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Tweeting Tendencies of Physicists on Twitter

Updated: 2020-Sep-20 14:35 UTC. Based on 200 most recent tweets of each list member. Feedback: @TrueSciPhi.

Tendency to originate: % of user's tweets that are not replies or retweets

Average for physicists:	22%

Top tendency to originate:
@BenjaminJChoi	100%
@michiokaku	100%
@notevenwrong	100%
@LordMartinRees	96%
@AboutPhysics	94%
@Adriana_Raven	94%
@GagnonPauline	94%
@warp	94%
@garrettlisi	92%
@arsphysica	91%

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

Average for physicists:	38%

Top tendency to reply:
@johncarlosbaez	98%
@InertialObservr	92%
@Claire_Lee	90%
@Astropartigirl	88%
@jfitzsimons	87%
@SheerPriya	86%
@srrappoccio	85%
@AndrewR_Physics	84%
@j_bertolotti	84%
@robinhanson	84%

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

Average for physicists:	31%

Top tendency to retweet:
@yangyang_cheng	93%
@ciro	91%
@anduviera	90%
@denterd	90%
@RogerFreedman	89%
@physicsmatt	88%
@DrKerstin	88%
@ellisonbg	86%
@bernardfschutz	85%
@PaulHBeckwith	84%

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

Average for physicists:	8%

Top tendency to quote:
@steinber	43%
@onscrn	39%
@astroduff	36%
@eric_mazur	35%
@nathanmyhrvold	33%
@physicsteo	33%
@Meg_Urry	32%
@yazicie	29%
@mikamckinnon	27%
@BenLillie	26%