Ranking Medical Blogs by an Algorithm

Which one is the best? Which one is the most popular? How do you determine the relative "value" of a medical blog? I do not have the answer but some web sites have attempted to address those questions. The science behind the ranking is still controversial though.

There are 2 algorithms so far:

• Medgadget.nl -- which, by the way, is not the same as Medgadget.com... The algorithm consists of 8 parameters: number of published articles, number of comments, Google PageRank, Technorati rank, inblog and inlink numbers, number of Feedburner subscribers and hits on Feedburner.
  

• eDrug Search Top 100. The algorithm consists of Google PageRank, Bloglines Subscribers, Technorati Authority Ranking, eDrugSearch.com points.

CasesBlog is listed on both web sites at number 19 and 54.

Further reading:
List of the best medical blogs. ScienceRoll, 08/2007.
Rating Medical Blogs. DavidRothman.net, 08/2007.
Image source: Wikipedia, public domain.

Updated: 08/07/2007