| Title |
Do scientists read enough fiction?
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
EMBO Reports, January 2021
|
| DOI | 10.15252/embr.202052206 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David R Smith |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 172 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 | 31 | 18% |
| Germany | 18 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 8% |
| Canada | 8 | 5% |
| India | 6 | 3% |
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| France | 3 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2% |
| China | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 26 | 15% |
| Unknown | 58 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 87 | 51% |
| Members of the public | 73 | 42% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 19 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 19 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 26% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 16% |
| Researcher | 3 | 16% |
| Professor | 1 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 26% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 11% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 5% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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#344,920
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#66
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#2
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