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Twitter research synthesis for health promotion: A bibliometric analysis

  • Syed Hamad Hassan Shah
  • , Saleha Noor
  • , Atif Saleem Butt
  • , Habiba Halepoto
    • Nanjing University
    • East China University of Science and Technology
    • Donghua University

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    8 Scopus citations

    Abstract

    Background: This study enriched our understanding by systematically reviewing knowledge management twitter health (KMTH) articles extracted from Web of Science (WoS) using cartography analysis through VOSviewer– for the last 11 years. Methods: A total of 798 KMTH articles were found from 2009 to 2019, analyzed based on the most co-occurrence keywords of KMTH articles. Results: Three clusters emerged through cartography analysis; Cluster 1: Twitter as health education and health promotion platform; Cluster 2: Twitter as public health promotion platform and Cluster 3: Twitter as health sentiment platform through big data and machine learning. Conclusion: This study opened new avenues for all health care providers to utilize Twitter as a KM platform to promote health care. This is the first bibliometric analysis of KMTH publications according to our best knowledge.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2283-2291
    Number of pages9
    JournalIranian Journal of Public Health
    Volume50
    Issue number11
    StatePublished - 2021

    Keywords

    • Bibliometric analysis
    • Health promotion
    • Knowledge management
    • Twitter

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