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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
How do individuals with dementia experience seeking help for their condition? An interpretive phenomenological analysis of coping.
No full textThis research study, termed SupporteD, serves as a sub-study of the ongoing DETERMIND research project. There is still much to be learnt about how people with dementia experience stress and the strategies employed to manage this. Therefore, SupporteD will explore people with dementia's subjective experiences of stress and coping, with a particular focus on the role of help seeking, both formal and informal, as a potential coping strategy
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From emotion to action: the relationship between affect regulation and help seeking for dementia
No full textEnsuring that individuals with dementia have timely access to support is widely recognised as a key healthcare goal. However, engagement with support is often considerably delayed. This thesis aimed to explore the relationship between support seeking for dementia and individuals’ affect regulation (emotion regulation, mood regulation, coping), primarily focussing on the perspectives of individuals living with the condition. In chapter two, a scoping review collates existing research into the relationship between individuals’ affect regulation and their formal support seeking for dementia. A prominent focus on coping is highlighted, along with mixed evidence for associations with service use and a need for further research. In chapter three, coping styles and their relation to diagnostic timing were statistically examined. Principal component analysis was used to generate dispositional coping styles for individuals with dementia and their carers, while hierarchical regression evidenced associations between these coping styles and individuals’ diagnostic timing, controlling for sociodemographic factors. Greater delays were predicted by individuals with dementia using more avoidant coping and less approach coping or support seeking. For carers, using less avoidant coping predicted greater delays. In chapter four, coping and support seeking were examined qualitatively in nine recently diagnosed individuals with dementia. Semi-structured interviews and Interpretative phenomenological analysis were employed to explore individuals’ subjective lived experiences. While experiences varied, participants expressed a conscious preference for living and coping in the moment, preferring to ‘just get on with it’ and confront problems as they arose rather than risk emotional distress by dwelling on dementia. Support was highly valued and utilised as necessary, with social and familial support greatly preferred over formal alternatives. In chapter five, results are discussed in further detail, along with clinical implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research.</p
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