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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
« Je ne peux pas vous en dire plus, c’est confidentiel ! »: Dilemmes professionnels entre respect du secret et transparence à l’égard des familles
No full textInternational audienceIn the Geneva primary school, the treatment of educational difficulties is approached in connection with an intense partnership activity, carried out in the name of a global approach to the pupil and the effectiveness of the pooling of professional know-how. These collaborations imply that the professionals exchange the information they have about the pupil and his family. However, the requirement for transparency is competed by the notion of secrecy, which makes the implementation of the partnership problematic. In this text, we show that all the professions (teachers, speech therapists, school nurses, etc.) involved in these collaborations do not have the same apprehension of information sharing and do not respond to the same rules. We underline that local and situated circumstances, notably related to the question of interpersonal trust, are taken into account in the choice of disclosing elements obtained in other arenas. This article is empirically based on the material of a doctoral research which focused on the implementation of the partnership in 3 schools of the Geneva Priority Education Network (REP). It is based on 73 observations of meetings of professionals and 71 interviews with a representative variety of professionals working in this network.Dans l’école primaire genevoise, le traitement de la difficulté scolaire est appréhendé en lien avec une activité partenariale intense, menée au nom d’une approche globale de l’élève et de l’efficacité de la mise en commun des savoir-faire professionnels. Ces collaborations impliquent que les professionnels échangent les informations qu’ils possèdent à propos de l’élève et de sa famille. Pourtant, l’exigence de transparence est concurrencée par la notion de secret qui rend problématique la mise en œuvre du partenariat. Dans ce texte, nous montrons que toutes les professions (enseignants, orthophonistes, infirmières scolaires, etc.) impliquées dans ces collaborations n’ont pas la même appréhension du partage d’informations et ne répondent pas aux mêmes règles. Nous soulignons que des circonstances locales et situées, notamment liées à la question de la confiance interpersonnelle, entrent en ligne de compte dans le choix de divulguer des éléments obtenus sur d’autres scènes. Cet article a pour fondement empirique le matériau d’une recherche doctorale qui s’est focalisée sur la mise en œuvre du partenariat dans trois établissements scolaires du réseau d’enseignement prioritaire (REP) genevois. Elle repose sur 73 observations de réunions de professionnels et sur 71 entretiens avec une variété représentative de professionnels agissant dans ce réseau
De nouvelles professions dans l’école primaire genevoise : entre logique préventive des risques et approche inclusive des élèves
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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
« Educateurs sociaux et enseignants face à la difficulté scolaire : mise en œuvre du travail relationnel et ajustement des pratiques professionnelles en REP genevois »
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