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| Title |
Research Blogs and the Discussion of Scholarly Information
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0035869 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hadas Shema, Judit Bar-Ilan, Mike Thelwall |
| Abstract |
The research blog has become a popular mechanism for the quick discussion of scholarly information. However, unlike peer-reviewed journals, the characteristics of this form of scientific discourse are not well understood, for example in terms of the spread of blogger levels of education, gender and institutional affiliations. In this paper we fill this gap by analyzing a sample of blog posts discussing science via an aggregator called ResearchBlogging.org (RB). ResearchBlogging.org aggregates posts based on peer-reviewed research and allows bloggers to cite their sources in a scholarly manner. We studied the bloggers, blog posts and referenced journals of bloggers who posted at least 20 items. We found that RB bloggers show a preference for papers from high-impact journals and blog mostly about research in the life and behavioral sciences. The most frequently referenced journal sources in the sample were: Science, Nature, PNAS and PLoS One. Most of the bloggers in our sample had active Twitter accounts connected with their blogs, and at least 90% of these accounts connect to at least one other RB-related Twitter account. The average RB blogger in our sample is male, either a graduate student or has been awarded a PhD and blogs under his own name. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 220 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 | 56 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 25 | 11% |
| Canada | 12 | 5% |
| Spain | 9 | 4% |
| Brazil | 6 | 3% |
| Australia | 5 | 2% |
| Italy | 5 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 33 | 15% |
| Unknown | 62 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 140 | 64% |
| Scientists | 42 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 26 | 12% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 10 | 5% |
| Unknown | 2 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 299 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 4% |
| Spain | 7 | 2% |
| Canada | 7 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1% |
| Ireland | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 23 | 8% |
| Unknown | 221 | 74% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 51 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 42 | 14% |
| Librarian | 36 | 12% |
| Other | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 86 | 29% |
| Unknown | 17 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 100 | 33% |
| Computer Science | 56 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 55 | 18% |
| Unknown | 30 | 10% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 354. 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 06 November 2022.
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#92,268
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#1,507
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#375
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#18
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