| Title |
Science PhD Career Preferences: Levels, Changes, and Advisor Encouragement
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036307 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Henry Sauermann, Michael Roach |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 257 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 | 80 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 7% |
| Canada | 14 | 5% |
| Australia | 9 | 4% |
| Chile | 9 | 4% |
| Germany | 8 | 3% |
| Ireland | 5 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 2% |
| France | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 27 | 11% |
| Unknown | 78 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 149 | 58% |
| Scientists | 92 | 36% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 10 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 2% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 505 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | <1% |
| France | 4 | <1% |
| Norway | 2 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| China | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 16 | 3% |
| Unknown | 442 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 147 | 29% |
| Researcher | 99 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 54 | 11% |
| Other | 32 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 28 | 6% |
| Other | 103 | 20% |
| Unknown | 42 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 134 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 67 | 13% |
| Engineering | 30 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 25 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 5% |
| Other | 155 | 31% |
| Unknown | 70 | 14% |