Faculté des arts et des sciences – École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information - Travaux et publications: Recent submissions
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A small world of citations? : the influence of collaboration networks on citation practices
(Public library of science, 2012-03-07)This paper examines the proximity of authors to those they cite using degrees of separation in a co-author network, essentially using collaboration networks to expand on the notion of self-citations. While the proportion of direct selfcitations ... -
Design and update of a classification system : the UCSD map of science
(2012-07-12)Global maps of science can be used as a reference system to chart career trajectories, the location of emerging research frontiers, or the expertise profiles of institutes or nations. This paper details data preparation, analysis, and layout performed when ... -
A community of curious souls : an analysis of commenting behavior on TED talks videos
(Public library of science, 2014-04-09)The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks website hosts video recordings of various experts, celebrities, academics, and others who discuss their topics of expertise. Funded by advertising and members but provided free online, TED Talks have ... -
Les répercussions du financement de la recherche et de la production scientifique sur l’impact scientifique dans les domaines de la santé, des sciences de la nature et du génie : les femmes universitaires québécoises sont-elles vraiment à la traîne?
(Institut de la statistique du Québec, 2014)L’article vise à déterminer si la productivité scientifique, le facteur d’impact des revues, la taille des équipes de collaboration et le financement de la recherche ont une influence sur la propension à recevoir davantage de citations en moyenne, et ... -
Do altmetrics work? Twitter and ten other social web services
(Public library of science, 2013-05-28)Altmetric measurements derived from the social web are increasingly advocated and used as early indicators of article impact and usefulness. Nevertheless, there is a lack of systematic scientific evidence that altmetrics are valid proxies of either ... -
Scientists popularizing science : characteristics and impact of TED talk presenters
(Public library of science, 2013-04-30)The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference and associated website of recorded conference presentations (TED Talks) is a highly successful disseminator of science-related videos, claiming over a billion online views. Although hundreds of ... -
Characterizing social media metrics of scholarly papers : the effect of document properties and collaboration patterns
(Public library of science, 2015-03-17)A number of new metrics based on social media platforms—grouped under the term “altmetrics”—have recently been introduced as potential indicators of research impact. Despite their current popularity, there is a lack of information regarding the ... -
Long-distance interdisciplinarity leads to higher scientific impact
(Public library of science, 2015-03-30)Scholarly collaborations across disparate scientific disciplines are challenging. Collaborators are likely to have their offices in another building, attend different conferences, and publish in other venues; they might speak a different scientific ... -
Astrophysicists’ conversational connections on Twitter
(Public Library of Science, 2014-08-25)Because Twitter and other social media are increasingly used for analyses based on altmetrics, this research sought to understand what contexts, affordance use, and social activities influence the tweeting behavior of astrophysicists. Thus, the presented ... -
The academic advantage : gender disparities in patenting
(Public library of science, 2015-05-27)We analyzed gender disparities in patenting by country, technological area, and type of assignee using the 4.6 million utility patents issued between 1976 and 2013 by the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO). Our analyses of fractionalized ...