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Are papers addressing certain diseases perceived where these diseases are prevalent? The proposal to use Twitter data as social-spatial sensors
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 11, p e0242550 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020.
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Abstract
- We propose to use Twitter data as social-spatial sensors. This study deals with the question whether research papers on certain diseases are perceived by people in regions (worldwide) that are especially concerned by these diseases. Since (some) Twitter data contain location information, it is possible to spatially map the activity of Twitter users referring to certain papers (e.g., dealing with tuberculosis). The resulting maps reveal whether heavy activity on Twitter is correlated with large numbers of people having certain diseases. In this study, we focus on tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and malaria, since the World Health Organization ranks these diseases as the top three causes of death worldwide by a single infectious agent. The results of the social-spatial Twitter maps (and additionally performed regression models) reveal the usefulness of the proposed sensor approach. One receives an impression of how research papers on the diseases have been perceived by people in regions that are especially concerned by these diseases. Our study demonstrates a promising approach for using Twitter data for research evaluation purposes beyond simple counting of tweets.
- Subjects :
- FOS: Computer and information sciences
RNA viruses
Bacterial Diseases
Viral Diseases
Biomedical Research
Epidemiology
Computer science
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Social Sciences
HIV Infections
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
medicine.disease_cause
Geographical locations
Medical Conditions
Sociology
Immunodeficiency Viruses
Medicine and Health Sciences
Prevalence
Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
Multidisciplinary
Geography
05 social sciences
Social Communication
Computer Science - Digital Libraries
Research Assessment
Infectious Diseases
Social Networks
Medical Microbiology
Viral Pathogens
Viruses
Medicine
Pathogens
050904 information & library sciences
Network Analysis
Research Article
Infectious agent
Research evaluation
Computer and Information Sciences
General Science & Technology
Science
Twitter
Internet privacy
MEDLINE
Research and Analysis Methods
050905 science studies
Microbiology
World health
Retroviruses
Parasitic Diseases
medicine
Tuberculosis
Humans
Microbial Pathogens
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Spatial Analysis
Altmetrics
business.industry
Lentivirus
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
HIV
Tropical Diseases
Communications
United States
Influenza
Malaria
North America
People and places
0509 other social sciences
business
Social Media
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLOS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2ec3abe4f94b02f7a03a015860dc90ce