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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| Title |
Open questions: How many genes do we have?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-018-0564-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven L. Salzberg |
| Abstract |
Seventeen years after the initial publicationx of the human genome, we still haven't found all of our genes. The answer turns out to be more complex than anyone had imagined when the Human Genome Project began. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 144 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 | 50 | 35% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 8% |
| Germany | 5 | 3% |
| Spain | 4 | 3% |
| India | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Finland | 2 | 1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Unknown | 55 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 76 | 53% |
| Scientists | 59 | 41% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 342 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 342 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 54 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 14% |
| Researcher | 42 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 30 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 6% |
| Other | 43 | 13% |
| Unknown | 105 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 82 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 43 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 6% |
| Engineering | 9 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 54 | 16% |
| Unknown | 127 | 37% |