| Title |
Assessing the Online Social Environment for Surveillance of Obesity Prevalence
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0061373 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rumi Chunara, Lindsay Bouton, John W. Ayers, John S. Brownstein |
| Abstract |
Understanding the social environmental around obesity has been limited by available data. One promising approach used to bridge similar gaps elsewhere is to use passively generated digital data. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 73 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 | 26 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 14% |
| Italy | 3 | 4% |
| Spain | 3 | 4% |
| Belgium | 2 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 15 | 21% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 50 | 68% |
| Scientists | 11 | 15% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 10 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 126 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Bahrain | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 117 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 27 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 15% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 17 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 21% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 10% |
| Psychology | 12 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 29 | 23% |