Tag Archives: Research
Communication: highest impact?
Published work, scholars, and institutions are increasingly measured in terms of “impact,” or the number of citations attracted. The process is similar to what Google does. So which departments have the highest impact in Communication? Rank University Number of papers, 1997-2001 Citations per paper 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison 132 2.06 2 University of […]
Hat tossing
I had no serious designs on becoming a part of the executive board of the Association of Internet Researchers, until someone–and I really wish I knew who!–nominated me for treasurer. It was good timing, since I had decided I wanted to turn my focus outward a bit from the UB and get more involved in […]
First ICA paper presentation
I’ll put this up in HTML format soon, but for now, the paper I am presenting in a few hours is viewable in pdf format. It is a methodological note on measuring “idea bursts” over networks and nodes. I’ll post more (including some notes on the conference) tomorrow if I get the chance.
Bursts of burst measurers