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2222-0682 (online) |
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This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Social Science |
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Scientometrics |
| Article Title |
Physician-scientists or celebrities? Kardashian-index of gastroenterologists
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Onyinye Ugonabo, Saad Ullah Malik, Usman Ali Akbar, Zarlakhta Zamani and Wesam Frandah |
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Onyinye Ugonabo, MD, Doctor, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, 1249 15th St, Huntington, Huntington, WV 25701, United States. onyinyeugonabo99x@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Kardashian index; Gastroenterology Twitter; Kardashian index of gastroenterology; Physician-scientists; Social media; Physician celebrities |
| Core Tip |
Twitter has become the most used social media by physicians to connect with colleagues and disseminate health information. People are prone to believing any information posted on social media to varying degrees. Thus, when do we consider this information factual and the truth? In our study, we used the Kardashian index to estimate whether the Twitter followers of the top 100 gastroenterologists are relatable to their scientific contributions in terms of citation of their scholarly works, and we found the majority of the gastroenterology physician scientists scored < 2 because of inactivity on Twitter and very low number of followers. We postulated that an avenue to mitigate the prevalence of misinformation on social media could emerge by involving a greater number of physician-scientists on this platform. Their engagement, coupled with the dissemination of their research discoveries could contribute significantly to this endeavour. |
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2023-09-20 07:36 |
| Citation |
Ugonabo O, Malik SU, Akbar UA, Zamani Z, Frandah W. Physician-scientists or celebrities? Kardashian-index of gastroenterologists. World J Methodol 2023; 13(4): 337-344 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v13/i4/337.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v13.i4.337 |
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