| Title |
Viral misinformation threatens public health
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 2017
|
| DOI | 10.1503/cmaj.109-5536 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lauren Vogel |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 41 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 | 16 | 39% |
| Canada | 5 | 12% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 14 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 33 | 80% |
| Scientists | 6 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 69 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 12 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 26% |
| Unknown | 22 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
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#846,583
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#1,284
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#18,236
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Outputs of similar age from Canadian Medical Association Journal
#31
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