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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 | Followers |
| 1. |  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 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 68% replies, 5% retweets, 16% quotes On 12,839 user lists 136 followers on this list | 616,997 |
| 2. |  Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer @nytimes columnist. Author: Planet of Viruses, She Has Her Mother's Laugh, etc. carlzimmer.com/books/ Connecticut 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 11% replies, 66% retweets, 4% quotes On 6,094 user lists 204 followers on this list | 279,420 |
| 3. |  Ed Yong@edyong209 Science writer at The Atlantic. Author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, a New York Times bestseller on animal-microbe partnerships. edyong.me (he/him) At home theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 49% replies, 36% retweets, 3% quotes On 5,982 user lists 206 followers on this list | 199,611 |
| 4. |  Emily Lakdawalla@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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 69% replies, 7% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,830 user lists 128 followers on this list | 167,764 |
| 5. |  Helen Branswell@HelenBranswell Sr writer, infectious diseases @statnews. Conspiracy theory free zone; I block rude, racism. Please consider Googling first. #coronavirus #Covid19 #Ebola🇨🇦 Boston, MA statnews.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 53% replies, 14% retweets, 10% quotes On 5,305 user lists 119 followers on this list | 154,613 |
| 6. |  Steve Silberman@stevesilberman Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a NYT bestseller. The Taste of Salt, a history of cystic fibrosis, coming 2023. San Francisco stevesilberman.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 19% replies, 46% retweets, 14% quotes On 4,036 user lists 156 followers on this list | 119,116 |
| 7. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile I explore science on TV and the internet. Avid Indoorsman. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. 🚨NEW CHANNEL🚨 🔥👇👇🔥 Los Angeles youtu.be/IUQKYKRhVY4 Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 55% replies, 9% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,288 user lists 91 followers on this list | 99,328 |
| 8. |  Matthew Herper@matthewherper Writing and events at STAT. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. New York statnews.com/staff/matthew-… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 29% replies, 53% retweets, 2% quotes On 3,197 user lists 116 followers on this list | 97,308 |
| 9. |  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: 12% new, 27% replies, 12% retweets, 48% quotes On 4,288 user lists 156 followers on this list | 87,260 |
| 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, 13% replies, 25% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,037 user lists 85 followers on this list | 79,940 |
| 11. |  Simon Singh@SLSingh Author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book, Big Bang & Trick or Treatment? London simonsingh.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 22% replies, 55% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,375 user lists 55 followers on this list | 79,000 |
| 12. |  Corey S. Powell@coreyspowell Casting pods with @BillNye on Science Rules. Making magazines @discovermag and @AmSciMag. Writing all around. Science-curious. Brooklyn, NY discovermagazine.com/outthere 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 62% replies, 7% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,228 user lists 154 followers on this list | 71,920 |
| 13. |  Kai Kupferschmidt@kakape science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. Contributing Correspondent at @sciencemagazine, reporting on #covid19. Interested in all things #blue Berlin, Germany sciencemag.org/author/kai-kup… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 65% replies, 19% retweets, 6% quotes On 2,680 user lists 79 followers on this list | 68,141 |
| 14. |  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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 55% replies, 15% retweets, 6% quotes On 2,598 user lists 160 followers on this list | 64,260 |
| 15. |  Brian Dunning@BrianDunning Science writer. principlesofcuriosity.com movie; skeptoid.com science podcast since 2006; author 'Conspiracies Declassified' a.co/h3G9z6w Bend, OR briandunning.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 46% new, 45% replies, 5% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,386 user lists 35 followers on this list | 62,567 |
| 16. |  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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 3% new, 71% replies, 1% retweets, 24% quotes On 1,346 user lists 117 followers on this list | 60,761 |
| 17. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/EP for #XplorationOuterSpace on FOX, Host/co-EP on Emily's Wonder Lab on Netflix, Author - Ada Lace Series, WVU & @MIT grad, from WV San Francisco, CA thespacegal.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 55% replies, 15% retweets, 19% quotes On 997 user lists 58 followers on this list | 56,682 |
| 18. |  Damian Carrington@dpcarrington I'm Environment Editor at the Guardian - DMs open London theguardian.com/environment 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 19% replies, 36% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,951 user lists 39 followers on this list | 56,375 |
| 19. |  Eric Berger@SciGuySpace Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. I like rockets. And depots. Houston, TX arstechnica.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 48% replies, 27% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,944 user lists 98 followers on this list | 56,053 |
| 20. |  Maryn McKenna@marynmck journalist | senior fellow @EmoryCSHH | TED | books: BIG CHICKEN (PLUCKED), SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL | secure: [email protected] | She/her ATL, BGR, CDG marynmckenna.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 33% replies, 43% retweets, 18% quotes On 2,504 user lists 176 followers on this list | 48,970 |
| 21. |  Marcus Chown@marcuschown Writer. Books include The Ascent of Gravity, What a Wonderful World, We Need to Talk About Kelvin, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You & Solar System for iPad London marcuschown.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 1% replies, 78% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,040 user lists 30 followers on this list | 47,236 |
| 22. |  Ian Sample@iansample Guardian Science editor | Bad surfer | Wrote Massive, shortlisted Royal Society Science Book Prize. Leaks & whistleblows ONLY: [email protected] Atbash I live by the river theguardian.com/profile/iansam… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 64% new, 16% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,043 user lists 109 followers on this list | 47,198 |
| 23. |  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 rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 60% replies, 13% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,192 user lists 133 followers on this list | 45,849 |
| 24. |  Erin Biba@erinbiba Freelance Science Journalist - National Geographic, BBC, Scientific American, NBC News, PopSci, Gizmodo, Earther, Dame, WIRED and others. Fact Checker. The Great Link 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 73% replies, 17% retweets, 3% quotes On 1,225 user lists 102 followers on this list | 43,420 |
| 25. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Award-winning Science Writer, takes lots of photos, sings and plays guitar @TyrannoChorus and @C5TheBand, overthinks everything still does some science writing Cambridge, Europe sciencebase.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 79% replies, 0% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,672 user lists 80 followers on this list | 42,001 |
| 26. |  Fraser "Staying Home" Cain@fcain Publisher of universetoday.com, co-host of astronomycast.com. Named after Asteroid 158092. Courtenay, British Columbia about.me/frasercain 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 39% new, 57% replies, 1% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,417 user lists 73 followers on this list | 41,760 |
| 27. |  James Gleick@JamesGleick Time Travel. The Information. Chaos. Please don’t ask me why I’m surprised. I may or may not be surprised. New York around.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 17% replies, 47% retweets, 32% quotes On 1,378 user lists 63 followers on this list | 41,095 |
| 28. |  Joe (Stay) Home-son@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: 28% new, 47% replies, 1% retweets, 23% quotes On 1,264 user lists 112 followers on this list | 40,457 |
| 29. |  Andrea Morris@DraisyMorris Redheaded stepchild. I write about arts & science. Journalist, @Forbes Head of Story Dept @Wondros Member of @ScienceWriters Los Angeles, CA forbes.com/sites/andreamo… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 12% replies, 64% retweets, 2% quotes On 340 user lists 2 followers on this list *Follows 0.62 accounts per follower | 40,297* |
| 30. |  Loren Grush@lorengrush Senior science reporter at @verge, covering all things space. Host of #VergeSpaceCraft. Texas-bred: Clear eyes, full hearts. [email protected] New York, NY theverge.com/authors/loren-… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 25% replies, 29% retweets, 20% quotes On 1,146 user lists 89 followers on this list | 40,034 |
| 31. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Global director @ScienceHackDay. Author. Host/producer of Offworld on @testedcom. Art school grad. youtube.com/arielwaldman San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 50% replies, 27% retweets, 17% quotes On 1,740 user lists 66 followers on this list | 39,698 |
| 32. |  brad plumer@bradplumer Reporter at @nytclimate. On the apocalypse beat, more or less. Email me at [email protected] Washington, DC nytimes.com/by/brad-plumer 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 67% replies, 15% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,932 user lists 97 followers on this list | 39,381 |
| 33. |  Alan Boyle@b0yle Aerospace and science editor @GeekWire. Longtime blogger @CosmicLog. Author of 'The Case for Pluto.' Links/RTs ≠ endorsements Seattle geekwire.com/author/alanboy… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 4% replies, 72% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,689 user lists 127 followers on this list | 39,254 |
