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

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:

  • Feicheng Ma, Prof Dr
  • School of Information Management
  • Wuhan University
  • No.16 Luojia Mountain
  • Wuchang District
  • Wuhan
  • CN
  • Phone: 86 1-350-711-9710
  • Email: fchma@whu.edu.cn