"Social Media" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Platforms that provide the ability and tools to create and publish information accessed via the INTERNET. Generally these platforms have three characteristics with content user generated, high degree of interaction between creator and viewer, and easily integrated with other sites.
| Descriptor ID |
D061108
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.224.230.110.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Media- Social Media
- Media, Social
- Social Medium
- Mediums, Social
- Social Mediums
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Media" by people in Profiles.
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Tarawneh O, Narayanan R, Dalton J, Oris RJ, Brush P, Opara O, Trenchfield D, Lee Y, Vadhera A, Glover A, Pineda N, Jain P, Kim A, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD. Role of Altmetric Attention Scores in Evaluating the Influence of Spine Surgery Research. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Aug 01; 38(7):E412-E418.
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Almoayad F, Alhashem A, Alotaibi R, Alashwl R, Albahouth A, Benajiba N, Kelly PJ, Aboul-Enein BH. YouTube Video Clips on Breastfeeding Education and Promotion for Arabic-Speaking Populations: A Social Media Content Analysis. Breastfeed Med. 2024 09; 19(9):734-741.
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Reyes CZ, Laswi I, Rehim E, Yacoub HA, Leary MC. Assessing the influence of neurology Residency's social media presence on Applicants' decision to apply to US residency training programs. J Neurol Sci. 2024 08 15; 463:123143.
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Fares MY, Vadhera AS, Daher M, Boufadel P, Koa J, Singh J, Abboud JA. The 100 Most Impactful Articles on Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Altmetric Analysis. Clin Orthop Surg. 2024 Jun; 16(3):441-447.
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Deutsch AJ, Alvarez A, Balint S, Pappal RD, Roseen S, Sun WW, Warren J, Stanton K, Agarwal AK. #StopTheStigmaEM: Building a social media-based movement to support emergency medicine mental health. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 06; 31(6):617-620.
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Ahmed S, Farooqui AJ, Pradhan NA, Zehra N, Majid H, Jafri L, Khan AH. Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of osteoporosis among Pakistani women: A national social-media based survey. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0288057.
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Wawrzynski SE, Cloyes KG, Arasteh K, Guo JW, Linder L, Reblin M, Alderfer MA. Online Experiences, Internet-Fostered Connection, Resilience, and Adjustment Among Adolescent Siblings of Children With Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 48(1):E1-E8.
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Pakravan P, Gunawardene AN, Lai J, Sridhar J, Cavuoto KM. What Are Patients Asking Online About Strabismus? An Analysis of the Strabismus Subreddit. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2023 Oct 02; 73(4):160-164.
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Moayer R, Ziltzer RS. Response to Salehi et al. re: "Analysis of Online Videos on Facial Feminization Surgery: What Are Patients Watching on TikTok and YouTube?" Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2023 Nov-Dec; 25(6):531-532.
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Keddem S, Agha A, Morawej S, Buck A, Cronholm P, Sonalkar S, Kearney M. Characterizing Twitter Content About HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Women: Qualitative Content Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2023 05 11; 25:e43596.