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| Title |
How scientists use social media to communicate their research
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Translational Medicine, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1479-5876-9-199 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laura Van Eperen, Francesco M Marincola |
| Abstract |
Millions of people all over the world are constantly sharing an extremely wide range of fascinating, quirky, funny, irrelevant and important content all at once. Even scientists are no strangers to this trend. Social media has enabled them to communicate their research quickly and efficiently throughout each corner of the world. But which social media platforms are they using to communicate this research and how are they using them? One thing is clear: the range of social media platforms that scientists are using is relatively vast and dependent on discipline and sentiment. While the future of social media is unknown, a combination of educated speculation and persuasive fact points to the industry's continual growth and influence. Thus, is that not only are scientists utilizing social media to communicate their research, they must. The ability to communicate to the masses via social media is critical to the distribution of scientific information amongst professionals in the field and to the general population. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 108 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 | 20 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5% |
| Ireland | 4 | 4% |
| Spain | 4 | 4% |
| Canada | 4 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 54 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 83 | 77% |
| Scientists | 11 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 295 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1% |
| Italy | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| Finland | 2 | <1% |
| Colombia | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Croatia | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Unknown | 260 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 56 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 10% |
| Librarian | 23 | 8% |
| Researcher | 23 | 8% |
| Other | 89 | 30% |
| Unknown | 36 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 68 | 23% |
| Computer Science | 36 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 82 | 28% |
| Unknown | 46 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 127. 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 20 October 2023.
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#327,110
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#75
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#1,145
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#1
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