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 Sci journo writing a book on pests. Host @sci4thepeople. She/her. All bad takes mine. Available for writing/editing, speaking, etc. Here for the trash pandas. Washington, DC linktr.ee/BeeBrookshire Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 57% replies, 9% retweets, 7% quotes On 2,424 user lists 63,323 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: 19% new, 34% replies, 2% retweets, 45% quotes On no user lists 89,039 followers | 162 |
| 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: 7% new, 47% replies, 30% retweets, 16% quotes On 2,079 user lists 46,275 followers | 139 |
| 4. |  Phil your house with spiders s'il vous 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: 20% new, 73% replies, 1% retweets, 6% quotes On 12,200 user lists 616,719 followers | 135 |
| 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: 14% new, 55% replies, 21% retweets, 10% quotes On 4,713 user lists 173,077 followers | 132 |
| 6. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Correspondent and Host of the podcast VICE News Reports @vicenews • science reporter • [email protected] • banner art by me • Tweets auto-🗑 • 🇨🇦 🇹🇹• they/she New York City (et Montréal) instagram.com/adrs Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 0% new, 97% replies, 2% retweets, 1% quotes On 577 user lists 21,342 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: 4% new, 56% replies, 5% retweets, 34% quotes On 1,336 user lists 68,929 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, 43% replies, 11% retweets, 20% quotes On 1,262 user lists 48,261 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/-k3NJXGSIIA Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 61% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,177 user lists 127,305 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: 84% new, 8% replies, 7% retweets, 1% quotes On 1,880 user lists 78,581 followers | 90 |
| 11. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science | Snaps | Songs Cambridge, Europe blog.sciencebase.com Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 79% replies, 2% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,561 user lists 40,340 followers | 83 |
| 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 amzn.to/3zXSxYk Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 52% replies, 21% retweets, 13% quotes On 1,282 user lists 113,296 followers | 74 |
| 13. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 38% new, 42% replies, 11% retweets, 8% quotes On 348 user lists 27,712 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: 47% new, 43% replies, 4% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,325 user lists 72,535 followers | 37 |