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| Title |
The removal of pluto from the class of planets and homosexuality from the class of psychiatric disorders: a comparison
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| Published in |
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1747-5341-7-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter Zachar, Kenneth S Kendler |
| Abstract |
We compare astronomers' removal of Pluto from the listing of planets and psychiatrists' removal of homosexuality from the listing of mental disorders. Although the political maneuverings that emerged in both controversies are less than scientifically ideal, we argue that competition for "scientific authority" among competing groups is a normal part of scientific progress. In both cases, a complicated relationship between abstract constructs and evidence made the classification problem thorny. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 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 | 4 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
| Chile | 2 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Sweden | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 68% |
| Scientists | 3 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 92 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 85 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 21% |
| Researcher | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Professor | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 12 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 27% |
| Psychology | 22 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 10% |
| Philosophy | 6 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 52. 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 16 September 2021.
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#12
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#4,617
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#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 235 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.2. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 94% of its peers.
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