Followers vs. Lists for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2023-Feb-04 12:15 UTC. Entries: 265. Listed count is the number of Twitter users' lists on which the account appears. For this group, the median ratio of followers to listed count is 27. Feedback: @TrueSciPhi.

Account

Followers

Listed
count

Ratio of
followers to
listed count

Ratio/median

@johnmcquaid

5,302

554

9.6

0.4

@AllieWilkinson

5,704

485

0.4

@betsymason

8,860

691

0.5

@BoraZ

25,452

1,920

0.5

@ericmjohnson

6,606

489

0.5

@j_timmer

9,639

708

0.5

@AboutPhysics

8,032

562

0.5

@russellcris

6,409

435

0.5

@nancyshute

11,482

777

0.5

10.

@CosmicEvolution

9,065

613

0.5

11.

@tvjrennie

9,539

633

0.6

12.

@JLVernonPhD

6,626

436

0.6

13.

@9brandon

9,138

599

0.6

14.

@GrrlScientist

25,536

1,663

0.6

15.

@LeeBillings

9,341

594

0.6

16.

@lenagroeger

11,202

705

0.6

17.

@hillaryrosner

5,480

339

0.6

18.

@borenbears

16,294

995

0.6

19.

@bydarrylfears

8,913

540

0.6

20.

@SteveMirsky

7,042

426

0.6

21.

@hannahjwaters

9,223

556

0.6

22.

@paldhous

11,452

689

0.6

23.

@seelix

5,243

314

0.6

24.

@davidkroll

11,083

661

0.6

25.

@dbiello

14,736

877

0.6

26.

@cosmos4u

14,354

854

0.6

27.

@gmusser

9,190

541

0.6

28.

@dvergano

18,478

1,072

0.6

29.

@Neuronarrative

14,774

852

0.6

30.

@inkkr

5,457

314

0.6

31.

@KitchPantrySci

5,145

296

0.6

32.

@Erika_Check

9,548

543

0.7

33.

@lizabio

6,177

349

0.7

34.

@leHotz

6,468

365

0.7

35.

@archaeology

6,611

373

0.7

36.

@bryanrwalsh

21,829

1,230

0.7

37.

@jasonrdavis

7,809

435

0.7

38.

@KHCourage

9,848

548

0.7

39.

@danfalk

5,200

289

0.7

40.

@NerdyChristie

19,078

1,056

0.7

41.

@MiriamETucker

10,525

579

0.7

42.

@Paleophile

6,698

363

0.7

43.

@johnupton

16,513

891

0.7

44.

@mdichristina

20,226

1,090

0.7

45.

@bmaher

12,617

672

0.7

46.

@arbesman

8,751

466

0.7

47.

@Nancy_A

11,253

594

0.7

48.

@mocost

36,154

1,899

0.7

49.

@Sheril_

15,382

804

0.7

50.

@chriscmooney

41,772

2,175

0.7

51.

@juliaoftoronto

38,316

1,989

0.7

52.

@bhensonweather

12,713

657

0.7

53.

@eroston

14,041

725

0.7

54.

@RobinLloyd99

11,877

613

0.7

55.

@Eaterofsun

11,499

592

0.7

56.

@RogerHighfield

17,914

921

0.7

57.

@carmendrahl

9,414

483

0.7

58.

@erikvance

5,027

255

0.7

59.

@socialpyramid

7,649

387

0.7

60.

@EmilyAnthes

11,381

575

0.7

61.

@KatherineHobson

13,024

657

0.7

62.

@ewencallaway

6,791

341

0.7

63.

@ronwinslow

9,681

486

0.7

64.

@ivanoransky

33,226

1,663

0.7

65.

@adamspacemann

7,014

351

0.7

66.

@MaverickNY

17,849

892

0.7

67.

@SarahZielinski

5,169

257

0.7

68.

@BenLillie

7,348

365

0.7

69.

@mmoyr

8,113

402

0.7

70.

@TomLevenson

13,694

677

0.7

71.

@NidhiSubs

9,063

448

0.7

72.

@maggiemfox

21,558

1,046

0.8

73.

@kahoakes

7,125

344

0.8

74.

@bradplumer

43,554

2,100

0.8

75.

@dwbwriter

10,550

505

0.8

76.

@kweintraub

8,454

402

0.8

77.

@MMarchioneAP

11,658

554

0.8

78.

@jgold85

15,754

740

0.8

79.

@katewong

14,513

677

0.8

80.

@marynmck

54,751

2,554

0.8

81.

@dcastelvecchi

6,499

301

0.8

82.

@Revkin

90,897

4,202

0.8

83.

@20tauri

5,634

260

0.8

84.

@danfagin

8,494

391

0.8

85.

@maggiekb1

47,170

2,161

0.8

86.

@johnrplatt

11,468

522

0.8

87.

