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 [email protected] 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 Enagagement Rate 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 1.7M Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 311K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

5. Momo Milieu

Bio ✨🩺 medical student (MD) 🩺 ✨🔬🧠 neuroscience PhD candidate 🧠🔬🇻🇳 Vietnamese 📍 Melbourne 🇦🇺💌 *****@jeevmedia.net Instagram Handle @studymed.momo Instagram Followers 241.3K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 232.6K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 171.3K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

8. Aynur Atalay

Bio PhD student | First-gen academic & Immigrant kid🤖 AI nerd | Helping you use AI smarter in academia📥 *****@gettention.comAI LITREV COURSE 👇🏻 Instagram Handle @aynur.science Instagram Followers 140.1K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 116.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

10. Ellie Hurer

Bio UK PhD student 🧬 | BBC Bitesize presenter 🎤Science memes, lab tutorials & chronic illness lifeRelatable girly in STEM 💅📩 *****@stride-social.com Instagram Handle @myphdexperience Instagram Followers 107.3K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

11. Dr Cindy Pham

Bio 𖡎 your fav devneuroepidemiologist⟡ postdoc @kingsioppn • PhD @unimelb ✍︎ higherEd, life & nurtured brain➤ *****@drcindypham.com | london & naarm Instagram Handle @drcindypham Instagram Followers 90.2K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

12. Katie Lois Hutchinson

Bio 🌎climate adaptation & tropical forest ecology researcher👩🏼‍🔬state educated to @oxford_uni phd at 22 y/o💌 *****@leveltalent.co.uk Instagram Handle @phdwithkatie Instagram Followers 84.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 82.9K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate 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 72.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 68.6K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

16. Simona Arianna

Bio PhD Candidate ☢️Honey lemon goes to graduate school..Vancouver 📍💌 *****@northhousetalent.com Instagram Handle @simonaarianna_ Instagram Followers 50.2K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

17. Ellani

Bio 🧸 your big sis showing you 𝘢𝘭𝘭 sides of phd life🎓 business econ (yr 2)💌 collab: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @itsellani Instagram Followers 47.6K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

18. Rohini Manickam

Bio your fav scientist 🔬🥼 🧬life in between 📸📍based in Washington, DC 💌 *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @rohinimm Instagram Followers 47.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

19. Priscilla Del Valle

Bio Latina in STEMDallas, TX 📍🇲🇽🇺🇸💌 *****@gmail.comviews are my own Instagram Handle @prisdvmvsscience Instagram Followers 42.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

20. 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 39.8K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

21. Kertu Tenso

Bio PhD ➡️ Sr. Data ScientistLife, career & money after grad schoolPractical data scienceEstonian in Boston | views = my own📩 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kertutenso Instagram Followers 37.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

22. Ieva Andrulyte

Bio 🧠dr in neuroscience🎀founder @evenoir.collective 👩🏼‍💻science, tech, fashion💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @andrulyte Instagram Followers 35.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

23. Dr Beth Webb

Bio 🩸Dr, PhD in blood 🔬Scientist & mama to be🤰🏻⚖️ Navigating my 30s & learning to slow down💌 Email/DM for collabs *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drbethwebb Instagram Followers 34.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

24. Dr. Melissa Kays

Bio PhD ➪ Research Comms Coordinator🧘🏻‍♀️ bouncing back from burnout & reflecting on my research journey⬇️ tools, freebies, & newsletters! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @phdwithmelissa Instagram Followers 27.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 26.2K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

26. 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 23.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

27. Anahita Amirpour

Bio Self-led sustainable performance for researchers with the Play & Produce program. Watch how to break procrastination ⬇️ *****@amirpourconsulting.com Instagram Handle @phdanahita Instagram Followers 21.6K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

28. Dr. Rejoice Frimpong

Bio 👩🏾‍💼Dr, PhD • Research Economist🎯Policy + Academia intersection 🇬🇧💡PhD life • Economics careers • Motherhood▪️This is my only Instagram account▪️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @an.economists.journey Instagram Followers 21K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 13.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

30. 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 12.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

31. Dr Marice Alcantara

Bio 📍Los Angeles, USA. From Melbourne Australia Science| Career| MindsetHelping Scientist Increase their Impact Sustainably *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @the_petite_scientist Instagram Followers 11.2K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 10.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 9.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

34. 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 7K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

35. Brooke A. Travis

Bio * Deep Sea Biology * PhD’ing in Style *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brooke.t.biophd Instagram Followers 7K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

36. 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 7K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

37. Bassent Dridi

Bio 3rd year Ph.D @lunduniversity Mechanical EngineerSTEM Girlie Meets Lifestyle *****@bissou.se Instagram Handle @bassentdridi Instagram Followers 6.7K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

38. Scarlett Kiaras-Attari

Bio 📍American in London 📚PhD at @lifeatkings 🏛️Pondering the ancients 📧*****@gmail.comMore on TikTok (60k+) Instagram Handle @scarlettattari Instagram Followers 4.2K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate evalantsoght.com/podcast.html + Follow Get Email Contact

40. 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 7.4K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact