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With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge

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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (81st percentile)

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Article details
Title
With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
Published by
The Conversation, December 2025
DOI 10.64628/aa.9xcwp4ap6
Authors

Luetz, Johannes, Johannes M. Luetz

Abstract

Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality and science.

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Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 137. 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 29 June 2026.
All research outputs
#382,493
of 34,350,328 outputs
Outputs from The Conversation
#45,847
of 212,504 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,554
of 377,605 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Conversation
#417
of 2,217 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 34,350,328 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 212,504 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 99.1. This one has done well, scoring higher than 78% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 377,605 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 99% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 2,217 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 81% of its contemporaries.