@SciTech_Cat

7,231

329

0.8

88.

@astrolisa

9,625

435

0.8

89.

@JoAnnaScience

5,109

228

0.8

90.

@RebeccaSkloot

44,537

1,987

0.8

91.

@gbrumfiel

16,127

715

0.8

92.

@ClaraMoskowitz

12,566

557

0.8

93.

@lisalsong

11,071

487

0.8

94.

@rboyle31

6,876

299

0.9

95.

@amy_harmon

23,469

1,020

0.9

96.

@tariqjmalik

10,655

462

0.9

97.

@David_Dobbs

35,296

1,529

0.9

98.

@ByToddBBates

8,038

348

0.9

99.

@mkhoff

6,198

268

0.9

100.

@nijhuism

10,237

439

0.9

101.

@Annaleen

43,413

1,860

0.9

102.

@cragcrest

16,590

703

0.9

103.

@MoNscience

13,629

577

0.9

104.

@joesbigidea

10,387

438

0.9

105.

@JeanneGarb

8,023

338

0.9

106.

@TerriHansen

13,719

577

0.9

107.

@RachelNuwer

8,526

358

0.9

108.

@arielwaldman

39,161

1,642

0.9

109.

@ainissaramirez

10,158

423

0.9

110.

@alexwitze

24,465

1,016

0.9

111.

@FromTheLabBench

16,685

692

0.9

112.

@brookejarvis

12,212

505

0.9

113.

@simoxenham

12,221

503

0.9

114.

@deborahblum

40,561

1,665

0.9

115.

@EMSpeck

6,804

279

0.9

116.

@Ananyo

15,131

620

0.9

117.

@b0yle

38,384

1,559

0.9

118.

@JenLucPiquant

40,799

1,656

0.9

119.

@alicebell

31,965

1,294

0.9

120.

@ShipLives

10,493

422

0.9

121.

@m_c_marshall

5,337

214

0.9

122.

@sciencecomedian

22,398

892

0.9

123.

@bug_gwen

25,367

1,004

0.9

124.

@brookeborel

10,075

396

0.9

125.

@sciencecohen

42,482

1,644

1.0

126.

@laurenkwolf

7,228

279

1.0

127.

@sciencebase

39,471

1,522

1.0

128.

@RachelFeltman

22,575

861

1.0

129.

@amymaxmen

36,537

1,373

1.0

130.

@DaveMosher

19,560

732

1.0

131.

@BeeBrookshire

63,431

2,355

1.0

132.

@sethmnookin

32,086

1,186

1.0

133.

@MarcAbrahams

10,439

383

1.0

134.

@JoelAchenbach

11,249

412

1.0

135.

@kimberlykowal

9,350

342

1.0

136.

@anilananth

7,345

268

1.0

137.

@carinbondar

22,578

822

1.0

138.

@emilylmullin

15,073

547

1.0

139.

@rowhoop

13,133

476

1.0

140.

@virginiahughes

39,240

1,415

1.0

141.

@B_resnick

13,351

475

1.0

142.

@lindy2350

19,775

699

1.0

143.

@Laelaps

32,129

1,135

1.0

144.

@willgater

12,514

442

1.0

145.

@acsifferlin

19,269

678

1.1

146.

@alokjha

33,439

1,173

1.1

147.

@themadstone

22,632

792

1.1

148.

@LizNeeley

27,508

957

1.1

149.

@claireoconnell

9,252

318

1.1

150.

@sciencesarah

7,541

258

1.1

151.

@laurahelmuth

52,014

1,776

1.1

152.

@rkhamsi

23,771

799

1.1

153.

@edbites

6,573

220

1.1

154.

@aatishb

18,184

607

1.1

155.

@mslopatto

18,798

625

1.1

156.

@hannahdev

20,483

671

1.1

157.

@Richvn

7,413

241

1.1

158.

@mirikramer

22,176

718

1.1

159.

@helenscales

8,900

288

1.1

160.

@beatricebiology

13,116

421

1.2

161.

@AkshatRathi

34,420

1,102

1.2

162.

@DeborahNetburn

11,241

359

1.2

163.

@skrishna

25,813

820

1.2

164.

@ferrisjabr

37,940

1,204

1.2

165.

@antonioregalado

27,091

858

1.2

166.

@shanpalus

6,416

203

1.2

167.

@tanyalewis314

11,327

358

1.2

168.

@dpcarrington

71,070

2,245

1.2

169.

@evelynjlamb

13,536

425

1.2

170.

@KellyBrenner

7,917

245

1.2

171.

@WanderingGaia

11,154

343

1.2

172.

@matthewherper

111,009

3,413

1.2

173.

@SciFleur

15,404

472

1.2

174.

@davelevitan

11,700

358

1.2

175.

@roseveleth

29,354

898

1.2

176.

@maiasz

31,673

964

1.2

177.

