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Onalytica Big Data Influencers – Q4 '13

by | Nov 13, 2013 | Influencer Lists,

The latest Onalytica ranking of Big Data influencers on Twitter is now available. The top 200 influencers are listed below.

Methodology: We took the tweets for the last 6 months containing the hashtag #BigData and treated mentions of other tweeters as a link to these. This initial network was made up of 150,486 nodes. After removing smaller, isolated components of the network we calculated mathematical PageRank, which is used to rank the list (please note – though there are many companies involved in the debate, they have not been included on this list in order to provide a better picture of who the individual influencers are).

The methodology is different from our previous Big Data ranking which was based on Betweenness Centrality. This methodology weights connectors higher, but we have found that PageRank more effectively highlight the real influencers in the network.

The new entries in the top 200 are more due to people moving from below the 200 water mark to above because they are drawing more attention in the context of Big Data, than due to changes in the methodology.

UPDATE: For the latest version of our Big Data rankings, check out our lists on List.ly:

As always we are keen to hear any feedback you may have.

Change In RankRankTwitter HandleNameTwitter Followers
1@KirkDBorneKirk Borne6,643
26 ↑2@jameskobielusJames Kobielus10,624
79 ↑3@timoelliottTimo Elliott10,768
16 ↑4@BernardMarrBernard Marr67,792
2 ↑5@kdnuggetsGregory Piatetsky14,395
New Entry ★6@ThorOlavsrudThor Olavsrud1,083
9 ↑7@philsimonPhil Simon3,908
57 ↑8@Brian_EastwoodBrian Eastwood2,420
5 ↓9@rwang0R Ray Wang41,075
40 ↑10@NadhanAtHPE.G.Nadhan621
23 ↑11@mgualtieriMike Gualtieri37,263
New Entry ★12@nstevenlucasSteve Lucas4,152
5 ↑13@Doug_LaneyDoug Laney15,539
15 ↑14@Natasha_D_GNatasha Bishop1,526
New Entry ★15@DHenschenDoug Henschen3,078
13 ↓16@mjcavarettaMichael Cavaretta2,040
7 ↓17@kncukierKenneth Cukier3,548
35 ↑18@Viktor_MSV Mayer-Schönberger1,095
New Entry ★19@Joab_JacksonJoab Jackson4,418
New Entry ★20@sharon000Sharon Machlis2,024
175 ↑21@mchuiMichael Chui3,921
9 ↑22@mervMerv Adrian11,576
110 ↑23@mjasayMatt Asay11,896
New Entry ★24@johnkwatersJohn K. Waters3,694
126 ↑25@SethGrimesSeth Grimes8,432
172 ↑26@practicingEABrian Hopkins1,628
2 ↓27@bobehayesBob E. Hayes1,435
23 ↑28@data_nerdCarla Gentry10,928
New Entry ★29@SteveLohrSteve Lohr7,645
85 ↑30@jbertolucciJeff Bertolucci1,352
108 ↑31@billfranksgaBill Franks944
New Entry ★32@vincosVincenzo Cosenza16,294
44 ↑33@spoonenSanjay Poonen9,135
26 ↑34@PatrickMeierPatrick Meier13,686
18 ↓35@dhinchcliffeDion Hinchcliffe23,116
New Entry ★36@hkiskerHolger Kisker1,933
New Entry ★37@bakercom1Pam Baker4,884
111 ↑38@eddEdd Dumbill6,260
96 ↑39@DigitaltontoGreg Satell6,947
153 ↑40@andrewbrustAndrew Brust4,602
20 ↑41@jilldycheJill Dyche6,847
6 ↓42@YvesMulkersYves Mulkers12,020
2 ↑43@marcusborbaMarcus Borba5,436
New Entry ★44@erikbrynErik Brynjolfsson12,270
New Entry ★45@davidedelmanDavid Edelman10,587
New Entry ★46@dannyjpalmerDanny Palmer1,094
142 ↑47@ocdqblogJim Harris5,564
New Entry ★48@jhurwitzJudith Hurwitz8,771
34 ↓49@BigDataGalLillian Pierson6,595
4 ↑50@jeffreyfkellyJeff Kelly4,861
New Entry ★51@JohndeVoogdJohn de Voogd6,694
33 ↑52@jamet123James Taylor4,658
New Entry ★53@Claudia_ImhoffClaudia Imhoff11,035
9 ↑54@MDMGeekPrash Chan2,667
7 ↑55@BigData_paulzPaul Zikopoulos2,284
New Entry ★56@fredtrotterFred Trotter4,153
22 ↓57@revodavidDavid Smith8,312
New Entry ★58@JWVanceJeff Vance1,367
New Entry ★59@andrejverityAndrej Verity1,295
New Entry ★60@lisaarthurLisa Arthur5,378
20 ↓61@graemeknowsJ. Graeme Noseworthy1,440
86 ↑62@BeverlyMacyBeverly Macy10,151
New Entry ★63@lauriemccabeLaurie McCabe7,508
New Entry ★64@VanRijmenamMark van Rijmenam2,029
New Entry ★65@lisagualtieriLisa Gualtieri14,779
7 ↓66@Joseph_Marks_Joseph Marks1,190
New Entry ★67@shawnrogShawn Rogers7,789
New Entry ★68@ellisbookerEllis Booker982
New Entry ★69@rgkirkpatrickRobert Kirkpatrick2,678
New Entry ★70@chiefmartecScott Brinker11,151
New Entry ★71@JulieBrillFTCJulie Brill1,088
New Entry ★72@BrennerMichaelMichael Brenner31,441
New Entry ★73@govloopSteve Ressler14,289
New Entry ★74@ValaAfsharVala Afshar21,585
2 ↓75@jenstirrupJen Stirrup5,223
New Entry ★76@marksmithvrMark Smith15,232
New Entry ★77@setlingerSusan Etlinger6,448
New Entry ★78@mraadMansour Raad1,718
New Entry ★79@vijayasankarvVijay Vijayasankar3,648
New Entry ★80@John4manJohn Foreman7,862
New Entry ★81@NeilRadenNeil Raden7,112
8 ↓82@Dana_GardnerDana Gardner10,101
New Entry ★83@maslettMatt Aslett4,050
New Entry ★84@dvellanteDave Vellante4,408
New Entry ★85@tcrawfordTim Crawford3,364
18 ↑86@nyikeIsaac Sacolick3,121
New Entry ★87@mikeolsonMike Olson9,845
98 ↑88@ColinstrongColin Strong1,246
New Entry ★89@DTurnerBlogsDelaney Turner2,273
58 ↓90@jburnmurdochJohn Burn-Murdoch2,417
22 ↑91@TheGrokBryan Eisenberg34,829
45 ↓92@TheSocialPittDavid Pittman1,165
60 ↓93@eric_kavanaghEric Kavanagh25,480
37 ↓94@AliRebaieAli Rebaie1,036
New Entry ★95@louleporaceLouis Leporace791
32 ↓96@ITreduxTheo Priestley1,958
New Entry ★97@jasonaverbookJason Averbook10,359
New Entry ★98@BarryDevlinBarry Devlin2,465
New Entry ★99@shaunconnollyShaun Connolly603
New Entry ★100@RetailProphetDoug Stephens10,680
New Entry ★101@TonyCosentinoVRTony Cosentino2,964
New Entry ★102@lucadebiaseLuca De Biase52,849
New Entry ★103@aregenbergAlan Regenberg841
46 ↑104@LoraineLawsonLoraine Lawson1,971
New Entry ★105@prussomPhilip Russom3,770
New Entry ★106@Josh_BersinJosh Bersin15,321
New Entry ★107@fhalperFern Halper1,098
New Entry ★108@BillRuh_GEBill Ruh1,412
New Entry ★109@imbigdataManish Bhatt2,599
11 ↑110@bobevansITBob Evans4,279
New Entry ★111@lucatbaroneLuca Tancredi Barone558
New Entry ★112@spangledrongoNigel Snoad589
New Entry ★113@InfoMgmtExecRichard R. Lee747
New Entry ★114@sinanaralSinan Aral12,469
12 ↓115@tamaradullTamara Dull3,767
New Entry ★116@tweetsinhaAmit Sinha754
New Entry ★117@EricDBrownEric D. Brown3,587
New Entry ★118@jfoley09John Foley3,068
43 ↑119@acrollAlistair Crowley12,767
New Entry ★120@ColinJWhiteColin White3,989
New Entry ★121@smoneillShane O’Neill3,749
79 ↓122@juliebhuntJulie Hunt2,948
New Entry ★123@nicfishNic Smith3,172
New Entry ★124@gkm1George K. Mathew1,560
New Entry ★125@williammcknightWilliam McKnight9,947
40 ↓126@jaimefitzgeraldJaime Fitzgerald5,636
