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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
Layers of the Body
No full textThis practice-led project explores how publication design can be used to reclaim the body and overcome physical trauma through the lens of a young female who has suffered from endometriosis. The designed publication uses a collage approach to image making and textual composition to recontextualise misconceptions and visual representations around the female body. Using the concept of the book as a body, the publication uses typography and collaged imagery to communicate an internal and an external dialogue between three voices – the feminist, the personal, and the medical – as means to reclaim the body.
The publication presents information through the perspective of self-identity and the varying layers of perception that transverse through the work. Using autoethnography as a methodological framework, the project explores a series of methods, such as journalling, drawing and collage, and prototyping to access and explore a personal experience
Nonsense Mistakes of Dyslexia
No full textThis practice-led design research project uses typography and nonsense literature to reveal a subjective dyslexic condition. The project contributes to the understanding of and provides insights into the dyslexic experience of word comprehension and typographic dysfluency. The dyslexic experience is communicated through two central approaches. Firstly, the designed artefact Nonsense Mistakes uses the concept of nonsense literature as a communication strategy in a play with language and meaning. Through the exploration of typographical layouts and Risograph printing, nonsense literature becomes a tool that is employed to simulate and decode the difficulty of word-reading, recognition and comprehension, placing the reader and the audience within the dyslexic experience. Secondly, the researcher explores personal experience by connecting herself to past encounters within the education system, looking back to primary and high schooling, and translating these into encounters and an experimental dialogue between typography, publication format, iterative drawing, material thinking and prototyping
Wanderer: An Aisthetic Inquiry into the Experience of Exile
No full textThis practice-led artistic research draws on the historical, literary convention of the 羁旅 (exile), to consider the potential of a fictional 旅行皮箱 (portmanteau) to speak to the experience of loss and disorientation experienced by a Chinese student studying overseas.
The study employs close reading, iterative poetic practice and iterative experimentation to design artefacts that communicate intimate experiences that one might experience as a foreigner studying and living abroad. At the centre of the study is the creation of a fictional portmanteau that belongs to an imaginary student who is emotionally, culturally and physically stranded (in exile) in a country far away from her homeland. The portmanteau constitutes a repository of ephemera but also a form of narrative portrait
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
The Golden Blueprint: An Exploration of the Winning Qualities Shared Among Kiwi Olympic Greats
No full textThe research draws on visual storytelling, assemblage, media representations of Olympic athletes, and growth and winning mindsets. The research explores how five shared winning qualities of multiple Kiwi Olympians can form a blueprint to inspire young adults in New Zealand to pursue their own goals.
A practice-led methodology within an artistic research paradigm guided the project, supporting an iterative, reflexive, and hands-on design process. The work unfolded in three phases: Research (establishing the conceptual foundation), Ideation (developing the core concepts), and Design (realising the final visual outcomes). The study shows how editorial design and assemblage can effectively communicate values-based messages to counter the negative effects of social media by presenting the stories of Kiwi Olympians, intertwined by shared qualities, to encourage the pursuit of sporting goals
Exploring Women’s Constraints Through Non-linear Storytelling and Visual Narratives in Vietnamese Society
No full textIn recent years, there has been an intensification in scholarly attention towards gender stereotype disparities. This practice-led research project asks: How can image-making and non-linear storytelling structures be employed to express cultural experiences of the self in regard to women’s constraints in Vietnamese society? Drawing from heuristic enquiry and auto-ethnography methodology, it utilises the researcher’s memories and experiences as a basis to create a non-linear illustrated narrative artwork titled Đàn Bà. While the focus is on gender context in Vietnam, the project recognises the universal relevance and their prevalence across cultures. By tapping into these contemporary discourses and employing visual mediums, the project seeks to contribute a perspective to the ongoing conversation about gender inequality and the role of visual communication in addressing societal issues
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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