Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science
2
3%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
1
1%
Other
3
4%
Unknown
20
27%
Attention Score in Context
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. 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 03 February 2026.
All research outputs
#6,780,480
of 31,542,270 outputs
Outputs from PLoS Pathogens
#4,958
of 10,579 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#21,857
of 108,244 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLoS Pathogens
#22
of 47 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 31,542,270 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 74th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 10,579 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 19.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 51% 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 108,244 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 68% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 47 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one is in the 48th percentile – i.e., 48% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.
