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 working on a book about pests. Host @sci4thepeople. She/her. All bad takes my own. Here for the trash pandas. Washington, DC linktr.ee/BeeBrookshire Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 59% replies, 7% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,432 user lists 63,220 followers | 173 |
| 2. |  Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️@Revkin Seeking #sustcomm @ColumbiaClimate | 20 years @nytimes | Subscribe revkin.bulletin.com | Rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, music j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Highlands / Lenape Land linktr.ee/revkin Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 41% replies, 2% retweets, 39% quotes On 4,251 user lists 88,346 followers | 159 |
| 3. |  Rebecca Skloot (she/her)@RebeccaSkloot Author NYTimes Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS now an @Oprah film #HeLaMovie.Writing a book on #animals #ethics #AnimalResearch Insta @rebeccaskloot Portland, OR rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 43% replies, 33% retweets, 18% quotes On 2,081 user lists 46,233 followers | 138 |
| 4. |  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 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 75% replies, 3% retweets, 12% quotes On 12,206 user lists 616,418 followers | 137 |
| 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 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 73% replies, 10% retweets, 4% quotes On 4,704 user lists 172,315 followers | 131 |
| 6. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Correspondent and Host of the podcast VICE News Reports @vicenews • banner art by me • Tweets auto-🗑 • 🇨🇦 🇹🇹• they/she New York City (et Montréal) instagram.com/adrs Video channel 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 39% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes On 575 user lists 21,223 followers | 129 |
| 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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 59% replies, 5% retweets, 30% quotes On 1,332 user lists 68,064 followers | 126 |
| 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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 47% replies, 6% retweets, 20% quotes On 1,254 user lists 47,861 followers | 119 |
| 9. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile Award-winning science educator and entertainer. Avid indoorsman. “A sexy vampire.” -Post Malone. https://t.co/lcFqPb5kjC Los Angeles youtu.be/4UHZugCNKA4 Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 65% replies, 7% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,164 user lists 121,540 followers | 96 |
| 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: 82% new, 12% replies, 4% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,873 user lists 78,583 followers | 91 |
| 11. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Writing about science. Photographing nature. Making music in a home studio. Performing with @C5theBand and @TyrannoChorus ... again...soon...please...... Cambridge sciencebase.com Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 73% replies, 2% retweets, 3% quotes On 1,569 user lists 40,422 followers | 84 |
| 12. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal 🎥Emmy-Nominated Science Host Emily's Wonder Lab (Netflix) #XplorationOuterSpace (FOX) ✍🏻author Ada Lace Series 💡WVU/MIT from WV, she/her thespacegal.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 61% replies, 12% retweets, 9% quotes On 1,272 user lists 111,149 followers | 75 |
| 13. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 47% replies, 6% retweets, 10% quotes On 349 user lists 27,122 followers | 49 |
| 14. |  Brian Dunning@BrianDunning @Skeptoid podcast apple.co/2zecTSl; principlesofcuriosity.com movie; Conspiracies Declassified from @SimonBooks a.co/h3G9z6w Bend, OR briandunning.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 59% replies, 5% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,324 user lists 71,736 followers | 37 |