| Title |
Circadian Patterns of Wikipedia Editorial Activity: A Demographic Analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0030091 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Taha Yasseri, Robert Sumi, János Kertész |
| Abstract |
Wikipedia (WP) as a collaborative, dynamical system of humans is an appropriate subject of social studies. Each single action of the members of this society, i.e., editors, is well recorded and accessible. Using the cumulative data of 34 Wikipedias in different languages, we try to characterize and find the universalities and differences in temporal activity patterns of editors. Based on this data, we estimate the geographical distribution of editors for each WP in the globe. Furthermore we also clarify the differences among different groups of WPs, which originate in the variance of cultural and social features of the communities of editors. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 33 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 | 7 | 21% |
| Ireland | 2 | 6% |
| Japan | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Denmark | 1 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Hungary | 1 | 3% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 11 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 61% |
| Scientists | 8 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 96 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 86 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 25 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 22% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 11 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 17% |
| Unknown | 16 | 17% |