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November 8, 2023
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Healthcare influencers: analysis of the role of Spanish healthcare professionals in social networks [SANITARIOS INFLUENCERS Análisis del papel de los sanitarios españoles en las redes sociales]

Publicated to:Techno Review. International Technology, Science And Society Review / Revista Internacional De Tecnologã­a, Ciencia Y Sociedad. 11 - 2022-01-01 11(), DOI: 10.37467/revtechno.v11.4394

Authors: Rodríguez-Peral EM; Franco TG; Ludeña AF

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Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain - Author
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain - Author

Abstract

This study analyses the main Spanish health communicators who interact with Twitter. It studies the main topics they deal with, as well as the structure of their network of interrelationships. Ten profiles of health professionals with more than 12,500 followers and a network with 797 nodes and 1562 edges have been analysed. The network analysis was carried out by studying the centrality through various algorithms and elaborating graphs using the Gephi programme. The health influencers with the greatest weight in the network were determined. The modularity analysis resulted in the identification of 15 influencer communities. © GKA Ediciones, authors.

Keywords

Analysis of social networksHealthHealth communicationHealth communicatorsHealthcareInfluencersTwitter

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Techno Review. International Technology, Science And Society Review / Revista Internacional De Tecnologã­a, Ciencia Y Sociedad, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Computer Science Applications, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 4.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Matarín Rodríguez Peral, Eva) and Last Author ().