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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
The role of consultant midwife: an exploration of the expectations, experiences, and intricacies
No full textConsultant nurse and midwife roles, with the expectations of significantly moving forward the professions in relation to practice development, effective leadership and quality care provision, have been a major UK policy initiative since 2000. Whilst consultant nurses have received much attention, consultant midwives have been relatively little researched.This study aimed to explore the intricacies of the consultant midwife role. Using an in-depth qualitative case study design, the roles of eight consultant midwives across eight NHS Trusts in England were studied. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with consultant midwives, their heads of maternity services and consultant obstetricians; additionally, the consultant midwives were observed in practice and documentary evidence (their job descriptions) were examined. Data were analysed thematically and aggregated, revealing three dominant themes related to clinical wisdom, taking control and shaping the future.Findings showed that the consultant midwife is in a position of power, built on a foundation of clinically acquired wisdom, transformational leadership skills and a belief in woman centred care, essential to a profession fit for the future. Individually and collectively, the consultant midwives conveyed a passion for their role, whilst aware of the demands of their position. Their impact lay in relation to the way they used their experience, skills and understanding, to undertake complex roles in practice, juggling responsibilities to effect change and improve services for childbearing women and their families. Their strength was born out of acquired knowledge and expertise, as leaders and as role models, influencing not only practice but the midwives of the future.This thesis provides the first in-depth exploration of the consultant midwife role and as such greatly strengthens the hitherto limited evidence base. As well as focusing on the particular aspects of day-to-day consultant midwifery it also gives detailed recommendations for further development of the role organisationally
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
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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