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Tweeting Tendencies of Physicists on Twitter

Updated: 2020-Apr-05 14:28 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:	24%

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

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

Average for physicists:	36%

Top tendency to reply:
@johncarlosbaez	94%
@InertialObservr	91%
@JayWacker	84%
@j_bertolotti	84%
@AndrewR_Physics	80%
@drg1985	80%
@robinhanson	79%
@AstroMikeMerri	78%
@dbweissman	78%
@AstroKatie	77%

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

Average for physicists:	32%

Top tendency to retweet:
@anduviera	92%
@DrKerstin	92%
@ciro	90%
@physicsmatt	90%
@ellisonbg	88%
@bernardfschutz	86%
@KateShawOnline	82%
@chamkaurghag	82%
@DCHooper91	81%
@55enrique	80%

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:
@onscrn	43%
@astroduff	38%
@Meg_Urry	35%
@nathanmyhrvold	33%
@closefrank	31%
@steinber	30%
@DrAndreDavid	28%
@eric_mazur	28%
@f_ronchetti	28%
@JedidahIslerPhD	26%