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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
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
The Debate Over Disclosure in Third-Party Litigation Finance: Balancing the Need for Transparency with Efficiency
Get PDFThe market for third-party litigation financing (TPLF) in the United States is facing unprecedented growth and popularity. The ever-increasing complexity and cost of legal disputes, especially in the commercial context, has made third-party financing an invaluable resource for both litigants in need of capital and investors seeking to diversify their portfolios with nontraditional assets. However, as the market continues to boom, so does the risk that TPLF will be used unethically. Critics of the industry are calling on regulators at both the state and federal levels to implement comprehensive disclosure requirements for TPLF at the outset of all civil litigation as a means to prevent financiers from exerting control over the funded litigation and to expose conflicts of interest. To the contrary, members from within the TPLF community are adamantly opposed to over-broad disclosure requirements that would serve only to add a layer of unnecessary time and expense to funded parties in the midst of litigation. How can we ensure that TPLF is used ethically without burdening courts and parties with unwarranted disclosure? In recognition of the need for uniform regulations regarding the disclosure of TPLF information, yet in acknowledgement of the need for judicial economy and to preserve confidential financial information, this note proposes a solution that would strike a balance between transparency and efficiency. Instead of a mandatory disclosure requirement for TPLF agreements in full, the initial disclosure requirement should be limited merely to the identity and existence of third-party funding. Upon a showing of a particular need for additional disclosure of TPLF information, the court should conduct an in camera review prior to allowing adverse parties to access privileged information. In doing so, the court may independently determine whether or not additional discovery is necessary and can prevent unnecessary consumption of party resources
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The Debate Over Disclosure in Third-Party Litigation Finance: Balancing the Need for Transparency with Efficiency
No full textThe market for third-party litigation financing (TPLF) in the United States is facing unprecedented growth and popularity. The ever-increasing complexity and cost of legal disputes, especially in the commercial context, has made third-party financing an invaluable resource for both litigants in need of capital and investors seeking to diversify their portfolios with nontraditional assets. However, as the market continues to boom, so does the risk that TPLF will be used unethically. Critics of the industry are calling on regulators at both the state and federal levels to implement comprehensive disclosure requirements for TPLF at the outset of all civil litigation as a means to prevent financiers from exerting control over the funded litigation and to expose conflicts of interest. To the contrary, members from within the TPLF community are adamantly opposed to over-broad disclosure requirements that would serve only to add a layer of unnecessary time and expense to funded parties in the midst of litigation. How can we ensure that TPLF is used ethically without burdening courts and parties with unwarranted disclosure? In recognition of the need for uniform regulations regarding the disclosure of TPLF information, yet in acknowledgement of the need for judicial economy and to preserve confidential financial information, this note proposes a solution that would strike a balance between transparency and efficiency. Instead of a mandatory disclosure requirement for TPLF agreements in full, the initial disclosure requirement should be limited merely to the identity and existence of third-party funding. Upon a showing of a particular need for additional disclosure of TPLF information, the court should conduct an in camera review prior to allowing adverse parties to access privileged information. In doing so, the court may independently determine whether or not additional discovery is necessary and can prevent unnecessary consumption of party resources
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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