| 34. |  Jennifer Ouellette@JenLucPiquant Science and culture writer Jennifer Ouellette. Senior writer, Ars Technica. Past: Gizmodo. Ex-evangelical. Married to @seanmcarroll. She/her. Los Angeles, CA cocktailpartyphysics.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 5% replies, 55% retweets, 0% quotes On 1,727 user lists 166 followers on this list | 39,237 |
| 35. |  Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth Health & science editor at @washingtonpost. Past president of National Association of @ScienceWriters. Formerly @NatGeo @Slate @SmithsonianMag @NewsFromScience Washington DC washingtonpost.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 50% new, 28% replies, 20% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,594 user lists 200 followers on this list | 39,081 |
| 36. |  Elizabeth Kolbert@ElizKolbert I'm a New Yorker staff writer and author of 'Field Notes from a Catastrophe' and 'The Sixth Extinction.' ElizabethKolbert.com 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 25% replies, 50% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,186 user lists 103 followers on this list | 38,963 |
| 37. |  Deborah Blum@deborahblum Book author, science journalist, publisher of Undark, and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Cambridge, MA deborahblum.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 37% new, 7% replies, 34% retweets, 22% quotes On 1,761 user lists 177 followers on this list | 38,583 |
| 38. |  Annalee "we are going to survive" Newitz@Annaleen I write science fiction and nonfiction. Author: Future of Another Timeline. Contributor: @nytopinion. Podcast: @ooacpod. Founder: @io9. They/Them. I ❤️ noodles. California techsploitation.com 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 85% replies, 9% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,961 user lists 138 followers on this list | 38,549 |
| 39. |  Moheb Costandi@mocost Neuroscientist/ freelance writer. Author of NEUROPLASTICITY (MIT Press, 2016) and 50 HUMAN BRAIN IDEAS (Quercus, 2013). London neurophilosophy.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 24% replies, 43% retweets, 4% quotes On 2,147 user lists 92 followers on this list | 38,414 |
| 40. |  Chris Mooney@chriscmooney Climate and environment writer at @washingtonpost. Views are my own. USA washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 67% new, 17% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 2,228 user lists 124 followers on this list | 38,317 |
| 41. |  Julia Belluz@juliaoftoronto Health correspondent @voxdotcom #publichealth #globalhealth including #covid19 MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ jbelluz on KeyBase or DM for Signal Vienna, Austria juliabelluz.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 30% replies, 33% retweets, 14% quotes On 2,009 user lists 94 followers on this list | 37,199 |
| 42. |  David Dobbs@David_Dobbs Writer @nytimes, @theatlantic, @NatGeo, @WIRED, etal, mostly about how science & medicine work (or fail). He/him/his. All over daviddobbs.net 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 2% new, 39% replies, 53% retweets, 7% quotes On 1,664 user lists 177 followers on this list | 37,144 |
| 43. |  Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes Deputy editor-in-chief, @BuzzFeedNews. Pro nutgraf, pro dog, anti sap. She/her. Brooklyn, NY virginiahughes.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 84% new, 1% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,427 user lists 193 followers on this list | 35,538 |
| 44. |  Seth Mnookin@sethmnookin I write books and articles and am the director of @MIT_SciWrite. website: sethmnookin.com. Boston sethmnookin.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 43% replies, 19% retweets, 16% quotes On 1,344 user lists 151 followers on this list | 34,262 |
| 45. |  Rose DF@_Astro_Nerd_ Physics with a focus in Observational Astrophysics and Cosmology | She/Her/Ella | Advocate | Caribeña | New York, NY rosedf.net 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 93% replies, 3% retweets, 0% quotes On 414 user lists 42 followers on this list | 33,831 |
| 46. |  Maggie Koerth@maggiekb1 Sr Science Reporter at @FiveThirtyEight. All I write about is COVID now. Follow for news, (hopefully) insightful analysis, and isolated parenting adventures. Minneapolis, MN fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/m… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 44% replies, 24% retweets, 11% quotes On 1,866 user lists 187 followers on this list | 33,323 |
| 47. |  Ivan Oransky@ivanoransky VP, Editorial, @Medscape. Distinguished Writer In Residence, @NYU_Journalism; co-founder, @RetractionWatch; president, @AHCJ. Northampton, MA and New York, NY retractionwatch.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 78% new, 7% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,772 user lists 166 followers on this list | 32,676 |
| 48. |  Alok Jha@alokjha Science correspondent at @TheEconomist • Former @WellcomeTrust fellow • Author: The Water Book https://t.co/lySv8Xl9zt • [email protected]📧 London, England alokjha.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 59% replies, 19% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,239 user lists 116 followers on this list | 32,053 |
| 49. |  Mary Roach@mary_roach I write books, most recently GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War. Also: STIFF, GULP, PACKING FOR MARS, BONK. and SPOOK. Oakland, CA • author maryroach.net 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 77% replies, 5% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,063 user lists 114 followers on this list | 29,305 |
| 50. |  Garth Sundem@garthsundem Author. Science writer. GeekDad. Math nerd. Climber. TED-ED speaker. Wipeout loser. Books here: goo.gl/qI6n3o Boulder, CO garthsundem.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 2% quotes On 708 user lists 11 followers on this list *Follows 0.58 accounts per follower | 28,547* |
| 51. |  Alice Bell@alicebell Climate charity worker. Writer. 'Can We Save the Planet?' out now: bit.ly/2wtbQNj Epic history of the climate crisis coming Sept 2021. She/ her. London climatehistories.com/who 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 49% replies, 27% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,344 user lists 94 followers on this list | 27,855 |
| 52. |  Natalie Wolchover@nattyover Physics writer and editor @QuantaMagazine. I have a Klein bottle that contains the universe. New York, New York quantamagazine.org/authors/natali… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 46% replies, 33% retweets, 10% quotes On 769 user lists 109 followers on this list | 27,671 |
| 53. |  Nadia Drake@nadiamdrake Contributing writer @natgeo. Former ballet dancer, slightly obsessed with planets (and MOONS), jungles and spiders. Champagneophile. PhD. (she/her) 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 72% replies, 1% retweets, 10% quotes On 818 user lists 157 followers on this list | 26,798 |
| 54. |  Alex Bellos@alexbellos Maths, puzzles, football, Brazil. Latest books: So You Think You've Got Problems?, Football School Joke Book London alexbellos.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 41% new, 30% replies, 22% retweets, 7% quotes On 785 user lists 23 followers on this list | 26,474 |
| 55. |  Ferris Jabr@ferrisjabr science writer ✵ contributing writer @NYTmag and @sciam ✵ writing a book about the coevolution of Earth and life for @RandomHouse ✵ surname rhymes with neighbor Portland, OR ferrisjabr.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 73% replies, 3% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,108 user lists 138 followers on this list | 26,225 |
| 56. |  Riley Black@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Formerly B. Switek. Trans, nb, she/her, please. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 49% replies, 12% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,186 user lists 136 followers on this list | 26,042 |
| 57. |  Sarah Cruddas@sarahcruddas Host of CONTACT on @Discovery and @ScienceChannel | Space Journalist, TV Presenter, Adventurer & Author. Background in astrophysics. [email protected] Lost in Space sarahcruddas.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 67% replies, 9% retweets, 13% quotes On 593 user lists 33 followers on this list | 25,998 |
| 58. |  𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 “𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐁”@GrrlScientist PhD evolutionary ecology/ornithology. Psittacophile. scicomm Forbes, previously Guardian. always Ravenclaw. discarded scientist & writer, now an angry house elf 40.7619, -73.9763 about.me/grrlscientist 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 14% replies, 78% retweets, 1% quotes On 1,828 user lists 67 followers on this list | 25,549 |
| 59. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 26% replies, 41% retweets, 8% quotes On 336 user lists 50 followers on this list | 24,667 |
| 60. |  Rose Eveleth ▷▷@roseveleth I make @flashforwardpod 〰〰 futurologist〰〰 skeptical optimist 〰〰 formerly @30for30 〰〰 she/her 〰〰 Tweets 🗑 in 30 days 〰〰 👽 🤖 ⚡️ 🚀 [email protected] roseveleth.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 33% replies, 47% retweets, 2% quotes On 906 user lists 145 followers on this list | 24,593 |
| 61. |  Matthew R "Who Owns An Asteroid?" Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of science, fiction, and comics. Wearer of jaunty hats. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 46% replies, 32% retweets, 10% quotes On 901 user lists 112 followers on this list | 24,075 |
| 62. |  Shannon Stirone 💀@shannonmstirone Writer. Art Historian. Find me in @NYTimes @washingtonpost @PopSci @ozm @TheAtlantic @NatGeo @SciAm @RollingStone @Wired @Longreads. Opinions are mine. Oakland, CA shannonstirone.com 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 48% replies, 27% retweets, 8% quotes On 518 user lists 98 followers on this list | 23,858 |
| 63. |  Maia Szalavitz@maiasz Neuroscience Journalist, VICE.com, TIME.com ti.me/rWCQsZ, etc. Author, Unbroken Brain, Soros Justice Fellow New York maiasz.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 30% replies, 53% retweets, 12% quotes On 944 user lists 93 followers on this list | 23,849 |
| 64. |  Jon Cohen@sciencecohen Science magazine staff writer. Interested in infectious diseases, outbreaks, immunology, vaccines, global health, genomics, CRISPR, primates, surfing. Cardiff, California jcohen.org 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 13% replies, 11% retweets, 46% quotes On 1,214 user lists 70 followers on this list | 23,847 |
| 65. |  Gwen Pearson@bug_gwen I'm a bug AND a feature! I do insect education & write about science. Founder of @ento_allies. Tweets personal/do not represent employers etc 🐝 she/her/PhD Lafayette, IN bit.ly/GwenPearson 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 42% replies, 32% retweets, 9% quotes On 1,072 user lists 95 followers on this list | 23,586 |
| 66. |  Dr. Carin Anne Bondar@carinbondar #Biologist in the media all over. Adj Prof of Biology at The University of the Fraser Valley (BC, Canada). Ambivert. Quirkeh Canadian. B KIND, it feels nice :) British Columbia, Canada carinbondar.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 10% replies, 15% retweets, 34% quotes On 884 user lists 88 followers on this list | 22,687 |
| 67. |  Amy Harmon@amy_harmon New York Times reporter covering science, tech & race. She/Her. Mom of @rumblecomics New York, NY nytimes.com/by/amy-harmon 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 35% replies, 51% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,076 user lists 164 followers on this list | 22,212 |
| 68. |  Alexandra Witze@alexwitze Independent science journalist, contributor to THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING (bit.ly/2GIoKJ6). witzescience-at-gmail-dot-com. She/her/hers. Boulder, CO alexandrawitze.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 63% replies, 17% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,039 user lists 188 followers on this list | 22,171 |
| 69. |  Mariette DiChristina@mdichristina Dean and Prof. of Practice in Journalism, Boston U. College of Communication. Past: Editor in Chief @sciam & EVP, Magazines, Springer Nature. Opinions my own. Boston bu.edu/com/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 13% replies, 47% retweets, 22% quotes On 1,200 user lists 152 followers on this list | 21,401 |
| 70. |  Swapna Krishna@skrishna words: space, tech, star trek/wars @engadget @startrek @npr @slate | reviewer @publisherswkly | 1/2 @desigeekgirls | ed. Sword Stone Table (Vintage, 2021) Philly Main Line swapnakrishna.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 66% replies, 17% retweets, 8% quotes On 847 user lists 32 followers on this list | 21,331 |
| 71. |  Brian Malow@sciencecomedian Science comedian, Earth. Available for off-world appearances, if transportation is provided. Raleigh, NC instagram.com/sciencecomedian 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 49% replies, 31% retweets, 2% quotes On 969 user lists 101 followers on this list | 20,996 |
| 72. |  Bryan Walsh@bryanrwalsh Future Correspondent @Axios. Fmr launch editor @ozm, ex-international editor @time. Author of END TIMES, published by @hachetteUS. Email [email protected] New York endtimesthebook.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 13% replies, 44% retweets, 13% quotes On 1,244 user lists 66 followers on this list | 20,992 |
| 73. |  Ethan Siegel@StartsWithABang The Universe is: Expanding, cooling, and dark. It starts with a bang! #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, author, Forbes & NASA columnist. Portland, OR forbes.com/sites/startswi… Patreon page 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 57% replies, 21% retweets, 4% quotes On 795 user lists 61 followers on this list | 20,722 |
| 74. |  Maggie Fox@maggiemfox I write Health/Science/Tech in plain English. And in context. facebook.com/maggiefox.jour… Washington maggiefox.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 9% replies, 70% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,010 user lists 57 followers on this list | 20,564 |
| 75. |  Dave Mosher@DaveMosher Senior correspondent at @businessinsider. DMs open. Stories + private comms: businessinsider.com/author/davemos… (Note: My tweets delete after 2 weeks) New York, NY davemosher.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 39% replies, 36% retweets, 5% quotes On 760 user lists 154 followers on this list | 20,114 |
| 76. |  Christie Wilcox@NerdyChristie Author of Venomous (amzn.to/1Y9WwIm); Editor for @SciShow; Cell & Molec PhD; @BuehlerSciWri’s partner; Mom (definitely not in that order) | she/her Washington, USA christiewilcox.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 23% replies, 69% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,145 user lists 122 followers on this list | 20,085 |
| 77. |  Rachel Feltman@RachelFeltman Articles Editor and Chief Science Officer of the USS @popsci // Previously @washingtonpost // Host of @weirdest_thing // She/Her/My Dude // [email protected] NYC popsci.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 19% replies, 64% retweets, 6% quotes On 926 user lists 147 followers on this list | 19,913 |
| 78. |  Maryam Zaringhalam, PhD@webmz_ Writes in codes 👩🏻💻 ∞ science for the people ∞ DC @storycollider producer ∞ former @AAAS_STPF ∞ @500womensci ∞she/her∞ Tweets are mine, my own, my Precious Washington, DC webmz.nyc 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 48% replies, 36% retweets, 3% quotes On 297 user lists 67 followers on this list | 19,896 |
| 79. |  LizNeeley@LizNeeley Executive Director of The @StoryCollider. Lecturer @Yale with @NNCIonline. Into: science, storytelling, #scicomm studies & gorgeous design. she/her Washington DC area storycollider.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 36% replies, 36% retweets, 18% quotes On 902 user lists 149 followers on this list | 19,575 |
| 80. |  Miriam Kramer@mirikramer I write the @Axios Space newsletter. It's not aliens. It's never aliens. Get in touch: [email protected] (she/her) Now: NYC. Before: Tennessee. link.axios.com/join/space-sig… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 31% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes On 663 user lists 102 followers on this list | 19,448 |
| 81. |  rae paoletta@PAYOLETTER content strategist, writer, friend to bodega cats // ig: payoletter nyc 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 68% replies, 11% retweets, 4% quotes On 479 user lists 55 followers on this list | 19,291 |
| 82. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Host of Reset, a tech podcast @voxdotcom • Past: 1st climate correspondent in American TV news @hbo @vicenews • [email protected] •Tweets 🗑️ after 90 days • she/her New York City (et Montréal) pod.link/reset Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 35% replies, 37% retweets, 10% quotes On 544 user lists 122 followers on this list | 19,133 |
| 83. |  Antonio Regalado@antonioregalado Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order - {Sydney Brenner}. I write about biotech @techreview [email protected] technologyreview.com/topic/rewritin… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 42% replies, 21% retweets, 20% quotes On 700 user lists 89 followers on this list | 18,417 |
| 84. |  Maddie Stone@themadstone Science journalist & PhD | Bylines at Gizmodo, Vice, Grist, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Washington Post, etc | Founder of Earther | Half Vulcan 🖖🏼 Philadelphia, PA maddiestonewriting.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 51% replies, 13% retweets, 3% quotes On 708 user lists 100 followers on this list | 18,330 |
| 85. |  Hannah Devlin@hannahdev Science Correspondent for The Guardian. Get in touch: [email protected] *DMs are open* London theguardian.com/science 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 31% replies, 36% retweets, 10% quotes On 664 user lists 75 followers on this list | 18,209 |
| 86. |  Dan Vergano@dvergano BuzzFeed News science desk in Washington D.C. Contact: [email protected] Secure tips: contact.buzzfeed.com Washington, DC linkedin.com/pub/dan-vergan… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 4% replies, 59% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,094 user lists 138 followers on this list | 17,644 |
| 87. |  Sally Church@MaverickNY Scientist, cancer geek, Londoner, adventurer, explorer, immigrant, lover of curry, fine wine & football. Science writer @biotechstrategy, roadie @targetspodcast Earthling biotechstrategyblog.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 63% replies, 17% retweets, 14% quotes On 923 user lists 15 followers on this list | 17,592 |
| 88. |  Roger Highfield@RogerHighfield Museum exec & visiting prof @Dunn_School/@UCLChemistry. Ex @newscientist Editor & Science Editor @Telegraph. Latest book: rogerhighfield.com/books London rogerhighfield.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 13% replies, 26% retweets, 16% quotes On 997 user lists 63 followers on this list | 17,442 |
| 89. |  Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@KendraWrites Now @nytimes lit agent @slevittslevitt past @popsci @MIT_sciwrite @insideclimate. Anti mayo.The Expanse 💯. Carne Por la Machina. All my tweets are subtweets. Ride or Die NYC kendrawrites.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 64% replies, 22% retweets, 9% quotes On 464 user lists 98 followers on this list | 16,870 |
| 90. |  Ross Andersen@andersen Deputy Editor, @TheAtlantic / [email protected] Washington, DC rossandersen.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 37% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes On 497 user lists 133 followers on this list | 16,838 |
| 91. |  Leah Crane@DownHereOnEarth Space & physics reporter for @NewScientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her. Chicago 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 83% replies, 3% retweets, 6% quotes On 280 user lists 71 followers on this list | 16,794 |
| 92. |  Aatish Bhatia@aatishb Science writer, educator, physicist ∿ Working on projects that encourage curiosity, creativity & community ∿ Climate newsletter: https://t.co/RE61IO8ESA aatishb.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 29% replies, 50% retweets, 3% quotes On 620 user lists 126 followers on this list | 16,722 |
| 93. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest Author NYT bestseller GOOD TO GO goodtogobook.com @wwnorton co-host EMERGING FORM bit.ly/efwit alum @FiveThirtyEight, Adventurer. My parties have dancing. Colorado christieaschwanden.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 29% replies, 20% retweets, 19% quotes On 726 user lists 151 followers on this list | 16,594 |
| 94. |  Adam Rogers@jetjocko Senior Correspondent/Wired. Wrote Proof: The Science of Booze. I am not a number. [email protected] California adam-rogers.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 31% replies, 39% retweets, 19% quotes On 891 user lists 130 followers on this list | 16,587 |
| 95. |  Alexandra Sifferlin@acsifferlin Editor of @Medium's Covid-19 Blog Deputy Editor @elemental Health & Science @Medium Previously @TIME, @TIMEHealth New York City alexandrasifferlin.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 19% replies, 41% retweets, 7% quotes On 600 user lists 46 followers on this list | 16,538 |
| 96. |  Jason G. Goldman@jgold85 Science journalist. Wildlife reporter. Expedition leader. Bylines @SciAm @Biographic @BBCEarth @NatGeo & more. @GoScifari @SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA co-founder Los Angeles jasonggoldman.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 39% replies, 29% retweets, 3% quotes On 808 user lists 118 followers on this list | 16,537 |
| 97. |  Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48 Climate reporter @washingtonpost. I love all the planets but I write about efforts to save this one. Reach me at [email protected] Washington, D.C. washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-k… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 9% replies, 65% retweets, 6% quotes On 532 user lists 122 followers on this list | 16,525 |
| 98. |  John Upton@johnupton @ClimateCentral editor. We collaborate with newsrooms and provide data, training, reporters and more to produce robust local climate coverage across the U.S. Newark and Princeton, NJ climatecentral.org/what-we-do/peo… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 9% replies, 73% retweets, 6% quotes On 881 user lists 80 followers on this list | 16,196 |
| 99. |  Dr. Paige Jarreau@FromTheLabBench #SciComm Nerd and Researcher. Director of Science Comm @LifeOmic. Co-founder of @Lifeologyapp and lifeology.io where scientists meet artists! Ask me anything. Baton Rouge fromthelabbench.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 45% replies, 20% retweets, 13% quotes On 748 user lists 72 followers on this list | 15,863 |
| 100. |  David DiSalvo@Neuronarrative I write about science, health, and all things Mind for Forbes, Psych Today and a few other pubs. Author of three books on the brain and cognitive psych. daviddisalvo.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 88% new, 1% replies, 10% retweets, 1% quotes On 958 user lists 27 followers on this list | 15,568 |
| 101. |  David Biello@dbiello 'We are waves of the same sea, leaves of the same tree, flowers of the same garden.' - Seneca Me: Science curator @TEDtalks, wrote The Unnatural World etc, etc Brooklyn, NY davidbiello.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 11% replies, 17% retweets, 28% quotes On 936 user lists 141 followers on this list | 14,727 |
| 102. |  David Quammen@DavidQuammen Author of The Tangled Tree, Spillover, & other books. Varied journalism for National Geographic, Harper's, NY Times Magazine, etc. Bozeman, Montana davidquammen.com 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 38% replies, 48% retweets, 2% quotes On 563 user lists 127 followers on this list | 14,647 |
| 103. |  Jennifer Harrison@GeneticJen Science, feminism, LGBTQIA, NHS, all the games and making one. Data and healthcare. 日本語も. Scottish in Yorkshire. She/her. On a mote of dust gofundme.com/pay-to-destroy… 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 76% replies, 8% retweets, 2% quotes On 292 user lists 19 followers on this list | 14,616 |
| 104. |  Sarah Olson@ReadMoreScience Science writer and book reviewer. Microbiology @OregonState. She/They. #lgbtqSTEM #Exvangelical Corvallis, OR readmorescience.com 3 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 59% replies, 23% retweets, 4% quotes On 121 user lists Temporary problem determining followers on this list | 14,562 |
| 105. |  @borenbears@borenbears Associated Press science writer. [email protected] I cover Earth sciences, climate change, disasters. Dad, BoSox fan. Teach at NYU/DC ap.org/tips/ Washington, DC, USA apnews.com/apf-science 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 17% replies, 49% retweets, 2% quotes On 928 user lists 105 followers on this list | 14,503 |
| 106. |  Katie Hobson@KatherineHobson Freelance journalist, health & etc., for NYT Parenting, O magazine + more. Retired Ironman. Runner again, slower this time. I lost on Jeopardy! Brooklyn, NY katherinehobson.com/bio/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 23% replies, 29% retweets, 32% quotes On 735 user lists 44 followers on this list | 13,882 |
| 107. |  Elizabeth Lopatto@mslopatto Deputy editor @verge. Tip me: [email protected] Put my cat tweets on television, you cowards. Oakland, California elizabethlopatto.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 35% replies, 32% retweets, 7% quotes On 539 user lists 103 followers on this list | 13,860 |
| 108. |  Kate Wong@katewong Senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation. Views are my own. New York City 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 53% replies, 29% retweets, 2% quotes On 703 user lists 124 followers on this list | 13,820 |
| 109. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books! Co-host of @sciencebrunch, a conversational and irreverent science podcast. My real name is Katie McKissick. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 53% replies, 16% retweets, 13% quotes On 464 user lists 56 followers on this list | 13,725 |
| 110. |  Daniel Fischer@cosmos4u All things astronomy and space (and then some) - in tiny bits and pieces but mostly with links to more ... :-) Königswinter, Germany skyweek.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 42% replies, 39% retweets, 6% quotes On 919 user lists 29 followers on this list | 13,478 |
| 111. |  Simon Oxenham@simoxenham Science journalist with a passion for cleaning up science, journalism & scientific publishing. Psych/neuro aficionado. Bylines inc. Nature, New Scientist, BBC. neurobonkers.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 23% replies, 44% retweets, 16% quotes On 579 user lists 38 followers on this list | 13,443 |
| 112. |  Amy Maxmen@amymaxmen I report on science & scientists for Nature @naturenews. Views are my own. Researchers of all kinds, please write me any time at amy.maxmen at us.nature. com. Oakland, California amymaxmen.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 42% replies, 23% retweets, 20% quotes On 789 user lists 122 followers on this list | 13,133 |
| 113. |  Brendan Maher@bmaher Interim news editor for the Americas at @NatureNews. he/him. Views are my own. The Dirty Jerz nature.com/news 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 31% replies, 39% retweets, 12% quotes On 716 user lists 147 followers on this list | 12,887 |
| 114. |  Thomas Levenson, Zṓiarchos@TomLevenson Author, The Hunt for Vulcan and Newton and the Counterfeiter; writer and professor of Science Writing at MIT; occasional @GlobeIdeas columnist. Cambridge, MA inversesquare.wordpress.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 31% replies, 37% retweets, 23% quotes On 734 user lists 133 followers on this list | 12,809 |
| 115. |  Ananyo Bhattacharya@Ananyo Science journalist, SF author/fan. Working on a book about John von Neumann for @allenlanebooks @wwnorton Ex- @TheEconomist, @naturenews. Nowhere 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 57% replies, 17% retweets, 10% quotes On 630 user lists 111 followers on this list | 12,615 |
| 116. |  Peter 🌋📈⛰️🌧️📉Brannen@PeterBrannen1 Carbon cycle participant. 📝 @TheAtlantic @NYTimes & more 📘:THE ENDS OF THE WORLD on 🌍's worst mass extinctions https://t.co/GbhGXPu8h4… Boulder, CO peterbrannen.com 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 60% replies, 15% retweets, 9% quotes On 283 user lists 57 followers on this list | 12,434 |
| 117. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang staff writer @TheAtlantic, eukaryote // email: [email protected] DC theatlantic.com/author/sarah-z… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 31% replies, 23% retweets, 6% quotes On 432 user lists 102 followers on this list | 12,360 |
| 118. |  Melinda Wenner Moyer@lindy2350 Science journalist. Contributing editor @SciAm, columnist @Slate. 2019 Bricker Award winner. Author of HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN’T A*SHOLES, out 2021. She/her Hudson Valley, NY melindawennermoyer.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 49% replies, 22% retweets, 5% quotes On 600 user lists 129 followers on this list | 12,282 |
| 119. |  EJ Willingham@ejwillingham Texan🤘🤠. Journalist, chronicler of 🧠&🍆. PHALLACY, re penises&such, pubs in 2020. THE TAILORED BRAIN, re the 🧠, in 2021. DM (open) for Signal or email. The World tinyurl.com/7hguqyd 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 14% replies, 73% retweets, 6% quotes On 686 user lists 123 followers on this list | 12,055 |
| 120. |  Clara Moskowitz@ClaraMoskowitz Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering space & physics. Views expressed are my own. She/her New York, NY scientificamerican.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 12% replies, 61% retweets, 3% quotes On 598 user lists 82 followers on this list | 11,999 |
| 121. |  Nancy Shute@nancyshute Editor in chief of Science News. Science + journalism = !!! Washington, DC 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 16% replies, 47% retweets, 9% quotes On 814 user lists 120 followers on this list | 11,996 |
| 122. |  Evelyn Lamb@evelynjlamb Math and science writer. Complex analysis fangirl. Half of @myfavethm. She/her. Black lives matter. blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/ Salt Lake City, UT tinyletter.com/evelynjlamb 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 51% replies, 29% retweets, 8% quotes On 425 user lists 48 followers on this list | 11,881 |
| 123. |  Rowan Hooper@rowhoop Podcast editor @newscientist. PhD in evolutionary biology. Former Tokyoite & entomologist; columnist for @japantimes. New book, SUPERHUMAN, out now すごい! London rowanhooper.contently.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 42% replies, 14% retweets, 17% quotes On 497 user lists 94 followers on this list | 11,704 |
| 124. |  Marina Koren@marinakoren Staff writer at @theatlantic. Views expressed here are like black holes: they don't reflect anything. Email me: [email protected] Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 26% replies, 41% retweets, 4% quotes On 352 user lists 78 followers on this list | 11,680 |
