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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2018-May-19 14:30 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:	27%

Top tendency to originate:
@ImpeyChris	100%
@shasta721	100%
@AstroBioProf	95%
@SethShostak	84%
@Jim_Bell	84%
@DavidBrin	76%
@drfranksummers	73%
@whymommy	70%
@orbitingfrog	70%
@TheAstronomist	68%

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

Average for astronomers:	33%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	95%
@DrPhiltill	84%
@plutokiller	83%
@markmccaughrean	82%
@AstroKatie	81%
@brianwolven	81%
@exoplaneteer	76%
@SimonDeDeo	74%
@kat_volk	73%
@sondy	73%

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

Average for astronomers:	32%

Top tendency to retweet:
@EstelleDeau	98%
@DMontesG	95%
@marekkukula	90%
@cefalopodo	90%
@Josep_Trigo	90%
@partialobs	85%
@CelineBoehm1	84%
@jtedds	80%
@AlanStern	78%
@hubbahubble	78%

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:
@Mario_Livio	47%
@MonicaGrady	42%
@AdamFrank4	40%
@carolynporco	39%
@e_astronomer	34%
@Meg_Urry	33%
@PeterDEdmonds	32%
@acooray	32%
@RisaWechsler	31%
@astroboy_moreno	30%