Opinion Leaders and Structural Hole Spanners Influencing Echo Chambers in Discussions About COVID-19 Vaccines on Social Media in China: Network Analysis
Opinion Leaders and Structural Hole Spanners Influencing Echo Chambers in Discussions About COVID-19 Vaccines on Social Media in China: Network Analysis
Dandan Wang
1, 2, 3, 4
, PhD
;
Yadong Zhou
5
, MSc
;
Feicheng Ma
2, 3, 4
, Prof Dr
1
School of Data Science
,
City University of Hong Kong
,
Hong Kong
,
HK
2
School of Information Management
,
Wuhan University
,
Wuhan
,
CN
3
Center for Studies of Information Resources
,
Wuhan University
,
Wuhan
,
CN
4
Big Data Institute
,
Wuhan University
,
Wuhan
,
CN
5
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
,
University of Florida
,
Gainesville
,
FL
,
US
Corresponding Author:
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Feicheng Ma, Prof Dr
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School of Information Management
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Wuhan University
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No.16 Luojia Mountain
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Wuchang District
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Wuhan
-
CN
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Phone:
86 1-350-711-9710
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Email: fchma@whu.edu.cn