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The ethics weathervane

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Ethics, September 2015
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Good Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (75th percentile)
  • Above-average Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (55th percentile)

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Title
The ethics weathervane
Published in
BMC Medical Ethics, September 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12910-015-0054-4
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Authors

Bartha Maria Knoppers, Ruth Chadwick

Abstract

Global collaboration in genomic research is increasingly both a scientific reality and an ethical imperative. This past decade has witnessed the emergence of six new, interconnected areas of ethical consensus and emphasis for policy in genomics: governance, security, empowerment, transparency, the right not to know, and globalization. The globalization of genomic research warrants an approach to governance policies grounded in human rights. A human rights approach activates the ethical principles underpinning genomic research. It lends force to the right of all citizens to benefit from scientific progress, and to the right of all scientists to be recognized for their contributions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 1 3%
Canada 1 3%
Unknown 36 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 7 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 16%
Researcher 3 8%
Professor 3 8%
Librarian 2 5%
Other 7 18%
Unknown 10 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 34%
Philosophy 2 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Other 6 16%
Unknown 11 29%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 January 2016.
All research outputs
#6,025,305
of 24,715,720 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Ethics
#513
of 1,069 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#65,765
of 272,533 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Ethics
#9
of 18 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 24,715,720 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 75th percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,069 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 51% of its peers.
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