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, catwife, trans menace. Author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs (out now!), Skeleton Keys, and Understory (coming 2024). She/Her. Skreeonk. Where the fossils are. ko-fi.com/laelaps Patreon page 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 42% replies, 27% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,136 user lists 32,137 followers | 147 |
| 2. |  Matthew R Francis@DrMRFrancis Science writer, physicist, queer, wearer of jaunty hats. Toss a coin to your freelancer. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic , banner by @wrycritic . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 49% replies, 31% retweets, 8% quotes On 803 user lists 29,857 followers | 127 |
| 3. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman Antarctic Explorer + Creative Director. TED Speaker + YouTuber: youtube.com/arielwaldman Previously: @NASA + art school. xoxo.zone/@arielwaldman San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 15 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 39% replies, 30% retweets, 13% quotes On 1,641 user lists 39,157 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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 57% replies, 8% retweets, 3% quotes On 903 user lists 31,080 followers | 65 |
| 5. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 49% replies, 20% retweets, 5% quotes On 421 user lists 13,116 followers | 57 |