| Title |
Pseudoscience and COVID-19 - we've had enough already.
|
|---|---|
| Published by |
Nature, April 2020
|
| DOI | 10.1038/d41586-020-01266-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Timothy Caulfield |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1159 | 19% |
| Canada | 505 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 370 | 6% |
| France | 181 | 3% |
| Brazil | 152 | 2% |
| India | 122 | 2% |
| Australia | 120 | 2% |
| Spain | 110 | 2% |
| Mexico | 96 | 2% |
| Other | 1029 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2353 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4110 | 66% |
| Scientists | 1463 | 24% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 418 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 204 | 3% |
| Unknown | 2 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 173 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 30 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 12% |
| Other | 15 | 9% |
| Professor | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 33 | 19% |
| Unknown | 41 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Psychology | 10 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 55 | 32% |
| Unknown | 45 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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