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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2019-May-18 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:
@shasta721	100%
@ImpeyChris	100%
@DrBrianMay	95%
@AstroBioProf	88%
@DavidBrin	80%
@SethShostak	75%
@Jim_Bell	72%
@JRichardGott	72%
@whymommy	70%
@drfranksummers	70%

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

Average for astronomers:	36%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	98%
@markmccaughrean	89%
@AstroKatie	85%
@TodLauer	84%
@Astropartigirl	82%
@AstroMikeMerri	80%
@Cosmic_Horizons	79%
@kat_volk	78%
@DrPhiltill	77%
@plutokiller	77%

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

Average for astronomers:	31%

Top tendency to retweet:
@DMontesG	98%
@EstelleDeau	98%
@marekkukula	94%
@asborlaff	88%
@AlanStern	86%
@nhuntwalker	83%
@kevaba	82%
@milkysa	82%
@Josep_Trigo	82%
@partialobs	82%

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

Average for astronomers:	10%

Top tendency to quote:
@AdamFrank4	56%
@MonicaGrady	50%
@xbarcons	41%
@astroduff	40%
@Luke_Drury	36%
@raminskibba	36%
@Meg_Urry	33%
@Mario_Livio	33%
@carolynporco	33%
@StargazerFred	32%