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Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Water for wound cleansing
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003861.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ritin Fernandez, Rhonda Griffiths |
| Abstract |
Although various solutions have been recommended for cleansing wounds, normal saline is favoured as it is an isotonic solution and does not interfere with the normal healing process. Tap water is commonly used in the community for cleansing wounds because it is easily accessible, efficient and cost effective; however, there is an unresolved debate about its use. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 62 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 9 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 13% |
| Canada | 8 | 13% |
| Japan | 5 | 8% |
| Belgium | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Egypt | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 21 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 47 | 76% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 19% |
| Scientists | 3 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 234 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 227 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 41 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 10% |
| Other | 23 | 10% |
| Researcher | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 21 | 9% |
| Other | 40 | 17% |
| Unknown | 63 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 94 | 40% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 43 | 18% |
| Psychology | 6 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 7% |
| Unknown | 64 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 103. 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 March 2023.
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#413,527
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#727
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#2,312
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#7
of 217 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,522,520 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 13,146 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 35.7. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 94% of its peers.
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