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Tweeting Tendencies of Astronomers on Twitter

Updated: 2019-Mar-23 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:	24%

Top tendency to originate:
@shasta721	100%
@ImpeyChris	100%
@AstroBioProf	91%
@DrBrianMay	88%
@DavidBrin	85%
@SethShostak	77%
@neiltyson	76%
@Jim_Bell	73%
@halocme	72%
@drfranksummers	70%

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

Average for astronomers:	36%

Top tendency to reply:
@ashpags	96%
@DrPhiltill	86%
@markmccaughrean	86%
@Astropartigirl	84%
@AstroKatie	82%
@plutokiller	81%
@kat_volk	80%
@WKCosmo	79%
@Alex_Parker	77%
@Cosmic_Horizons	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:
@EstelleDeau	98%
@marekkukula	94%
@SpaceHolgar	93%
@AlanStern	87%
@cefalopodo	86%
@DMontesG	83%
@JontiHorner	82%
@partialobs	82%
@Dr_CMingarelli	80%
@maxisi	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:
@AdamFrank4	69%
@carolynporco	45%
@xbarcons	44%
@MonicaGrady	41%
@astroduff	38%
@Mario_Livio	36%
@RisaWechsler	32%
@StargazerFred	32%
@Meg_Urry	31%
@SKA_DG	30%