Table 1 Characteristics of top 50 influencers and lower 50 influencers
Characteristic | Top 50 Influencers (Rank 1–50) | Lower 50 Influencers (Rank 201–250) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Account characteristics | |||
Topic score | 87 (IQR: 86–89) | 75 (IQR: 74–76) | p < 0.01 |
Following | 1082 (IQR: 315–2757) | 1160 (IQR: 495–2163) | p = 0.694 |
Followers | 15,118 (IQR: 10,031–27,543) | 3699 (IQR: 2443–6688) | p < 0.01 |
Gender | p = 1.0 | ||
Male | 42 (84%) | 43 (86%) | |
Academic indexes | |||
H-index | 8 (IQR: 3–21) | 8 (IQR: 3–16) | p = 0.902 |
Publications | 26 (IQR: 6–72) | 27 (IQR: 6–590) | p = 0.935 |
Citations | 222 (IQR: 83–1910) | 234 (IQR: 71–2666) | p = 0.946 |
Graduation year | |||
Medical school | 2002 (IQR: 1995–2005) | 2001 (IQR: 1998–2008) | p = 0.591 |
Residency | 2005 (IQR: 2000–2011) | 2004 (IQR: 2001–2011) | p = 0.725 |
Fellowship | 2012 (IQR: 2008–2017) | 2009 (IQR: 2002–2013) | p = 0.129 |
Location | p = 0.176 | ||
USA | 30 (60%) | 28 (56%) | |
Other | 20 (40%) | 22 (44%) | |
Practice setting | p = 0. 006 | ||
Academic | 44 (88%) | 38 (76%) | |
Community | 6 (12%) | 8 (16%) | |
Private | 4 (8%) | ||
Faculty position | p = 0.445 | ||
Professor | 13 (26%) | 10 (20%) | |
Associate professor | 5 (10%) | 6 (12%) | |
Assistant professor | 11 (22%) | 4 (14%) | |
Instructor | 2 (4%) | ||
In-training | 2 (4%) | 3 (6%) | |
CCM fellowship | 14 (28%) | 23 (46%) | p = 0.96 |