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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Open Questions: We don’t really know anything, do we? Open questions in sensory biology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-017-0385-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sönke Johnsen |
| Abstract |
Senses connect organisms to both the world and to each other, yet there is much we don't know about them. Using examples drawn primarily from the author's subfield of vision research, this article discusses five major open questions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 36 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 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 14% |
| Australia | 2 | 6% |
| Sweden | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 9 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 47% |
| Scientists | 16 | 44% |
| 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 62 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
| Researcher | 9 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 18% |
| Unknown | 9 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 31 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |