AACR 2026 — Influencer Networks

Top KOLs by Impression

Click any KOL to filter the network below to just their retweeter graph

Anirban Maitra

@aiims1742

929.6K imp · 31 tweets

Us Kol

Arnav Mehta

@arnavmehta3

674.0K imp · 6 tweets

Us Kol

Stephen V Liu, MD

@stephenvliu

113.7K imp · 22 tweets

73.3K imp · 35 tweets

Young Kwang Chae, MD, MP

@youngkwangchae

52.7K imp · 30 tweets

Us Kol

Dr. Patrick Hwu

@patrickhwumd

48.3K imp · 31 tweets

Us Kol

David S. Hong MD

@davidhongmd

32.6K imp · 20 tweets

Category Breakdown

Voice composition across the 2,517 accounts identified

US Physicians

303

Researchers

300

Intl Physicians

244

Pharma Companies

156

Media / Journals

113

Institutions

106

General Public

Pharma Industry

Patient Advocates

Bot/Inactive

Conference Orgs

Pharma Individual

Investors

Tech/Health

Nurse/APP

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Verified US Physicians by State

297 verified US physicians across 38 states

Verified US physicians 1 2–3 4–5 6+ Click any state to see physicians

Non-US Physicians by Country

170 verified non-US physicians across 35 countries (an additional 74 physician-like accounts have no country evidence)

Influencer Network

Force-directed retweet graph — 680 nodes, 1711 edges. Drag, zoom, click nodes for details.

US Physicians KOLs Media Institutions Pharma Retweeters

Top KOL Voices

Highest-impact physician/researcher voices — institutional and media accounts excluded

Account	Category	Institution	Location	Topics & Trials	Tweets	Impressions
@aiims1742 Anirban Maitra	US KOL	MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	RAS/GIRAS/Lungaioncologyleukemia	31	929.6K
@arnavmehta3 Arnav Mehta	US KOL	Stanford Cancer Institute	CA	RAS/Lungrmc9805001	6	674.0K
@stephenvliu Stephen V Liu, MD	US KOL	Georgetown / Lombardi	DC	IO/LungKRAS-G12DLung3082cl0101checkmate77t	22	113.7K
@erictopol Eric Topol	US KOL	Scripps Research / Translational Institu	CA	—	1	79.5K
@drmirallas Oriol Mirallas MD	US KOL	MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	IO/LungKRAS-G12DLung3082cl0101aioncology	35	73.3K
@gimedonc Nicholas Hornstein	US KOL	MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	RAS/GIRAS/Lungrasolute302rmc6236001	6	60.2K
@youngkwangchae Young Kwang Chae, MD, MPH, MBA	US KOL	Northwestern / Lurie	IL	LungRAS/GIRAS/Lungctdnad3s001100	30	52.7K
@patrickhwumd Dr. Patrick Hwu	US KOL	Moffitt Cancer Center	FL	RAS/Lungaioncologyrmc9805001	31	48.3K
@davidhongmd David S. Hong MD	US KOL	MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	KRAS-G12D3082cl0101	20	32.6K
@dr_yakupergun Yakup Ergün	Intl KOL	Antalya City Hospital / Bower Hospital	Turkey	RAS/GIpdacrasolute302	8	23.7K
@jiajennyliu Jia (Jenny) Liu MD PhD	Intl KOL	Kinghorn Cancer Centre / Garvan Institut	Australia	—	4	21.2K
@drangelalamarca Angela Lamarca	Intl KOL	Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez	Spain	RAS/GInct06445062rmc6236001	12	19.4K
@christine_lovly Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, FASCO	US KOL	City of Hope	CA	LungRAS/GId3s001100nct06445062	19	19.3K
@pashtoonkasi Pashtoon Kasi MD, MS	US KOL	City of Hope Orange County	CA	GIclovercolorectal	9	18.5K
@5_utr NonsparseOncologist	US KOL	-	-	—	11	18.5K
@faltaslab Dr. Bishoy M. Faltas	US KOL	Weill Cornell Medicine / Englander Insti	NY	bladder	4	18.5K
@ptarantinomd Paolo Tarantino	US KOL	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	MA	RAS/GIctdnarasolute302	3	18.4K
@teamoncology Naoto T Ueno, MD, PhD	US KOL	University of Hawaii Cancer Center	HI	institution	29	18.1K
@cancerassassin1 Emil Lou, MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO	US KOL	University of Minnesota / Masonic Cancer	MN	RAS/GIheadandnecknct06445062	29	17.2K
@weldeiry Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP	US KOL	Brown / Lifespan Cancer Institute	RI	aioncologyspatialomics	37	16.7K
@dramartinezlago Nieves Martinez Lago MD PhD	Intl KOL	University Hospital Complex of Santiago	Spain	GIRAS/GIcloverctdna	7	16.0K
@suyogcancer Dr Amol Akhade	Intl KOL	Suyog Cancer Clinics	India	KRAS-G12DRAS/Lung3082cl0101rmc9805001	1	12.7K
@christianrolfo Christian Rolfo	US KOL	OSU / James Comprehensive Cancer Center	OH	ctdna	8	10.0K
@aacrpres AACR President Keith T. Flaherty	US KOL	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	headandneck	5	9.6K
@drgandara David Gandara	US KOL	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center	CA	IO/Lungcheckmate77tctdna	3	9.3K
@urodocash Ashish M. Kamat, MD, MBBS	US KOL	MD Anderson Cancer Center	TX	bladder	7	9.2K
@drrishabhonco Dr Rishabh Jain	Intl KOL	AIIMS New Delhi	India	IO/LungMyelomaRAS/GIcarprismcheckmate77t	3	8.7K
@irenemghobrial Irene Ghobrial	US KOL	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	MA	CAR-T/MyelomaMyelomacarprismcartitude4	1	8.6K
@biostocks Bio Stocks™	Intl KOL	Biotech Investor / Stock Commentary	—	—	2	8.5K
@chandrakanthmv MV Chandrakanth	Intl KOL	NH Rabindranath Tagore Institute / Naray	India	ctdna	8	8.4K

