Top 40 PhD Influencers in 2026

1. Andrew Huberman

Bio • Professor of Neurobiology & Ophthalmology @stanford.med @stanford • Neuroscience Research & Education• Host of the Huberman Lab podcast *****@hubermanlab.com Instagram Handle @hubermanlab Instagram Followers 7.8M Type Mega Gender Male hubermanlab.com/podcast + Follow Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 PhD Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Dr. Noc

Bio 🧪 PhD Scientist🤝 Follow to support science✉️ *****@UnitedTalent.com Instagram Handle @dr.noc Instagram Followers 1.9M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Jessica Knurick

Bio Evidence-based nutrition & public health 🌱🧑‍🎓PhD Nutrition Science | Dietitian | Mom of 2📧 *****@jessicaknurick.com Instagram Handle @drjessicaknurick Instagram Followers 1.6M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Liv Grant

Bio 💻 your GO TO GIRL for TECH ♡👩🏻‍🎓 Dr, PhD • bioinformatics 📧 *****@gmail.com🎙️ co-host of @soculturedpodcast Instagram Handle @agenomicsphd Instagram Followers 309.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Momo Milieu

Bio ✨🩺 medical student (MD) 🩺 ✨🔬🧠 neuroscience PhD candidate 🧠🔬🇻🇳 Vietnamese 📍 Melbourne 🇦🇺💌 *****@jeevmedia.net Instagram Handle @studymed.momo Instagram Followers 244.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. San Choudhury

Bio The Critic @the_scholarly_letter_ Essayist on Scholarship | Research | Education Co-founder of @scholar_square_ 📧*****@scholar-square.com Instagram Handle @dr.san__ Instagram Followers 234.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Dr. Andrea C. Love

Bio 🧬Biomedical Scientist🧫 Immunologist & Microbiologist👩🏻‍🔬Science & Health Education Founder: ImmunoLogic | @aldf.lyme Executive Director *****@immunologic.org Instagram Handle @dr.andrealove Instagram Followers 170.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Aynur Atalay

Bio PhD student | First-gen academic & Immigrant kid🤖 AI nerd | Helping you use AI smarter in academia📥 *****@gettention.comResources 👇🏻 Instagram Handle @aynur.science Instagram Followers 138.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Dr Claudia Belliveau

Bio PhD Neuroscience navigating life after academia📍Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦collabs: *****@socialxtalent.com Instagram Handle @c.belliveau.science Instagram Followers 117.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Ellie Hurer

Bio 🧬Bioscience PhD Student & Lecturer 👩🏻‍🔬Lab Skills♿️Mental+Chronic illness Advocate📺@bbcbitesize presenter💌Collabs/*****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @myphdexperience Instagram Followers 104.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Dr Cindy Pham

Bio 𖡎 Dr, PhD in epi, neuroscience, paeds & public health✍︎ higherEd • life in my 30s • nurtured brains ➤ *****@gmail.com | london Instagram Handle @drcindypham Instagram Followers 88.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Katie Lois Hutchinson

Bio 🌎climate adaptation & tropical forest ecology researcher👩🏼‍🔬state educated girlie to @oxford_uni phd at 22💌 *****@leveltalent.co.uk Instagram Handle @phdwithkatie Instagram Followers 84.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Denny Chin

Bio 👨‍🔬 R&D microbiologist in biotech🧫 Navigating through my career in science💪 Fitness as a hobby💡 All views are my own Instagram Handle @denny.the.scientist Instagram Followers 83.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Dr. Elizabeth Yardley

Bio Dr Elizabeth Yardley PhD Supporting committed qualitative PhD students to finish their doctorates strong. Clear critical thinking, better writing. 💻 *****@thedegreedoctor.com Instagram Handle @thedegreedoctor Instagram Followers 71.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Dr Paige White

Bio 👩🏻‍🎓 PhD   in Cancer Genetics    🤍 Research | Lifestyle | Motivation    🖋️ Managed by @StrideTalent✉️ Email *****@stride-social.com for enquiries Instagram Handle @paigeinscience Instagram Followers 68.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Rohini Manickam

Bio your fav scientist 🔬🥼 🧬life in between 📸📍based in Washington, DC 💌 *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @rohinimm Instagram Followers 49.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Simona Arianna

Bio Nuclear Chemistry PhD Candidate ☢️The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are Vancouver 📍💌 *****@northhousetalent.com Instagram Handle @simonaarianna_ Instagram Followers 46.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Priscilla Del Valle

Bio Latina in STEMDallas, TX 📍🇲🇽🇺🇸💌 *****@gmail.comviews are my own Instagram Handle @prisdvmvsscience Instagram Followers 42.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Alex ML

Bio just a girl in her 20s getting a PhD! 🔬🧚🏼‍♀️my brain studies brains 🧠latina 🇸🇻, based in Philly *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @itsalexml Instagram Followers 38.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Kertu Tenso

