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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: 28% new, 42% replies, 19% retweets, 11% quotes On 2,490 user lists 64,465 followers | 165 |
| 2. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing #sustcomm progress on a finite, noisy planet at @Columbia's @EarthInstitute. The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, tunes j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Valley, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 29% replies, 9% retweets, 51% quotes On 4,224 user lists 87,885 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: 14% new, 65% replies, 7% retweets, 13% quotes On 12,396 user lists 615,308 followers | 135 |
| 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 Oakland, CA and Portland, OR rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 60% replies, 17% retweets, 16% quotes On 2,130 user lists 45,980 followers | 134 |
| 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: 9% new, 65% replies, 18% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,662 user lists 168,962 followers | 130 |
| 6. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Host of Reset, a tech podcast @voxdotcom • Past: 1st climate correspondent in American TV news @hbo @vicenews • Tweets auto-delete • she/her • [email protected] New York City (et Montréal) pod.link/reset Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 37% replies, 43% retweets, 7% quotes On 538 user lists 19,936 followers | 123 |
| 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: 2% new, 56% replies, 7% retweets, 34% quotes On 1,294 user lists 63,955 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: 23% new, 49% replies, 11% retweets, 18% quotes On 1,213 user lists 41,794 followers | 113 |
| 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/h3X3AmmlUqU Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 56% replies, 9% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,105 user lists 101,768 followers | 94 |
| 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: 54% new, 27% replies, 14% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,938 user lists 79,442 followers | 89 |
| 11. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science Writer. Photographer. Musician. Nature lover. At least two-metres away. Cambridge, Europe sciencebase.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 82% replies, 1% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,625 user lists 41,575 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: 10% new, 38% replies, 27% retweets, 25% quotes On 1,025 user lists 64,666 followers | 61 |
| 13. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 25% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes On 332 user lists 25,191 followers | 50 |
| 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: 44% new, 41% replies, 9% retweets, 7% quotes On 1,352 user lists 65,913 followers | 36 |