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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
Advancing the design of seismic-resilient buildings with self-centring systems
No full textEarthquakes are among the deadliest and costliest natural hazards, with devastating impacts on buildings worldwide. While modern seismic design codes focus on preventing collapse and ensuring life safety, they allow structural damage and residual drifts, which can render buildings unrepairable or out of service for long periods after an earthquake. To address these limitations, the concept of recovery-based design has gained attention, emphasising post-earthquake functionality and reparability. To meet these objectives, enhanced structural systems have been developed.
Self-Centring (SC) systems have emerged as a promising solution that combines life safety and collapse prevention with limited structural damage and residual displacements, enabling rapid and economical recovery after an earthquake. Over the past two decades, the effectiveness of SC systems has been widely demonstrated through analytical, experimental, and numerical studies applied to steel, reinforced concrete and mass timber buildings. However, despite this demonstrated potential, the adoption of SC systems in building practice remains limited due to the lack of general and standardised design procedures.
The overarching goal of this thesis is to advance the design methodologies of seismic-resilient buildings with SC systems. To achieve this goal, the thesis adopts a twofold perspective:
• A system-agnostic perspective, developing general design principles applicable to all structural typologies with SC systems
• A system-specific perspective, focusing on detailed design strategies for SC moment-resisting frames and SC rocking wall systems.
Specifically, the thesis develops: (i) analytical formulations for estimating inelastic displacement demands of SC single-degree-of-freedom systems as a function of hysteretic behavior; (ii) optimised design strategies for SC moment-resisting frames; and (iii) an analytical framework to capture higher-mode effects in SC rocking wall systems.
Overall, these contributions provide both general and system-specific design recommendations, advancing the design of buildings with self-centring systems.
This research ultimately supports the integration of SC systems into seismic design practice and contributes to the broader objective of recovery-based seismic design
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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