37 ↑127@craigmullinsCraig Mullins2,465
2 ↓128@brunoazizaBruno Aziza12,934
New Entry ★129@PaulDunayPaul Dunay11,826
124 ↓130@BigDataSpeakerSushil Pramanick1,833
New Entry ★131@WillmottPaulPaul Willmott949
41 ↓132@johnlmyers44John Myers3,923
109 ↓133@tunvallFredrik Tunvall1,324
New Entry ★134@rcaloRyan Calo5,613
New Entry ★135@gleonhardGerd Leonhard29,005
New Entry ★136@nancykoppdwNancy Kopp-Hensley2,276
40 ↑137@DavidLinthicumDavid Linthicum16,688
New Entry ★138@jbdezardJean-Baptiste Dézard912
New Entry ★139@bigdataBen Lorica15,254
New Entry ★140@vmugonlineErnesto Pellegrino1,279
New Entry ★141@estebanmoroEsteban Moro1,326
New Entry ★142@FrankBuytendijkFrank Buytendijk1,050
New Entry ★143@BITechWatchMarly Cho3,850
New Entry ★144@davidfcarrDavid F. Carr1,993
69 ↓145@dr_mortonMorten Middelfart37,508
New Entry ★146@sandy_carterSandy Carter24,088
New Entry ★147@DrBonnie360Bonnie Feldman836
34 ↓148@simonlporterSimon Porter4,722
New Entry ★149@Darryl_McDonaldDarryl McDonald3,406
139 ↓150@jg21Jeremy Geelan3,257
New Entry ★151@EnderleRob Enderle16,178
126 ↓152@MandiBProMandi Bishop4,610
New Entry ★153@pacoidPaco Nathan1,858
New Entry ★154@HugoSarrazinHugo Sarrazin1,801
New Entry ★155@FindChrisTaylorChris Taylor900
14 ↓156@HealthcareWenWen Dombrowski9,257
New Entry ★157@adsuaraBorja Adsuara5,393
New Entry ★158@christianveChristian Verstraete2,738
4 ↓159@hlsdkHenrik L. Sørensen3,108
New Entry ★160@SameerPatelSameer Patel10,679
New Entry ★161@BradfordBrownBrad Brown4,566
New Entry ★162@JamesMaguireJames Maguire1,106
17 ↑163@marcteerlinkMarc Teerlink532
New Entry ★164@Hypatia_LeslieALeslie Ament1,248
New Entry ★165@bevelsonBoris Evelson7,658
New Entry ★166@ABridgwaterAdrian Bridgwater6,175
New Entry ★167@bkardonBrian Kardon12,861
New Entry ★168@PepeCerezoPepe Cerezo5,581
New Entry ★169@tpowlasTammy Powlas3,326
New Entry ★170@petervanPeter Vander Auwera4,412
New Entry ★171@MarkBonchekMark Bonchek1,096
New Entry ★172@slfisherSharon Fisher1,718
New Entry ★173@WyattKashWyatt Kash1,735
New Entry ★174@David_MSullivanDavid Sullivan678
New Entry ★175@rjwissinRebecca Wissinger4,043
New Entry ★176@datageniusKrish Krishnan3,127
New Entry ★177@ronbodkinRon Bodkin748
New Entry ★178@Guille_MasGuillermo Mas1,882
New Entry ★179@digitalarunArun Sundararajan6,788
New Entry ★180@sorayapaSoraya Paniagua3,743
115 ↓181@DavidAmerlandDavid Amerland8,852
New Entry ★182@etambEric Tamblyn1,318
New Entry ★183@applebyjJohn Appleby4,527
New Entry ★184@ajbowlesAdrian Bowles1,626
New Entry ★185@rsallamRita Sallam1,113
New Entry ★186@mphnycMichael Hiskey580
New Entry ★187@idin77Ahmad Fadzidin Arsh1,786
New Entry ★188@robinbloorRobin Bloor30,713
35 ↓189@tinagrovesTina Groves693
New Entry ★190@kimdosseyKim Dossey9,259
New Entry ★191@BobViolinoBob Violino9,776
New Entry ★192@richardwinterRichard Winter1,927
154 ↓193@jahendlerJames A. Hendler3,919
New Entry ★194@VishalTxVishal Kumar7,135
New Entry ★195@MarseeMarsee Henon2,483
13 ↓196@BilaferKurt J. Bilafer2,346
New Entry ★197@StacyLeidwingerStacy Leidwinger733
New Entry ★198@mgershoffMatt Gershoff641
101 ↓199@TonyBaerTony Baer4,362
21 ↓200@Charly_BGCarlos Barranco3,004


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