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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
Antitrust in an Age of New Modes of Economic Organization
No full textInternational audienceAntitrust law has historically adapted to technological and managerial innovations. Today we are at another inflection point. Antitrust needs to open its framework to enable the functioning of two hybrid modes of organization: innovation networks and decentralized autonomous organizations (‘DAOs’). These modes of organization do not fit anti-trust’s vision of the firm — the large, vertically-integrated, managerially-directed enterprise. This is problematic, because in defining its vision of the firm, antitrust law also indirectly defines the scope of legal coordination. Given their collaborative nature and their inability to benefit from the ‘firm’ label, these modes of organization risk running afoul of anti-trust’s prohibition of coordinated action. The chapter discusses two legal interventions for enabling their functioning. First, an unorthodox expansion of anti-trust’s concept of the firm. Second, recognizing these hybrid forms as organizational alternatives to firms and enabling their function subject to ex ante approval akin to the merger control framework
From Theory to Practice: Computing ‘Innovation Competition’ in Antitrust
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Gouverner l’innovation : le droit de la concurrence et l’organisation de l’industrie
No full textThis thesis calls for a reassessment of how antitrust and organizational law address economic governance structures, highlighting the limitations of current frameworks. The dominant legal approach relies on a simplified and idealised view of the firm that neither reflects contemporary markets nor aligns with insights from organisational economics (OE). Drawing on OE literature, the thesis shows that existing legal categories favour traditional, clearly defined corporate forms at the expense of more flexible and innovative hybrids.A central argument is that the distinction between firms and alternative governance structures lacks clarity and does not justify differential legal treatment. What is needed is a more flexible legal approach that can accommodate organisational diversity.The thesis also highlights the law’s subtle but significant influence on market organisation. Antitrust law shapes industry structure by defining the forms of coordination that are legally acceptable. Organisational law reinforces rigid conceptions of the firm by prioritising hierarchy and profit maximisation.Yet this rigidity is neither neutral nor inevitable; it results from historical and normative choices that often go unchallenged. By unpacking these assumptions, the thesis argues for reforms that embrace the diversity of today’s organisational forms. Future research and policy debates should better reflect this plurality to meet the complex and evolving needs of modern economic collaboration.Cette thèse plaide pour une réévaluation de la manière dont le droit de la concurrence et le droit des organisations appréhendent les structures de gouvernance économique, en soulignant les limites de leurs cadres actuels. Le traitement juridique dominant repose sur une vision simplifiée et idéalisée de l’entreprise, qui ne correspond ni à la réalité des marchés contemporains, ni aux enseignements de l’économie des organisations (EO). En s’appuyant sur cette littérature, la thèse montre que les cadres juridiques actuels privilégient des entités traditionnelles aux contours bien définis, au détriment de formes hybrides plus flexibles et innovantes. Un point central est que la distinction entre entreprises et autres structures de gouvernance manque de clarté et ne justifie pas un traitement juridique différencié. Il faut un droit plus souple, apte à accueillir cette diversité organisationnelle. La thèse met également en lumière l’influence du droit sur la structuration des marchés. Le droit de la concurrence façonne l’organisation industrielle en légitimant certaines formes de coordination. De même, le droit des sociétés perpétue une conception rigide de l’entreprise fondée sur la hiérarchie et la maximisation du profit. Or, cette rigidité résulte de choix historiques et normatifs rarement remis en question. En les déconstruisant, la thèse appelle à des réformes capables d’institutionnaliser la diversité des formes organisationnelles. La recherche et les politiques publiques doivent mieux intégrer cette pluralité pour répondre aux réalités de la collaboration économique contemporaine
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
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
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