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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2019-Nov-17 13:15 UTC. Based on 200 most recent tweets of each list member. Retweet count excludes quote tweets, also known as retweets with comments. Feedback: @TrueSciPhi.

Tendency to originate: % of user's tweets that are not replies or retweets

Average for astronomers:	23%

Top tendency to originate:
@ImpeyChris	100%
@shasta721	100%
@DrBrianMay	98%
@AstroBioProf	92%
@SethShostak	81%
@DavidBrin	80%
@iceman_90South	76%
@JRichardGott	74%
@Astrenome	72%
@drfranksummers	71%

Tendency to reply: % of user's tweets that are replies

Average for astronomers:	38%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	98%
@mpoessel	90%
@luigifoschini	86%
@Astropartigirl	84%
@kat_volk	81%
@MarsMaven	80%
@TodLauer	79%
@markmccaughrean	79%
@starstrickenSF	79%
@LauraForczyk	78%

Tendency to retweet: % of user's tweets that are retweets (excluding quote tweets, also known as retweets with comments)

Average for astronomers:	30%

Top tendency to retweet:
@EstelleDeau	98%
@marekkukula	94%
@bernardfschutz	93%
@DMontesG	92%
@AlanStern	90%
@JontiHorner	90%
@chamkaurghag	90%
@TamithaSkov	85%
@KalteneggerLisa	84%
@SpaceHolgar	84%

Tendency to quote: % of user's tweets that are quote tweets, also known as retweets with comments

Average for astronomers:	9%

Top tendency to quote:
@AdamFrank4	60%
@MonicaGrady	54%
@xbarcons	40%
@Luke_Drury	39%
@carolynporco	38%
@Meg_Urry	34%
@DrStuClark	34%
@Mario_Livio	33%
@StargazerFred	30%
@raminskibba	29%