| 125. |  Philip Ball@philipcball Author, writer and broadcaster, mostly about science. Books include The Music Instinct, Curiosity, Critical Mass. Obsessed by (too) many things. London, UK philipball.co.uk 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 65% replies, 13% retweets, 10% quotes On 371 user lists 65 followers on this list | 11,677 |
| 126. |  David Kroll@davidkroll State univ pharmaceutical sciences prof, freelance pharma & healthcare writer @forbeshealth, clips @indyweek @cenmag. Gator PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Denver, CO forbes.com/sites/davidkro… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 21% replies, 65% retweets, 8% quotes On 733 user lists 111 followers on this list *Follows 0.94 accounts per follower | 11,610* |
| 127. |  Azeen Ghorayshi@azeen science editor @BuzzFeedNews / send me tips: [email protected] / signal: ask me (open DMs) / fairly certain I've watched more fly sex than you Brooklyn, NY azeeng.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 3% replies, 74% retweets, 1% quotes On 420 user lists 138 followers on this list | 11,507 |
| 128. |  Nancy Atkinson@Nancy_A Science journalist & author of new book on Apollo, 'Eight Years to the Moon,' amazon.com/gp/product/162… Minnesota nancyatkinson.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 59% replies, 17% retweets, 15% quotes On 654 user lists 48 followers on this list | 11,490 |
| 129. |  Robin Lloyd@RobinLloyd99 reporter/editor covering sewers & public health. Pipes story: shorturl.at/ceiGT. 'useful, science stuff about COVID-19' newsletter: robinlloyd.substack.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 33% replies, 54% retweets, 4% quotes On 638 user lists 164 followers on this list | 11,310 |
| 130. |  Sheril Kirshenbaum@Sheril_ Climate change & food @michiganstateu. Author. Former Hill staff. Dir of @SciDebate. Host of Serving Up Science on @PBSDS. East Lansing, MI sherilkirshenbaum.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 55% replies, 4% retweets, 14% quotes On 767 user lists 83 followers on this list | 11,200 |
| 131. |  luis_quevedo@luis_quevedo científico periodista papá 📲#elMétodo @rtve 🎧 @cuondapodcast @metodopodcast 📺 @telemadrid🏛@cienciamento 👨🏻🏫 @ui1Universidad ex @scifri @ntn24 @elmundoes Deadline rtve.es/el-metodo 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 25% replies, 35% retweets, 12% quotes On 433 user lists 16 followers on this list | 11,026 |
| 132. |  Liz Landau@lizlandau @NASA Senior Communications Specialist. Freelance writer. Ex @NASAJPL @CNN. Likes pi. @Princeton & @Columbia grad. Views mine. RTs ≠ endorsements. https://t.co/5xHZNsIBGk Los Angeles 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 68% replies, 10% retweets, 10% quotes On 423 user lists 91 followers on this list | 10,992 |
| 133. |  Terri Hansen | Indigenous@TerriHansen Journalist 12 yrs on US tribal, global Indigenous peoples climate beat 🌏 [email protected] Words @YesMagazine @Motherboard @VICE @IndianCountry @PBS Pacific Northwest muckrack.com/terrihansen 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 11% replies, 59% retweets, 7% quotes On 567 user lists 42 followers on this list *Follows 0.74 accounts per follower | 10,844* |
| 134. |  Emily Mullin@emilylmullin Science journalist. Currently writing for @elemental and @ozm about the coronavirus. Science writing instructor, @johnshopkins. [email protected] Baltimore, Maryland medium.com/@emilymullin 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 21% replies, 47% retweets, 3% quotes On 423 user lists 68 followers on this list | 10,819 |
| 135. |  John R. Platt@johnrplatt Environmental journalist covering endangered species, climate, pollution & related topics. Editor, @Revelator_News. Tips, pitches: jplatt @ therevelator.org Portland, Oregon therevelator.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 19% replies, 51% retweets, 2% quotes On 542 user lists 70 followers on this list *Follows 0.79 accounts per follower | 10,812* |
| 136. |  Lena V. Groeger@lenagroeger science journalist & designer, news apps developer @ProPublica. @SND @NAHJ San Francisco, CA lenagroeger.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes On 729 user lists 62 followers on this list | 10,805 |
| 137. |  Marilynn Marchione@MMarchioneAP I'm chief medical writer for the Associated Press, always looking for a good story, good book, bike ride on a nice day. [email protected] ap.org 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 3% replies, 73% retweets, 18% quotes On 548 user lists 35 followers on this list | 10,740 |
| 138. |  scifleur@SciFleur Award-winning science journalist covering archaeology, paleontology & space @nytimes Author of 'Did You Know? Dinosaurs' (2020) DK [email protected] nytimes.com/by/nicholas-st… 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 1% new, 5% replies, 94% retweets, 0% quotes On 428 user lists 147 followers on this list *Follows 0.54 accounts per follower | 10,660* |
| 139. |  Joel Achenbach@JoelAchenbach The Washington Post; Achenblog; Why Things Are; Captured By Aliens; The Grand Idea; A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea Washington DC washingtonpost.com/achenblog 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 5% replies, 67% retweets, 0% quotes On 428 user lists 94 followers on this list | 10,589 |
| 140. |  Deborah Netburn@DeborahNetburn Science and features writer at the Los Angeles Times. Refuse to let the world corrupt you. Los Angeles latimes.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 28% replies, 40% retweets, 10% quotes On 378 user lists 32 followers on this list | 10,449 |
| 141. |  Pauline Acalin@w00ki33 Spaceflight photojournalist. Mom, explorer, astrophotographer, tee designer, foodie. Rockets are amazing. pale blue dot instagram.com/pacalin/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 41% replies, 32% retweets, 10% quotes On 241 user lists 21 followers on this list | 10,392 |
| 142. |  Akshat Rathi@AkshatRathi Climate and energy nerd at Bloomberg News. PhD, University of Oxford. Writing a book on scaling climate solutions. Newsletter bit.ly/bbg-green London, UK akshatrathi.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 20% replies, 57% retweets, 10% quotes On 486 user lists 63 followers on this list | 10,385 |
| 143. |  Eric Roston@eroston Important things are more fun than fun things are important. Carbon stuff. 'Lucid and occasionally disturbing.' Pals around with @KarenYourish. RT=PV/n. New York, NY BloombergGreen.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 43% replies, 35% retweets, 4% quotes On 596 user lists 74 followers on this list | 10,340 |
| 144. |  David W. Brown@dwbwriter Author. Next: THE MISSION, about scientists who wrangled a spaceship from NASA to explore the ocean world Europa. (Custom House, 2021). Then: Antarctica (2023) Louisiana dwb.io 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 17% replies, 76% retweets, 2% quotes On 549 user lists 22 followers on this list | 10,258 |
| 145. |  Joe's Big Idea@joesbigidea Virtually training scientists to become better communicators. Founded by @joepalca and @maddie_sofia. Tweets by @travlinscientst. Join our #scicomm community⬇️. Nationwide npr.org/2017/08/24/537… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 7% replies, 69% retweets, 13% quotes On 447 user lists 73 followers on this list | 10,232 |
| 146. |  Marc Abrahams@MarcAbrahams editor of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Also see: @ImprobResearch Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA improbable.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 3% replies, 51% retweets, 22% quotes On 419 user lists 92 followers on this list | 10,114 |
| 147. |  Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis Contributing writer, @NYTmag and @CalSunday, writer for @newyorker and elsewhere. Tennessean on the Puget Sound. brookejarvis.net 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 23% replies, 51% retweets, 11% quotes On 521 user lists 85 followers on this list | 10,054 |
| 148. |  curiouswavefn@curiouswavefn History of science and technology, especially math, physics etc. Drug discovery and chemistry. Columnist for 3 Quarks Daily. Books. Music. All views my own. San Francisco, CA wavefunction.fieldofscience.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 49% replies, 23% retweets, 10% quotes On 374 user lists 35 followers on this list | 9,934 |
| 149. |  Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel I'm an editor/correspondent for @nprscience. Mostly smart on the radio. Mostly stupid on the Twitter. Nukes/Rockets/Missiles/Space/etc. securedrop.npr.org npr.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 39% replies, 29% retweets, 12% quotes On 574 user lists 94 followers on this list | 9,910 |
| 150. |  Oliver Morton@Eaterofsun Author of The Moon: A History for the Future medium.com/@Eaterofsun/th… Views not discernible from RTs Greenwich, UK heliophage.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 21% replies, 65% retweets, 10% quotes On 588 user lists 88 followers on this list | 9,844 |
| 151. |  Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak National Science Technology and Environment Reporter @abcnews. Was: @GuardianAus & @NewScientist DMs open [email protected] Sydney, New South Wales 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 49% replies, 40% retweets, 3% quotes On 369 user lists 18 followers on this list | 9,815 |
| 152. |  Erika Check Hayden@Erika_Check My dream: to help you achieve yours. Director @UCSC_SciCom Science Communication Program: scicom.ucsc.edu. she/her Bay Area erikacheck.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 41% replies, 43% retweets, 11% quotes On 593 user lists 111 followers on this list | 9,777 |
| 153. |  (((John Rennie)))@tvjrennie Science writer/editor @QuantaMagazine. Frmrly @SciAm, TWC's Hacking the Planet & more. Faculty for NYU SHERP, Beakerhead SciComm. Opinions = my own — at most. New York, NY johnrennie.net 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 11% replies, 77% retweets, 9% quotes On 670 user lists 140 followers on this list | 9,726 |
| 154. |  Ron Winslow@ronwinslow Freelance medical + science writer after 33+ yrs at #WSJ; @onepeloton, hiker, skier, #redsox. [email protected] Mount Washington Valley, NH 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 24% replies, 57% retweets, 7% quotes On 515 user lists 49 followers on this list | 9,725 |
