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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 dinosaur lady. She/Her. Skreeonk. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 63% replies, 19% retweets, 0% quotes On 1,122 user lists 26,433 followers | 143 |
| 2. |  Matthew R "The Stone Child" Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of science, fiction, and comics. Wearer of jaunty hats. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 43% replies, 36% retweets, 10% quotes On 849 user lists 29,261 followers | 120 |
| 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: 7% new, 59% replies, 17% retweets, 16% quotes On 1,676 user lists 39,988 followers | 71 |
| 4. |  Ethan Siegel@StartsWithABang The Universe is: Expanding, cooling, and dark. It starts with a bang! #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, author, communicator. He/him or they/them. Portland, OR forbes.com/sites/startswi… Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 61% replies, 17% retweets, 2% quotes On 828 user lists 24,867 followers | 64 |
| 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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 45% replies, 23% retweets, 12% quotes On 444 user lists 13,601 followers | 58 |