| Title |
Is predatory publishing a real threat? Evidence from a large database study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientometrics, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-018-2750-6 |
| Authors |
Marcelo S. Perlin, Takeyoshi Imasato, Denis Borenstein |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 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 | 4 | 11% |
| Germany | 4 | 11% |
| Brazil | 3 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 27 | 71% |
| Scientists | 6 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 105 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian | 17 | 16% |
| Professor | 16 | 15% |
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 9% |
| Other | 30 | 29% |
| Unknown | 11 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 19 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 38 | 36% |
| Unknown | 15 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
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