Research questions
| Aspect | List of questions |
| General | What is the total number of studies published by year? |
| What terms are being used to describe the nature of this research? | |
| Which academic communities are most active in health research using data from social media? | |
| Where are study authors located, according to their affiliation? | |
| What is the geographical scope of the social media data analysed in these studies? | |
| For what purposes are social media data being used in this research? | |
| Topic | Which health topics are being studied? |
| Social Media type | Which social media platforms or sites are being used as sources of data? |
| Extract and analysis | What units of analysis are being applied? |
| How are data from social media being extracted and analysed and which proprietary tools are being used? | |
| Ethics | How are ethical considerations applied in the published research? |