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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
Dispelling 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
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
Yesterday’s Tomorrow and its Politics
No full textVergangene Zukünfte stellen ein geschichtswissenschaftliches Forschungsfeld dar, dem in den letzten Jahren vermehrte Aufmerksamkeit zuteilgeworden ist. Nun liegt mit Elke Seefrieds Sammelband Politische Zukünfte im 20. Jahrhundert ein umfangreicher Überblick zum Zusammenhang von Zukunftsdenken und Politik vor. Dabei werden nicht nur bekannte Ergebnisse und neue Erkenntnisse vorgestellt, sondern vor allem auch Leerstellen offengelegt, die neugierig machen auf ein dynamisches Forschungsfeld.Futures past have been growing in popularity as a topic for historical research in recent years. The volume Politische Zukünfte im 20. Jahrhundert edited by Elke Seefried now presents an extensive overview of the interplay between futures and politics. This anthology not only compiles established findings and new insights but also points to desiderata that spark curiosity for a dynamic field of research
Not Only for Historians: The History and Theory of Chronopolitics
No full textPolitik und Zeit sind eng verknüpft. Mit ihrem History and Theory-Sonderheft über Chronopolitics tragen die Historiker Fernando Esposito und Tobias Becker dazu bei, das Verhältnis von Politik und Zeit besser zu verstehen. Die Beiträge in diesem Sonderheft behandeln so unterschiedliche Themen wie die Revolutionen von 1989 oder die Chronopolitik der Geschichtsschreibung selbst und geben einen Einblick in die Möglichkeiten, die die Arbeit mit dem Konzept der Chronopolitik für die Untersuchung von Politik und Zeit bietet. Ein Lesegenuss nicht nur für Historiker_innen.Politics and time are intertwined. With a theme issue of History and Theory on Chronopolitics, historians Fernando Esposito and Tobias Becker contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between politics and time. On topics ranging from the revolutions of 1989 to the chronopolitics of historiography itself, the articles in this theme issue provide an overview of the possibilities that the concept of chronopolitics offers for the study of politics and time. A valuable read, not just for historians
FLINTA to the Front! German Punk and Its Problem with Sexism
No full textDeutschpunk hat ein Sexismus-Problem. Männer spielen in den Bands, Männer pogen vor den Bühnen und Männer verüben bei Punk-Konzerten und darüber hinaus sexuelle Übergriffe auf die anwesenden nicht-männlichen Punx. Mit ihrem Sammelband Punk as F*ck wollen die Herausgeberinnen Diana Ringelsiep und Ronja Schwikowski dem etwas entgegensetzen – nämlich 50 nicht-männliche Perspektiven auf die deutsche Punk-Szene. Das Ergebnis ist eine Sammlung von 50 so aufrüttelnden wie aufschlussreichen und so relevanten wie lesenswerten Texten.The German punk scene has a problem with sexism. Men play in the bands, men slam-dance in front of the stages and men sexually assault the non-male punx at punk shows and beyond. With their anthology Punk as F*ck, punx-turned-editors Diana Ringelsiep and Ronja Schwikowski want to set something against this – namely 50 non-male perspectives on the German punk scene. The outcome is a compilation of 50 texts that are as shocking as they are insightful and as relevant as they are worth reading
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