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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
Media Review: Robotization of Work? Answers from Popular Culture, Media and Social Sciences
No full textDispelling 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
Performance Measurement and Management in Networks : Studies from the Airport Industry
No full textLa Medición del Desempeño (MD) ha avanzado desde su uso en las operaciones como un Sistema interno de Gestión del Desempeño (SGD) hasta entornos más complejos donde los actores a menudo enfrentan el reto de gestionar las operaciones a través de Medidas de Colaboración. La gestión a través de medidas de colaboración plantea una rareza de doble cara para la funcionalidad del sistema y la interoperabilidad en un sistema de sistemas. Por un lado, las medidas de colaboración facilitan el mantenimiento de la funcionalidad del sistema y establecen programas para mejoras continuas, pero por otro lado, las medidas de colaboración son difíciles de manejar debido a la composición diversa e independiente de los actores. Como consecuencia de que un SGD colaborativo no es suficientemente dinámico y receptivo, siempre hay una retirada significativa de los mecanismos de retroalimentación para el control y la falta de autoridad central de toma de decisiones tanto horizontal como verticalmente. Esto plantea una cuestión importante. ¿Los conocimientos actuales en el campo de la medición y gestión del desempeño (MGD) de SGD son adecuados para abordar los desafíos de gestión para las MD interorganizacionales? El propósito de esta tesis es explorar el MDG colaborativo extendiéndolo a contextos operacionales donde se implementan y gestionan medidas de colaboración. La tesis se basa en cinco documentos adjuntos para estudiar la optimización de la capacidad para las operaciones aeroportuarias. Como Sistema de Sistemas (SdS), las operaciones aeroportuarias proporcionan un ajuste empírico adecuado para el estudio de MP que trasciende las fronteras de las organizaciones debido a su complejidad operativa. MDG como resultado de medidas de colaboración es operacionalizado con los siguientes aspectos inter-organizacionales: Complejidad organizacional, Mejora Continua y MD como sistema social. El reto de la retroalimentación está asociado con cuatro funciones cibernéticas: sensor, comandante, actuador y proceso para proponer un mecanismo tentativo de retroalimentación para los actores que gestionan con medidas de colaboración. Este estudio se aparta de la investigación previa en la literatura de MGD, tales como, empresas ampliadas, empresas virtuales, MGD integrado, cadenas de suministro colaborativo cuestionando la gestión de medidas de colaboración. Lo hace informando a MGD sobre la desalineación entre insumos y productos en dichos sistemas. Por otra parte, el estudio establece una base para repensar cómo el futuro de la MGD colaborativa debe ser visto especialmente para las plataformas interorganizacionales, tales como empresas conjuntas, coaliciones, consorcios de empresas ampliadas, asociaciones y alianzas. El principal resultado y conclusión es que MGD todavía un tema limitado para hablar de ello. ----------ABSTRACT---------- Performance Measurement (PM) has advanced from its use in operations as an intra Performance Management System (PMS) to more complex environments where actors often deal with a challenge of managing operations through Collaborative Measures. Managing through collaborative measures pose a double-sided oddity for system functionality and interoperability in system of systems. On one hand collaborative measures facilitate to maintain system functionality and sets out programs for continuous improvements, but on the other, collaborative measures are challenging to manage due to diverse and independent composition of actors. As a consequence of a collaborative PMS not being sufficiently dynamic and responsive, there is always a significant withdraw of feedback mechanisms for control and lack of central decision making authority both horizontally and vertically. This raises an important question. Is the current knowledge in the field of Performance Measurement & Management (PMM) of PMM suitable to address managerial challenges for inter-organizational PM? The purpose of this thesis is to explore collaborative PMM by extending it to operational contexts where collaborative measures are implemented and managed. The thesis builds upon cases to study capacity optimization for airport operations. As System of System (SoS), airport operations provide a fitting empirical setting for studying PM that transcends organizations boundaries due their operational complexity. PMM as a resultant of collaborative measures is operationalized with the following inter-organizational aspects: Organizational complexity, Continuous Improvement and PM as a social system. The challenge of feedback is associated with four cybernetic functions: sensor, commander, actuator and process to propose a tentative feedback mechanism for actors managing with collaborative measures. This study departs from previous research in PMM literature such as, Extended Enterprises, virtual enterprises, integrated PMS, collaborative supply chains by questioning the management of collaborative measures. It does so by informing PMM on the misalignment between inputs and outputs in such systems. Moreover, the study lays a foundation to rethink how the future of collaborative PMM should be viewed especially for inter-organizational platforms, such as joint ventures, coalitions, Extended Enterprises consortia, partnerships and alliances. The main result and conclusion is that PMM is still limited to address
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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