@HelenBranswell

225,592

6,831

1.2

178.

@SmithDanaG

8,373

253

1.2

179.

@johnjberger

8,646

260

1.2

180.

@tarahaelle

27,701

828

1.2

181.

@mary_roach

32,661

974

1.2

182.

@MikeySlezak

12,718

379

1.2

183.

@ScolesSarah

6,727

199

1.3

184.

@mbalter

10,096

295

1.3

185.

@fcain

46,368

1,350

1.3

186.

@cgseife

10,134

295

1.3

187.

@StartsWithABang

31,080

903

1.3

188.

@AdamZmith

5,873

170

1.3

189.

@andersen

17,416

504

1.3

190.

@emcconover

7,307

210

1.3

191.

@Douglas_Main

9,507

273

1.3

192.

@EricaKlarreich

9,013

257

1.3

193.

@laurie_winkless

8,425

239

1.3

194.

@JamesGleick

47,139

1,328

1.3

195.

@DavidQuammen

22,300

624

1.3

196.

@kakape

157,146

4,388

1.3

197.

@adrs

20,296

565

1.3

198.

@ElizKolbert

50,107

1,365

1.4

199.

@alexbellos

28,158

767

1.4

200.

@sarahkaplan48

27,259

737

1.4

201.

@SiriCarpenter

7,490

202

1.4

202.

@RobertGaristo

11,324

305

1.4

203.

@SLSingh

79,690

2,146

1.4

204.

@DrMRFrancis

29,855

803

1.4

205.

@lizlandau

16,515

443

1.4

206.

@elakdawalla

169,956

4,526

1.4

207.

@sarahzhang

32,325

854

1.4

208.

@LauraForczyk

11,166

293

1.4

209.

@rachelegross

6,559

172

1.4

210.

@nadiamdrake

33,600

868

1.4

211.

@stevesilberman

141,930

3,661

1.4

212.

@7homaslin

10,060

258

1.4

213.

@curiouswavefn

18,240

461

1.5

214.

@lorengrush

57,453

1,446

1.5

215.

@marinakoren

23,753

592

1.5

216.

@w00ki33

15,586

387

1.5

217.

@ben_a_goldfarb

10,882

269

1.5

218.

@apoorva_nyc

60,234

1,484

1.5

219.

@DrJoeHanson

50,254

1,238

1.5

220.

@garthsundem

25,131

615

1.5

221.

@Emma_Marris

15,751

384

1.5

222.

@SquigglyVolcano

18,290

432

1.6

223.

@CaraSantaMaria

77,402

1,818

1.6

224.

@luis_quevedo

23,387

536

1.6

225.

@cdellamore

7,087

159

1.7

226.

@vmjaggard99

9,112

199

1.7

227.

@ErinEARoss

9,157

197

1.7

228.

@nattyover

43,163

927

1.7

229.

@philipcball

22,209

474

1.7

230.

@PeterBrannen1

17,431

371

1.7

231.

@SimonDWatt

5,488

116

1.8

232.

@iansample

47,237

982

1.8

233.

@erinbiba

67,466

1,399

1.8

234.

@flichtman

6,671

138

1.8

235.

@WeiPoints

7,103

146

1.8

236.

@carlzimmer

293,449

6,030

1.8

237.

@jaimealyse

10,546

214

1.8

238.

@edyong209

398,080

8,013

1.8

239.

@mikamckinnon

67,451

1,332

1.9

240.

@BadAstronomer

611,530

11,640

1.9

241.

@juleslhoward

7,472

141

2.0

242.

@DownHereOnEarth

16,631

311

2.0

243.

@RyanFMandelbaum

11,375

205

2.1

244.

@sarahcruddas

37,626

675

2.1

245.

@KendraWrites

48,086

861

2.1

246.

@marcuschown

49,885

879

2.1

247.

@DrAnnaFunk

6,222

109

2.1

248.

@PennySarchet

7,380

125

2.2

249.

@michaelgreshko

8,090

133

2.3

250.

@shannonmstirone

42,813

701

2.3

251.

@GeneticJen

15,393

249

2.3

252.

@PAYOLETTER

18,494

297

2.3

253.

@GabBirchak

7,542

120

2.3

254.

@BrianDunning

82,866

1,262

2.4

255.

@coreyspowell

85,110

1,266

2.5

256.

@wudanyan

21,093

290

2.7

257.

@shayla__love

11,524

157

2.7

258.

@hwahl16

9,473

119

2.9

259.

@SciGuySpace

287,212

3,491

3.0

260.

@JossFong

29,948

363

3.1

261.

@lmillernpr

47,454

529

3.3

262.

@Rose_D_Luna

51,706

565

3.4

263.

@TheSpaceGal

124,740

1,327

3.5

264.

@DraisyMorris

34,642

305

114

4.2

265.

@Sci_Phile

145,368

1,190

122

4.5