Bio 👩🏼‍💻PhD ➡️ Sr. Data Scientist✨Life, career & money after grad school📊Stats & ML made less scary🇪🇪Estonian in Boston🇺🇸📩*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kertutenso Instagram Followers 36.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Ellani

Bio 🧸 your big sis showing you 𝘢𝘭𝘭 sides of research life📖 phd in business economics (yr 2) @kuleuven💌 partnerships: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @itsellani Instagram Followers 35.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Dr Beth Webb

Bio 🩸 Dr, PhD in blood 📸 Navigating my 30s & healing from toxic productivity 💫 Scientist by training, improv for fun 💌 Email/DM for collabs *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drbethwebb Instagram Followers 34.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Ieva Andrulyte

Bio 🧠dr in neuroscience🎀founder @evenoir.collective 👩🏼‍💻science, tech, fashion💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @andrulyte Instagram Followers 33.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Dr. Melissa Kays

Bio 🧘🏻‍♀️ bouncing back from burnout👀 reflecting on my research journey🚺 expert on ancient Roman benefactresses⬇️ tools, freebies, & newsletters! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @phdwithmelissa Instagram Followers 27.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Dr. Emily Pfender

Bio 📚PhD | Women's Health & Social Media Researcher 📈Postdoc & 👩🏻‍🏫 College instructor🚴🏻‍♀️Spin/Pilates instructor 📩*****@gmail.com views are my own Instagram Handle @emilypfender Instagram Followers 23.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Anahita Amirpour

Bio Guiding researchers to self-led sustainable performance w the Play & Produce program. Watch how to break procrastination ⬇️ *****@amirpourconsulting.com Instagram Handle @phdanahita Instagram Followers 21.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Alexus Cazares

Bio PhD Student in Hawaii 🦑I help motivated STEM students get into grad school💌 dm ‘READY’ to work 1:1 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alexuscazares Instagram Followers 20.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Dr. Rejoice Frimpong

Bio 👩🏾‍💼Dr, PhD • Research Economist🎯Policy + Academia intersection 🇬🇧💡Research • Lifestyle • Motherhood 📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @an.economists.journey Instagram Followers 16.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Caterra Leavens

Bio 𝘛𝘺𝘱𝘦 1 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 💉𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝟏𝐃𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝙱𝚒𝚘 𝙿𝚑𝙳 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝 🧬💌: *****@ruffhousemedia.com Instagram Handle @phdwitht1d Instagram Followers 12.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Dr Marice Alcantara

Bio Melbourne, AUS|📍Los Angeles, USAScience| Career| MindsetHelping Scientist Increase their Impact Sustainably *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @the_petite_scientist Instagram Followers 11.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Kel

Bio Small academic corner - books, brains, musing and all things PhD 🔬PhD (psychobiology) final year 🎓MSc, BAGannt chart & lit review template ⬇️ Instagram Handle @phdwithkel Instagram Followers 11.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Dr. Katie Sharrocks

Bio Postdoc at @thefranciscrickinstitute 🧫🔬👩‍🔬🧬 Life in science content ✌️Founder @scicommsisters views are my own📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @phd_katie Instagram Followers 10.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Dr. Blessing Adeniyi

Bio Run your PhD race with clarity + confidence PhDlife + proposal/defense prep + alt-ac *****@thephdrace.comResources + support here 👇🏽 Instagram Handle @thephdrace Instagram Followers 9.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Valerie Valledor

Bio ✨my clinical psych PhD journey, authentically🫶🏼student wellness together🇨🇺latina + first gen 🌺phd baddie lifestyle💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @phdwithvalerie Instagram Followers 7.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Dr. Grace McGowan

Bio Visiting Assistant Professor 📚Irish 🇮🇪First-gen and working class 👊🏻 TIA/mini-stroke survivor ✨Writing a book on Black classicism! 🐚 *****@bu.edu Instagram Handle @phdoingmydamnbest Instagram Followers 6.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Brooke A. Travis

Bio * Deep Sea Biology * PhD’ing in Style *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brooke.t.biophd Instagram Followers 6.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Gillian

Bio First Gen college/grad student🎀PhD girly documenting the journeySTEM Girly Co on Etsy ✨ 📍 Baltimore📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gillian_sci Instagram Followers 6.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Bassent Dridi

Bio 👩🏻‍🔬3rd year Ph.D @lunduniversity 🛠️ Mechanical Engineer🎀 STEM Girlie Meets Lifestyle 💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bassentdridi Instagram Followers 4.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Eva Lantsoght

Bio Professor of Structural Engineering 🇪🇨🇳🇱 | Editor-in-Chief @avances_journal📚 Academic Blogger & Mama 🐻🇧🇪 Powerlifting & Poetry & Travel *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @evalantsoght Instagram Followers 2.3K Type Nano Gender Female evalantsoght.com/podcast.html + Follow Get Email Contact

40. Scarlett Kiaras-Attari

Bio 📍American in London 📚PhD at @lifeatkings 🏛️Pondering the ancients 📧*****@gmail.comMore on TikTok (60k+) Instagram Handle @scarlettattari Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact