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Published on in Vol 24 , No 11 (2022) :November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/40701, first published .
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

Opinion Leaders and Structural Hole Spanners Influencing Echo Chambers in Discussions About COVID-19 Vaccines on Social Media in China: Network Analysis

Authors of this article:

Dandan Wang 1, 2, 3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Yadong Zhou 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Feicheng Ma 2, 3, 4 Author Orcid Image
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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, China (Hong Kong)

2 School of Information Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

3 Center for Studies of Information Resources, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

4 Big Data Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

5 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Feicheng Ma, Prof Dr
  • School of Information Management
  • Wuhan University
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  • Wuchang District
  • Wuhan, 430072
  • China
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  • Email: fchma@whu.edu.cn