non-Abélienne de dimension infinie généralisant l'algèbre de Onsager et représentant la condition d'intégrabilité du modèle; (ii) La construction d'une hiérarchie de quantités en involution formant une sous-algèbre Abélienne; (iii) L'étude des réalisations et représentations de dimension finie et infinie de cette algèbre; (iv) La résolution du modèle à l'aide de ces données. Pour un modèle de référence - la chaîne de spin XXZ de taille finie avec conditions aux bords intégrables - la nouvelle approche basée sur l'algèbre q-Onsager introduite par P. Terwilliger est utilisée pour résoudre le problème spectral (spectre en énergie et états propres) dans le régime de paramètres génériques où l'ansatz de Bethe est inapplicable. Certaines étapes essentielles à l'obtention des fonctions de corrélations dans la limite thermodynamique du modèle sont aussi franchies, s'inspirant de la méthode de M. Jimbo et al.. La généralisation associée à toute algèbre de Lie affine de l'algèbre q-Onsager est proposée, et permet de classifier toutes les conditions d'intégrabilité dans les théories de Toda affines avec bord. Diverses perspectives sont enfin présentées
A family of tridiagonal pairs and related symmetric functions
No full text17 pages; LaTeX file with amssymbA family of tridiagonal pairs which appear in the context of quantum integrable systems is studied in details. The corresponding eigenvalue sequences, eigenspaces and the block tridiagonal structure of their matrix realizations with respect the dual eigenbasis are described. The overlap functions between the two dual basis are shown to satisfy a coupled system of recurrence relations and a set of discrete second-order difference equations which generalize the ones associated with the Askey-Wilson orthogonal polynomials with a discrete argument. Normalizing the fundamental solution to unity, the hierarchy of solutions are rational functions of one discrete argument, explicitly derived in some simplest examples. The weight function which ensures the orthogonality of the system of rational functions defined on a discrete real support is given
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
A family of tridiagonal pairs and related symmetric functions
No full text17 pages; LaTeX file with amssymbA family of tridiagonal pairs which appear in the context of quantum integrable systems is studied in details. The corresponding eigenvalue sequences, eigenspaces and the block tridiagonal structure of their matrix realizations with respect the dual eigenbasis are described. The overlap functions between the two dual basis are shown to satisfy a coupled system of recurrence relations and a set of discrete second-order difference equations which generalize the ones associated with the Askey-Wilson orthogonal polynomials with a discrete argument. Normalizing the fundamental solution to unity, the hierarchy of solutions are rational functions of one discrete argument, explicitly derived in some simplest examples. The weight function which ensures the orthogonality of the system of rational functions defined on a discrete real support is given
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
The higher order q-Dolan-Grady relations and quantum integrable systems
No full textDans cette thèse, la connexion entre certaines structures algébriques récentes (algèbres tridiagonales, algèbre q-Onsager, algèbres q-Onsager généralisées), la théorie des représentations (paire tridiagonale, paire de Leonard, polynômes orthogonaux), certaines des propriétés de ces algèbres et l’analyse de modèles intégrables quantiques sur le réseau (la chaîne de spin XXZ ouverte aux racines de l’unité) est considérée.In this thesis, the connection between recently introduced algebraic structures (tridiagonal algebra, q-Onsager algebra, generalized q-Onsager algebras), related representation theory (tridiagonal pair, Leonard pair, orthogonal polynomials), some properties of these algebras and the analysis of related quantum integrable models on the lattice (the XXZ open spin chain at roots of unity) is considered
Deformed Dolan-Grady relations in quantum integrable models
No full text24 pages, LaTeX file with amssymb; v2: Clarifications to the text, references added; v3: Minor changes, misprints corrected, one reference addedA new hidden symmetry is exhibited in the reflection equation and related quantum integrable models. It is generated by a dual pair of operators subject to deformed Dolan-Grady relations. Using the inverse scattering method, a new family of quantum integrable models is proposed. In the simplest case, the Hamiltonian is linear in the fundamental generators of . For general values of , the corresponding spectral problem is quasi-exactly solvable. Several examples of two-dimensional massive/massless (boundary) integrable models are reconsidered in light of this approach, for which the fundamental generators of are constructed explicitly and exact results are obtained. In particular, we exhibit a dynamical Askey-Wilson symmetry algebra in the (boundary) sine-Gordon model and show that asymptotic (boundary) states can be expressed in terms of orthogonal polynomials
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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