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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. Formerly B. Switek. Trans, nb, she/her, please. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 49% replies, 12% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,186 user lists 26,042 followers | 136 |
| 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: 12% new, 46% replies, 32% retweets, 10% quotes On 901 user lists 24,075 followers | 112 |
| 3. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Global director @ScienceHackDay. Author. Host/producer of Offworld on @testedcom. Art school grad. youtube.com/arielwaldman San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 50% replies, 27% retweets, 17% quotes On 1,740 user lists 39,698 followers | 66 |
| 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 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 57% replies, 21% retweets, 4% quotes On 795 user lists 20,722 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, 53% replies, 16% retweets, 13% quotes On 464 user lists 13,725 followers | 56 |