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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 writer and journalist. @SNStudents and @ScienceNews, host @sci4thepeople. She/her. My opinions are my own and don’t represent the views of my employer. Washington, DC bethanybrookshire.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 40% replies, 21% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,491 user lists 64,519 followers | 168 |
| 2. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing #sustcomm progress on a noisy planet at @EarthInstitute. The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, music j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Highlands, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 27% replies, 7% retweets, 54% quotes On 4,222 user lists 88,287 followers | 154 |
| 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: 12% new, 71% replies, 4% retweets, 13% quotes On 12,380 user lists 616,084 followers | 138 |
| 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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 61% replies, 19% retweets, 13% quotes On 2,124 user lists 46,611 followers | 137 |
| 5. |  Lady Lakdawalla of Baltis Vallis@elakdawalla Solar System Specialist, The Planetary Society. Planetary scientist, author, speaker, asteroid 274860. Views are my own & not those of employer. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA planetary.org/emily Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 53% replies, 23% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,659 user lists 169,825 followers | 130 |
| 6. |  Arielle DOOM-Ross@adrs Correspondent & Podcast Host @vicenews • Past: @voxdotcom (RIP Reset), @verge • 1st Climate Change Correspondent in US nightly news • Tweets auto-🗑 • she/her New York City (et Montréal) instagram.com/adrs Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 45% replies, 30% retweets, 4% quotes On 562 user lists 21,024 followers | 124 |
| 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: 6% new, 51% replies, 15% retweets, 27% quotes On 1,308 user lists 64,884 followers | 117 |
| 8. |  Joe 😷 Hanson@DrJoeHanson Nerdy by nature. Ph.D. biologist, science writer, creator of @okaytobesmart and @HotMessPBS on YouTube. Instagram: drjoehanson Austin, TX youtube.com/itsokaytobesma… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 57% replies, 3% retweets, 18% quotes On 1,233 user lists 43,849 followers | 116 |
| 9. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile I explore and explain science, on TV and the internet. Avid Indoorsman. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. 🚨NEW CHANNEL🚨👇👇 Los Angeles youtu.be/N_OiNOYRlDo Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 35% new, 49% replies, 9% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,124 user lists 104,353 followers | 97 |
| 10. |  🏳️🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️🌈@CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | 🎓 Neurobio & Clinical Psych | 🎙@TalkNerdy_Pod & @SkepticsGuide | 📺 @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames | 🙋🏻♀️@SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA | 🌈 she/her Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 60% new, 23% replies, 11% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,916 user lists 79,235 followers | 90 |
| 11. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science & Nature Cambridge sciencebase.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 85% replies, 1% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,609 user lists 41,366 followers | 83 |
| 12. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/EP #XplorationOuterSpace (FOX), Host/co-EP Emily's Wonder Lab (Netflix), Author - Ada Lace Series, WVU & @MIT grad, from WV, she/her San Francisco, CA thespacegal.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 67% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes On 1,102 user lists 83,197 followers | 67 |
| 13. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 33% new, 30% replies, 31% retweets, 7% quotes On 343 user lists 25,577 followers | 51 |
| 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: 52% new, 31% replies, 10% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,353 user lists 67,889 followers | 36 |