>How many people read this research? 1% of America? I disagree with this.You need to realise these numbers are because it is behind a fortified wall.There have

>How many people read this research? 1% of America? I disagree with this.You need to realise these numbers are because it is behind a fortified wall.There have been several times i've ended up on Elsevier/IEEE and could not read things because of the registration involved.Now i dont even bother looking at those urls(except if I am interested enough to go via SciHub). And I am quite sure there are several others like me too. People like to read articles,and I would prefer reading the actual paper than 10 other news articles describing the new technology too. Access to Information determines the number of people who access it.The numbers might be lesser earlier,but I assure you the growth would be exponential. Its just painful to see how delayed/selective interactions are in the "scientific papers world" when it would be possible for massive interaction which could lead to an "Academic Boom"(horrible pun but you should get the point).