| 155. |  Brooke Borel@brookeborel Sr. Editor @undarkmag • Instructor @nyu_journalism • Freelance journo for many (maybe you?) • Books: Infested / The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking • She/Her brookeborel.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 14% replies, 51% retweets, 7% quotes On 411 user lists 149 followers on this list | 9,626 |
| 156. |  John J. Berger@johnjberger Author. Editor. Energy consultant. Forthcoming book: Climate Solutions: Turning Global Peril into Jobs and Prosperity. San Francisco Bay Area johnjberger.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 80% new, 3% replies, 15% retweets, 2% quotes On 305 user lists 1 follower on this list | 9,602 |
| 157. |  John Timmer@j_timmer Chief science wrangler for Ars Technica. Writes, edits, and teaches science communications. The big city arstechnica.com/author/john-ti… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 63% replies, 3% retweets, 11% quotes On 736 user lists 137 followers on this list | 9,599 |
| 158. |  Tariq J. Malik@tariqjmalik Astrojournalist, Space.com Editor in Chief, rocket fan. Covering the 'verse for @Spacedotcom/@FuturePLC since 2001. Hailing freq: [email protected] New York, NY space.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 29% replies, 39% retweets, 22% quotes On 448 user lists 56 followers on this list | 9,577 |
| 159. |  Miriam E. Tucker@MiriamETucker Writer/journalist specializing in medicine/health. Living with type 1 diabetes since 1973. Washington DC area linkedin.com/in/miriametuck… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 31% replies, 43% retweets, 18% quotes On 598 user lists 24 followers on this list | 9,521 |
| 160. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl Freelance chemistry and food journalist. Bylines @cenmag @ScienceNews @Forbes @DCist @SciAm. Chemistry Ph.D. Inglés+Español. Washington, DC, mostly. carmendrahl.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 49% replies, 15% retweets, 17% quotes On 502 user lists 88 followers on this list | 9,375 |
| 161. |  Katherine H. Courage@KHCourage Science journalist. Author of CULTURED amzn.to/2TUT5sn and OCTOPUS! amzn.to/17xUF5R. @SciAm contributor. Erstwhile triathlete. Novice mom. She/her Longmont, CO katherinecourage.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 38% new, 26% replies, 25% retweets, 10% quotes On 551 user lists 125 followers on this list | 9,367 |
| 162. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa Astronomy reporter at Science News. Lifelong astronomy nerd. Queer Jewish mom. Ideas my own. She/her/hers Cambridge, MA sciencenews.org/author/lisa-gr… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 54% replies, 21% retweets, 12% quotes On 456 user lists 108 followers on this list | 9,263 |
| 163. |  Kim Kowal Arcand@kimberlykowal Visualization & emerging tech/X-ray astronomy; speaker; author; 'Light from the Void' 20 Years of @chandraxray now out; opinions=my own; she/her RI, USA kimarcand.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 75% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 352 user lists 54 followers on this list | 9,164 |
| 164. |  Betsy Mason@betsymason Freelance journalist, geologist, beer snob, calm assertive pack leader. Co-author of the book All Over the Map (Oct. 30 bit.ly/alloverthemap) San Francisco Bay Area betsymason.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 17% replies, 37% retweets, 14% quotes On 758 user lists 108 followers on this list | 9,101 |
| 165. |  Hannah Waters@hannahjwaters words and birds 🌾 writer, naturalist, climate editor @audubonsociety. stands up for the common bird. she/her. NYC/BK clippings.me/hannahjwaters 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 26% replies, 53% retweets, 5% quotes On 581 user lists 120 followers on this list | 8,961 |
| 166. |  Emma Marris@Emma_Marris Writer in Oregon. Environment, wildlife, ripping yarns. Writing a book about wild animals. Borderline utopian. Radical Gleasonian. She/her Klamath Falls, OR emmamarris.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 51% replies, 23% retweets, 10% quotes On 320 user lists 79 followers on this list | 8,899 |
| 167. |  Dr. David Warmflash@CosmicEvolution Astrobiologist, physician, author,science advisor. Wants more space missions,more evolution in schools,more vaccines,more biotech,more nuclear energy #Biden2020 Portland, United States barnesandnoble.com/w/moon-david-w… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 9% replies, 29% retweets, 28% quotes On 671 user lists 58 followers on this list | 8,876 |
| 168. |  Wade Roush@wroush Sci/tech storyteller. Audio producer @TechReview, host @soonishpodcast, columnist @sciam, author @mitpress, co-founder @hubspokeaudio, PhD @MITPSTS Cambridge, MA waderoush.com 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 48% new, 32% replies, 15% retweets, 4% quotes On 579 user lists 34 followers on this list | 8,838 |
| 169. |  Brandon Keim@9brandon Freelance journalist + writer | Nature, animals, science & environment | Author, The Eye of the Sandpiper goo.gl/cn6c1y | Co-founder @KittyEatsBugs Bangor, ME instagram.com/9brandon/ 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 59% replies, 15% retweets, 8% quotes On 636 user lists 98 followers on this list | 8,836 |
| 170. |  Tara Haelle@tarahaelle Science/health journalist • mom • feminist • teacher • photographer • author • @Forbes • kid lit • #MBL • #AHCJ • #binder • Gryffindor • Texan • she/her DFW tarahaelle.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 55% replies, 37% retweets, 4% quotes On 518 user lists 75 followers on this list | 8,826 |
| 171. |  Peter Aldhous@paldhous Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Reporter @BuzzFeedNews, lecturer @UCSC_SciCom @ucbsoj, instructor @AMI_Berkeley San Francisco peteraldhous.com 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 52% new, 22% replies, 23% retweets, 2% quotes On 639 user lists 136 followers on this list | 8,795 |
| 172. |  Lee Billings@LeeBillings Science journalist covering space and physics for @sciam. Author of Five Billion Years of Solitude, a book on the search for alien Earths. Opinions are my own. New York City leebillings.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 11% replies, 75% retweets, 6% quotes On 622 user lists 127 followers on this list | 8,733 |
| 173. |  Will Gater@willgater Astronomer | Journalist | Space geek 🌍 https://t.co/qdUaJi892Z 🔭 https://t.co/vtY0MvxbF8 🪐 Live show info: https://t.co/vQFc3wAD4z UK willgater.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 47% replies, 13% retweets, 18% quotes On 404 user lists 29 followers on this list | 8,727 |
| 174. |  George Musser@gmusser contributing editor for Scientific American, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory and Spooky Action at a Distance New York georgemusser.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 21% replies, 59% retweets, 0% quotes On 574 user lists 90 followers on this list | 8,725 |
| 175. |  Todd B. Bates@ByToddBBates SciComm @RutgersU, ex 35yr Journalist (Enviro/Investig/WX/Health, etc. @AsburyParkPress, The Home News, etc.), Pulitzer Finalist, _/ Player from ROC. RTs ≠Agree Piscataway, New Jersey linkedin.com/in/todd-b-bate… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 0% replies, 3% retweets, 0% quotes On 385 user lists 7 followers on this list | 8,612 |
| 176. |  Dr Claire O’Connell@claireoconnell PhD cell biology UCD, MSc Sci Comm DCU, writes for Silicon Republic and The Irish Times. Irish Science Writer of the Year 2016. MC. Adjunct Professor @ucd_sbbs Dublin tinyurl.com/cb5ht3q 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 41% replies, 49% retweets, 3% quotes On 338 user lists 29 followers on this list | 8,594 |
| 177. |  Michael Moyer@mmoyr Deputy editor @QuantaMagazine. Fan of bicycles, sourdough, evidence. Old tweets auto-deleted. New York quantamagazine.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 29% replies, 34% retweets, 14% quotes On 437 user lists 126 followers on this list | 8,521 |
| 178. |  Jason Davis@jasonrdavis Chic tweetz The dez planetary.org/about/staff/ja… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 27% replies, 32% retweets, 19% quotes On 477 user lists 36 followers on this list | 8,449 |
| 179. |  Bob Henson@bhensonweather Meteorologist, journalist, @wunderground blogger. I cover wacky #weather, changing #climate & how we live, love, work, get around & dream. Views are my own. Boulder, CO wunderground.com/cat6 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 1% replies, 63% retweets, 30% quotes On 489 user lists 15 followers on this list | 8,395 |
| 180. |  Robert Garisto@RobertGaristo Theoretical physicist, editor for the physics journal @PhysRevLett, & author of pop science pieces. Opinions: mine & not necessarily those of APS. Long Island, NY journals.aps.org/prl/ 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 23% replies, 45% retweets, 20% quotes On 300 user lists 34 followers on this list | 8,262 |
| 181. |  Michelle Nijhuis@nijhuism Editor of #LifeUpClose @TheAtlantic. Writer @NatGeoMag & @NYTMag, consigliere @HighCountryNews. Author of BELOVED BEASTS, forthcoming @WWNorton. Mom @GirlBilbo. Columbia River Gorge rhymeswithmyhouse.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 42% replies, 16% retweets, 16% quotes On 444 user lists 116 followers on this list | 8,210 |
| 182. |  Dan Fagin@danfagin Professing journalism, directing SHERP @ NYU. One-time-only winner of my fantasy baseball league and the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Butterfly chaser. New York danfagin.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 37% replies, 24% retweets, 20% quotes On 414 user lists 133 followers on this list | 8,087 |
| 183. |  Matt Shipman@ShipLives I get paid to write, which is nice. I dislike bullies. My book on science PR: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book… (he/him) Raleigh, NC …ecommunicationbreakdown.wordpress.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 47% replies, 35% retweets, 12% quotes On 452 user lists 122 followers on this list | 8,027 |
| 184. |  Brian Clark Howard@socialpyramid I'm an environmental journalist (now Deputy Editor with The Hill). Personal site: brianclarkhoward.com Washington, DC news.nationalgeographic.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 86% new, 3% replies, 10% retweets, 1% quotes On 414 user lists 28 followers on this list | 7,948 |
| 185. |  Ben Lillie@BenLillie Co-founder of @caveatnyc. Previously: co-founder of @storycollider & writer for TED. Retweets are attempts to comprehend the universe. New York, NY caveat.nyc 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 27% replies, 45% retweets, 20% quotes On 402 user lists 129 followers on this list | 7,815 |
