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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2019-Jan-12 15:30 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:	24%

Top tendency to originate:
@shasta721	100%
@ImpeyChris	100%
@AstroBioProf	88%
@DavidBrin	80%
@SethShostak	78%
@Jim_Bell	75%
@neiltyson	72%
@whymommy	70%
@drfranksummers	70%
@martin_astro	70%

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

Average for astronomers:	34%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	93%
@markmccaughrean	81%
@plutokiller	81%
@Cosmic_Horizons	80%
@AstroKatie	80%
@kat_volk	80%
@AmyMainzer	77%
@PlanetaryKeri	76%
@LauraForczyk	76%
@starstrickenSF	74%

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

Average for astronomers:	33%

Top tendency to retweet:
@EstelleDeau	98%
@marekkukula	94%
@partialobs	93%
@DMontesG	90%
@cefalopodo	87%
@davecl42	82%
@milkysa	80%
@maxisi	80%
@SpaceHolgar	79%
@CelineBoehm1	77%

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	69%
@MonicaGrady	44%
@carolynporco	42%
@astroduff	39%
@RisaWechsler	36%
@michael_w_busch	34%
@Mario_Livio	33%
@StargazerFred	32%
@Meg_Urry	31%
@JedidahIslerPhD	30%