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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
Seditio & στάσις: Tacitus and Cassius Dio on the revolt of the Pannonian legions in AD 14
Get PDFMeđu grčko-rimskim autorima koji su ostavili pisani trag o pobuni panonskih legija g. 14. najpodrobniji su Tacit i Kasije Dion. Umnogome različita, dva vrela upućuju na slična pitanja što proizlaze iz ove epizode. Relevantni ulomci stavljaju se u kontekst dviju monografija kojima pripadaju. Traže se moguće podudarnosti i razlike. Ispituje se što se iz njih može doznati o vojno-političkim pogledima dvojice pisaca. Pokušava se razaznati utjecaj ranije historiografije i je li mlađi autor preuzimao građu od starijegSeveral ancient writers mentioned the revolt of the Pannonian legions that broke out almost immediately upon Augustus' death in AD 14. The evidence is best attested in Tacitus' Annals and, to some extant, in Dio's Roman History. Placed whithin the broader context of Tiberius' ascension to the imperial throne, the two narratives vividly depict army's mutinous acts. This paper relies on Tacitus' and Dio's data and discusses the similarities or differences between the two sources. More precisely, it examines the way in which their own thoughts influenced the accounts on the Pannoninan revolt. The purpose is to sketch out a coherent picture of what shaped the data attested in Tacitus' and Dio's writings.
Unusually extended and elaborated, Tacitus' account implies that both earlier authors and his previous works left a strong mark on his views on the military disobedience. Despite the pessimistic tone, there is no reason to assume that Tacitus questioned the very foundations of the Principate nor that he accused troops for such deeds. On the other hand, Dio's condensed chapter seemingly fails to offer additional informaton. However, the Greek author provides a number of comparative examples elsewhere in the Roman history. If carefully scritinized, they show that Dio's views were shaped by his personal experience and by contemporary Greek culture. Even in this short paragraph one can discern following features: Dio avoids details, but preferes accuracy; he is ironic, but well-aware of the threat of military unrest; he offers no comment, but infers conclusions. The similarities between the two narratives are insufficient to assess that Dio relied mainly on Tacitus' data. It seems that the two authors drew from a variety of sources, and that at least some of them were known exclusively to Dio
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
Augustus and the Introduction of Epigraphic Habit to Pannonia
No full textJosip Parat [Augustus and the Introduction of the Epigraphic Habit to Pannonia] stellt in seinem Beitrag Beispiele für frühe epigraphische Zeugnisse in Pannonien vor. So entschlossen sich nicht nur zugezogene Römer dazu, Grabsteine auf Latein zu errichten, sondern schnell nahm die Oberschicht/Bevölkerung der Provinz diesen Habitus an und errichtete Grabsteine in lateinischer Sprache. Dabei stellt der Princeps selbst nicht den alleinigen Anlass dar, sondern dies resultierte aus den zunehmenden Beziehungen und dem kulturellen Austausch zwischen Rom und der Provinz Pannonien.Not Reviewe
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