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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • One of the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#2 of 3,619)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (95th percentile)

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154 news outlets
blogs
9 blogs
policy
1 policy source
twitter
14 X users
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16 Redditors
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11 Bluesky users

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mendeley
461 Mendeley
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Article details
Title
Estimated global and regional incidence and prevalence of herpes simplex virus infections and genital ulcer disease in 2020: mathematical modelling analyses
Published in
Sexually Transmitted Infections, December 2024
DOI 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056307
Pubmed ID
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Mendeley demographics

Mendeley demographics

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Geographical breakdown

Geographical breakdown
Country Count As %
Unknown 461 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status
Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 26 6%
Unspecified 22 5%
Researcher 13 3%
Student > Master 11 2%
Other 10 2%
Other 38 8%
Unknown 341 74%
Readers by discipline
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 35 8%
Unspecified 22 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 13 3%
Immunology and Microbiology 9 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 8 2%
Other 37 8%
Unknown 337 73%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1212. 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 31 August 2026.
All research outputs
#14,345
of 34,444,361 outputs
Outputs from Sexually Transmitted Infections
#2
of 3,619 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#207
of 406,444 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Sexually Transmitted Infections
#1
of 20 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 34,444,361 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 99th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 3,619 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 11.9. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 406,444 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 20 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 95% of its contemporaries.