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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 (92nd percentile)

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news
14 news outlets
blogs
1 blog
twitter
11 X users
facebook
3 Facebook pages
reddit
1 Redditor
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24 Bluesky users
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Article details
Title
How the ‘backwoods Barbie’ Dolly Parton turned self-aware artifice into authentic artistry
Published by
The Conversation, August 2026
DOI 10.64628/aa.rqwkaq7gu
Authors

Rosemary Overell

Abstract

Dolly Parton’s first hit was titled ‘Dumb Blonde’. The country music legend, who has died at 80, was anything but that.

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Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 136. 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 30 September 2026.
All research outputs
#387,834
of 34,620,809 outputs
Outputs from The Conversation
#46,452
of 214,490 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#2,524
of 347,596 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Conversation
#398
of 5,380 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 34,620,809 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 214,490 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 98.7. 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 347,596 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 5,380 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 92% of its contemporaries.