| 186. |  Emily Anthes@EmilyAnthes Science journalist and author • THE GREAT INDOORS, out in June 2020 from @fsgbooks, is now available for pre-order! https://t.co/4q7nTAgXTB Brooklyn, NY emilyanthes.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 24% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes On 520 user lists 137 followers on this list | 7,777 |
| 187. |  wash your hands & stay home@wudanyan “Swashbuckling journalist.” 🧬COVID correspondent.🎙Co-host @TWC_pod. 📝 in @nytimes @huffpost @longreads & beyond Seattle, WA wudanyan.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 41% replies, 17% retweets, 11% quotes On 149 user lists 80 followers on this list | 7,775 |
| 188. |  Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs Senior reporter at @NatureNews. Send me tips: [email protected] Past: @buzzfeednews @BostonGlobe @NBCNews Washington, DC nidhisubbaraman.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 2% replies, 61% retweets, 14% quotes On 447 user lists 109 followers on this list | 7,716 |
| 189. |  Jeanne Garbarino, PhD@JeanneGarb Directs @RockEDU_ Science Outreach at @RockefellerUniv. Social justice & STEM education. Biochemist. Mom. Product of The Bronx. Views and typos mine. she/her NYC rockefeller.edu/outreach/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 48% replies, 25% retweets, 12% quotes On 366 user lists 84 followers on this list | 7,677 |
| 190. |  kelly oakes@kahoakes science journalist 🚀 bylines at BBC Future, New Scientist, The Observer etc 🌍 previously at BuzzFeed 🐱 [email protected] 💌 she/her 🐣 on mat leave London via Oldham kellyoak.es 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 41% replies, 25% retweets, 15% quotes On 395 user lists 102 followers on this list | 7,631 |
| 191. |  Samuel Arbesman@arbesman Ensorcelled by wonder. 📚: 'Overcomplicated' + 'The Half-Life of Facts'. @Lux_Capital. I've abandoned Twitter ☞ https://t.co/VDWqi2B8cT Paris of the Plains arbesman.net 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 462 user lists 56 followers on this list | 7,527 |
| 192. |  Aleszu Bajak@aleszubajak Science & data journalist teaching @NUjournalism • Edits @Storybench @LatAmSci • @KSJatMIT Fellow 14 • Alum @Undarkmag @EsquireClassic @SciFri • Peruvian-gringo Cambridge, MA aleszu.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 3% replies, 75% retweets, 12% quotes On 421 user lists 106 followers on this list | 7,406 |
| 193. |  ryan@RyanFMandelbaum I'm like a bird I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is And baby all I need for you to know (they/them) New York, USA 4 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 40% replies, 41% retweets, 5% quotes On 176 user lists 87 followers on this list | 7,390 |
| 194. |  Victoria Jaggard@vmjaggard99 Executive Editor for Science @NatGeo. Astronomy fan, coffee lover, gaming + anime geek, goth fashionista, Navy brat. Always on for karaoke. Washington, DC nationalgeographic.com/latest-stories/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 49% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes On 171 user lists 100 followers on this list | 7,326 |
| 195. |  Rachel Nuwer@RachelNuwer Freelance journalist. Contributes to the NY Times, NatGeo & more. Author of POACHED: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking. Brooklyn rachelnuwer.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 37% new, 48% replies, 5% retweets, 10% quotes On 364 user lists 110 followers on this list | 7,319 |
| 196. |  Karen Weintraub@kweintraub Cover Health/Sci news for NYTimes, SciAm, STAT etc. Teach at Boston University. Co-wrote books on autism, adult ADHD. Fan of great journalism, penguins. She/her Cambridge, Ma karenweintraub.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 33% new, 21% replies, 41% retweets, 5% quotes On 395 user lists 59 followers on this list | 7,247 |
| 197. |  Thomas Lin@7homaslin @QuantaMagazine founder + editor in chief; @ScienceWriting board; former @nytimes; books: (science) amzn.to/31Z0BXO + (math) amzn.to/2Ygz9CP New York City quantamagazine.org 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 22% replies, 49% retweets, 12% quotes On 227 user lists 79 followers on this list | 7,225 |
| 198. |  Lisa Song@lisalsong Environment reporter @ProPublica. Formerly @InsideClimate. Fan of geology, cats. [email protected] New York, NY propublica.org 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 19% replies, 53% retweets, 10% quotes On 382 user lists 75 followers on this list | 7,219 |
| 199. |  Sarah Keenihan PhD@sciencesarah Freelance ✮ Writer ✮ Editor ✮ Copywriter ✮ Science ✮ Technology ✮ Space ✮ Medicine ✮ Health ✮ Geology ✮ Adelaide, South Australia sarahkeenihan.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 50% replies, 9% retweets, 11% quotes On 282 user lists 20 followers on this list | 7,196 |
| 200. |  Doug Main@Douglas_Main senior writer/editor @NatGeo covering all things animals & wildlife. pro-paddlefish. tweets are runes of my own; RTs/likes I often disagree w/ but find notable Washington, DC 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 35% replies, 35% retweets, 13% quotes On 256 user lists 94 followers on this list | 7,176 |
| 201. |  Nsikan Akpan@MoNscience Highly melanated. @NatGeo science editor | Past: @NewsHour science producer | PhD pathobiologist | YNWA | For secure communications, DM for Signal. Washington DC nationalgeographic.com/science/corona… 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 31% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes On 372 user lists 109 followers on this list | 7,142 |
| 202. |  Ben Goldfarb@ben_a_goldfarb Independent journalist. Alicia Patterson fellow on the #roadecology beat. Author of EAGER, an award-winning book about beaver belief: goo.gl/DQA1Qn Spokane, WA bengoldfarb.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 54% replies, 16% retweets, 7% quotes On 231 user lists 50 followers on this list | 7,130 |
| 203. |  Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.@ainissaramirez Scientist. Speaker. Author. Thinker. THE ALCHEMY OF US (MIT Press) mitpress.mit.edu/books/alchemy-… Rep’ed by: https://t.co/eo08nioFaO linkedin.com/in/ainissa/ 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 9% replies, 33% retweets, 15% quotes On 390 user lists 37 followers on this list | 7,117 |
| 204. |  Roxanne Khamsi@rkhamsi science journalist | I used to write about things besides #COVID19 #coronavirus | sign up for my news stories 👉 https://t.co/lihqUpvTBR Montréal roxannekhamsi.com/about 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 55% replies, 21% retweets, 14% quotes On 357 user lists 93 followers on this list | 7,077 |
| 205. |  Emily Conover@emcconover Reporter at @sciencenews, bringing you the juiciest physics news. Award-winning science writer and peep dioramist. She/her Washington, DC emilyconover.net 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 47% replies, 7% retweets, 18% quotes On 201 user lists 59 followers on this list | 7,059 |
| 206. |  (((Steve Mirsky)))@SteveMirsky Editor, columnist, podcaster for @sciam magazine. Opinions expressed are my own and are subject to revision with new information. Like science. The Bronx scientificamerican.com/podcasts/ 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 25% replies, 61% retweets, 4% quotes On 466 user lists 101 followers on this list | 7,048 |
| 207. |  Katia Moskvitch@SciTech_Cat Editorial Lead @IBMResearch. Ex journo: WIRED, Nature, BBC. Astrophysicist & rockclimber. Quark-filled Canadian in UK. My 📖 on neutron stars✨ out Sept 2020! London, UK katiamoskvitch.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 28% replies, 44% retweets, 10% quotes On 328 user lists 60 followers on this list | 7,006 |
| 208. |  Eric Michael Johnson@ericmjohnson Historian of science, evolutionary anthropologist, and award-winning science writer currently producing massive amounts of adenosine triphosphate. Vancouver, BC ericmichaeljohnson.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 59% new, 21% replies, 13% retweets, 8% quotes On 557 user lists 112 followers on this list | 6,907 |
| 209. |  Laurie Winkless@laurie_winkless Physicist-turned-science storyteller. Book#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY. Book#2: STICKY (2021?). @ForbesScience contributor. Irish. Feminist. Opinionated. She/her. Wellington NZ (via London) lauriewinkless.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 57% replies, 28% retweets, 6% quotes On 231 user lists 44 followers on this list | 6,879 |
| 210. |  Jamie Vernon@JLVernonPhD Husband, Dad, Scientist, Science Advocate, Civic Citizen. #scicomm-er & #scipol-er. This is the personal account of @SigmaXiCEO Raleigh, NC linkedin.com/in/jlvernon/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 34% replies, 37% retweets, 22% quotes On 471 user lists 84 followers on this list | 6,862 |
| 211. |  Natasha Geiling@ngeiling studying @berkeleylaw. senior online editor for @CalifLRev vol. 109. live every day like it's scorpio season. Berkeley, CA 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 11% replies, 26% retweets, 30% quotes On 316 user lists 26 followers on this list | 6,836 |
| 212. |  Caitlin S., PhD@Paleophile Senior #SciComm Specialist for a medical research org | evolutionary anthropology PhD | novice script writer | #celiac | #scipol | 🐶🐈 #rescue | Personal acct OH➡NJ➡️NYC➡️AZ➡️DC and MD 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 47% replies, 26% retweets, 14% quotes On 412 user lists 47 followers on this list | 6,795 |
| 213. |  Kris Hirst@archaeology writer, editor, archaeologist, Thoughtco.com archaeology expert American midwest thoughtco.com/archaeology-41… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 403 user lists 4 followers on this list | 6,762 |
| 214. |  Lauren Wolf@laurenkwolf Head of science & tech @cenmag. Lover of science quirk. Ocean pee-er. Follow me for #chemistry news. Views my own. Washington DC cen.acs.org/index.html 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 39% new, 25% replies, 25% retweets, 11% quotes On 295 user lists 51 followers on this list | 6,754 |
| 215. |  Gabrielle Birchak@GabriellBirchak Math & science writer, podcaster in love with sci-history. #math #science #history #EverybodyinSTEM My tweets are part of the collective. Resistance was futile. Los Angeles, CA mathsciencehistory.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 27% replies, 39% retweets, 3% quotes On 119 user lists 7 followers on this list | 6,720 |
