| Title |
Astronomy in South Africa: The long shot
|
|---|---|
| Published by |
Nature, December 2011
|
| DOI | 10.1038/480308a |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Cherry |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 31 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 | 13 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 16% |
| South Africa | 3 | 10% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Poland | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 25 | 81% |
| Scientists | 3 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 12 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 12 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 33% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 17% |
| Professor | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 1 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 7 | 58% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 1 | 8% |
Attention Score in Context
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