Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows
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Resumo: | The order in which authors of a scientific paper place their names on the byline follows in many research fields some implicit rules. In most fields, the first author is considered to be the one who contributed most to the intellectual effort described in the paper. Additionally, the last author is normally the most senior researcher and in many situations the contribution to the paper is more indirect. In this manuscript, we intend to analyse the evolution of the positions of computer science (CS) researchers on the bylines of scientific papers throughout their careers. In particular, this bibliometic study considers the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows (the most prestigious members) that present a long and rich publication record. Our hypothesis is that young CS authors tend to have their names placed in the first positions of the bylines, while senior CS researchers are often considered as last authors. Several statistical analyses were conducted by using biblometric data collected from ACM Fellows and other CS researchers. Overall, the obtained results do confirm our initial hypothesis. |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM FellowsAuthors orderBibliometricsScholarly publicationScientific authorshipScience & TechnologyThe order in which authors of a scientific paper place their names on the byline follows in many research fields some implicit rules. In most fields, the first author is considered to be the one who contributed most to the intellectual effort described in the paper. Additionally, the last author is normally the most senior researcher and in many situations the contribution to the paper is more indirect. In this manuscript, we intend to analyse the evolution of the positions of computer science (CS) researchers on the bylines of scientific papers throughout their careers. In particular, this bibliometic study considers the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows (the most prestigious members) that present a long and rich publication record. Our hypothesis is that young CS authors tend to have their names placed in the first positions of the bylines, while senior CS researchers are often considered as last authors. Several statistical analyses were conducted by using biblometric data collected from ACM Fellows and other CS researchers. Overall, the obtained results do confirm our initial hypothesis.This work has been supported by FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the R&D Units Project Scope: UIDB/00319/2020. We would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for the insightful comments that helped improving the contents of the manuscript.SpringerUniversidade do MinhoFernandes, João M.Costa, AntónioCortez, Paulo2022-01-012022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/81431engFernandes, J.M., Costa, A. & Cortez, P. Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows. Scientometrics 127, 351–368 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-04035-50138-913010.1007/s11192-021-04035-5info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:09:38Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/81431Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:01:03.786135Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows Fernandes, João M. Authors order Bibliometrics Scholarly publication Scientific authorship Science & Technology |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Author placement in Computer Science: a study based on the careers of ACM Fellows |
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Fernandes, João M. |
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Fernandes, João M. Costa, António Cortez, Paulo |
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Costa, António Cortez, Paulo |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Fernandes, João M. Costa, António Cortez, Paulo |
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Authors order Bibliometrics Scholarly publication Scientific authorship Science & Technology |
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Authors order Bibliometrics Scholarly publication Scientific authorship Science & Technology |
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The order in which authors of a scientific paper place their names on the byline follows in many research fields some implicit rules. In most fields, the first author is considered to be the one who contributed most to the intellectual effort described in the paper. Additionally, the last author is normally the most senior researcher and in many situations the contribution to the paper is more indirect. In this manuscript, we intend to analyse the evolution of the positions of computer science (CS) researchers on the bylines of scientific papers throughout their careers. In particular, this bibliometic study considers the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows (the most prestigious members) that present a long and rich publication record. Our hypothesis is that young CS authors tend to have their names placed in the first positions of the bylines, while senior CS researchers are often considered as last authors. Several statistical analyses were conducted by using biblometric data collected from ACM Fellows and other CS researchers. Overall, the obtained results do confirm our initial hypothesis. |
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