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#ESMOGI26 · Influencer Networks

Who Drove the ESMO GI 2026
Conversation?

July 1–4, 2026 · Munich, Germany · 491 curated tweets analyzed · interactive retweet/mention graph

810
Accounts Classified
496
Identified Accounts
60
Verified US Physicians
21
Countries
At a Glance

This is the ESMO GI 2026 influencer network — a map of the oncologists who drove the meeting's conversation, ranked by reach and engagement and drawn into an interactive retweet and mention graph. Every account is classified (physician, institution, media, industry), and clicking any KOL filters the graph to the accounts amplifying that voice. Academic leaders appear alongside rising community oncologists and fellows. Last updated July 13, 2026.

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Top KOLs by Impression
Click any KOL to filter the network below to just their retweeter graph
#1
Dr Rishabh Jain — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Dr Rishabh Jain
@drrishabhonco
110.5K imp · 15 tweets
Kol
#2
Erman Akkus — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Erman Akkus
@erman_akkus
42.1K imp · 26 tweets
Kol
#3
Nieves Martinez Lago MD — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Nieves Martinez Lago MD
@dramartinezlago
38.8K imp · 22 tweets
Kol
#4
Angela Lamarca — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Angela Lamarca
@drangelalamarca
37.4K imp · 33 tweets
Kol
#5
Arndt Vogel — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Arndt Vogel
@arndtvogel
29.0K imp · 11 tweets
Kol
#6
Anirban Maitra — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Anirban Maitra
@aiims1742
21.6K imp · 2 tweets
Us Kol
#7
Grainne O'Kane — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Grainne O'Kane
@graokane
16.8K imp · 7 tweets
Kol
#8
MV Chandrakanth — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
MV Chandrakanth
@chandrakanthmv
15.9K imp · 14 tweets
Kol
#9
Paolo Ciracì — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Paolo Ciracì
@p_ciracimd
15.7K imp · 6 tweets
Kol
#10
Dr Amol Akhade — ESMO GI 2026 KOL headshot
Dr Amol Akhade
@suyogcancer
14.0K imp · 3 tweets
Kol
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Category Breakdown
Voice composition across the 810 accounts identified
Intl Physicians
196
US Physicians
60
General Public
60
Media / Journals
45
Bot/Inactive
27
Pharma Industry
21
Researchers
19
Institutions
18
Patient Advocates
14
Pharma Companies
11
Conference Orgs
6
Finance
4
Pharma Individual
4
Tech/Health
3
Investors
2
Larvol_Fans
2
Diagnostics Company
1
Nurse/APP
1
Healthcare Administrator
1
Trainee
1
3
Verified US Physicians by State
54 verified US physicians across 26 states
Verified US physicians 1 2–3 4–5 6+ Click any state to see physicians
4
Non-US Physicians by Country
108 verified non-US physicians across 30 countries (an additional 88 physician-like accounts have no country evidence)
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Influencer Network
Force-directed retweet graph — 598 nodes, 1207 edges. Drag, zoom, click nodes for details.
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Top 10 KOL networks:
US Physicians KOLs Media Institutions Pharma Retweeters
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Top KOL Voices
Highest-impact physician/researcher voices — institutional and media accounts excluded
AccountCategoryInstitutionLocationTopics & TrialsTweetsImpressions
Dr Rishabh Jain
Intl KOLSMS Medical College / Renova Hospitals, India
capri2galaxy
15110.5K
Erman Akkus
Intl KOLAnkara UniversityTurkey
RAS/Lungemerald1emerald3
2642.1K
Nieves Martinez Lago MD PhD
Intl KOLUniversity Hospital Complex of Santiago Spain
RAS/Lungcapri2emerald1
2238.8K
Angela Lamarca
Intl KOLHospital Universitario Fundación JiménezSpain
RAS/Lungemerald1emerald3
3337.4K
Arndt Vogel
Intl KOLPrincess Margaret Cancer CentreCanada
RAS/Lungatomicemerald1
1129.0K
Anirban Maitra
US KOLNYU Langone Health / Perlmutter Cancer CNY
RAS/Lungrasolutermc9805
221.6K
Grainne O'Kane
Intl KOLTrinity St James's Cancer InstituteIreland
RAS/GIRAS/Lunggleamproactif
716.8K
MV Chandrakanth
Intl KOLNH Rabindranath Tagore Institute / NarayIndia
GIbreakwatercapri2
1415.9K
Paolo Ciracì
Intl KOLHospital del Mar Research InstituteSpain
GIatomicbreakwater
615.7K
Dr Amol Akhade
Intl KOLSuyog Cancer Clinics & Reliance HospitalIndia
RAS/Lungatomicemerald1
314.0K
Yakup Ergün
Intl KOLBower HospitalTurkey
emerald1gleam
29.7K
Dr. Cathy Eng
US KOLVanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterTN
galaxyrasolute
57.4K
Wungki Park, MD MS
US KOLMemorial Sloan KetteringNY
RAS/GIgleamrasolute
37.1K
Nicholas Hornstein
US KOLNorthwell Health / Zucker School of MediNY
atomickrystal10
26.0K
Mario Balsa
Intl KOLInstitut Català d'Oncologia (ICO), BarceSpain
RAS/Lungemerald1proactif
55.8K
Markus Eckstein
Intl KOLUniklinikum ErlangenGermany
15.5K
Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO
Intl KOL-Canada
34.2K
Vilma P. Barcia MD, PhD, MSc
Intl KOLHospital La Luz / Quirónsalud (GI CancerSpain
RAS/Lungrmc9805rmc9805001
43.3K
Uğur Özkerim
Intl KOL-Turkey
emerald1rmc9805
33.3K
Frank Sinicrope, MD
US KOLMayo ClinicMN
RAS/GIatomicrasolute
23.2K
Daisuke Kotani, MD, Ph.D 小谷 大輔
Intl KOL-Japan
krystal10star221
33.1K
Daneng Li
US KOLCity of Hope National Medical Center-
12.9K
Teresa Macarulla
Intl KOL-Spain
12.7K
Lucy Flanders
Intl KOL-UK
emerald1emerald3
22.1K
Ismael Macias Declara
Intl KOLHospital Clínic BarcelonaSpain
22.1K
ERDEM KÖLEMEN, MD
Intl KOL-
rasolute
42.0K
Jeff Ryckman
US KOLWest Virginia University Cancer InstitutWV
emerald3
11.9K
Diana Rosero
Intl KOLFundación Jiménez DíazSpain
11.8K
Hidehito HORINOUCHI
Intl KOLNational Cancer Center Hospital, TokyoJapan
11.7K
Jordi Bruix
Intl KOLHospital Clínic de Barcelona / IDIBAPSSpain
11.6K

Frequently Asked Questions

How KOL Pulse builds the ESMO GI 2026 KOL network.

Who were the most influential KOLs at ESMO GI 2026?

KOL Pulse ranks the most influential voices at ESMO GI 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 ESMO GI 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 ESMO GI 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 ESMO GI 2026?

The network breaks ESMO GI 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 ESMO GI 2026 conversation was concentrated.

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

Beyond the established academic names, KOL Pulse surfaces rising community oncologists and graduating fellows at ESMO GI 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 ESMO GI 2026?

KOL Pulse captures the verbatim posts oncologists publish during ESMO GI 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.