| Title |
Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Reports, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-018-22939-w |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
L. Lebreton, B. Slat, F. Ferrari, B. Sainte-Rose, J. Aitken, R. Marthouse, S. Hajbane, S. Cunsolo, A. Schwarz, A. Levivier, K. Noble, P. Debeljak, H. Maral, R. Schoeneich-Argent, R. Brambini, J. Reisser |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 697 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 523 | 10% |
| Spain | 167 | 3% |
| Canada | 142 | 3% |
| Australia | 118 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 86 | 2% |
| Germany | 83 | 2% |
| Chile | 79 | 2% |
| Mexico | 77 | 2% |
| Other | 742 | 15% |
| Unknown | 2356 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4546 | 90% |
| Scientists | 355 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 112 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 56 | 1% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2729 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 503 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 413 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 289 | 11% |
| Researcher | 258 | 9% |
| Other | 96 | 4% |
| Other | 289 | 11% |
| Unknown | 881 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 446 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 246 | 9% |
| Engineering | 231 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 138 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 132 | 5% |
| Other | 531 | 19% |
| Unknown | 1005 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
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