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Young People, Digital Media, and Engagement: A Meta-Analysis of Research

Overview of attention for article published in Social Science Computer Review, December 2018
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#16 of 858)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (98th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (92nd percentile)

Mentioned by

news
11 news outlets
blogs
3 blogs
policy
3 policy sources
twitter
23 X users
reddit
1 Redditor
bluesky
1 Bluesky user

Readers on

mendeley
640 Mendeley
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Article details
Title
Young People, Digital Media, and Engagement: A Meta-Analysis of Research
Published in
Social Science Computer Review, December 2018
DOI 10.1177/0894439318814190
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Mendeley demographics

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Geographical breakdown

Geographical breakdown
Country Count As %
Unknown 640 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status
Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 49 8%
Lecturer 43 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 42 7%
Researcher 41 6%
Student > Bachelor 33 5%
Other 61 10%
Unknown 371 58%
Readers by discipline
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 141 22%
Arts and Humanities 32 5%
Psychology 18 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 15 2%
Linguistics 10 2%
Other 43 7%
Unknown 381 60%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 125. 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 14 September 2026.
All research outputs
#421,552
of 34,329,910 outputs
Outputs from Social Science Computer Review
#16
of 858 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#7,221
of 489,247 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Social Science Computer Review
#1
of 13 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 34,329,910 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 858 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.3. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% 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 489,247 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 98% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 13 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.