Frequently Asked Questions

How KOL Pulse builds the AACR 2026 KOL network.

Who were the most influential KOLs at AACR 2026?

KOL Pulse ranks the most influential voices at AACR 2026 by how much reach and engagement each account generated among the oncology community during the meeting — not by follower count alone. The network above surfaces the top-ranked oncologists and identified accounts, each linked to their profile, so you can see exactly who drove the AACR 2026 conversation. Academic key opinion leaders appear alongside a growing set of high-signal community oncologists and fellows.

What is a KOL influencer network and how does KOL Pulse build it?

A KOL influencer network is a map of who is amplifying whom in the oncology conversation around a conference. KOL Pulse builds it from verified physician social content collected during AACR 2026: every account is classified (physician, institution, media, industry, patient advocate), engagement is measured, and retweet and mention relationships are drawn into an interactive graph. Clicking any KOL filters the network to the accounts amplifying that voice, showing the real structure of influence at the meeting.

Which institutions and regions were most active at AACR 2026?

The network breaks AACR 2026 participation down by institution and by geography. Each identified account is tagged to its category and, where known, its region and country, so the page can show which cancer centers, societies, and countries generated the most physician activity at the meeting. Use the category and region breakdowns on the page to see where the AACR 2026 conversation was concentrated.

Who are the rising community-oncology and fellow voices at AACR 2026?

Beyond the established academic names, KOL Pulse surfaces rising community oncologists and graduating fellows at AACR 2026 by ranking on engagement rather than follower count — physicians whose posts drove peer discussion even without a large audience. These emerging voices are classified and ranked alongside the incumbents in the network above, making it easy to spot the newer high-signal contributors the traditional lists miss.

What are KOLs talking about at AACR 2026?

KOL Pulse captures the verbatim posts oncologists publish during AACR 2026 and organizes them by the trials and themes generating the most discussion. Rather than summarizing, the platform shows the actual physician voices and links each ranked KOL to their commentary, so you can see which readouts, debates, and topics the oncology community engaged with most at the meeting.

Who Drove the AACR 2026Conversation?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who were the most influential KOLs at AACR 2026?

What is a KOL influencer network and how does KOL Pulse build it?

Which institutions and regions were most active at AACR 2026?

Who are the rising community-oncology and fellow voices at AACR 2026?

What are KOLs talking about at AACR 2026?

Who Drove the AACR 2026
Conversation?