A list of professional science writers with over 5,000 followers. This list includes science columnists, reporters, editors, book authors, and so on engaged in such work as their primary occupation. Excludes professional researchers who write for the public as a supplemental activity (also see lists of astronomers and physicists).
| # | Account | Peer followers |
| 1. |  Bethany Brookshire@BeeBrookshire Science journalist @SNStudents and @ScienceNews, host @sci4thepeople. She/her. All bad takes my own. Working on a book about pests. Here for the trash pandas. Washington, DC bethanybrookshire.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 47% replies, 35% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,442 user lists 63,946 followers | 172 |
| 2. |  Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️@Revkin Seeking #sustcomm progress on a noisy planet @EarthInstitute | 20 years @nytimes | The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, music j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Highlands, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 34% replies, 5% retweets, 44% quotes On 4,249 user lists 88,376 followers | 157 |
| 3. |  Phil Plait@BadAstronomer SCIENCE! I love this stuff. My Bad Astronomy blog: syfy.com/badastronomy I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him. Boulder about.me/philplait Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 54% replies, 3% retweets, 14% quotes On 12,267 user lists 620,373 followers | 142 |
| 4. |  Rebecca Skloot@RebeccaSkloot Author NYTimes Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS #HeLa now an HBO/@Oprah Film #HeLaMovie. Next book: humans #animals #ethics. Instagram @rebeccaskloot Portland, OR rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 41% replies, 33% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,101 user lists 46,648 followers | 139 |
| 5. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Planetary scientist, space boffin, moon maven, lagrangian lieutenant, captain planets. Author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA lakdawalla.com/emily Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 54% replies, 8% retweets, 20% quotes On 4,703 user lists 172,954 followers | 132 |
| 6. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Correspondent & Host of the podcast VICE News Reports @vicenews • Previously: 1st Climate Change Correspondent in US nightly news • Tweets auto-🗑 • she/her New York City (et Montréal) pod.link/1525769448 Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 25% replies, 51% retweets, 5% quotes On 568 user lists 21,215 followers | 128 |
| 7. |  Mika McKinnon@mikamckinnon Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. #scicomm #womeninSTEM she/her 🇨🇦🇺🇸 West Coast about.me/mikamckinnon Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 55% replies, 5% retweets, 36% quotes On 1,321 user lists 67,593 followers | 122 |
| 8. |  Joe 😷 Hanson@DrJoeHanson Nerdy by nature. Ph.D. biologist, science writer, creator of @okaytobesmart and other shows for @PBS. Instagram: drjoehanson Austin, TX youtube.com/itsokaytobesma… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 42% replies, 9% retweets, 22% quotes On 1,236 user lists 45,886 followers | 119 |
| 9. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile Award-winning science educator and entertainer. Avid Indoorsman. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. 🚨NEW CHANNEL🚨👇👇 Los Angeles youtu.be/wuERuj_8vnY Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 59% replies, 6% retweets, 13% quotes On 1,126 user lists 108,278 followers | 97 |
| 10. |  Cara SM, Vaccinated@CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | 🎓 #ExistentialPsychology 🎓 | 🎙 @TalkNerdy_Pod & The @SkepticsGuide 🎙| 📺 @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames etc etc. 📺 | 🏳️🌈 she/her 🏳️🌈 Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 68% new, 15% replies, 12% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,883 user lists 79,134 followers | 92 |
| 11. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science Writer - Photographer - Musician ⚗️⌨️, 📷🦅🦋, 👨🎤🎸😷 Cambridge sciencebase.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 75% replies, 2% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,597 user lists 41,104 followers | 83 |
| 12. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/EP #XplorationOuterSpace (FOX), Host/co-EP Emily's Wonder Lab (Netflix), Ada Lace Series, #inspiration4contest applicant spacegalstore.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 63% replies, 12% retweets, 15% quotes On 1,195 user lists 98,587 followers | 75 |
| 13. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 24% replies, 38% retweets, 6% quotes On 343 user lists 26,134 followers | 49 |
| 14. |  Brian Dunning@BrianDunning Skeptoid podcast - Subscribe apple.co/2zecTSl; principlesofcuriosity.com movie; author 'Conspiracies Declassified' a.co/h3G9z6w Bend, OR briandunning.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 48% new, 42% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,325 user lists 69,857 followers | 37 |