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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
8 of the best books of 2020 recommended by LSE blog editors
No full textMany of the LSE blogs regularly feature book reviews of the latest publications emerging across the social sciences and humanities. But which books have LSE blog editors found particularly compelling in 2020? In this list, five LSE blog editors recommend some of their favourite reads of the year. We are only ten months into the ... Continue
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
Calling all British Politics and Policy at LSE contributors – we need your help!
Full text linkHere at the LSE blogs, we are always eager to follow up on our published posts and track the impact that they have; whether this is mainstream media coverage, inclusion on a university course reading list, references in grey literature or in policy documentation. Much of this can be captured by link-tracking but there are inevitably cases we can’t pick up and so we are reliant on our contributors to bring these to our attention. Many of the most compelling examples of positive impact have been related to us anecdotally
LSE RB year in review: 12 most-read book reviews of 2020
No full textWhat were you reading in 2020 on LSE Review of Books? At the end of an unprecedented year, we count down the top 12 most-read new book reviews published in 2020 on the blog. 12. What is Digital Sociology? Neil Selwyn. Polity. 2019. Neil Selwyn offers a new overview of digital sociology, advocating for its mainstream acceptance ... Continue
US presidential election: the view from Europe
No full textAs the results come in for the 2020 US presidential election, we will be compiling a selection of comments from European academics, journalists and other experts on this page. If you would like to have a short comment included, please email the Managing Editor at [email protected] 4 November Nicholas Vinocur at Politico argues that regardless of ... Continue
Our top five articles from 2020
No full textTo mark the end of 2020, we’ve compiled a list of the five EUROPP articles with the highest readership over the last year. We look forward to publishing more content in 2021 and wish all our readers a Happy New Year. 1. The implications of Brexit for the UK economy Back in January, when public ... Continue
Our most popular reads from 2020
No full text2020 was all about unexpected developments and we are grateful to all our contributors for helping us cover them. To mark the end of the year, we’ve compiled a list of the five articles with the highest readership. We look forward to publishing more research in 2021 and wish all our readers and contributors a ... Continue
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