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| Title |
Online citizen science games: Opportunities for the biological sciences
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Applied and Translational Genomics, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.atg.2014.07.001 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vickie Curtis |
| Abstract |
Recent developments in digital technologies and the rise of the Internet have created new opportunities for citizen science. One of these has been the development of online citizen science games where complex research problems have been re-imagined as online multiplayer computer games. Some of the most successful examples of these can be found within the biological sciences, for example, Foldit, Phylo and EteRNA. These games offer scientists the opportunity to crowdsource research problems, and to engage with those outside the research community. Games also enable those without a background in science to make a valid contribution to research, and may also offer opportunities for informal science learning. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 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 | 3 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 25% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 83% |
| Scientists | 2 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 113 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 108 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 17% |
| Researcher | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 22 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 21 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 11% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 17% |
| Unknown | 29 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. 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 22 July 2018.
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#2,143,679
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Outputs from Applied and Translational Genomics
#18
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#21,249
of 242,351 outputs
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#2
of 11 outputs
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