Cortext platform
At Cortext, our goal is to empower researchers in the social sciences and humanities by promoting advanced qualitative-quantitative mixed methods. Our primary focus is on studies about the dynamics of science, technology and innovation, and about the roles of knowledge and expertise in societies.
We understand the move towards digital humanities and computational methods not as addressing a technological gap for the social sciences, but rather as entailing entirely new assemblages between its disciplines and those of modern statistics and computer sciences. We work to tackle ever more complex research problems and deal with the profusion of new and diverse sources of information without losing sight of the situatedness and reflexivity required of studies of human societies.
Cortext is hosted by the LISIS research unit at Gustave Eiffel University, and was launched by French institutes IFRIS and INRAE, receiving their continued support.
Cortext Manager
Cortext Manager is our current main attraction, a publicly available web service providing data analysis methods curated and developed by our team of researchers and engineers.
You upload a textual corpus in order to analyse its discourse, names, categories, citations, places, dates etc, with methods for science/controversy/issue mapping, distant reading, document clustering, geo-spatial and network visualizations, and more.
You can jump straight to Cortext Manager and create an account, but we strongly suggest taking a look at the Documentation and Tutorials as you start your journey.
Latest journal articles employing our instruments
Journal Articles
2022
Louvel, Séverine; Soulier, Alexandra
In: Social Science & Medicine, vol. 314, iss. 115470, 2022.
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title = {Biological embedding vs. embodiment of social experiences: How these two concepts form distinct thought styles around the social production of health inequalities},
author = {Séverine Louvel and Alexandra Soulier},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953622007766?via%3Dihub},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115470},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-10-01},
urldate = {2022-10-01},
journal = {Social Science & Medicine},
volume = {314},
issue = {115470},
abstract = {Objectives
This article compares research on biological embedding and the embodiment of social experiences, two concepts proposed in the 1990s to introduce a new perspective on the social production of health inequalities. We draw on Ludwig Fleck's concept of ‘thought style’ (1935/2008) to question the possible emergence of a common research program around the processes by which the social becomes biological.
Methods
We compiled a corpus of 322 articles referring to either biological embedding or to the embodiment of social experiences, identified in the Web of Science core collection and published from 1990 to 2021. We analyzed the articles’ use of these concepts using scientometric indicators and qualitative content analysis.
Results
Initial differences between the research agendas associated with biological embedding and embodiment are strengthened as both concepts circulate around scientific communities studying the social production of health inequalities. Thought styles formed around embedding and embodiment differ significantly in terms of shared references, sets of methods and research questions, and policy recommendations. Research on biological embedding forms a thought style shared by researchers in the biomedical and public health sciences. Conversely, the concept of embodiment of social experiences connects perspectives from biomedical, public health, human and social sciences, and gathers three thought styles, one identical to that of biological embedding and two formed in social epidemiology and in medical anthropology.
Conclusions
Acknowledging the differences between the concepts and divergences in their evolution provides an opportunity for identification of topics where thought styles are either complementary or in tension.},
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This article compares research on biological embedding and the embodiment of social experiences, two concepts proposed in the 1990s to introduce a new perspective on the social production of health inequalities. We draw on Ludwig Fleck's concept of ‘thought style’ (1935/2008) to question the possible emergence of a common research program around the processes by which the social becomes biological.
Methods
We compiled a corpus of 322 articles referring to either biological embedding or to the embodiment of social experiences, identified in the Web of Science core collection and published from 1990 to 2021. We analyzed the articles’ use of these concepts using scientometric indicators and qualitative content analysis.
Results
Initial differences between the research agendas associated with biological embedding and embodiment are strengthened as both concepts circulate around scientific communities studying the social production of health inequalities. Thought styles formed around embedding and embodiment differ significantly in terms of shared references, sets of methods and research questions, and policy recommendations. Research on biological embedding forms a thought style shared by researchers in the biomedical and public health sciences. Conversely, the concept of embodiment of social experiences connects perspectives from biomedical, public health, human and social sciences, and gathers three thought styles, one identical to that of biological embedding and two formed in social epidemiology and in medical anthropology.
Conclusions
Acknowledging the differences between the concepts and divergences in their evolution provides an opportunity for identification of topics where thought styles are either complementary or in tension.
Hernandez-Tenorio, Fabian; Arroyave-Miranda, Héctor; Miranda, Alejandra M.; González, Sandra M.; Rodríguez, Carlos A.; Sáez, Alex A.
Improving Deproteinization in Colombian Latex from Hevea brasiliensis: A Bibliometric Approximation Journal Article
In: Polymers, vol. 14, iss. 9, 2022.
