Followers vs. Lists for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2018-Aug-21 11:50 UTC. Listed users: 205. 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 20. 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

5,707

623

9.2

0.5

@AllieWilkinson

6,117

540

0.6

@bydarrylfears

5,486

475

0.6

@betsymason

8,606

742

0.6

@ericmjohnson

6,859

557

0.6

@paldhous

6,886

556

0.6

@Sheril_

8,770

708

0.6

@CosmicEvolution

8,799

698

0.6

@j_timmer

9,402

739

0.6

10.

@LeeBillings

7,943

612

0.6

11.

@bobfinn

5,021

386

0.7

12.

@BoraZ

29,094

2,219

0.7

13.

@9brandon

8,249

614

0.7

14.

@russellcris

6,012

443

0.7

15.

@tvjrennie

9,374

688

0.7

16.

@GrrlScientist

25,081

1,833

0.7

17.

@AboutPhysics

8,791

640

0.7

18.

@SteveMirsky

6,300

455

0.7

19.

@gmusser

7,840

559

0.7

20.

@seelix

5,293

376

0.7

21.

@EmilyAnthes

7,182

505

0.7

22.

@Paleophile

5,903

415

0.7

23.

@lenagroeger

10,110

704

0.7

24.

@JLVernonPhD

6,812

474

0.7

25.

@gbrumfiel

6,870

472

0.7

26.

@dbiello

13,899

950

0.7

27.

@hannahjwaters

8,388

572

0.7

28.

@nancyshute

12,133

827

0.7

29.

@hillaryrosner

5,316

361

0.7

30.

@Eaterofsun

8,675

586

0.7

31.

@wroush

8,731

588

0.7

32.

@bhensonweather

5,091

339

0.8

33.

@TerriHansen

7,705

512

0.8

34.

@tarahaelle

6,562

434

0.8

35.

@MiriamETucker

8,977

592

0.8

36.

@davidkroll

11,458

751

0.8

37.

@borenbears

13,353

862

0.8

38.

@johnupton

12,108

779

0.8

39.

@trueanomalies

5,072

325

0.8

40.

@Neuronarrative

15,107

965

0.8

41.

@NidhiSubs

6,387

407

0.8

42.

@dvergano

16,597

1,054

0.8

43.

@maggiekb1

28,038

1,775

0.8

44.

@KitchPantrySci

5,293

335

0.8

45.

@ShipLives

7,194

453

0.8

46.

@eroston

8,355

526

0.8

47.

@Erika_Check

9,557

599

0.8

48.

@lindy2350

8,470

530

0.8

49.

@arbesman

6,900

431

0.8

50.

@aleszubajak

6,558

408

0.8

51.

@KHCourage

9,081

563

0.8

52.

@ewencallaway

5,423

336

0.8

53.

@leHotz

5,526

339

0.8

54.

@AkshatRathi

5,995

367

0.8

55.

@archaeology

6,651

407

0.8

56.

@robinlloyd99

10,585

642

0.8

57.

@bryanrwalsh

20,247

1,228

0.8

58.

@RogerHighfield

16,881

1,021

0.8

59.

@inkkr

6,016

362

0.8

60.

@socialpyramid

6,894

409

0.8

61.

@jasonrdavis

7,164

424

0.8

62.

@katewong

11,504

677

0.8

63.

@mdichristina

20,768

1,222

0.8

64.

@bmaher

12,496

731

0.9

65.

@nijhuism

7,387

431

0.9

66.

@ainissaramirez

6,818

397

0.9

67.

@TomLevenson

12,417

723

0.9

68.

@astrolisa

6,874

397

0.9

69.

@jetjocko

14,332

825

0.9

70.

@ivanoransky

31,078

1,787

0.9

71.

@StartsWithABang

12,023

687

0.9

72.

@Nancy_A

11,451

646

0.9

73.

@Annaleen

32,547

1,836

0.9

74.

@johnrplatt

8,893

501

0.9

75.

@MaverickNY

16,686

937

0.9

76.

@danfagin

7,125

400

0.9

77.

@mmoyr

7,409

415

0.9

78.

@kweintraub

6,170

344

0.9

79.

@amy_harmon

17,117

945

0.9

80.

@carmendrahl

9,003

497

0.9

81.

@adamspacemann

6,406

353

0.9

82.

@JeanneGarb

6,519

358

0.9

83.

@mocost

39,575

2,173

0.9

84.

@FromTheLabBench

12,498

686

0.9

85.

@20tauri

5,176

283

0.9

86.

@RachelNuwer

5,806

316

0.9

87.

@kahoakes

7,408

399

0.9

88.

@ronwinslow

9,426

506

0.9

89.

@BenLillie

7,497

402

0.9

90.

@MMarchioneAP

9,003

482

0.9

91.

@KatherineHobson

13,917

743

0.9

92.

@arielwaldman

31,958

1,703

0.9

93.

@SciGuySpace

30,336

1,599

0.9

94.

@ferrisjabr

16,639

872

1.0

95.

@bug_gwen

19,699

1,030

1.0

96.

@alexwitze

18,920

988

1.0

97.

@DrMRFrancis

17,095

892

1.0

98.

@Revkin

81,300

4,240

1.0

99.

@LizNeeley

16,894

881

1.0

100.

@alicebell

24,856

1,294

1.0

101.

@dwbwriter

10,452

539

1.0

102.

@Ananyo

12,459

642

1.0

103.

@ClaraMoskowitz

11,095

568

1.0

104.

