By Mark Staniland on 16 Jan 2018
Hopes are high that CRISPR–Cas9 could one day be used in people to correct mutations that cause disease. 2017 witnessed incredible advances in the gene editing technology – we present a synopsis of the 10 most popular CRISPR papers published in Nature Research journals from the past year, measured by their Altmetric Attention Score. Read more
Posted in Nature Research | Tagged Altmetric, CRISPR–Cas9, research
By Mark Staniland on 12 Dec 2017
24 of 2017’s top papers in the Altmetric Top 100 were published in Nature Research journals: Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Climate Change, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Geoscience, and Scientific Reports.(24/100 is in fact the same number as last year.) … Read more
Posted in Digital Science, Nature Research | Tagged Altmetric, digital science, research
By Mark Staniland on 13 Dec 2016
Launched today, the annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights the research papers published in the last year that have generated significant international online attention and discussion – from mainstream news media, blogs, Wikipedia, social media platforms (including Twitter, Reddit & Facebook) and in scholarly spaces such as post-publication peer-review forums and patient advocacy groups. Read more
Posted in Digital Science, Nature Research | Tagged Altmetric