articleJMIR Public Health and SurveillanceOct 25, 2020GOLD OA

Public Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter: Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Study

Thammasat University · Bangkok Christian Hospital

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Abstract

Background

COVID-19 is a scientifically and medically novel disease that is not fully understood because it has yet to be consistently and deeply studied. Among the gaps in research on the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a lack of sufficient infoveillance data.

Objective

The aim of this study was to increase understanding of public awareness of COVID-19 pandemic trends and uncover meaningful themes of concern posted by Twitter users in the English language during the pandemic.

Citation impact

500
total citations
FWCI
126.65
Percentile
100%
References
43
Citations per year

Authors

2

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Topic model
  • Latent Dirichlet allocation
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Pandemic
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Categorization
  • Preparedness
  • Social media
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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