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: 38% new, 55% replies, 3% retweets, 4% quotes On 2,430 user lists 63,277 followers | 174 |
| 2. |  Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️@Revkin Seeking #sustcomm @ColumbiaClimate | 20 years @nytimes | revkin.bulletin.com/subscribe | Rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, music j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Highlands / Lenape Land linktr.ee/revkin Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 43% replies, 1% retweets, 36% quotes On 4,265 user lists 89,649 followers | 162 |
| 3. |  Rebecca Skloot (she/her)@RebeccaSkloot Author NYT Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS now an Oprah film.Writing book on human-animal relationships, #AnimalResearch & more.Insta @rebeccaskloot Portland, OR rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 53% replies, 26% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,072 user lists 46,197 followers | 139 |
| 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: 12% new, 75% replies, 0% retweets, 13% quotes On 12,179 user lists 618,281 followers | 135 |
| 5. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Buy my art! etsy.com/shop/elakdawal… 🪐 Planetary scientist, space boffin, captain planets. Author, journalist, speaker, asteroid 274860. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA lakdawalla.com/emily Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 33% replies, 39% retweets, 14% quotes On 4,708 user lists 173,274 followers | 132 |
| 6. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Correspondent and Host of the podcasts VICE NEWS REPORTS and A SHOW ABOUT ANIMALS @vicenews • email: [email protected] • Tweets auto-🗑 • 🇨🇦 🇹🇹• they/them New York City (et Montréal) instagram.com/adrs Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 24% replies, 44% retweets, 7% quotes On 581 user lists 21,265 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: 2% new, 60% replies, 2% retweets, 36% quotes On 1,366 user lists 69,749 followers | 127 |
| 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: 24% new, 55% replies, 5% retweets, 15% quotes On 1,262 user lists 48,899 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/3qEC-qDG0Bo Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 57% replies, 11% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,183 user lists 131,587 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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 78% new, 20% replies, 1% retweets, 1% quotes On 1,879 user lists 79,181 followers | 91 |
| 11. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Multitasking polymath* - Music, Photography, Science (in that order, these days) *For which read: jack of all trades, master of none Cambridge sciencebase.com Video channel 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 77% replies, 1% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,561 user lists 40,230 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: 11% new, 53% replies, 17% retweets, 18% quotes On no user lists 113,516 followers | 74 |
| 13. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 41% new, 41% replies, 11% retweets, 6% quotes On 347 user lists 28,036 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: 42% new, 47% replies, 3% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,322 user lists 73,398 followers | 37 |