Comparative Scientometric Analysis in Social Media: What Can We Learn? And What Is Next? - Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration - page 113

table 5.7 Methodologies Used in Analyzing Social Media

United
States

Methodologies Asia Europe Total

nonempirical — — — 6.54%

Qualitative Methodologies 50.00% 58.33% 55.17% 51.40%

Action research approach — — 6.25% 1.82%

Bibliometric study — — — 1.82%

Case study 50.00% 42.86% 43.75% 47.27%

Content analysis 22.73% 14.29% 25.00% 20.00%

Delphi method — — — 1.82%

Ethnographic analysis 4.55% — — 1.82%

Exploratory study 9.09% — — 5.45%

Heuristic approach — — — 1.82%

Hyperlink analysis—
webometric

— 14.29% — 1.82%

Interpretivist method 4.55% — — 1.82%

Legal statutory analysis 4.55% — 12.50% 5.45%

Meta-analysis — — 6.25% 1.82%

Social network analysis — 28.57% 6.25% 7.27%

Quantitative Methodologies 50.00% 41.67% 44.83% 42.06%

Content analysis 4.55% 20.00% 7.49% 6.67%

Difference test — 20.00% — 2.22%

Exploratory analysis — — 7.49% 2.22%

Logistic regression analysis 13.64% — 15.38% 11.11%

MANCOVA-ANOVA 9.09% — — 6.67%

Regression analysis 68.18% 20.00% 69.23% 62.22%

Social network analysis — 20.00% — 2.22%

Structured equation method 4.55% 20.00% — 4.44%

Webmetric approach 4.55% — — 2.22%

Source: Own elaboration.

Note: There are two journals— Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
and Telecommunication Policy —that are classified in Communication and
Information Science, so they appear in both areas (110 − 3 = 107). ANOVA =
analysis of variance; MANCOVA = multivariate analysis of covariance.