An author credit allocation method with improved distinguishability and robustness
| Aug 25, 2023
Article Category: Research Paper
Published Online: Aug 25, 2023
Page range: 15 - 46
Received: May 13, 2023
Accepted: May 28, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2023-0016
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to propose an improved credit allocation method that makes the leading author of the paper more distinguishable and makes the deification more robust under malicious manipulations.
Design/methodology/approach
We utilize a modified
Finding
Compared with the state-of-the-art methods, NCCAS gives the most accurate prediction of Nobel laureates. Furthermore, the leading author of the paper identified by NCCAS is more distinguishable compared with other co-authors. The results by NCCAS are also more robust to malicious manipulation. Finally, we perform ablation studies to show the contribution of different components in our methods.
Research limitations
Due to limited ground truth on the true leading author of a work, the accuracy of NCCAS and other related methods can only be tested in Nobel Physics Prize-winning papers.
Practical implications
NCCAS is successfully applied to a large number of publications, demonstrating its potential in analyzing the relationship between the contribution and the recognition of authors with different by-line orders.
Originality/value
Compared with existing methods, NCCAS not only identifies the leading author of a paper more accurately, but also makes the deification more distinguishable and more robust, providing a new tool for related studies.