Ophthalmology on social networking sites: an observational study of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Figures & data

Table 1 Top three most popular accounts on each social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) of peer-reviewed journals, professional organizations, trade publications, and patient advocacy groups

Peer-reviewed journals
Journal	Facebook likes	Journal	Twitter followers
Journal of Community Eye Health	3,989	JAMA Ophthalmology	4,623
Optometry and Vision Science	3,009	British Journal of Ophthalmology	2,997
JAMA Ophthalmology	2,453	Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging	1,064
Professional organizations
Association	Facebook likes	Organization	Twitter followers
International Council of Ophthalmology	11,872	American Academy of Ophthalmology	11,800
American Academy of Ophthalmology	8,409	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology	6,374
Women in Ophthalmology	2,273	American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	3,524
Association	LinkedIn members
American Academy of Ophthalmology	4,608
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology	1,259
International Council of Ophthalmology	1,216
Trade publications
Publication	Facebook likes	Publication	Twitter followers
Eyetube.net	4,132	Ophthalmology Times Europe	8,788
Ophthalmology Times	2,673	Ocular Surgery News	7,531
Review of Ophthalmology	1,609	Eyetube.net	6,517
Patient advocacy groups
Association	Facebook likes	Association	Twitter followers
The Fred Hollows Foundation	72,698	Royal National Institute of Blind People	22,900
Sightsavers	56,058	Sightsavers	9,096
OneSight	29,587	Canadian National Institute of the Blind	8,888
Association	LinkedIn members
Royal National Institute of Blind People	2,889
The Fred Hollows Foundation	2,388
Canadian National Institute of the Blind	1,920

Figure 1 Box and whisker plots depicting the number of Facebook “likes” for peer-reviewed journals, professional organizations, trade publications, and patient advocacy groups.

Notes: The central box represents values from the 25th to 75th percentiles and the middle line represents the median value. Whisker lines extend from minimum to maximum values, excluding outliers (which are displayed as separate points).

Figure 2 Box and whisker plots depicting the number of Twitter followers for peer-reviewed journals, professional organizations, trade publications, and patient advocacy groups.

Notes: The central box represents values from the 25th to 75th percentiles and the middle line represents the median value. Whisker lines extend from minimum to maximum values, excluding outliers (which are displayed as separate points).

Figure 3 Box and whisker plots depicting the number of LinkedIn members for professional organizations and patient advocacy groups.

Notes: The central box represents values from the 25th to 75th percentiles and the middle line represents the median value. Whisker lines extend from minimum to maximum values, excluding outliers (which are displayed as separate points).

Figure 4 Box and whisker plots depicting the activity of peer-reviewed journals, professional organizations, trade publications, and patient advocacy groups on Twitter.

Notes: The central box represents values from the 25th to 75th percentiles and the middle line represents the median value. Whisker lines extend from minimum to maximum values, excluding outliers (which are displayed as separate points).