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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
Swarm Medicine:Developing guidance for in-human testing of emerging swarm-based cancer nanomedicines
No full textThe development of in silico methodology, active controllable nanoparticles (nanorobots) and collective nanosystems that work cooperatively rather than individually (nanoswarms) are emerging as the new frontier in cancer nanomedicine. A multimethod qualitative study was undertaken to develop an understanding of how the first-in-human cancer nanoswarm trial should be regulated from the perspective of various stakeholders. This poster presents the initial findings of the ongoing study. 21 semi-structured interviews with regulators, nanomedicine researchers, healthcare professionals and patients were conducted, with data subjected to thematic analysis. Five themes emerged from the interviews: (1) Patient Cancer Journey; (2) Perceptions; (3) Regulation; (4) Future Thinking and; (5) Stakeholder Interaction. Overall the results demonstrate a willingness from oncology patients to develop nanoswarm treatments, as well highlight concerns from all stakeholders around trust and transparency. In the next stage, we need to further explore with focus groups if there is a level of acceptance and awareness for regulating this technology amongst stakeholders before making final recommendations for a framework of what the first-in-human cancer nanoswarm clinical trial should look like
Decolonising with imperial tools? The paradox of a global bioethics library
Full text linkThis paper presents the Global Bioethics Library (GBL), an initiative developed by Black and Brown in Bioethics in response to recurring requests for more inclusive bioethics reading lists—requests that reflect deeper, structural gaps in the field. These gaps persist in mainstream bioethics pedagogy, literature and frameworks, which remain dominated by Western paradigms and the interests of global North countries, thereby marginalising knowledge and concerns from the global South and minoritised communities in the global North. Positioned as an epistemic justice project, the GBL was envisioned as a crowd-sourced, open-access resource that decentralises knowledge production and expands what is recognised as bioethics. However, the process of developing the library revealed deep tensions and limitations: most contributions came from the global North and continued to reflect dominant frameworks, despite efforts to adopt inclusive and democratic methods. These outcomes expose a controversial paradox—namely, that the very tools and structures used to ‘decolonise’ bioethics may be shaped by the same epistemic paradigms they aim to critique. This paper argues that intention alone is insufficient to redress epistemic injustice. Methods left critically unexamined and without reconfiguration risk reproducing exclusion under the guise of inclusion. The GBL thus serves as a case study in the controversies and contradictions of doing epistemic justice work within institutions and infrastructures built on unequal foundations. We offer this reflection not as a conclusion, but as an invitation for collaboration, critique and reimagining the politics of decolonial work in global bioethics
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
Towards collective imagining of an open-sourced, living robotics lexicon
Full text linkHow can collective storytelling shape the terminology, understanding, and governance of robotics? Technical terms like ”autonomous” carry layered meanings that influence engineering design, public perception, ethical debates, and policy decisions. In this paper, we use vignettes to illustrate the need for a more inclusive participatory discourse around the social and technical dimensions of robotics. We propose collective storytelling and imagination as practices to bridge the gap between colloquial and technical language in robotics. Specifically, we propose the development of a Living Robotics Lexicon, a dynamic, open-source resource created through collaborative workshops, to capture and examine the evolving narratives and definitions of robotics terminology. The objective of the lexicon will be to promote engagement with robotics by establishing a shared vocabulary and language. We invite the robotics community to collaborate with us in creating a lexicon that both informs and adapts to emerging narratives
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