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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The 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
“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
We 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
We 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
Spin injection in Germanium : from metallic to semiconducting ferromagnetic injector
Le développement de nouveaux dispositifs spintroniques à base de semi-conducteurs (SC) nécessite la création d'une population électronique polarisée en spin dans ces matériaux. De ce point de vue, le germanium est un matériau prometteur pour les applications en spintronique à cause de la forte mobilité des porteurs de charge ainsi que de la symétrie d'inversion du cristal diamant à l'origine de temps de vie de spin très longs. Dans ce manuscrit, nous discutons deux approches pour l'injection et la détection électrique de spins dans le germanium. La première approche consiste à utiliser une barrière tunnel et un métal ferromagnétique (FM) comme injecteur de spin. L'insertion d'une barrière tunnel à l'interface FM/SC permet de résoudre le problème fondamental du désaccord de conductivité. Nous avons utilisé deux injecteurs différents : Py/Al2O3 et CoFeB/MgO. Les mesures sont réalisées en géométrie à trois contacts et l'accumulation de spins dans le germanium est démontrée par la mesure de l'effet Hanle. Dans le cas d'une barrière d'Al2O3, les spins injectés s'accumulent sur des états localisés à l'interface oxyde/Ge et cette accumulation est observée jusqu'à 220 K. Dans le cas d'une barrière de MgO, les spins sont réellement injectés dans le canal de Ge et un signal de 20-30 µV est encore observé à température ambiante. Nous discutons dans la deuxième approche l'utilisation du semi-conducteur magnétique (Ge,Mn) comme injecteur de spins dans le Ge. Nous avons tout d'abord étudié les propriétés structurales et magnétiques de films minces de (Ge,Mn) fabriqués par épitaxie par jets moléculaires à basse température. En faisant varier les paramètres de croissance, nous avons pu observer des nanocolonnes de GeMn cristallines ou amorphes, ainsi que des films et des nanoparticules de Ge3Mn5. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur l'anisotropie magnétique de ces nanostructures. Finalement, la croissance de (Ge,Mn) sur GOI a été optimisée en vue de son utilisation comme injecteur de spins dans le germanium et différentes méthodes d'intégration de ce matériau dans les dispositifs de spintronique « tout semi-conducteur » sont discutées.Creation of spin polarization in non-magnetic semiconductors is one of the prerequisite for creation of spintronics based semiconductor devices. Germanium is interesting for spintronics applications due to its high carrier mobilities and its inversion symmetry that gives long spin lifetimes. In this manuscript, we discuss two approaches for electrical spin injection and detection in Germanium. The first approach is to use a tunnel barrier and a ferromagnetic metal as a spin injector. The tunnel barrier at the interface circumvents the conductivity mismatch problem. Two different spin injectors are used: Py/Al2O3 and CoFeB/MgO. The measurements are performed in three-terminal geometry and the proof of spin accumulation is given by Hanle measurements. In case of Al2O3, the spin accumulation is predicted to be in localized states at the oxide/Ge interface and the spin signal is observed up to 220 K. However in MgO based devices, true injection in Ge channel is predicted and spin signal of 20-30 µV is observed at room temperature. The second approach of using ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ge,Mn) as spin injector is also discussed. The structural and magnetic properties of (Ge,Mn) thin-films grown by low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy (LT-MBE) are studied. Depending on the growth parameters, crystalline/amorphous GeMn nanocolumns and Ge3Mn5 thin films or nanoclusters have been observed. Magnetic anisotropy in these nanostructures is also studied. Finally, the growth of (Ge,Mn) films on GOI substrates is shown and different ways to use (Ge,Mn) as a spin injector in Ge are discussed to achieve all-semiconductor based spintronics devices
Optimization of MoSe2 - WSe2 growth by Van der Waals epitaxy for valleytronics
Cette thèse a pour objet l’optimisation de la croissance par épitaxie par jets moléculaires dans le régime de van der Waals de couches semi-conductrices bidimensionnelles (2D) de diséléniures de métaux de transition (MoSe2, WSe2) pour les études magnéto-optiques et électriques. Cette optimisation passe par l’amélioration de la qualité cristallographique des couches sur de grandes surfaces en ajustant les paramètres de croissances (température et flux). En particulier, la maîtrise de l’état de surface du substrat est déterminante sur les mécanismes de croissance de ces couches. L’élaboration de ces matériaux de basse dimensionnalité a nécessité l’utilisation de techniques de caractérisation avancées (Diffraction de rayons X en incidence rasante, Microscopie électronique en transmission en mode haute résolution, ect). Dans cette thèse, nous nous sommes concentrés sur deux substrats particuliers : l’oxyde de silicium et le mica. Ils présentent tous les deux la particularité d’être isolants et inertes d’un point de vue électronique, ce qui est indispensable pour sonder les propriétés optiques et électriques intrinsèques des couches 2D. Finalement, nous avons développé les dopages électrique (dopage p) pour la microélectronique et magnétique (dopage Mn) pour la valleytronique.The purpose of this thesis is to optimize growth by molecular beam epitaxy in the van der Waals regime of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor layers of transition metal diselenides (MoSe2, WSe2) for magneto-optical and electric studies. This optimization involves improving the crystallographic quality of the layers over large areas by adjusting the growth parameters (temperature and flux). In particular, the control of the surface state of the substrate is decisive on the growth mechanisms of these layers. The development of these low-dimensional materials required the use of advanced characterization techniques (Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, High Resolved Transmission Electronic Microscopy, ect). In this thesis, we focused on two specific substrates : silicon oxide and mica. They both have the particularity of being insulating and inert from an electronic point of view, which is essential to probe the optical and electrical intrinsic properties of 2D layers. Finally, we developed electrical doping (p doping) for microelectronics and magnetic (Mn doping) for valleytronics
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
We 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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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