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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
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Coping with the Pandemic: The Dharavi Model
Get PDFDharavi, one of the world’s largest informal settlements, was able to handle the COVID-19 pandemic more efficiently than several other large cities. The Dharavi model espoused an approach that was highly grounded, aware of, and adapted itself to local conditions. The key cornerstones of Dharavi’s success are partnerships and convergent action
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
City produced : urban development, violence, and spatial justice in Mumbai
No full textThis detailed account of Mumbai's trajectory of socio-spatial transformations provides a framework for further case studies. Alongside a broad conception of development-related violences, the concept of spatial (in)justice can also serve to anchor larger enquiries as well. Particular attention is paid to ways the state and the market have shaped socio-spatial transformations of the city at different times. This review of the transforming city indicates that violence is embedded in the very ways the city has developed. It calls attention to structural inequalities, and their relationship with poverty and vulnerability that shape urban transformation and are sustained by it
Colonising the slum : changing trajectories of state-market violence in Mumbai
No full textAbstract onlyIn spaces where intense violence is an every-day occurrence, the security of all residents is deeply impacted. Researchers argues that women and young girls experience this insecurity especially, and in particularly complex ways. By examining the markets of Mumbai, researchers find that women and girls are engaged in creative and active struggles, and counter the idea that they are passive victims of violence and injustice. This article examines the continuities and shifts in the violence experienced in the land markets of Mumbai, specifically in the relationship between state and market
Social economic conditions and vulnerabilities : a report of the baseline survey of M(East) Ward, Mumbai
Get PDFMumbai, not unlike many cities in the developing world, has undergone extensive urbanization in recent years. These rapid processes are not without complexities, and create stark contrasts among the different communities brought together. This report focuses on the spatial inequalities in one ward of Mumbai, the disparities found in the levels of development. Researchers find that in the inequalities present among the urban poor, vulnerabilities exist along four interconnected indicators: education, livelihood, health and habitat. The report calls for a humane, inclusive and people-led transformation, to deal with the consequences of the transformation brought about by urbanization
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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