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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
Sector reports review: September 2015 to January 2016
Full text linkSummary of UK higher education sector organisations’ reports and publications between September 2015 and January 2016. Organisations featured in the review include: ATOC Association of Train Operating CompaniesBIS Department of Business, Innovation and SkillsBritish CouncilGuildHEHEA Higher Education AcademyHEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandHESA Higher Education Statistics AgencyHobsons EMEAIpsos MORIJiscNUS National Union of StudentsOIA Office of the Independent AdjudicatorQAA Quality Assurance Agency for Higher EducationRand Europe SCONUL Society of College, National and University LibrariesThe Sutton TrustTHE Times Higher EducationUCAS Universities and Colleges Admissions ServicesUCISA Universities and Colleges Information SystemsUKCISA UK Council for International Student AffairsUK HE International UnitUnipolUUK Universities U
The context of the institutional teaching and learning conference: a ground-clearing exercise
Full text linkInstitutional teaching and learning conferences are a significant part of the academic calendar in many UK universities. A simple ground-clearing exercise was undertaken to investigate the scale and scope of these events in the 2015/16 academic year. This study notes the impact that national discussions have had on the content and focus of some conferences, and highlights consistencies in theme and sub-theme, with sessions imbued with a learning, teaching or strategic orientation. Institutional teaching and learning conferences are pervasive but their essence is also shaped by institutional culture and mission. However, patterns of conformity were apparent in the way programmes were structured, often with a mix of short paper presentations and workshops. The paper concludes by considering these implications and offers questions for future research. A version of this paper (‘Measured discussion: what UK institutional teaching and learning conferences tell us about ‘what matters most’’) was first presented to the HEIR (Higher Education Institution Research) Conference, hosted by LJMU in September 2016
Student mental health and wellbeing: a synopsis from recent sectoral reports
Full text linkSectoral reports, or ‘grey literature’ (reports, technical notes, guidance materials, surveys) from key higher education policy bodies and think tanks, have been summarised in the Sector Round-up section of Innovations in Practice since 2016. Ahead of a new mental health charter for UK universities, which is expected to be rolled out in 2019/20, this paper summarises some of the findings and conversations that have taken place on student mental health and wellbeing in recent months.
Publishing or perishing? The scale and state of open access institutional higher education journals in the UK
Full text linkThis paper provides an overview of open access institutional higher education journals in the UK. These are in-house publications that are focused on developing staff and disseminating, largely, localised accounts and reflections of academic practice. This study found that around ten per cent of UK higher education institutions have an institutional journal, and these vary in style and focus. Developing and sustaining an institutional journal has been challenging, as evidenced by the often sporadic patterns of publication. This paper reflects on a number of themes, including: governance and quality; scale and scope; and publishing platforms used. The paper offers suggestions for future research, particularly in relation to the value and impact of these journals for (a) the contributor, (b) the institution, and (c) the wider academic community
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