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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
Our Twenty-Year Journey of Co-Discovery: A Retrospective Dialogue with Jim Lantolf
Get PDFSince my contribution to this special issue commemorating Jim Lantolf’s life and work deviates from a traditional journal paper format, I forego an abstract and begin with a prologue befitting the one-act play “Conversations with Jim” I have created to show my gratitude to Jim for his guidance and wisdom through many years. In this tribute to his enormous impact on second language studies and Vygotskian scholarship, I hope to showcase the power of collaborative inquiry and mentorship in advancing knowledge. In our retrospective dialogue, we cover three main areas of Vygotsky’s work: (1) Znachenie slova: We challenge common interpretations by distinguishing "analysis into units" from "units of analysis," highlighting the interplay of stable cultural meanings and individual sense-making (smysl); (2) Sense and Meaning: we dissect the relationship between sense and meaning in external and internal speech, emphasizing the role of affect and subjective experience (perezhivanie) in shaping an internal system of meaning; and (3) Consciousness: We follow Vygotsky’s advice and explore the origins and development of consciousness, from its emergence in single-celled organisms to the human capacity for meta-consciousness, drawing on recent scientific and philosophical insights
Essential Aspects of Vygotsky’s Theoretical Framework and Methodological Approach Revealed in His Analysis of Unit(ie)s
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