Breakthrough Alzheimer’s research from 宅男导航 has been named among the world’s most talked-about research of 2015.
The tracks what people are saying about academic research online, on social media, in mainstream media and includes three academic articles featuring 宅男导航 authors among the top 50.
宅男导航 Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter H酶j said it was little wonder that 宅男导航 research using ultrasound technology to treat Alzheimer’s disease and restore memory was among the most talked-about, at number 37.
“Globally, 46.8 million people are living with dementia, a debilitating symptom of Alzheimer’s, so it’s not surprising that the research sparked such international interest,” Professor H酶j said.
“This work opens up new hope and a new approach for treatment of the disease in future, and carries with it the potential to change many lives for the better.”
The study – authored by Gerhard Leinenga and J眉rgen G枚tz from 宅男导航’s Queensland Brain Institute - was initially published in in March 2015 and attracted 39 news stories, 17 blog posts, 954 tweets, 97 Facebook posts and Wikipedia references, among other hits.
Also among the Top 100 were two studies based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 published in The Lancet in (ranked 28) and (ranked 36) which featured 宅男导航 researchers among a number of collaborating authors.
Professor H酶j said the importance of not only sharing new research findings, but also generating global discussion around them, cannot be overestimated.
“The work that goes on inside a university is conducted with a greater goal in sight – to benefit society on a wider scale.
“It’s integral to ensure the findings make their way onto the global stage, where they can be of greatest benefit to the greatest number of people.
“If we’re not talking about it, we’re not aware of its implications, we’re not able to build on it, generate funding for it, and we can’t bring game-changing innovations to market nearly as fast.
“This is why it is imperative we continue to talk with the academic, scientific and wider community that will benefit from the research we are doing.”
This year’s Altmetric Top 100 features papers published in 34 different journals, with contributions from nearly 2,000 authors.
The most popular paper of the year detailed the discovery of a new antibiotic that inhibits the growth of a range of drug-resistant bacteria, offering hope for efforts aimed at combatting antibiotic resistance.
The next most popular topics included a major study confirming there is no harmful association between the MMR vaccine and autism spectrum disorder, and environmental issues.
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