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| Title |
Games with a scientific purpose
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Genome Biology, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/gb-2011-12-12-135 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Benjamin M Good, Andrew I Su |
| Abstract |
The protein folding game Foldit shows that games are an effective way to recruit, engage and organize ordinary citizens to help solve difficult scientific problems. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 28 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 Kingdom | 6 | 21% |
| United States | 3 | 11% |
| Spain | 3 | 11% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 8 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 57% |
| Scientists | 9 | 32% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 107 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Finland | 2 | 2% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 87 | 81% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Other | 18 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 26% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 23% |
| Unknown | 7 | 7% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 66. 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 14 April 2020.
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#404
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#3,465
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