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 ⏩ BLFC✨🏳️⚧️@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: 34% new, 53% replies, 13% retweets, 0% quotes On 1,124 user lists 27,570 followers | 148 |
| 2. |  Matthew R "Amongst The Vaccinated" 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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 45% replies, 36% retweets, 6% quotes On 840 user lists 29,910 followers | 128 |
| 3. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman Antarctic explorer. NASA advisor. Microscopic wildlife filmmaker. Author. Art school grad. @SFMicroSociety president. YouTuber youtube.com/arielwaldman. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 14 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 56% replies, 27% retweets, 9% quotes On 1,671 user lists 40,196 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 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 63% replies, 19% retweets, 2% quotes On 864 user lists 28,028 followers | 64 |
| 5. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 40% replies, 24% retweets, 5% quotes On 448 user lists 13,601 followers | 58 |