The Coverage of Basic and Applied Research in Press Releases in EurekAlert!

This dataset contains data from our research into the coverage of basic and applied research in EurekAlert! press releases. The data covers the years 2015 to 2022 and includes a detailed record of press releases and their associated academic research.

The following fields are described.

EurekAlert_basic_applied_dataset:
EUID: unique identifier for each press release.
DOI: digital identifier for the associated research paper.
post time: The publish year of press release
RL: research level of research paper
LR_main_field: The academic field or discipline of the research.
Press Release Title:Title of the press release.
Paper Title: Title of the associated research paper. Abstract
Abstract:Abstract of the related research paper.
cosine_similarity:similarity score between press release title and paper title.
eu_flesch:Ease of reading of the full press release score
paper_flesch: Ease of reading score for abstracts of papers

Institutional origins of press releases:
EUID: unique identifier for each press release.
DOI: digital identifier for the associated research paper.
RL: research level of research paper
LR_main_field: The academic field or discipline of the research.
Institution: The institutions issuing press releases
Affiliation of authos: The affiliations of paper author
Journal: The journal of paper

Source:EurekAlert! and OpenAlex.

Purpose: This dataset can be used to analyse the coverage of basic and applied research in press releases, as well as the types and fields of scientific research disseminated.