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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
Att våga lita eller vilja styra? : En kvalitativ studie om ledares erfarenheter av kontroll och tillit i hybridarbete
No full textDigitalisation has meant that work is no longer tied to physical workplaces, and remote work has increased significantly since the corona pandemic. During the pandemic, the concept of hybrid work developed which is a combination of remote work and on site work, placing new demands and challenges on leadership. Reduced physical presence requires ways to replace visibility, while micromanagement and control can have negative effects. Leaders need to promote trust while at the same time ensure work results. The purpose of this study is to highlight leaders' experiences of hybrid work, with a particular focus on how control and trust can be expressed in the leadership, and how these aspects relate to each other. Previous research shows that remote work creates both tensions and interactions between control and trust. The study’s theoretical framework is used to define the concepts of control and trust. A qualitative method was used in this study. The study analyses six semi-structured interviews with leaders who lead hybrid work teams. The results show that control is not described by leaders as micromanagement but rather as a form of overview and support. Check-ins and digital tools are used to create transparency in the work. Trust is described by leaders as relational, individual-based and dynamic. Control and trust interact in a conditional relationship where control is used to restore and maintain trust rather than replacing it. The balance between control and trust is changeable, which is particularly visible in a context that varies between physical presence and distance.Digitaliseringen har gjort att arbetet inte längre är lika bundet till fysiska arbetsplatser, och distansarbete har ökat påtagligt sedan coronapandemin. Under pandemin utvecklades begreppet hybridarbete, som är en kombination av arbete på distans och på plats, vilket ställer nya krav och utmaningar på ledarskap. Minskad fysisk närvaro kräver nya sätt att ersätta synlighet, samtidigt som detaljstyrning och kontroll kan ha negativa effekter. Ledare behöver främja tillit men samtidigt säkerställa arbetsresultat. Syftet med denna studie är att belysa ledares erfarenheter av hybridarbete, med särskilt fokus på hur kontroll och tillit kan ta sig uttryck i ledarskapet, och hur dessa aspekter förhåller sig till varandra. Tidigare forskning visar att distansarbete både skapar spänningar och samspel mellan kontroll och tillit. Studiens teoretiska ramverk används för att definiera begreppen kontroll och tillit. I denna studie har en kvalitativ metod använts. Studien analyserar sex semistrukturerade intervjuer som har genomförts med ledare som leder hybrida arbetsteam. Resultatet visar att kontroll inte beskrivs av ledare som detaljstyrning utan som en form av överblick och stöd. Avstämningar och digitala verktyg används för att skapa insyn i arbetet. Tillit framställs i ledares beskrivningar som relationell, individbaserad och dynamisk. Kontroll och tillit samverkar i ett villkorat förhållande där kontroll används för att återställa och upprätthålla tillit snarare än att ersätta det. Balansen mellan kontroll och tillit är föränderlig, vilket är särskilt synligt i en kontext som varierar mellan fysisk närvaro och distans
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
Sustainability in the Swedish Macroalgae Industry: Perspectives from Within. A thematic analysis exploring how actors in the Swedish macroalgae food industry perceive and represent ecological, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability
No full textThis thesis explores how the three dimensions of sustainability –ecological, economic and
social– as well as connected possibilities and challenges are represented and understood
within the macroalgae food industry in Sweden. Through a thematic analysis of
semi-structured interviews and website content from industry actors, the study identifies and
analyses five key themes connected to sustainability. The findings highlight an industry
rooted in ecological values, cultural interdependence, and market constraints. Additionally,
while industry actors understand seaweed as an environmentally beneficial food source and
an opportunity to grow, they also face challenges related to low consumer awareness and
scalability. The analytical framework draws on Social Metabolic Analysis (SMA) and an
interlinked use of Vallance et al's (2011) and Murphy's (2012) social sustainability
conceptualisations. The analytical findings emphasise the interconnectedness of the three
dimensions of sustainability and give further rise to complexities and nuances within the
microalgae food industry. Ultimately, this research contributes with new insights of how
sustainability is viewed and practised in this emerging food sector, providing knowledge that
can aid industry development and policy-making in Sweden
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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