| 216. |  Dr Robin George Andrews 🌋@SquigglyVolcano Science Journalist | Volcanologist | @NatGeo @TheAtlantic @SciAm @nytimes @Forbes @WIRED @Nature @Gizmodo @AtlasObscura @Verge @QuantaMagazine @newscientist London, England robingeorgeandrews.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 69% replies, 21% retweets, 2% quotes On 234 user lists 32 followers on this list | 6,634 |
| 217. |  Kelly Brenner@KellyBrenner Naturalist, Writer, Photographer • NATURE OBSCURA: A City’s Hidden Natural World - OUT NOW @MtneersBooks • @NudiAppSoc • #InverteFest • #StreetCreatures Fridays Seattle/Duwamish Land metrofieldguide.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 77% replies, 12% retweets, 6% quotes On 251 user lists 13 followers on this list | 6,619 |
| 218. |  Laura Seward Forczyk 🌙💫🚀@LauraForczyk Founder @Astralytical. Space professional, scientist, mom, & #FutureAstronaut. I tweet about NASA, women in science, aerospace industry & policy. #Feminist Atlanta, GA astralytical.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 61% replies, 19% retweets, 10% quotes On 214 user lists 24 followers on this list | 6,591 |
| 219. |  Richard Van Noorden@Richvn Features editor, Nature. E-mail: initial[dot]lastname[at]nature[dot]com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 53% replies, 24% retweets, 12% quotes On 247 user lists 79 followers on this list | 6,581 |
| 220. |  Adam Mann@adamspacemann Aspiring space philosopher @NatGeo @SciAm @WSJ @NatureNews @NewsfromScience @Wired @PNASNews @LiveScience Oakland, Ca 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 37% replies, 20% retweets, 15% quotes On 362 user lists 63 followers on this list | 6,576 |
| 221. |  Jules Howard@juleslhoward Science-writer, author, zoology correspondent. Guardian / BBC. Did I ever tell you about the VR duck vagina app? It can probably wait. theguardian.com/profile/jules-… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 82% replies, 1% retweets, 6% quotes On 150 user lists 18 followers on this list | 6,575 |
| 222. |  Darryl Fears@bydarrylfears WaPo reporter covering environment/wildlife. LA Times, Atlanta Constitution, Detroit Freep alum. HU Bison. Track & Field nut. wapo.st/1nlOX DC washingtonpost.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 45% new, 3% replies, 43% retweets, 9% quotes 41 followers on this list | 6,548 |
| 223. |  Tanya Lewis@tanyalewis314 Associate Health and Medicine Editor @SciAm. I learn less and less about more and more until I know nothing about everything. Tweets are my own opinion. She/her New York tanyaalewis.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 9% replies, 56% retweets, 16% quotes On 261 user lists 71 followers on this list | 6,505 |
| 224. |  Gaia Vince@WanderingGaia Writer, broadcaster, author (TRANSCENDENCE amzn.to/2nSFEyQ; ADVENTURES IN THE ANTHROPOCENE amzn.to/1KKAUc7). Science of humanity and our planet Earth WanderingGaia.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 39% replies, 40% retweets, 12% quotes On 282 user lists 63 followers on this list | 6,460 |
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| 226. |  Cristine Russell@russellcris Science, enviro, health writer: climate science+policy; the media; women in science. World Conf of Sci Journalists 2017 co-chair; Harvard Kennedy School fellow Cambridge, MA; CT; wherever 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 0% replies, 70% retweets, 25% quotes On 453 user lists 111 followers on this list | 6,352 |
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| 229. |  Dr Helen Scales@helenscales Marine biologist. Writer. Talker. UK helenscales.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 49% replies, 21% retweets, 20% quotes On 269 user lists 34 followers on this list | 6,308 |
| 230. |  Dave Levitan@davelevitan Journalist, mostly science and politics; bylines @gizmodo @thedailybeast @newrepublic @washingtonpost and lots more. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST davelevitan.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 12% replies, 12% retweets, 40% quotes On 259 user lists 49 followers on this list | 6,261 |
| 231. |  Christine Dell'Amore@cdellamore Bug-loving adventurer. Senior animals editor at National Geographic. Author of the book South Pole. Co-founder of the @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. Washington, D.C. nationalgeographic.com/contributors/d… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 34% replies, 31% retweets, 4% quotes On 149 user lists 43 followers on this list | 6,197 |
| 232. |  Erica Klarreich@EricaKlarreich Mathematics and science journalist. My work has appeared in Quanta, Nature, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Science News and other publications. Berkeley, California ericaklarreich.com 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 30% replies, 47% retweets, 5% quotes On 191 user lists 20 followers on this list | 6,155 |
| 233. |  Robert Lee Hotz@leHotz I cover science for The Wall Street Journal. Distinguished Writer in Residence @nyu_journalism. President of The Alicia Patterson Foundation. Whovian. New York 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 3% replies, 64% retweets, 2% quotes On 358 user lists 116 followers on this list | 6,046 |
| 234. |  Allie Wilkinson@AllieWilkinson Freelance science journalist. Formerly at @sciencenews. Award-winning baker. Washington, DC alliewilkinson.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 27% replies, 33% retweets, 8% quotes On 524 user lists 86 followers on this list | 6,044 |
| 235. |  M. Balter teaches/does journalism, remotely.@mbalter Journalism prof, City College of New York; contributor to CJR, SciAm, SAPIENS, The Verge, Yale E360, etc. Anthro, mental health, environ, #MeTooSTEM Recently returned to USA from 29 yrs exile in Europe. michaelbalter.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 5% replies, 67% retweets, 0% quotes On 273 user lists 85 followers on this list | 5,981 |
| 236. |  Kathleen Raven@inkkr Science writer. Currently tracking: hearing loss & suicide as a symptom & things that make you 🤔 // #FutureIsFemale // In flight 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 47% new, 9% replies, 38% retweets, 6% quotes On 348 user lists 116 followers on this list | 5,946 |
| 237. |  Mary Hoff@mkhoff #Science & #environment communicator and editor in chief @ensiamedia. Tweets are my own. linkedin.com/in/maryhoff Minnesota linkedin.com/in/maryhoff/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 3% replies, 51% retweets, 3% quotes On 267 user lists 49 followers on this list | 5,931 |
| 238. |  Michael Greshko@michaelgreshko Science writer @NatGeo. @MIT_SciWrite & @VanderbiltU alum. [email protected] • DM for Signal/WhatsApp Washington, DC news.nationalgeographic.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 47% replies, 7% retweets, 19% quotes On 112 user lists 54 followers on this list | 5,770 |
| 239. |  John McQuaid@johnmcquaid Journalist. Author of Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat Silver Spring, MD, USA tastybook.net 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 41% replies, 19% retweets, 17% quotes 34 followers on this list | 5,677 |
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| 241. |  Maia Weinstock@20tauri @MIT News deputy editor; @LegoNASAwomen + #legaljusticeleague creator; author of forthcoming Millie Dresselhaus bio; champion of women. Tweets = mine. She/her Massachusetts maiaw.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 40% replies, 27% retweets, 10% quotes On 296 user lists 62 followers on this list | 5,503 |
| 242. |  Ewen Callaway@ewencallaway Immigrant. Journalist at Nature. Mostly just parenting these days. London 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 21% replies, 49% retweets, 8% quotes On 320 user lists 95 followers on this list | 5,472 |
| 243. |  Hillary Rosner@hillaryrosner Independent journalist in the medium formerly known as print. Boulder, CO hillaryr.net 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 62% new, 13% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes On 368 user lists 112 followers on this list | 5,469 |
| 244. |  Emily@seelix Yes, I am a master of disguise & trained as a forensic anthropologist. No, I'm not a supervillain. she/they 💖💜💙 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 31% replies, 53% retweets, 4% quotes On 367 user lists 66 followers on this list | 5,393 |
| 245. |  Flora Lichtman@flichtman stunningly awful 3 star podcast host of @eltshow from @Gimletmedia. before: bill nye saves on @netflix @nytimes @scifri [email protected] new yak 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 69% replies, 11% retweets, 11% quotes On 132 user lists 45 followers on this list | 5,359 |
| 246. |  Brian Vastag@brianvastag Former Washington Post science reporter, now disabled. Contributor, The Science Writers' Handbook. Living a quiet life on a quiet island. Kauai washingtonpost.com/health/glacier… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 21% replies, 49% retweets, 17% quotes On 325 user lists 100 followers on this list | 5,339 |
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| 248. |  Simon Watt@SimonDWatt Biologist, sci com, writer, comic, TV bod. Head of The @UglyAnimal Preservation Society. Host of @LevelUpHuman. Arts at @CrackedLightArt. Quiz at @UniSillyChal readysteadyscience.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 37% replies, 29% retweets, 10% quotes On 119 user lists 19 followers on this list | 5,257 |
| 249. |  Liz Lee Heinecke@KitchPantrySci Science storyteller, currently immersed in La Belle Epoch writing “RADIANT.” Minneapolis, MN kitchenpantryscientist.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 19% replies, 48% retweets, 3% quotes On 323 user lists 35 followers on this list | 5,220 |
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| 251. |  Erin Ross@ErinEARoss Museum staff turned science journalist. Science, environment & outdoors @OPB. Alum of @NatureNews, @NPR & @axios. SciCom Slug. Former mosquito wrangler. She/Her Watch us explore on #OregonFieldGuide 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 61% replies, 23% retweets, 7% quotes On 124 user lists 64 followers on this list | 5,068 |
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| 252. |  Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ blog.coturnix.org Pittsboro, NC coturnix.org 10 years on Twitter until last tweet (2019-Mar-05) Recent tweets: 55% new, 8% replies, 37% retweets, 0% quotes On 2,144 user lists 81 followers on this list | 27,792 |
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