Criterial Based Opinion Leader’s Selection for Decision-Making Using Ant Colony Optimization

Table 1

Features of opinion leaders identified from literature.

No.	Features	Citation
1	Observable	[4]
2	Deep thinker	[4]
3	Higher competency	[4]
4	Reputation	[4, 11, 30]
5	Active	[4]
6	Energetic	[4]
7	Experience	[2, 4, 10, 12]
8	Knowledge	[2, 4, 10, 12]
9	Confidence level	[7, 11, 12]
10	Authoritative	[7]
11	Trust	[7, 10, 11]
12	Loyal	[4]
13	Reciprocity	[2]
14	Expertise	[2, 30]
15	Social capital	[2]
16	Self-identity	[2]
17	Decision-makers	[10, 12]
18	Social status	[15, 16]
19	Education	[16]
20	Authorized	[17]