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, fossil lady, trans menace. Author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs (2022), Skeleton Keys, My Beloved Brontosaurus, &c. She/Her. Skreeonk. Where the fossils are. ko-fi.com/laelaps Patreon page 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 47% replies, 25% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,130 user lists 28,191 followers | 147 |
| 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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 41% replies, 36% retweets, 12% quotes On 837 user lists 29,864 followers | 128 |
| 3. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman Antarctic explorer. Microscopic wildlife filmmaker. NASA advisor. Creative director. Author. TED speaker. YouTuber. youtube.com/arielwaldman San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 61% replies, 23% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,679 user lists 40,612 followers | 77 |
| 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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 59% replies, 19% retweets, 0% quotes On 877 user lists 28,776 followers | 64 |
| 5. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 51% replies, 18% retweets, 5% quotes On 446 user lists 13,568 followers | 58 |