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. 2016 Feb 27;107:1405–1422. doi: 10.1007/s11192-016-1893-6

Table 6.

Journals in the Twitter Index (n = 156) sorted by the average tweets per paper published in 2012

Journal Number of papers Sum of tweets Average tweets Median number of tweets Percentage of tweeted papers
The Lancet 239 11,246 47.1 21.0 100.0
New England Journal of Medicine 217 17,073 78.7 53.0 100.0
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 173 444 2.6 2.0 100.0
British Dental Journal 133 2129 16.0 12.0 100.0
Cancer Cell 114 797 7.0 6.0 100.0
The Lancet Oncology 107 1658 15.5 5.0 100.0
Journal of Glaucoma 101 222 2.2 2.0 100.0
Age and Ageing 147 734 5.0 3.0 99.3
Science 831 25,386 30.5 19.0 99.3
BMC Medicine 126 2048 16.3 8.0 99.2
Cell Stem Cell 122 1093 9.0 6.0 99.2
Nature Climate Change 120 3008 25.1 8.0 99.2
Implementation Science 119 1051 8.8 6.0 99.2
PLoS Medicine 115 3754 32.6 17.0 99.1
Science Translational Medicine 211 4995 23.7 16.0 99.1
RNA 201 716 3.6 3.0 99.0
Journal of Medical Internet Research 182 6398 35.2 19.0 98.9
Pancreas 174 249 1.4 1.0 98.9
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 254 295 1.2 1.0 98.8
British Medical Journal 328 12,639 38.5 20.5 98.8
Journal of the American Medical Association 232 4382 18.9 8.5 98.7
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 220 262 1.2 1.0 98.6
Genome Biology 140 1375 9.8 7.0 98.6
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 258 399 1.5 1.0 98.1
Transplantation 357 522 1.5 1.0 98.0
International Journal of Public Health 102 370 3.6 3.0 98.0
Pediatric Emergency Care 246 531 2.2 1.0 98.0
Nature 869 26,462 30.5 13.0 97.9
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 504 621 1.2 1.0 97.8
Annals of Surgery 301 1487 4.9 3.0 97.7
Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 171 231 1.4 1.0 97.7
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 159 1056 6.6 4.0 97.5
Nature Geoscience 148 1637 11.1 6.0 97.3
Clinical Journal of Pain 109 400 3.7 2.0 97.2
Obesity Surgery 246 625 2.5 2.0 97.2
Archives of Internal Medicine 103 2491 24.2 4.0 97.1
Genome Research 238 1990 8.4 6.0 97.1
Nature Medicine 164 2890 17.6 11.0 97.0
Anesthesiology 219 572 2.6 2.0 96.8
Psychological Science 213 7024 33.0 11.0 96.7
Cell 415 6337 15.3 7.0 96.4
Genes, Brain and Behavior 106 246 2.3 2.0 96.2
Obesity Reviews 101 929 9.2 5.0 96.0
Nature Cell Biology 126 594 4.7 3.0 96.0
Journal of Nuclear Medicine 242 451 1.9 2.0 95.9
Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation 142 200 1.4 1.0 95.8
British Journal of Psychiatry, The 117 1214 10.4 6.0 95.7
BMC Infectious Diseases 391 1157 3.0 2.0 95.7
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 138 153 1.1 1.0 95.7
Microbes and Infection 160 463 2.9 2.0 95.6
PLoS Biology 152 2799 18.4 7.0 95.4
Journal of Spinal Disorders 105 209 2.0 2.0 95.2
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 124 888 7.2 4.0 95.2
Nature Genetics 225 1963 8.7 6.0 95.1
Clinical Nuclear Medicine 118 258 2.2 2.0 94.9
Organometallics 998 1105 1.1 1.0 94.9
Health Affairs 268 5165 19.3 9.0 94.8
Nature Methods 150 974 6.5 4.0 94.7
BMC Psychiatry 236 1400 5.9 4.0 94.5
Critical Care Medicine 363 1427 3.9 2.0 94.5
Nuclear Medicine Communications 160 361 2.3 2.0 94.4
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 283 754 2.7 2.0 94.3
Inorganic Chemistry 1560 1785 1.1 1.0 94.2
Neurology 389 3051 7.8 4.0 94.1
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 135 258 1.9 1.0 94.1
Canadian Medical Association Journal 114 1897 16.6 7.0 93.9
Aging Cell 112 359 3.2 3.0 93.8
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 140 178 1.3 1.0 93.6
Macromolecular Bioscience 166 175 1.1 1.0 93.4
Immunity 164 520 3.2 2.0 93.3
BMC Neurology 163 578 3.5 3.0 93.3
Journal of Applied Ecology 156 924 5.9 3.0 92.9
Advanced Energy Materials 169 184 1.1 1.0 92.9
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 325 6421 19.8 6.0 92.6
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 148 1372 9.3 5.0 92.6
Scientific Reports 794 12,934 16.3 3.0 91.9
The American Journal of Human Genetics 223 1163 5.2 3.0 91.9
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 195 369 1.9 1.0 91.3
