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| Title |
Process, Not Product: Investigating Recommendations for Improving Citizen Science “Success”
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0064079 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amy Freitag, Max J. Pfeffer |
| Abstract |
Citizen science programs are increasingly popular for a variety of reasons, from public education to new opportunities for data collection. The literature published in scientific journals resulting from these projects represents a particular perspective on the process. These articles often conclude with recommendations for increasing "success". This study compared these recommendations to those elicited during interviews with program coordinators for programs within the United States. From this comparison, success cannot be unilaterally defined and therefore recommendations vary by perspective on success. Program coordinators tended to have more locally-tailored recommendations specific to particular aspects of their program mission. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 30% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 22% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 57% |
| Scientists | 8 | 35% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 198 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 185 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 18% |
| Researcher | 35 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 18% |
| Other | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 10% |
| Other | 27 | 14% |
| Unknown | 27 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 50 | 25% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 45 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 11% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 5% |
| Engineering | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 29 | 15% |
| Unknown | 35 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. 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 November 2014.
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#20,483
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#13,141
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#480
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