The Use of Social Media to Increase the Impact of Health Research: Systematic Review.

Marco Bardus Rola El Rassi Mohamad A Chahrour Elie W Akl Abdul Sattar Raslan Lokman I Meho Elie A Akl

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

We have identified suggestive yet inconclusive evidence on the impact of using social media to increase the number of citations in health research. Further studies with better design are needed to assess the causal link between social media impact and bibliometrics.

Keyphrases

social media
systematic review
health information
meta analyses
healthcare