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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2019-Sep-14 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:	23%

Top tendency to originate:
@ImpeyChris	100%
@shasta721	100%
@DrBrianMay	98%
@AstroBioProf	92%
@DavidBrin	80%
@SethShostak	79%
@iceman_90South	78%
@JRichardGott	74%
@Jim_Bell	71%
@drfranksummers	70%

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

Average for astronomers:	38%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	98%
@bmac_astro	88%
@drbecky_	85%
@AstroMikeMerri	82%
@WKCosmo	82%
@DrPhiltill	81%
@plutokiller	81%
@luigifoschini	80%
@markmccaughrean	80%
@MarsMaven	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%
@bernardfschutz	96%
@DMontesG	96%
@marekkukula	94%
@SpaceHolgar	92%
@AlanStern	91%
@TamithaSkov	89%
@Josep_Trigo	78%
@specolations	77%
@asborlaff	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:
@MonicaGrady	57%
@AdamFrank4	40%
@xbarcons	40%
@Meg_Urry	34%
@StargazerFred	32%
@DrStuClark	32%
@rerutled	32%
@raminskibba	32%
@Luke_Drury	30%
@SKA_DG	29%