| Title |
Readers beware! Predatory journals are infiltrating citation databases
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Public Health, July 2019
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s00038-019-01284-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anna Severin, Nicola Low |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 98 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 8 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 6% |
| Canada | 4 | 4% |
| United States | 4 | 4% |
| South Africa | 4 | 4% |
| Denmark | 3 | 3% |
| Cuba | 3 | 3% |
| France | 3 | 3% |
| Spain | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 20% |
| Unknown | 40 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 52 | 53% |
| Scientists | 31 | 32% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 59 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 59 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian | 13 | 22% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 20% |
| Unknown | 14 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 15% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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