The impact of a paper’s new combinations and new components on its citation

Scientometrics - A paper’s novelty enhances its impact and citation. In this paper, we examine two dimensions of a paper’s novelty: new combinations and new components. We define new...     

Multiple regression analysis of a patent’s citation frequency and quantitative characteristics: the case of Japanese patents

Although many studies have been conducted to clarify the factors that affect the citation frequency of “academic papers,” there are few studies where the citation frequency of “patents” has been predicted on the basis of statistical analysis, such as regression analysis. Assuming that a patent based on a variety of technological bases tends to be an important patent that is cited more often, this study examines the influence of the number of cited patents’ classifications and compares it with other factors, such as the numbers of inventors, classifications, pages, and claims. Multiple linear, logistic, and zero-inflated negative binomial regression analyses using these factors are performed. Significant positive correlations between the number of classifications of cited patents and the citation frequency are observed for all the models. Moreover, the multiple regression analyses demonstrate that the number of classifications of cited patents contributes more to the regression than do other factors. This implies that, if confounding between factors is taken into account, it is the diversity of classifications assigned to backward citations that more largely influences the number of forward citations.     

The influence of Elfreda Chatman’s theories: a citation context analysis

The range of theoretical frameworks currently being used by researchers into information behaviour is abundant and diverse. We need to examine thoroughly the contribution of theories and models to further research, as this would help to improve future investigations in the field. This paper adopts this approach, by thoroughly examining the influence that Elfreda Chatman’s three middle-range theories have had on subsequent research. A citation context analysis was carried out on the basis of those received by Information poverty theory, life in the round theory and normative behaviour theory. Analysis covered the year of publication, the type of work and the subject-matter of the citing documents. The cites in context or theoretical incidents were analysed for frequency of citation in citing documents, the content of Chatman’s work being cited, the context co-citation analysis, the citation style and the citation location. The analysis of citation in context has allowed us to draw a distinction between the author and her work, while verifying that not all cites are the same. These differences reflect the unequal relevance of these theories to subsequent research.

     

Letter to the editor: comments on the paper of Gagolewski et al.: Ockham’s index of citation impact

Scientometrics - In a recent paper in Scientometrics, Gagolewski et al. (2022) elaborated on a 3DSI model (3 dimensions of scientific impact) using a triplet of primary indicators (N, the number of...     

Effect of loading history and material’s structural state on the yield onset of a polymethylmethacrylate

Constant strain rate tests at different rates and stress-relaxation tests at different intensities of the applied strain were performed on a polymethylmethacrylate under uniaxial loading conditions. Shear yielding onset was properly determined for each of the applied loading histories. Following previous works, different quantities were evaluated at the onset of yielding to identify a parameter, which could be fit for the definition of a yield criterion that takes into account the effect of the mechanical history. The influence of the material structural state on the parameters’ values at the onset of yielding was examined too.     

The influence of the applicants’ gender on the modeling of a peer review process by using latent Markov models

In the grant peer review process we can distinguish various evaluation stages in which assessors judge applications on a rating scale. Bornmann & al. [2008] show that latent Markov models offer a fundamentally good opportunity to model statistically peer review processes. The main objective of this short communication is to test the influence of the applicants’ gender on the modeling of a peer review process by using latent Markov models. We found differences in transition probabilities from one stage to the other for applications for a doctoral fellowship submitted by male and female applicants.     

What affects a patent’s value? An analysis of variables that affect technological, direct economic, and indirect economic value: An exploratory conceptual approach

The paper investigates three aspects of patent value - technological value, direct economic value, and indirect economic value. The paper suggests that we measure the technological value of a patent by looking at its number of citations, direct economic value by looking at its licensing and income from royalties, and indirect economic value by looking at its life (i.e., duration). For the research, the author’s two previous studies are deeply explored. It is found that these three aspects of patent value are positively correlated with one another. In addition, their domains overlap and interrelate. Research collaboration is the one variable found to have a significant effect on all three aspects. The field effect of electronics positively affects technological and indirect economic value, whereas research team size negatively affects technological and indirect economic value.     

Could requiring a presentation of the paper and adding a formalized contributor list solve academia’s credibility problem?

In this short note, we offer a suggestion that we believe may be ethically sound for research. Requiring co-authors to be able to deliver a reasonable presentation of a paper may lead to co-authors being fewer in number and more representative in nature. A research market involving research papers with hundreds of authors, single authors who have been credited with several hundred articles, or strict definitions of who has done what can be troublesome for public faith in research. To some extent, the public view of research as very trustworthy has changed and academic society should consider radical propositions to regain its position as solid and credible.

     

An analysis of manufacturers’ supply and demand uncertainty based on the dynamic customisation degree

Diverse demands regarding products are common; however, manufacturers usually cannot respond immediately to meet such changes upon demand, and thus, customer satisfaction tends to be reduced. Notebook computer manufacturers adopt a production mode of mass customisation; hence, a certain degree of dynamic customisation measurements, inherent in different supply chain models, allow manufacturers to evaluate costs and profits in advance. The application of the model, as proposed in this study, indicates that the most important factor of the customisation degree is product price. The dynamic customisation degree is adjusted based on monitoring indicators, which requires less total cost and produces greater accuracy in forecast results regarding the prediction model of customer demands. This study develops a dynamic customisation model for total product profits, inventory cost of semi-manufactured products, shortage costs and buffer inventory costs, which are affected by the degree of dynamic customisation of the products. It also analyses the supply and demand uncertainties of the Direct Shipment of the Manufactured Model, as well as the Door-to-Door Direct Shipment of the End User Model in the notebook computer industry, as the criteria with respect to a firm's customisation degree, costs, and profits in different supply chain mode operations.     

