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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
Austerity : an examination of fiscal concentration in an open economy with fiscal and monetary restrictions, the case of Ireland
No full textThis research is both timely and of the utmost relevance, given that the implementation of aus-terity fiscal policies has impacted Irish society and its economy in the wake of a post financial crisis. It has consequences for every household and its legacy will be measured by future generations.
Much debate has ensued surrounding the perceived necessity of such a drastic contractionary policy. Yet no study has ultimately proven whether or not austerity will work for Ireland. The aims of this research are: to establish the reasoning behind the implementation of austerity; how its elements were used as instruments to improve fiscal balance sheets; did these policies have to be contractionary; was there a viable alternative as in the case of Iceland- and it assesses the progress of austerity to date in Ireland. Initially this research gets to the heart of that debate by understanding austerity and then peeling back the theoretical layers of its components, and how these different measures of austerity impact on an economy.
Through a method of qualitative interviews, the author was able to apply the economic theories and opinions examined for secondary research to the case of Ireland. On application of these concepts, it was found that a lot of the theory was simply that-theory, with little real life efficacy in an Irish context, given the many limitations its government had at a time when drastic fiscal decisions had to be made. This research also found that the Irish government of the day had little other choice than to implement these contractionary policies, as Ireland was experiencing an unsustainable level of debt, combined with a growing deficit and the reluctance of the bond markets to let them borrow. Ireland’s involvement in the EU-IMF bailout- which proved necessary- and its membership of the Eurozone from which they have prospered from in recent decades, proved to be major restricting factors in fiscal and monetary policy decisions.
An important theory that should be acknowledged by Irish fiscal decision makers(which the author found in the secondary research and was able to support through their primary research) is that the raising of taxes has a more profoundly negative effect on an economy than cuts made to government expenditure. In the conclusion, the researcher recognises the many adverse socio-political effects re-sulting from austerity- but highlights there are indications to show that austerity is being effective, demonstrated by the sharp decline in the Irish budget deficit and its ability to return to the international bond markets. These findings, however, may be immature as Ireland still finds itself in an EU-IMF bailout situation, with a very high Debt/GDP ratio and a severe unemployment rate. Further research will be required on this matter in the future in order for a conclusive verdict on the effectiveness of the austerity fiscal policies. Author keywords: Austerity, Ireland Economy, Economic Recovery, Fiscal contraction, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal multiplier, taxation, government expenditure, Iceland recovery model, economic policy limitations, open economy, austerity effects, economic theory, EU-IMF, bailout, Eurozone, socio-political effect
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
Prey preferences of sympatric fin (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales revealed by stable isotope mixing models
Full text linkOver-exploitation of top predators and fish stocks has altered ecosystems towards less productive systems with fewer trophic levels. In the Celtic Sea (CS), discards and bycatch levels have prompted concern about some fisheries, while fin and humpback whales are recovering from centuries of over-exploitation. A lack of empirical evidence on the preferred diet of some predators such as whales in the CS has hindered the implementation of effective conservation measures using an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. Using a Bayesian framework (SIAR), stable carbon (?13C) and nitrogen (?15N) isotope mixing models were used to assign proportionate diet solutions to fin and humpback whales (skin biopsies) and putative prey items: herring (Clupea harengus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus), and krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica and Nyctiphanes couchii) in the CS. Krill was the single most important prey item in the diet of fin whales, but one of the least important for humpback whales (albeit based on a small sample of humpback whale samples). Age 0 sprat and herring comprised a large proportion of the diet of both species, followed by older sprat (age 1–2) and older herring (age 2–4). An ecosystem based approach to fisheries management will be required in the CS if we seek effective conservation of both fin and humpback whales, and sustainable fisheries
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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