| Title |
“Positive” Results Increase Down the Hierarchy of the Sciences
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2010
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0010068 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniele Fanelli |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 182 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 Kingdom | 23 | 13% |
| Spain | 19 | 10% |
| United States | 17 | 9% |
| Sweden | 6 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Colombia | 3 | 2% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| Finland | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 18 | 10% |
| Unknown | 85 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 141 | 77% |
| Scientists | 23 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 11 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 745 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 2% |
| Brazil | 8 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | <1% |
| France | 5 | <1% |
| Germany | 5 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 4 | <1% |
| Spain | 3 | <1% |
| Australia | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 19 | 3% |
| Unknown | 673 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 141 | 19% |
| Researcher | 125 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 91 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 91 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 39 | 5% |
| Other | 166 | 22% |
| Unknown | 92 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 244 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 97 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 58 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 24 | 3% |
| Other | 149 | 20% |
| Unknown | 129 | 17% |