@article{Hernandez-Tenorio2022b,
title = {Improving Deproteinization in Colombian Latex from Hevea brasiliensis: A Bibliometric Approximation},
author = {Fabian Hernandez-Tenorio and Héctor Arroyave-Miranda and Alejandra M. Miranda and Sandra M. González and Carlos A. Rodríguez and Alex A. Sáez},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/19/4248/pdf?version=1665409167
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/19/4248},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14194248},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-10-01},
urldate = {2022-10-01},
journal = {Polymers},
volume = {14},
issue = {9},
abstract = {Natural Rubber Field Latex (NRFL) allergens restrict its use in some markets due to health-threatening allergic reactions. These molecules are proteins that are related to asymptomatic sensitization and hypersensitivity mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE). Although NRFL allergens have been investigated since the 1980s, there are still gaps in knowledge regarding the development of deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR). Therefore, in this study, the deproteinization of NRFL from the lower basin of the Cauca River, Antioquia-Colombia was evaluated using eight systems. The highest removal value was 84.4% and was obtained from the treatment containing SDS (Sodium dodecyl sulfate), Urea, and Ethanol. It was also possible to determine that at high concentrations of SDS, removal percentages higher than 70% are reached. On the other hand, all deproteinizing systems decreased NRFL Zeta potentials without self-coagulation, suggesting enhanced colloidal stability in DPNR latex. On the other hand, the bibliometric analysis presented technological advances in DPRN through different parameters and bibliometric networks. The analysis presented makes an important contribution from the bibliometric approach that could be positive for the development of research on DPNR.},
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Malanski, Priscila Duarte; de Alencar Schiavi, Sandra Mara; Dedieu, Benoît
Le travail en agriculture dans la littérature académique internationale (2010–2019) Journal Article
In: Cahiers Agricultures, vol. 31, no. 23, 2022.
@article{Malanski2022,
title = {Le travail en agriculture dans la littérature académique internationale (2010–2019)},
author = {Priscila Duarte Malanski and Sandra Mara de Alencar Schiavi and Benoît Dedieu },
url = {https://www.cahiersagricultures.fr/articles/cagri/pdf/2022/01/cagri220018.pdf
https://www.cahiersagricultures.fr/articles/cagri/abs/2022/01/cagri220018/cagri220018.html},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2022021 },
year = {2022},
date = {2022-10-01},
journal = {Cahiers Agricultures},
volume = {31},
number = {23},
abstract = {Dans le monde, près de la moitié de la population vit en milieu rural et l’agriculture est le deuxième secteur qui emploie le plus. Les problématiques liées au travail en agriculture sont diverses. Notre objectif est de caractériser le panorama international des thématiques de recherche sur le travail en agriculture à partir d’une analyse bibliométrique des articles anglophones publiés entre 2010 et 2019 dans les bases de données Web of Science et Scopus. Nous avons réalisé des analyses synchroniques (i.e. identification de réseaux de co-occurrence de mots-clés) et diachroniques (i.e. évolution de l’importance de certains objets de recherche dans le temps). Six principales thématiques de recherche sont identifiées : allocation de la main-d’œuvre, dynamiques du marché du travail, genre et vulnérabilités, santé au travail, organisation du travail dans les exploitations, gouvernance du travail dans les chaînes agroalimentaires. Les approches disciplinaires sont les plus fréquentes pour analyser les différentes problématiques, mais elles peinent à les relier les unes aux autres. Les sept objets de recherche identifiés à partir des thématiques (genre, migrations, travail des enfants, santé, organisation du travail, emploi, gouvernance du travail dans les chaînes agroalimentaires) ont suivi différentes évolutions pendant les 10 dernières années (consolidation, instabilité, émergence). Ce panorama suggère que la pluridisciplinarité est nécessaire pour explorer des objets émergents (ex. : migrations, gouvernance du travail dans les chaînes agroalimentaires) et ceux qui sont au croisement des enjeux de société (ex. : innovations).},
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Kashnitsky, Yury; Roberge, Guillaume; Mu, Jingwen; Kang, Kevin; Wang, Weiwei; Vanderfeesten, Maurice; Rivest, Maxim; Keßler, Lennart; Jaworek, Robert; Vignes, Maéva; Jayabalasingham, Bamini; Boonen, Finne; James, Chris; Doornenbal, Marius; Labrosse, Isabelle
Identifying research supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Journal Article
In: 2022, (This work is partly an outcome of SDG Research Mapping Initiative6 that Elsevier initiated with the Aurora European Universities Alliance, the University of Auckland, and the University of Southern Denmark. We are also grateful to Scopus for providing data for the analysis.).
