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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
Considérations sur la création en tant que causalité et donation. Une analyse à la lumière de Thomas d\u27Aquin
No full textThis work seeks to expose and analyze from the perspective of Thomas Aquinas\u27s thought two questions that, although they can be addressed separately, are nevertheless, closely related to each other. It is, on the one hand, creation from the rational metaphysical perspective of the efficient causality of being, a notion used to rationally demonstrate its truth, and, on the other hand, the theological doctrine of creation as a gift, typical of the field of the Revelation. In accordance with the above, the first notion used by the Aquinasian is deepened in contrast to one of the most common ways of understanding it, namely, as production, in relation, on the one hand, to the augustinian christian philosophical tradition, and, on the other hand, to the rational averroist thought of his time. Likewise, it delves into some of its key points of encounter with donation, and into projections that follow from that for the establishment of a christian philosophy that has as its foundation and goal the explanation of the created being of the world.Este trabajo busca exponer y analizar desde la perspectiva del pensamiento de Tomás de Aquino dos cuestiones que, si bien pueden abordarse separadamente, no obstante, se encuentran estrechamente relacionadas entre sí. Se trata, por una parte, de la creación desde la perspectiva metafísica racional de la causalidad eficiente del ser, noción utilizada para demostrar racionalmente la verdad de aquella y, por otra, la doctrina teológica de la creación como donación, propia del ámbito de la Revelación. De acuerdo con lo anterior se profundiza la primera noción utilizada por el Aquinatense en contraposición a una de las formas más comunes de comprenderla, a saber, como producción, en relación, por una parte, a la tradición filosófica cristiana agustiniana, y, por otra, al pensamiento racional averroísta de su tiempo. Así también, se profundiza en algunos de sus puntos claves de encuentro con la donación, y en las proyecciones que se siguen de aquello para el establecimiento de una filosofía cristiana que tenga como fundamento y fin la explicación del ser creado del mundo.Ce travail vise à exposer et analyser, dans la perspective de la pensée de Thomas d’Aquin, deux questions qui, bien qu’elles puissent être abordées séparément, sont néanmoins étroitement liées. La première concerne la création, appréhendée sous l’angle métaphysique et rationnel de la causalité efficiente de l’être, une notion utilisée pour démontrer rationnellement la vérité de la création. La seconde porte sur la doctrine théologique de la création en tant que donation, propre au domaine de la Révélation. Dans ce cadre, l’étude approfondit la notion de causalité efficiente telle qu’élaborée par Thomas d’Aquin, en la confrontant à une des interprétations les plus répandues de son époque : celle de la création comprise comme simple production. Cette analyse se déroule en relation, d’une part, avec la tradition philosophique chrétienne augustinienne et, d’autre part, avec la pensée rationnelle des averroïstes contemporains de Thomas. De plus, elle explore les points clés de convergence entre causalité et donation, ainsi que les perspectives qui en découlent pour l’établissement d’une philosophie chrétienne ayant pour fondement et finalité l’explication de l’être créé du monde
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
Diagnosis del hombre actual: La propuesta de Zygmunt Bauman
Get PDFDescription and critical analysis of the main characteristics of the postmodern man according to Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017). In particular, this paper explores the elements that, in light of the thought of this Polish essayist, sociologist, and philosopher, characterize the postmodern man. It also shows the basic philosophical assumptions from which Bauman understands this concept, and therefore, the necessary relationship that this anthropological notion has with social reality. From this perspective, the postmodern society is also analyzed as a liquid society, a concept that shows how the current society, while advancing every day towards globalization, technological innovations, the development of new economic models, and new forms of personal and social relationships, weakens and transforms the solid paradigms and traditional models of modern society. In this society, according to Bauman, man ends up becoming a victim of his own decisions, anxieties, and fears, which this same society presents to him.Descripción y análisis crítico de las características principales del hombre postmoderno según Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017). En particular, se exploran los elementos que, a la luz del pensamiento de este ensayista, sociólogo, y filósofo polaco, lo caracterizan; con ello se muestran también los supuestos filosóficos básicos a partir de los cuales lo comprende y, por ende, la necesaria relación que, en orden a lo anterior, tiene dicha noción antropológica con la realidad social. Desde esta perspectiva se analiza, además, la sociedad posmoderna entendida como una sociedad líquida, esto es, un concepto que muestra cómo la sociedad actual si bien avanza cada día hacia la globalización, las innovaciones tecnológicas, el desarrollo de nuevos modelos económicos y nuevas formas de relacionarse a nivel personal y social, en ella, no obstante, terminan debilitándose y transformándose los sólidos paradigmas y modelos tradicionales de la sociedad moderna, y en donde el hombre -a su entender- termina convirtiéndose así en víctima de sus propias decisiones, angustias, y miedos, que esta misma sociedad le presenta
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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