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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2018-Jul-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:	27%

Top tendency to originate:
@shasta721	100%
@ImpeyChris	100%
@AstroBioProf	95%
@DavidBrin	88%
@Jim_Bell	83%
@SethShostak	82%
@StellarPlanet	74%
@drfranksummers	72%
@halocme	70%
@whymommy	70%

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

Average for astronomers:	33%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	98%
@PlanetaryKeri	84%
@mpoessel	84%
@DrPhiltill	83%
@brianwolven	81%
@AstroKatie	78%
@andrewrushby	78%
@plutokiller	76%
@Cosmic_Horizons	76%
@InvaderXan	76%

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%
@marekkukula	94%
@davecl42	87%
@DMontesG	86%
@CelineBoehm1	85%
@SpaceHolgar	84%
@EricMamajek	84%
@J_MartinezFrias	82%
@hubbahubble	81%
@partialobs	81%

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	56%
@carolynporco	46%
@MonicaGrady	44%
@michael_w_busch	38%
@Mario_Livio	36%
@acooray	35%
@Meg_Urry	33%
@astroboy_moreno	32%
@RisaWechsler	31%
@aallan	28%