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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 | Peer followers |
| 1. |  Riley Black@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Trans, nb, she/her, please. Skreeonk. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 39% replies, 36% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,139 user lists 26,099 followers | 140 |
| 2. |  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: 15% new, 43% replies, 30% retweets, 12% quotes On 855 user lists 25,987 followers | 115 |
| 3. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Global director of @ScienceHackDay. Author. Art school grad. YouTuber youtube.com/arielwaldman. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 47% replies, 34% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,682 user lists 39,709 followers | 67 |
| 4. |  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 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 53% replies, 25% retweets, 4% quotes On 780 user lists 22,401 followers | 61 |
| 5. |  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, 45% replies, 23% retweets, 14% quotes On 449 user lists 13,654 followers | 57 |