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Tweeting Tendencies of Physicists on Twitter

Updated: 2019-Mar-23 15:18 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%
@nathanmyhrvold	100%
@notevenwrong	100%
@Adriana_Raven	96%
@garrettlisi	96%
@AboutPhysics	94%
@GagnonPauline	94%
@stephen_wolfram	94%
@warp	93%
@arsphysica	91%

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

Average for physicists:	32%

Top tendency to reply:
@johncarlosbaez	96%
@dbweissman	88%
@AndrewR_Physics	86%
@Astropartigirl	84%
@AstroKatie	82%
@drg1985	80%
@michael_nielsen	80%
@WKCosmo	79%
@JasonThalken	77%
@AstroMikeMerri	76%

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

Average for physicists:	33%

Top tendency to retweet:
@anduviera	91%
@ellisonbg	88%
@ciro	88%
@DrKerstin	87%
@PaulHBeckwith	87%
@55enrique	86%
@anxosan	81%
@yangyang_cheng	81%
@KateShawOnline	80%
@Josep_Trigo	78%

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

Average for physicists:	9%

Top tendency to quote:
@closefrank	44%
@astroduff	38%
@onscrn	34%
@Meg_Urry	31%
@JedidahIslerPhD	29%
@andreabedini	28%
@steinber	28%
@lirarandall	28%
@TimMcKayUM	27%
@j_dunkley	26%