The company Altmetric has just published its list of the 100 research papers that received the most attention online in 2013. Altmetric track who's saying what about academic
papers within social media and online news articles. The analysis is embedded
in several journal websites, including those from the Nature Publications
Group.
Dr Chris Huntingford from the Centre for Ecology &
Hydrology was the lead author of the paper at number 42 on the Altmetric list,
"No increase in global temperature variability despite changing regional
patterns". It was published in July in the journal Nature.
Chris tells us that, "The study which led to the Nature
publication was a team effort, and the analysis took over a year to complete
with CEH kindly allocating me time to complete the final paper. The paper
provides insights into how variability in temperature is changing both in time
and geographically. Ongoing research into weather fluctuations and extremes
is needed, as changes in weather patterns might prove to be as important as any
general climate change in a greenhouse gas enriched environment. CEH and the
other NERC centre/surveys are working with the Met Office and key university
departments to aid public safety through such transitions. This will be by
informing of adaptation measures that may be needed."
Chris adds, "The titles of the top 100 papers make
fascinating reading as a snapshot of issues of concern or interest, and I would
recommend anyone with a spare moment to take a look at the list."
You can find out more about how Altmetric collect data and put
this list together on their blog. In true 'BBC style' we would like to point out there are many other ways of determining the 'impact' of a single research paper!
Barnaby Smith, Media Relations Manager, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Huntingford et al. (2013) No increase in global temperature variability despite changing regional patterns. 500, 327–330 (15 August 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12310Nature.
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