A list of professional science writers with over 5,000 followers. This list includes science columnists, reporters, editors, book authors, and so on engaged in such work as their primary occupation. Excludes professional researchers who write for the public as a supplemental activity (also see lists of astronomers and physicists).
| # | Account | Peer followers |
| 1. |  Riley Black 🦕🏳️⚧️@Laelaps Bronto-queen, catwife, trans menace. Author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs (out now!), Skeleton Keys, My Beloved Brontosaurus, &c. She/Her. Skreeonk. Where the fossils are. ko-fi.com/laelaps Patreon page 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 63% replies, 17% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,144 user lists 32,375 followers | 148 |
| 2. |  Matthew R Francis@DrMRFrancis Science writer, physicist, wearer of jaunty hats. Toss a coin to your freelancer. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic , banner by @wrycritic . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 49% replies, 33% retweets, 6% quotes On 822 user lists 29,991 followers | 132 |
| 3. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman Antarctic Explorer + Creative Director. TED Speaker + YouTuber: youtube.com/arielwaldman . President @SFMicroSociety. Previously: @NASA + art school. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 15 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 47% replies, 23% retweets, 20% quotes On 1,662 user lists 40,146 followers | 76 |
| 4. |  Ethan Siegel@StartsWithABang 'Some blogger who doesn’t even write a single paper in a decade.' #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, author, communicator. He/him or they/them. Portland, OR startswithabang.com Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 61% replies, 13% retweets, 2% quotes On 907 user lists 31,261 followers | 66 |
| 5. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 49% replies, 21% retweets, 4% quotes On 436 user lists 13,534 followers | 57 |