An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel
A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
Uneven geographies of user-generated information: Patterns of increasing informational poverty
Geographies of codified knowledge have always been characterized by stark core–
periphery patterns, with some parts of the world at the center of global voice and …
periphery patterns, with some parts of the world at the center of global voice and …
Links that speak: The global language network and its association with global fame
Languages vary enormously in global importance because of historical, demographic,
political, and technological forces. However, beyond simple measures of population and …
political, and technological forces. However, beyond simple measures of population and …
[PDF][PDF] Women through the glass ceiling: gender asymmetries in Wikipedia
Contributing to the writing of history has never been as easy as it is today thanks to
Wikipedia, a community-created encyclopedia that aims to document the world's knowledge …
Wikipedia, a community-created encyclopedia that aims to document the world's knowledge …
A tale of cities: Urban biases in volunteered geographic information
B Hecht, M Stephens - … of the international AAAI conference on web and …, 2014 - ojs.aaai.org
Geotagged tweets, Foursquare check-ins and other forms of volunteered geographic
information (VGI) play a critical role in numerous studies and a large range of intelligent …
information (VGI) play a critical role in numerous studies and a large range of intelligent …
Cultural bias in Wikipedia content on famous persons
ES Callahan, SC Herring - Journal of the American society for …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Wikipedia advocates a strict “neutral point of view”(NPOV) policy. However, although
originally a US‐based, English‐language phenomenon, the online, user‐created …
originally a US‐based, English‐language phenomenon, the online, user‐created …
Peer production: A form of collective intelligence
Wikipedia has mobilized a collective of millions to produce an enormous, high-quality
encyclopedia without traditional hierarchical organization or financial incentives. More than …
encyclopedia without traditional hierarchical organization or financial incentives. More than …
Gender bias in Wikipedia and Britannica
Is there a bias in the against women's representation in Wikipedia biographies? Thousands
of biographical subjects, from six sources, are compared against the English-language …
of biographical subjects, from six sources, are compared against the English-language …
First women, second sex: Gender bias in Wikipedia
Contributing to the writing of history has never been as easy as it is today. Anyone with
access to the Web is able to play a part on Wikipedia, an open and free encyclopedia, and …
access to the Web is able to play a part on Wikipedia, an open and free encyclopedia, and …
The tower of Babel meets web 2.0: user-generated content and its applications in a multilingual context
This study explores language's fragmenting effect on user-generated content by examining
the diversity of knowledge representations across 25 different Wikipedia language editions …
the diversity of knowledge representations across 25 different Wikipedia language editions …