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 160 318 2.0 1.0 91.3
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 228 242 1.1 1.0 91.2
Neuro-Oncology 159 282 1.8 1.0 91.2
Journal of Clinical Investigation 394 1543 3.9 2.0 91.1
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 101 200 2.0 2.0 91.1
Ecology Letters 166 1054 6.3 4.0 91.0
Macromolecular Rapid Communications 261 254 1.0 1.0 90.8
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 107 1359 12.7 3.0 90.7
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 265 260 1.0 1.0 90.6
Science Signaling 180 1432 8.0 7.0 90.6
Nature Chemistry 126 804 6.4 4.0 90.5
Sexually Transmitted Infections 125 655 5.2 4.0 90.4
Nature Neuroscience 225 2715 12.1 3.0 90.2
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 131 1970 15.0 5.0 90.1
Steel Research International: A journal for steel and related materials 131 125 1.0 1.0 90.1
Medical Care 179 353 2.0 1.0 89.9
Nature Photonics 118 448 3.8 2.0 89.8
Journal of Animal Ecology 134 350 2.6 2.0 89.6
Dalton Transactions 1709 1783 1.0 1.0 89.5
British Journal of Sports Medicine 198 3329 16.8 5.0 89.4
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2227 4408 2.0 1.0 89.1
World Journal of Surgical Oncology 276 402 1.5 1.0 89.1
The Oncologist 180 612 3.4 3.0 88.3
Nature Chemical Biology 128 458 3.6 3.0 88.3
BMC Public Health 1125 5718 5.1 3.0 88.3
Journal of Asthma 152 635 4.2 3.0 88.2
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 310 4307 13.9 3.0 88.1
Nutrition Journal 114 1497 13.1 5.0 87.7
Free Radical Research 137 138 1.0 1.0 87.6
Chemistry Central Journal 177 224 1.3 1.0 87.6
Virology Journal 320 679 2.1 2.0 87.5
Shock 183 220 1.2 1.0 87.4
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 164 865 5.3 3.0 87.2
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 109 650 6.0 5.0 87.2
American Journal of Clinical Oncology 101 103 1.0 1.0 87.1
Annals of Plastic Surgery 250 264 1.1 1.0 86.8
BMC Family Practice 128 491 3.8 3.0 86.7
Pain 269 1001 3.7 2.0 86.6
Pediatric Anesthesia 170 316 1.9 2.0 86.5
Journal of Clinical Psychology 110 354 3.2 2.0 86.4
Allergy 194 1025 5.3 4.0 86.1
Spine 557 1852 3.3 1.0 86.0
Critical Care (BMC) 298 1041 3.5 2.0 85.9
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 390 3719 9.5 4.0 85.9
Journal of Nutrition 311 1089 3.5 2.0 85.9
Journal of Experimental Medicine 190 484 2.5 2.0 85.8
European Journal of Neuroscience 359 1050 2.9 2.0 85.5
Journal of Hospital Medicine 130 671 5.2 3.5 85.4
Medical Education 116 476 4.1 3.0 85.3
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 116 107 0.9 1.0 85.3
Psychosomatic Medicine 122 333 2.7 1.0 85.2
Clinical and Experimental Allergy 169 722 4.3 4.0 85.2
Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications 229 224 1.0 1.0 84.3
Nature Nanotechnology 120 908 7.6 2.0 84.2
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 410 362 0.9 1.0 84.1
Obstetrics and Gynecology 307 1749 5.7 2.0 84.0
Anaesthesia 149 413 2.8 2.0 83.9
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 130 212 1.6 1.0 83.8
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 123 535 4.3 3.0 83.7
Cell Reports 242 839 3.5 2.0 83.5
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 121 508 4.2 2.0 83.5
Journal of Ecology 139 390 2.8 2.0 83.5
Anesthesia and Analgesia 300 641 2.1 2.0 83.3
Molecular Cell 296 729 2.5 2.0 83.1
Coordination Chemistry Reviews 136 148 1.1 1.0 83.1
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 103 209 2.0 1.0 82.5
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 103 190 1.8 1.0 82.5
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, The 181 467 2.6 2.0 82.3
Pediatrics 698 8318 11.9 3.0 82.2
Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 145 684 4.7 3.0 82.1
Brain 280 1160 4.1 2.0 81.8
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 186 1058 5.7 2.0 81.7
Conservation Biology 114 420 3.7 2.0 81.6
Nature Immunology 124 319 2.6 2.0 81.5
Plant Journal 345 769 2.2 2.0 80.9
American Journal of Psychiatry, The 108 451 4.2 2.0 80.6
Neuron 340 2346 6.9 3.0 80.3
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 141 1084 7.7 3.0 80.1