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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
Revelation
Full text linkRevelation is a charcoal drawing made on 20” X 28” paper and portrays a woman seated on a stool in the middle of a busy station. Although the people around her are rushing by and distracted by their phones or personal plans, the woman has chosen to sit and contemplate the light that is shining down on her.
This piece represents a time where I was overwhelmed by the amount of work I had to complete over a short period of time. I did not believe it was physically possible for me to accomplish everything I had to do. But God brought to my mind his character and his mercy which is new every morning (Lamentations 3). Once I was reminded of this truth and realized that all I had to do was let go of my plans and trust God I experienced, a peace that “surpasses understanding” (Philipians 4). All of this came through the reading of the Bible which sheds light on our lives. Just as the woman in my drawing is mesmerized by the brightness of the shining light, so I was moved to linger and ponder the truth of who God is and the promises he has made.
God brought me through that week, and humanly I don’t understand how, but it speaks to his immeasurable power and grace. This piece not only recalls a moment in my life where God was immeasurably kind to me but also stands as a testimony to his faithfulness and his promise to remain the same
Blindness
Full text linkBlindness is a 15x18 oil painting which depicts a figure standing in the midst of a snowy wilderness. Where she stands, a beam of light breaks upon her as it starts from the upper right hand corner until it reaches the figure, spreading across the ground and throwing a shadow behind her. The figure is unable to look directly into the light and instead blocks it with her hands. Blindness is intended to explore humanity’s inability to fully know God. Similarly to how Moses had to hide his face behind a rock in the presence of the Lord when he passed by, so we too cannot fully comprehend or understand the majesty of God’s glory. This piece also reminds me of how Saul was struck blind by the glory of Christ who appeared to him in light on the road to Damascus This piece was first inspired by the thought of the sun hitting dazzling white snow which is almost overpowering to eyes that have grown accustomed to a dark room. The paradox of this piece is that even though we will never fully comprehend God, he still reveals himself to us, making himself known. Even in glory when we see Christ and are made like him, we will never sound the depths of what there is to know about him. And that should not be a discouragement, but it should move us to awe as we consider the depth of his glory and majesty
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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