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| Title |
Early exposure to infections doesn't protect against allergies, but getting into nature might
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|---|---|
| Published by |
The Conversation, February 2020
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| Authors |
Emily Johnston Flies, Philip Weinstein |
| Abstract |
We used to think the rise in allergies was because we weren't exposed to as many early infections as previous generations. But that's not the case. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 38 | 44% |
| United States | 6 | 7% |
| Curaçao | 2 | 2% |
| Belgium | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 30 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 60 | 69% |
| Scientists | 17 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 3% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 188. 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 31 July 2023.
All research outputs
#211,255
of 25,381,384 outputs
Outputs from The Conversation
#24,568
of 184,358 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#5,242
of 465,081 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Conversation
#995
of 5,377 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,381,384 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 99th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 184,358 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 92.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 86% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 465,081 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 5,377 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 81% of its contemporaries.