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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Full text linkWe 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
COVID-19, digital transactions, and economic activities: Puzzling nexus of wealth enhancement, trade, and financial technology
No full textThis study examines the role and effectiveness of the several modes of financial inclusion and technology for uninterrupted economic and business activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is based on empirical analysis through statistical estimation of four mathematical equations. The Cross-sectional Random-Effects Model in panel least squares (PLS) technique based on four years' data on 102 countries was applied to identify the determinants of GDP growth, shareholders' wealth, and trade in goods and services. The impacts of the use of credit cards, use of the internet for shopping and payment of utility bills, and electronic transfer of funds on GDP growth, trade in goods and services, and shareholders' wealth have been tested. It is envisaged that COVID-19 has adversely affected GDP growth, but the use of financial technology for buying goods and services, and receiving money through digital modes during the pandemic crisis, may set off economic losses to some extent. The empirical evidences show that a higher share of the population receiving payments by digital modes and use of the internet for paying bills or buying something online are significant and robust determinants of trade in goods and services. Similarly, the use of the internet for buying things and for paying utility bills is a significant positive determinant of GDP growth. The results have also been estimated for 35 Asian countries separately and it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of fintech have affected these Asian countries in a similar way. These conclusions support the promotion of e-money and digital transactions in the economy. Although the role of the provision of domestic credit to the private sector is not significant in the determination of trade in services, it is a highly significant determinant of the value of investors' wealth and merchandizing trade. The positive association of trade in services with the magnitude of merchandizing trade indicates that policymakers must consider the interconnectivity of these two types of trade. Another important finding of this study from the policy formulation point of view is the significant role of financial technology in GDP growth. A significant association between GDP growth and the number of deaths due to COVID-19 was also observed
Economic integration in Central Asia regional economic cooperation member countries: Financing economic corridors and sovereign bonds market
No full textThe nexus of the modes of financing, trade, and transport-related infrastructure, quantum of trade activities, and economic growth is the core area of this paper. It covers the impacts of regional economic integration of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries on their trade and GDP growth. Though several bilateral and multilateral agreements to boost mutual trade are considered as a measure of economic integration, in the absence of high-quality physical infrastructure of transport and logistic services the implementation of such agreements is not possible. So, the provision of good trade and transport-related logistic services has been taken as a key indicator of integration among the countries in the region. The role of the magnitudes and modes of financing in determining the provision of logistic services and transport-related infrastructure has also been covered in the study. The results emphasize the causal relations between trade and transport-related infrastructure and GDP growth. The most important conclusion is the identification of short-term external borrowing as the most effective mode of financing. The study does not recommend long-term external borrowing or multilateral borrowing for the development of trade and transport-related infrastructure. The strong, significant, and robust impact of the share of short-term borrowing in total external debt on GDP growth, exports, and infrastructure development indicates the pressure on policy makers and economic managers to utilize resources effectively and efficiently. The global financial architecture should focus on the provision of short-term lending facilities to improve the efficiency of developing projects
Infrastructure development and public-private partnership: Measuring impacts of urban transport infrastructure in Pakistan
No full textThe core objective of this study is to determine the impacts of improvement and modernization of transport infrastructure on households' income. We analyzed the impacts of a rapid transit system in urban areas of Punjab Province, Pakistan. We have compared the effects of this program in Punjab (treated group) with the other provinces (controlled groups). We applied the data from the "Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)" for seven years across eight administrative regions. The "panel least square" model was constructed for this comparison and a "difference-in-difference (DinD) approach was followed. The total number of households included in the data is 120,048, of which 45,952 belong to urban areas. The empirical results show a significant improvement in households' income after improvement in transport infrastructure. This improvement and modernization of the transport infrastructure in urban areas of Punjab Province has increased households' income by more than 14% of the mean income compounded annually. These results are consistent and robust in various alternative scenarios. The study presents a very strong justification in favor of spending on transport infrastructure, as it is envisaged that spending on transport infrastructure can improve households' income significantly, which may be transformed ultimately into higher tax revenue and GDP growth. The study recommends investing in transport infrastructure to improve households' income because it may provide more connectivity and speedy access for workers to their workplaces. This phenomenon is confirmed by a significant increase in household incomes in those urban areas of Pakistan where the transport system has been improved
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