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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
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 preliminary-design aid for daylight access to atrium or courtyard
No full textLight courts and atria in commercial and industrial buildings are frequently being designed with the intention of offering distant rest points for the worker’s eye. More and more buildings are knitted in the little green spaces of an already compactly built city. How confined may a still effectively daylit atrium be planned? Designers decide on an atrium or patio in a very early phase of the design process. This paper will propose a design tool (PAR) leaving ample freedom for building and urban design. The Patio Aspect Ratio (PAR) is a minimum ratio of the horizontal ‘open sky area’ to the square of the building height surrounding the courtyard
Integral design methodology for sustainable comfort systems
No full textIntegration of sustainable energy systems in the conceptual stages of building design is too complex. The communication between architect and contributing building services consultants is difficult. A model of design support has been extended, Methodical Design. In 2000, the Royal Institute of Netherlands Architects, BNA, De Dutch Society for Building Services (TVVL), and the Delft University of Technology, TUD, have started a research project Integral Design. In this project the new conceptual support framework was used in a series of workshops for architects and HVAC-consultant. The results are promising. After the end of the project, a new research is started from within the Knowledge Centre Building & Systems, in which TU/e and TNO Bouw work together. This will result in a new series of workshops in which members of BNA and the Dutch Organisation of Consultants, ONRI, will participate
Tuning infrastructure to buildings with a short lifespan
No full textTo date, experiments are carried out on buildings with a short economic lifespan. This type of building has a number of typical characteristics. The main idea is that the economic lifespan = functional lifespan. The technical lifespan of the components may last longer as these components can be re-used elsewhere, so there will be no waste.
In terms of lifespan also the external infrastructure like roads, lines for water, gas, power and communication can be adapted to this type of building, making its economic lifespan = functional lifespan.
The advantage of an area consisting of both buildings and infrastructure with a short lifespan is that the area can be re-used for other purposes after a period of time. Along the same lines more vulnerable areas or areas with a planned use but for a far future can be used.
The paper presents ongoing research at this University on the issue of (temporary) infrastructure especially designed for these types of buildings. It presents design issues on the one hand and practical solutions on the other han
Built environments and environmental buildings : 21st PLEA conference, September 19-21, 2004, Eindhoven : proceedings
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