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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
Talking about Regeneration – some reflections on 50 years of policy in England
Full text linkThis chapter reflects on nearly half a century of urban regeneration policy in England. It begins by discussing the genesis of regeneration policy in the ‘urban crisis’ of the 1970s and 1980s then considers some key programmes that have sought to promote neighbourhood renewal and economic recovery in deindustrialising and often depopulating urban centres. The evolution of regeneration policy is traced across the decades: from the property led physical approaches of the 1980s; to the more locally led models of the 1990s; the integrated agendas of ‘urban renaissance’ and neighbourhood renewal in the 2000s; through to the often-contradictory context of the ‘austerity’, localism, devolution, then ‘Brexit’ defined 2010s. Some preliminary analysis is then offered of the latest attempt to address the challenges facing different places through the so-called ‘levelling-up’ agenda of the 2020s. The account suggests that overall, the fortunes of urban places have changed significantly and often quite positively in the decades since the “urban crisis” of the 1970s/80s and that regeneration policy has played a role in this. It also reveals how regeneration policy is embedded in the society it serves and how historical conjunctures continue to shape its priorities and the forms it takes. For example, tight local government finances, notably since the 2010s, mean that regeneration in England remains more market driven than in its European neighbours
Proaktive Transformation durch regionales Strategie-Entwerfen
No full textIn the future, an increasing number of regions will be characterized by fundamental change. Large-scale trends such as climate change, resource scarcity, digitization, economic limitations and financial crises are becoming increasingly influential, thus resulting in transformations. The Ruhr area, for example, has demonstrated, following on from the decline of the mining industry, that such transformations can result in crises within regions. These include negative consequences of economic, social and ecological dimensions to which society must respond to with complex and respectively costly repair solutions. Alternatively, transformative sciences, such as geography/landscape research and regional development planning operate through rather more proactive approaches. These have potential interrelationships with new discourses regarding the approach to, and the process of design e.g. the possibilities of "Regional Design". Might a synthesis of knowledge potentially mobilize and unleash new potential? This is the starting point for this dissertation. The aim is to describe a transdisciplinary concept for action on a regional scale, which is termed as "Proactive Transformation". How can changes to the system be addressed through the co-operation of diverse stakeholders in proactive rather than reactive ways? How can a reorganization phase be initiated at an early stage in the process? The associated possibilities for designers to be involved from the beginning of the process are investigated in particular detail. The first chapter examines large-scale trends and identifies general requirements for a Proactive Transformation. The second chapter develops the basics for action through a critical review of the development of two regions in Germany. Based upon these findings, the third chapter develops a new model for strategic development ("Regional Strategic Design"). In parallel, the building blocks of this model have been tested within a real experimental situation involving stakeholders at a regional level. The fourth chapter documents this process and its results. The Rhenish Mining Area (germ.: Rheinisches Revier) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has served as a case study region. Strategic categories with an emphasis upon particular themes were developed (i.e. Regional Power Plant, Circular Building Economy, Agro business Region, Lakes and Open Space System), urban design and landscape architectural prototypes were conceptualized and initial steps towards implementation were made. The evaluation of the real experimental results reflects the perceived role of designers during the process. The dissertation ends with conclusions about the concept of Proactive Transformation and a consideration of the future possibilities for Regional Strategic Design
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
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