Mesoscale analysis of rubber particle effect on young’s modulus and creep behaviour of crumb rubber concrete

International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design - This paper presents a mesoscale model to investigate the rubber particle effect on the mechanical properties of crumb rubber concrete...     

A review of some elements in the history of grain boundaries,centered on Georges Friedel,the coincident ‘site’ lattice and the twin index

I trace the origin of the inverse density of coincident lattice sites to Georges Friedel in 1904 (Études sur les groupements cristallins). Georges Friedel (1865–1933), son of the Chemist and Mineralogist Charles Friedel, called this parameter the twin (macle) index and defined it as the ratio of the total number of nodes of the primitive lattice to the number of coincident nodes restored by the twin operation. Friedel’s 1904 ‘multiple lattice’ is our Coincident Site Lattice. Georges Friedel introduced the Σ symbol in 1920 (Contribution à l’étude géométrique des macles) as the ratio of the volume of a (not necessarily primitive) multiple cell to the volume of the primitive cell. G. Friedel provides his reader with several formulae which, in the cubic case, give Σ = h ² + k ² + l ² (h, k and l being the indices of the twin plane) and a twin index I equal to Σ if Σ is odd, equal to Σ/2 if Σ is even. All these definitions and formulae are included in the 1926 version of his celebrated textbook ‘Leçons de Cristallographie’. Georges Friedel was also concerned with the ‘material lattice’ (the crystal structure) behind the mathematical lattice, but besides his contributions to the study of liquid crystals, Georges Friedel was mainly interested in Mineralogy and not in Metallurgy. This may explain why Walter Rosenhain apparently never knew of Friedel’s work and why Kronberg and Wilson had to re-discover the importance of the density of coincidence sites, at the atomistic level, in 1949 in copper. Georges Friedel’s grandson, Jacques Friedel, made the first numerical estimate of interface energies using interatomic potentials that same year but only published these results in 1953. Knowledge of these past events may help us to better understand the present theories and, hopefully, to develop our future understanding more efficiently.     

India’s contribution on antioxidants: a bibliometric analysis, 2001–10

The study examines India’s performance on antioxidants using several quantitative measures such as India’s global publication share, rank, growth rate and citation quality, its publication share in various sub-fields in terms of national share utilising last 10 year’s (2001–10) publications data obtained from the Scopus database. We have also determined Indian share with international collaborative papers at the national level as well as is major international collaborative partners, besides analysing the characteristics of its high productivity institutions, authors and high-cited papers, etc.     

Photography and Writing,or the Intimacy of the Image: A Dialogic Encounter between Barthes’s Camera Lucida and Blanchot’s Philosophy of Otherness

This article was prompted by James Elkins’s argument — developed in his book, What Photography Is, from 2011 — that there is no actual relationship between Roland Barthes’s theory of photography and Maurice Blanchot’s philosophy. Drawing on considerations of an historical, philosophical, and literary nature, the article argues for the importance of a dialogic encounter between Barthes and Blanchot, demonstrating that the interconnection between the concepts of intimacy, image, and writing, appears as a crucial aspect in the theory of both authors. At the same time, by contesting Elkins’s wider criticism of Barthes’s Camera Lucida (1982), the article aims to develop better-informed theoretical understandings of Barthes’s thoughts on photography. The final section of the article attempts to map promising points of connection between Barthes, Blanchot, and Proust, in order to reassess the notion of punctum in its broader relation with the concepts of time and death.     

Investigating different types of research collaboration and citation impact: a case study of Harvard University’s publications

This study aims to investigate the influence of different patterns of collaboration on the citation impact of Harvard University’s publications. Those documents published by researchers affiliated with Harvard University in WoS from 2000–2009, constituted the population of the research which was counted for 124,937 records. Based on the results, only 12% of Harvard publications were single author publications. Different patterns of collaboration were investigated in different subject fields. In all 22 examined fields, the number of co-authored publications is much higher than single author publications. In fact, more than 60% of all publications in each field are multi-author publications. Also, the normalized citation per paper for co-authored publications is higher than that of single author publications in all fields. In addition, the largest number of publications in all 22 fields were also published through inter-institutional collaboration and were as a result of collaboration among domestic researchers and not international ones. In general, the results of the study showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the number of authors and the number of citations in Harvard publications. In addition, publications with more number of institutions have received more number of citations, whereas publications with more number of foreign collaborators were not much highly cited.     

What do citation counts measure? An updated review of studies on citations in scientific documents published between 2006 and 2018

Scientometrics - The purpose of this paper is to update the review of Bornmann and Daniel (J Doc 64(1):45–80, 2008) presenting a narrative review of studies on citations in scientific...     

An overview of the inequality in China’s carbon intensity 1997–2016: a Theil index decomposition analysis

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy - Although China has experienced an overall decline in CO2 emissions intensity from 2009 to 2016, the intensity from one province to another varies...