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Tweeting Tendencies of Physicists on Twitter

Updated: 2019-Sep-14 15:27 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 physicists:	26%

Top tendency to originate:
@michiokaku	100%
@notevenwrong	100%
@garrettlisi	98%
@Adriana_Raven	96%
@AboutPhysics	94%
@GagnonPauline	94%
@warp	94%
@stephen_wolfram	92%
@arsphysica	91%
@dpodolsky	86%

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

Average for physicists:	35%

Top tendency to reply:
@johncarlosbaez	98%
@InertialObservr	90%
@drg1985	88%
@dbweissman	84%
@AstroMikeMerri	82%
@WKCosmo	82%
@j_bertolotti	82%
@michael_nielsen	81%
@claranellist	80%
@JasonThalken	79%

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:
@bernardfschutz	96%
@55enrique	94%
@anduviera	92%
@ciro	91%
@ellisonbg	88%
@physicsmatt	88%
@yangyang_cheng	85%
@DrKerstin	83%
@KateShawOnline	82%
@Sabetta_	82%

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:
@Meg_Urry	34%
@nathanmyhrvold	33%
@onscrn	32%
@closefrank	31%
@yazicie	28%
@stevengoldfarb	27%
@JedidahIslerPhD	27%
@f_ronchetti	27%
@lirarandall	27%
@mikamckinnon	24%