"Social Networking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Individuals connecting by family, work or other interests. It also includes connectivity facilitated by computer-based communications.
| Descriptor ID |
D060756
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.143.910
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Social Networking".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Social Networking".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Networking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Networking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Networking" by people in Profiles.
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Drug Use and Social Connectivity Related to Hepatitis C Infection Among Rural People Who Use Drugs. J Viral Hepat. 2026 Jul; 33(7):e70200.
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Effectiveness Outcomes from a Social Network Diffusion Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination among Individuals Impacted by the Criminal Legal System in Urban U.S. Cities. J Urban Health. 2026 Apr; 103(2):454-467.
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A community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination intervention for vulnerable populations in the Central United States: results from a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations randomized controlled trial. J Public Health (Oxf). 2026 03 06; 48(1):122-136.
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COVID-19 prevention behaviors are congruent within social networks of disenfranchised Hispanic and criminal legal involved community members. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 29; 15(1):31906.
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Investigating Social Network Peer Effects on HIV Care Engagement Using a Fuzzy-Like Matching Approach: Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of the N2 Cohort Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2025 05 08; 11:e64497.
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Social network alcohol use is associated with individual-level alcohol use among Black sexually minoritized men and gender-expansive people: Findings from the Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) cohort study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 04; 49(4):783-791.
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Acceptability of 'Humpr': An Online Tool to Educate Adolescent Sexual Minority Males About Sexual Networking Applications. J Sex Res. 2024 10; 61(8):1158-1167.
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Leveraging social networks for identification of people with HIV who are virally unsuppressed. AIDS. 2024 02 01; 38(2):245-254.
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Acorn woodpecker movements and social networks change with wildfire smoke. Curr Biol. 2023 10 09; 33(19):R996-R997.
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Network canvas: an open-source tool for capturing social and contact network data. Int J Epidemiol. 2023 08 02; 52(4):1286-1291.