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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
Offsetting and carbon emission rights : a view on european regulatory approach and business practices
No full textThis contribution was delivered on 5 May 2022 on the occasion of the hybrid 2022 edition of EUI State of the Union on ‘A Europe fit for the next generation?'Recent focus of the European regulators on the developing carbon rights market will be examined in this panel, with an overview of some work published by ESMA and the European Commission on the capacity of the Carbon Emission rights to be used efficiently for offsetting activities
The future of data and privacy
No full textThis contribution was delivered on 5 May 2022 on the occasion of the hybrid 2022 edition of EUI State of the Union on ‘A Europe fit for the next generation?'Data is the lifeblood of the digital economy. Its exponential growth is essential for powerful digital technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. However, while globally abundant, data is not equally available to everyone and its potential is not always fully exploited. This is an even more pressing concern for EU institutions: with 90% of European data currently stored and processed by a small number of US-based companies, the EU has embarked on a long journey to revolutionise its approach to data and promote privacy, digital sovereignty, industrial competitiveness, and democracy. The EU is not alone in this journey: recent years have marked a revolution in the way academics, policymakers, businesses, and civil society organisations look at data. From technology-enabled ways to protect privacy, to the launch of self-contained data spaces, and the emerging power of data collaboratives, the world is slowly learning how to maximise the benefits of data, while mitigating its risks. This session explores the value of data, its future governance, and possible ways to use data for good. Introduction by Audrey Tang, Minister for Digital Affairs, Taiwa
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
A human-centric digital transition : innovation and inclusiveness
No full textThis contribution was delivered on 4 May 2023 on the occasion of the hybrid 2023 edition of EUI State of the Union on 'Building Europe in times of uncertaintly'The European Commission has often promoted a “human-centric” vision of digital technologies as the guiding principle for both public and private actors when developing and deploying new technologies. As clearly expressed in the “Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles” (22 January 2022), choosing a humancentric approach to the digital transition means that “putting people at the center of the digital transition is a key priority” for Europe. Aims such as fostering participation in the digital public space, increasing safety, security, empowerment of individuals, and ensuring freedom of choice in the digital environment are associated to this vision. In this respect, there are still many challenges associated with the digital transformation that need to be addressed and, specifically, the enormous digital divide that many countries continue to experience nowadays. Considering that the digital divide policies are focused primarily on physical access to infrastructures and 2 starting from the idea that our digital future cannot exist without robust, resilient and accessible infrastructures, this panel discusses the role of essential physical infrastructures as foundations and enabler of the digital transition. The panel will also look at how addressing the digital divide and the digital transitions are drivers for change and growth in Europe and how the transition will be financed
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
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