@article{nokey,
title = {Identifying research supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals},
author = {Yury Kashnitsky and Guillaume Roberge and Jingwen Mu and Kevin Kang and Weiwei Wang and Maurice Vanderfeesten and Maxim Rivest and Lennart Keßler and Robert Jaworek and Maéva Vignes and Bamini Jayabalasingham and Finne Boonen and Chris James and Marius Doornenbal and Isabelle Labrosse},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.07285},
doi = {10.48550/ARXIV.2209.07285},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-09-15},
urldate = {2022-09-15},
publisher = {arXiv},
abstract = {The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) challenge the global community to build a world where no one is left behind. Recognizing that research plays a fundamental part in supporting these goals, attempts have been made to classify research publications according to their relevance in supporting each of the UN's SDGs. In this paper, we outline the methodology that we followed when mapping research articles to SDGs and which is adopted by Times Higher Education in their Social Impact rankings. We also discuss various aspects in which the methodology can be improved and generalized to other types of content apart from research articles. The results presented in this paper are the outcome of the SDG Research Mapping Initiative that was established as a partnership between the University of Southern Denmark, the Aurora European Universities Alliance (represented by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), the University of Auckland, and Elsevier to bring together broad expertise and share best practices on identifying research contributions to UN's Sustainable Development Goals. },
note = {This work is partly an outcome of SDG Research Mapping Initiative6 that Elsevier initiated with the Aurora European
Universities Alliance, the University of Auckland, and the University of Southern Denmark. We are also grateful to
Scopus for providing data for the analysis.},
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Long trends on twitter: intertemporal clusters combining hashtags and terms on Scientometrics, Altmetrics, Bibliometrics and Science Of Science
Long trends on twitter: inter-temporal clusters combining hashtags and terms, for all tweets on Scientometrics, Altmetrics, Bibliometrics and Science Of Science from Jan. 2017 to dec. 2021, on a semester base. Query used to extract tweets: lang:en (Scientometrics OR “ScienceOfScience” OR “Science Of Science” OR “Altmetrics” OR “altmetric” OR “bibliometrics” OR “bibliometric” OR “citation metrics” […]
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Présenter CorTexT Manager en 2 minutes
Cortext Manager est une application web construite par des chercheurs et par des ingénieurs à destination de chercheurs en sciences humaines et sociales, au plus près des questions portées par les chercheurs qui nous entourent et par notre communauté d’utilisateurs. Cette application web peut produire un grand nombre d’analyses différentes qui ont trait aux champs […]
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Analysis of the scientific production that mentioned the use of CorText Manager
There are two ways to understand what CorTexT Manager is. The first one is to look at what has been achieved in terms of methods, tools and therefore lines of code. The second one is studied below, by analyzing (here with CorTexT Manager) what academic users have published using… CorTexT Manager. Our study of the […]
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10 years of CorText Manager v2
It took us more than 10 years to come with CorText Manager version 2 as it is now! Behind the scenes CorText Manager begun with a first version in 2009. More than thirty contributors has worked directly or indirectly on the two versions, year after year. All the ideas, inspirations, all this accumulation of pieces […]
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RISIS Training: Thematic and spatial analysis of technologies using CorText Manager and RISIS patent database
One of the best CorText Manager training courses was organized and offered by the RISIS project. Here is the program of this training which lasted 3 days: Monday 08/11/21 14h-16h30: Session 1 Session 1a: Introduction on patent analysis (60’) Introductory lecture session • Welcoming introduction (Philippe Larédo) 5’ • Type of patents documents (Antoine Schoen) […]
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Early 2021 CorText Manager training sessions
CorText organized a series of training workshops on CorText Manager and its methods in January 2021! These workshops were imagined as a staircase with three successive steps : Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Method comparisons Session 3: Research questions and work on user’s corpus For these sessions, the subject chosen for the demonstrations and exercises […]
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Seminar and workshop during the Summer School of PPGCI IBICT UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro – 03/2020
In March 2020, the LabEx SITES post-doctoral researcher, Ale Abdo, traveled to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to organize two trainings on textual analysis and on a new method he developed and integrated at the CorText Infrastructure, as well as to participate in discussions on open and citizen science in Brazil, including the discussion […]
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A CorText Manager distance training session in the framework of the nanocellulose project – Grenoble, June 2020
For complementing the RISIS access requested (to Leiden publications DB and RISIS patent DB) by the GAEL laboratory (UMR INRAE, CNRS, UGA, INPG), in the framework of a research project on nanocellulose, the CorText team has provided , in June and July 2020, an advanced training on the use of CorText. After setting up of […]
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