Interactions: Viral Research Gone Viral
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The kinds of attention that scholarly articles receive often tell interesting stories. In the “Interactions” weekly series of blog posts, we look at how intertwining conversations and differing views of the general public, scientists, medical professionals, and science communicators contribute to the overall impact of a scholarly article. Capturing the nuances of digital attention The number of citations that an article receives has long been used as a standard measure of research impact. However, citation counts cannot capture the nature of the attention (such as whether the response is positive or negative) is also critical for assessing a … Read More