Top Articles (Article-Level Metrics)

 
 
Rank Article Tweets Tweets per MonthA
 Tweets
Influence
FactorB		 Twimpact Factor (tw7)C Twindex7D
 
1
Can Tweets Predict Citations? Metrics of Social Impact Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact
Gunther Eysenbach
J Med Internet Res 2011;13(4):e123
(Dec 16, 2011)
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1196 70.76 2252.00 536 100
 
 
2
Understanding the Factors That Influence the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Social Media by Physicians to Share Medical Information
Brian S McGowan, Molly Wasko, Bryan Steven Vartabedian, Robert S Miller, Desirae D Freiherr, Maziar Abdolrasulnia
J Med Internet Res 2012;14(5):e117
(Sep 24, 2012)
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384 49.39 952.00 146 100
 
 
3
A 12-Week Commercial Web-Based Weight-Loss Program for Overweight and Obese Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Basic Versus Enhanced Features
Clare E Collins, Philip J Morgan, Penelope Jones, Kate Fletcher, Julia Martin, Elroy J Aguiar, Ashlee Lucas, Melinda J Neve, Robin Callister
J Med Internet Res 2012;14(2):e57
(Apr 25, 2012)
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255 20.11 801.00 253 100
 
 
4
Adherence to a Smartphone Application for Weight Loss Compared to Website and Paper Diary: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Michelle Clare Carter, Victoria Jane Burley, Camilla Nykjaer, Janet Elizabeth Cade
J Med Internet Res 2013;15(4):e32
(Apr 15, 2013)
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227 185.19 547.00 205 100
 
 
5
Crowdsourcing Malaria Parasite Quantification: An Online Game for Analyzing Images of Infected Thick Blood Smears
Miguel Angel Luengo-Oroz, Asier Arranz, John Frean
J Med Internet Res 2012;14(6):e167
(Nov 29, 2012)
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204 36.14 499.00 176 100
 
 
6
Increased Use of Twitter at a Medical Conference: A Report and a Review of the Educational Opportunities
Douglas RA McKendrick, Grant P Cumming, Amanda J Lee
J Med Internet Res 2012;14(6):e176
(Dec 11, 2012)
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203 38.61 483.00 107 95
 
 
7
Definition of Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: A Systematic Review
Tom H Van De Belt, Lucien JLPG Engelen, Sivera AA Berben, Lisette Schoonhoven
J Med Internet Res 2010;12(2):e18
(Jun 11, 2010)
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197 5.67 412.00 65 100
 
 
8
Use of Social Media by Western European Hospitals: Longitudinal Study
Tom H Van de Belt, Sivera AA Berben, Melvin Samsom, Lucien JLPG Engelen, Lisette Schoonhoven
J Med Internet Res 2012;14(3):e61
(May 1, 2012)
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164 13.14 396.00 108 95
 
 
9
The Smartphone in Medicine: A Review of Current and Potential Use Among Physicians and Students
Errol Ozdalga, Ark Ozdalga, Neera Ahuja
J Med Internet Res 2012;14(5):e128
(Sep 27, 2012)
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205 26.70 392.00 133 95
 
 
10
Social Media Use in the United States: Implications for Health Communication
Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, Yvonne M. Hunt, Ellen B. Beckjord, Richard P Moser, Bradford W. Hesse
J Med Internet Res 2009;11(4):e48
(Nov 27, 2009)
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158 3.85 367.00 97 100
 
 
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Total Tweets
 
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Tweets Influence Factor
 
Twimpact Factor (TWIF) tw7
 
Twindex7

A Tweets per month statistic may be artifically inflated for newly published articles

B Tweets Influence Factor (TIF): number of tweets x avg. influence of tweeters (influence is determined by how often all tweets of that person are retweeted by others)

C Twimpact Factor (TWIF) tw7: Number of mentionings in tweets (tweetations) within first 7 days after article publication (Eysenbach 2011)

D Twindex7 (Eysenbach 2011): Rank percentile of this article when its twimpact factor (tw7) is compared to 19 previously published articles. Range 0-100, with higher scores reflecting higher impact on Twitter. Articles with a Twindex greater than 75 have a 75% chance of being highly cited (top quartile by citation), articles with a Twindex less than 75 have a 7% chance to be highly cited.

 * Tweets Data Collection began January 2008