Followers vs. Lists for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2018-Apr-23 11:50 UTC. Listed users: 189. A feed's listed count is the number of Twitter users' lists on which the feed appears. For this group, the median ratio of followers to listed count is 19. For a list ordered by followers, see Professional Science Writers on Twitter. Feedback: @TrueSciPhi.

User

Followers

Listed
count

Ratio of
followers to
listed count

Ratio/median

@johnmcquaid

5,736

625

9.2

0.5

@bydarrylfears

5,305

460

0.6

@AllieWilkinson

6,207

537

0.6

@betsymason

8,773

742

0.6

@paldhous

6,519

536

0.6

@ericmjohnson

6,929

555

0.7

@Sheril_

8,800

695

0.7

@LeeBillings

7,830

612

0.7

@j_timmer

9,474

734

0.7

10.

@9brandon

8,228

612

0.7

11.

@BoraZ

30,023

2,226

0.7

12.

@bobfinn

5,140

381

0.7

13.

@Paleophile

5,612

414

0.7

14.

@CosmicEvolution

9,502

700

0.7

15.

@tvjrennie

9,376

687

0.7

16.

@GrrlScientist

25,189

1,824

0.7

17.

@russellcris

6,076

439

0.7

18.

@SteveMirsky

6,191

444

0.7

19.

@AboutPhysics

9,118

651

0.7

20.

@gmusser

7,725

547

0.7

21.

@lenagroeger

9,858

698

0.7

22.

@seelix

5,340

377

0.7

23.

@EmilyAnthes

7,224

503

0.8

24.

@ferrisjabr

11,549

804

0.8

25.

@JLVernonPhD

6,914

475

0.8

26.

@dbiello

13,833

950

0.8

27.

@gbrumfiel

6,815

463

0.8

28.

@hannahjwaters

8,361

567

0.8

29.

@nancyshute

12,287

825

0.8

30.

@hillaryrosner

5,394

362

0.8

31.

@Eaterofsun

8,728

579

0.8

32.

@wroush

8,809

581

0.8

33.

@tarahaelle

6,425

420

0.8

34.

@davidkroll

11,438

739

0.8

35.

@NidhiSubs

6,159

397

0.8

36.

@MiriamETucker

9,108

586

0.8

37.

@borenbears

13,100

834

0.8

38.

@eroston

8,284

526

0.8

39.

@Neuronarrative

15,247

964

0.8

40.

@maggiekb1

28,200

1,775

0.8

41.

@ShipLives

7,177

450

0.8

42.

@lindy2350

8,176

512

0.8

43.

@arbesman

6,740

422

0.8

44.

@aleszubajak

6,413

397

0.9

45.

@dvergano

16,871

1,043

0.9

46.

@trueanomalies

5,214

322

0.9

47.

@Erika_Check

9,622

593

0.9

48.

@archaeology

6,689

410

0.9

49.

@ewencallaway

5,443

333

0.9

50.

@AkshatRathi

5,513

336

0.9

51.

@KHCourage

9,232

561

0.9

52.

@socialpyramid

6,665

405

0.9

53.

@RogerHighfield

17,023

1,028

0.9

54.

@leHotz

5,470

330

0.9

55.

@erinbiba

13,942

840

0.9

56.

@nijhuism

7,118

428

0.9

57.

@astrolisa

6,493

390

0.9

58.

@robinlloyd99

10,674

640

0.9

59.

@bryanrwalsh

20,546

1,227

0.9

60.

@StartsWithABang

11,193

668

0.9

61.

@ainissaramirez

6,712

399

0.9

62.

@inkkr

6,096

360

0.9

63.

@TomLevenson

12,327

724

0.9

64.

@mdichristina

20,868

1,224

0.9

65.

@jasonrdavis

7,171

419

0.9

66.

@TerriHansen

8,696

505

0.9

67.

@katewong

11,433

663

0.9

68.

@johnrplatt

8,449

489

0.9

69.

@Annaleen

31,648

1,826

0.9

70.

@jetjocko

14,190

817

0.9

71.

@bmaher

12,563

722

0.9

72.

@ivanoransky

31,278

1,782

0.9

73.

@danfagin

7,058

396

0.9

74.

@carmendrahl

8,909

495

0.9

75.

@Nancy_A

11,730

650

0.9

76.

@MaverickNY

16,807

926

1.0

77.

@kweintraub

5,936

326

1.0

78.

@JeanneGarb

6,477

355

1.0

79.

@amy_harmon

17,111

937

1.0

80.

@mmoyr

7,454

408

1.0

81.

@FromTheLabBench

12,096

661

1.0

82.

@RachelNuwer

5,606

305

1.0

83.

@mocost

39,782

2,164

1.0

84.

@adamspacemann

6,540

354

1.0

85.

@kahoakes

7,454

400

1.0

86.

@BenLillie

7,440

399

1.0

87.

@MMarchioneAP

8,799

470

1.0

88.

@ronwinslow

9,493

507

1.0

89.

@emilylmullin

6,137

327

1.0

90.

@alexwitze

18,468

981

1.0

91.

@SciGuySpace

29,047

1,540

1.0

92.

@joesbigidea

7,770

409

1.0

93.

