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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Search for a 'Tree of Life' in the thicket of the phylogenetic forest
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/jbiol159 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pere Puigbò, Yuri I Wolf, Eugene V Koonin |
| Abstract |
Comparative genomics has revealed extensive horizontal gene transfer among prokaryotes, a development that is often considered to undermine the 'tree of life' concept. However, the possibility remains that a statistical central trend still exists in the phylogenetic 'forest of life'. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Finland | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 75% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 242 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 4% |
| Germany | 5 | 2% |
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| Mexico | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 14 | 6% |
| Unknown | 189 | 78% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 63 | 26% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 60 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 11% |
| Professor | 19 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 42 | 17% |
| Unknown | 14 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 141 | 58% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 12% |
| Unknown | 21 | 9% |