@marynmck

37,658

1,915

1.0

105.

@cragcrest

13,069

662

1.0

106.

@emilylmullin

6,814

345

1.0

107.

@joesbigidea

8,203

415

1.0

108.

@deborahblum

33,138

1,675

1.0

109.

@WanderingGaia

5,192

262

1.0

110.

@sciencecomedian

20,111

1,009

1.0

111.

@willgater

7,796

391

1.0

112.

@jgold85

16,119

807

1.0

113.

@tariqjmalik

8,383

419

1.0

114.

@RebeccaSkloot

45,816

2,265

1.0

115.

@laurenkwolf

6,066

295

1.0

116.

@b0yle

33,145

1,611

1.0

117.

@roseveleth

16,743

810

1.0

118.

@luis_quevedo

8,359

401

1.0

119.

@Laelaps

24,995

1,194

1.0

120.

@JenLucPiquant

34,818

1,653

1.1

121.

@maggiemfox

18,703

885

1.1

122.

@brookeborel

8,099

382

1.1

123.

@Emma_Marris

5,540

261

1.1

124.

@rowhoop

10,240

482

1.1

125.

@DavidQuammen

9,761

459

1.1

126.

@maiasz

19,045

892

1.1

127.

@David_Dobbs

35,659

1,664

1.1

128.

@erinbiba

20,002

931

1.1

129.

@RachelFeltman

19,448

902

1.1

130.

@mkhoff

5,009

229

1.1

131.

@SciFleur

7,522

342

1.1

132.

@skrishna

18,096

822

1.1

133.

@ngeiling

6,837

310

1.1

134.

@mslopatto

10,370

470

1.1

135.

@curiouswavefn

6,752

305

1.1

136.

@adrs

8,634

386

1.1

137.

@ByToddBBates

9,219

412

1.1

138.

@claireoconnell

7,786

338

1.2

139.

@simoxenham

13,606

588

1.2

140.

@MarcAbrahams

9,416

406

1.2

141.

@virginiahughes

32,718

1,404

1.2

142.

@laurahelmuth

27,721

1,179

1.2

143.

@evelynjlamb

8,618

362

1.2

144.

@scicurious

61,444

2,565

1.2

145.

@Richvn

5,796

241

1.2

146.

@sarahkaplan48

8,793

364

1.2

147.

@hannahdev

14,603

595

1.2

148.

@lizlandau

9,873

401

1.2

149.

@alokjha

30,300

1,229

1.2

150.

@stevesilberman

96,988

3,933

1.2

151.

@themadstone

12,898

520

1.2

152.

@aatishb

14,468

583

1.2

153.

@sciencebase

43,501

1,746

1.2

154.

@kimberlykowal

7,916

317

1.2

155.

@carinbondar

22,871

909

1.3

156.

@DeborahNetburn

8,498

333

1.3

157.

@RobertGaristo

7,098

278

1.3

158.

@mary_roach

27,367

1,068

1.3

159.

@sarahzhang

8,262

322

1.3

160.

@DrJoeHanson

31,926

1,243

1.3

161.

@edbites

6,201

241

1.3

162.

@sethmnookin

35,008

1,357

1.3

163.

@DaveMosher

19,495

746

1.3

164.

@marinakoren

5,819

222

1.3

165.

@mirikramer

16,037

603

1.3

166.

@acsifferlin

14,189

531

1.3

167.

@philipcball

7,467

278

1.3

168.

@beatricebiology

12,220

449

1.4

169.

@edyong209

140,725

5,158

1.4

170.

@BrianDunning

36,431

1,312

1.4

171.

@JamesGleick

35,542

1,278

1.4

172.

@mikamckinnon

26,678

955

1.4

173.

@nattyover

14,728

527

1.4

174.

@tanyalewis314

5,280

187

1.4

175.

@matthewherper

82,929

2,933

1.4

176.

@SLSingh

75,289

2,410

1.6

177.

@ElizKolbert

32,467

1,037

1.6

178.

@shannonmstirone

10,579

334

1.6

179.

@elakdawalla

147,875

4,634

1.6

180.

@alexbellos

24,680

773

1.6

181.

@nadiamdrake

25,612

789

1.6

182.

@lorengrush

27,099

803

1.7

183.

@andersen

14,559

430

1.7

184.

@johnjberger

10,171

299

1.7

185.

@emcconover

5,515

162

1.7

186.

@AngelaDSaini

11,441

332

1.7

187.

@juleslhoward

5,109

145

1.8

188.

@webmz_

6,363

171

1.9

189.

@PAYOLETTER

15,363

408

1.9

190.

@sarahcruddas

17,938

470

1.9

191.

@CaraSantaMaria

78,228

2,045

1.9

192.

@NotchByNotch

5,003

126

2.0

193.

@garthsundem

30,665

739

2.1

194.

@marcuschown

43,994

1,035

2.1

195.

@_Astro_Nerd_

6,860

156

2.2

196.

@RyanFMandelbaum

5,221

117

2.2

197.

@iansample

46,534

1,020

2.3

198.

@carlzimmer

270,038

5,875

2.3

199.

@BadAstronomer

610,293

12,898

2.4

200.

@TheSpaceGal

42,958

839

2.6

201.

@GeneticJen

13,165

256

2.6

202.

@Sci_Phile

75,456

1,199

3.1

203.

@coreyspowell

70,538

1,085

3.3

204.

@JossFong

19,725

301

3.3

205.

@DraisyMorris

43,110

352

122

6.1