@WanderingGaia

5,063

265

1.0

94.

@bug_gwen

19,328

1,010

1.0

95.

@KatherineHobson

14,174

740

1.0

96.

@arielwaldman

32,560

1,688

1.0

97.

@Revkin

82,009

4,244

1.0

98.

@LizNeeley

16,691

862

1.0

99.

@sciencecomedian

19,630

1,009

1.0

100.

@alicebell

25,074

1,282

1.0

101.

@Ananyo

12,379

632

1.0

102.

@marynmck

37,206

1,899

1.0

103.

@DrMRFrancis

17,292

880

1.0

104.

@ClaraMoskowitz

11,032

560

1.0

105.

@deborahblum

32,721

1,657

1.0

106.

@cragcrest

12,644

639

1.0

107.

@curiouswavefn

5,677

284

1.1

108.

@laurenkwolf

5,912

295

1.1

109.

@jgold85

16,016

799

1.1

110.

@willgater

7,830

390

1.1

111.

@tariqjmalik

8,370

412

1.1

112.

@luis_quevedo

7,956

388

1.1

113.

@maiasz

18,146

880

1.1

114.

@RebeccaSkloot

46,902

2,274

1.1

115.

@b0yle

32,999

1,597

1.1

116.

@brookeborel

7,857

378

1.1

117.

@dwbwriter

11,199

538

1.1

118.

@roseveleth

16,532

794

1.1

119.

@rowhoop

10,045

481

1.1

120.

@Laelaps

25,094

1,194

1.1

121.

@DavidQuammen

9,395

445

1.1

122.

@JenLucPiquant

34,392

1,620

1.1

123.

@RachelFeltman

19,274

902

1.1

124.

@David_Dobbs

35,491

1,653

1.1

125.

@maggiemfox

18,418

848

1.1

126.

@SciFleur

7,137

327

1.1

127.

@skrishna

17,585

794

1.2

128.

@mslopatto

9,940

448

1.2

129.

@ngeiling

6,699

301

1.2

130.

@ByToddBBates

9,355

417

1.2

131.

@claireoconnell

7,676

340

1.2

132.

@evelynjlamb

8,247

359

1.2

133.

@simoxenham

13,682

591

1.2

134.

@virginiahughes

31,935

1,377

1.2

135.

@MarcAbrahams

9,472

406

1.2

136.

@laurahelmuth

26,763

1,142

1.2

137.

@adrs

8,519

363

1.2

138.

@sarahkaplan48

7,872

331

1.3

139.

@scicurious

60,617

2,522

1.3

140.

@stevesilberman

93,549

3,885

1.3

141.

@Richvn

5,717

236

1.3

142.

@lizlandau

9,673

397

1.3

143.

@hannahdev

14,188

576

1.3

144.

@themadstone

12,169

491

1.3

145.

@kimberlykowal

7,834

315

1.3

146.

@sarahzhang

7,563

304

1.3

147.

@alokjha

30,578

1,228

1.3

148.

@aatishb

14,740

583

1.3

149.

@DrJoeHanson

31,001

1,224

1.3

150.

@RobertGaristo

6,892

269

1.3

151.

@BrianDunning

33,956

1,322

1.4

152.

@sciencebase

45,178

1,757

1.4

153.

@mary_roach

27,501

1,069

1.4

154.

@mikamckinnon

23,175

890

1.4

155.

@DeborahNetburn

8,554

328

1.4

156.

@philipcball

6,919

264

1.4

157.

@edbites

6,290

239

1.4

158.

@sethmnookin

35,531

1,349

1.4

159.

@DaveMosher

19,736

741

1.4

160.

@mirikramer

15,347

576

1.4

161.

@edyong209

135,256

5,067

1.4

162.

@beatricebiology

11,915

441

1.4

163.

@JamesGleick

34,070

1,231

1.5

164.

@matthewherper

81,451

2,887

1.5

165.

@nattyover

12,506

431

1.5

166.

@shannonmstirone

8,613

285

1.6

167.

@ElizKolbert

31,211

1,010

1.6

168.

@tanyalewis314

5,756

185

1.6

169.

@SLSingh

75,483

2,408

1.6

170.

@carinbondar

28,529

902

1.7

171.

@elakdawalla

147,092

4,632

1.7

172.

@alexbellos

24,569

758

1.7

173.

@nadiamdrake

25,619

788

1.7

174.

@webmz_

5,112

151

1.8

175.

@lorengrush

25,073

738

1.8

176.

@andersen

14,352

412

1.8

177.

@sarahcruddas

15,778

435

1.9

178.

@PAYOLETTER

12,371

324

2.0

179.

@CaraSantaMaria

79,072

2,056

2.0

180.

@NotchByNotch

5,174

125

2.2

181.

@marcuschown

44,180

1,028

2.3

182.

@iansample

47,406

1,006

2.5

183.

@carlzimmer

278,694

5,865

2.5

184.

@BadAstronomer

628,811

12,945

2.6

185.

@TheSpaceGal

41,478

797

2.7

186.

@GeneticJen

13,253

240

2.9

187.

@Sci_Phile

70,558

1,174

3.2

188.

@JossFong

18,673

283

3.5

189.

@coreyspowell

74,127

1,041

3.7