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| Title |
An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLoS Biology, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001535 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Holly M. Bik, Miriam C. Goldstein |
| Abstract |
Online social media tools can be some of the most rewarding and informative resources for scientists-IF you know how to use them. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 1,916 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 498 | 26% |
| United Kingdom | 207 | 11% |
| Canada | 97 | 5% |
| Spain | 84 | 4% |
| Australia | 49 | 3% |
| Germany | 46 | 2% |
| France | 33 | 2% |
| Sweden | 21 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1% |
| Other | 270 | 14% |
| Unknown | 590 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1155 | 60% |
| Scientists | 559 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 120 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 75 | 4% |
| Unknown | 7 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,452 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 38 | 3% |
| Spain | 18 | 1% |
| Germany | 16 | 1% |
| Canada | 15 | 1% |
| Brazil | 14 | <1% |
| France | 13 | <1% |
| Australia | 10 | <1% |
| South Africa | 8 | <1% |
| Other | 79 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1170 | 81% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 274 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 259 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 207 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 116 | 8% |
| Other | 81 | 6% |
| Other | 381 | 26% |
| Unknown | 134 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 382 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 200 | 14% |
| Computer Science | 121 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 113 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 74 | 5% |
| Other | 375 | 26% |
| Unknown | 187 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1704. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 May 2023.
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#19
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#18
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