Top 70 Science Influencers in 2026

1. Bill Nye

Bio Science Guy & CEO of @planetarysociety *****@billnye.com Instagram Handle @billnye Instagram Followers 3.6M Type Mega Gender Male podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas.. + Follow Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Science Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Mark Rober

Bio Former NASA & Apple engineer. Current YouTuber and friend of science. Founder of @crunchlabs *****@markrober.com Instagram Handle @markrober Instagram Followers 3M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bio Your Personal Astrophysicist and host of @StarTalk.Posting images and occasional videos of possible artistic or scientific interest. Instagram Handle @neildegrassetyson Instagram Followers 2.7M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Michael Stevens

Bio Thanks for watching! *****@vsauce.com Instagram Handle @electricpants Instagram Followers 2.3M Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UC6nS.. + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Hank Green

Bio I may have taught you biology.Subscribe to my newsletter We’re Here! *****@unitedtalent.com Instagram Handle @hankgreen Instagram Followers 2.2M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Joseph Herscher

Bio Inventor of useless machines. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @josephsmachines Instagram Followers 2.1M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Adam Savage

Bio #AdamSavage is editor-in-chief of @testedcom, and author of #EveryToolsAHammer. Former co-host of @MythBusters. *****@tested.com Instagram Handle @therealadamsavage Instagram Followers 1.2M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Colin Furze

Bio Home to the epic home tunnel system and crazy inventionsIt's amazing what can come under/out of my garden shed!MERCH and LATEST VIDEO in link below. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @realcolinfurze Instagram Followers 1.3M Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCp68.. + Follow Get Email Contact

9. Emily Calandrelli

Bio 🧑🏼‍🚀100th Woman in Space 🚀MIT Aerospace engineer + Emmy-nominated TV host✍🏻#1 NYTimes Best Selling Author▶️ Emily's Science Lab on YouTube *****@emilycalandrelli.com Instagram Handle @thespacegal Instagram Followers 1.5M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Rachel Barr

Bio PhD candidate in neuroscience 🧠🔬.Author of How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend📚 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drrachelbarr Instagram Followers 1.1M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Nigel Braun

Bio Capturing the natural beauty of chemistryFind me on YouTube: *****@nilered.ca Instagram Handle @nile.red Instagram Followers 1.1M Type Mega Get Email Contact

12. Emily McDonald

Bio 🧠 Neuroscientist & Founder @mindcraft 🎙️ Host of @planetempodcast Save your spot in my next masterclass ⬇️ *****@emonthebrain.com Instagram Handle @emonthebrain Instagram Followers 1.8M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Simone Giertz

Bio I build things and make videos about it. Founder of @yetch.studio Get early access to the Laundry Chair: *****@thebrag.media Instagram Handle @simonegiertz Instagram Followers 696.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Chris Hadfield

Bio Canadian Astronaut and Spaceship Commander, author, TV host, public speaker, moustache aficionado, musician, professor, proud father, loving husband. *****@chrishadfield.ca Instagram Handle @colchrishadfield Instagram Followers 412.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Steve Mould

Bio Science videos *****@zigguratxyz.com Instagram Handle @stevemouldscience Instagram Followers 454.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Derek Muller

Bio I make videos about science on Youtube. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @veritasium Instagram Followers 343.7K Type Macro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCHny.. + Follow Get Email Contact

17. Dianna Cowern

Bio Business inquiries: *****@physicsgirl.orgYoutube.com/physicsgirl Instagram Handle @thephysicsgirl Instagram Followers 477.4K Type Macro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UC7Dd.. + Follow Get Email Contact

18. Destin Wilson Sandlin

Bio I'm Destin. I seek truth and like to share what I learn with others… on YouTube *****@smartereveryday.com Instagram Handle @smartereveryday Instagram Followers 251.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Dominic Andre

Bio 🇵🇸A Dating App for Middle Easterns, North Africans, Persians, Armenians, afghans and more! Download @joinolive *****@thelabofficial.com Instagram Handle @dominicandre_ Instagram Followers 197.1K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Nick Uhas

Bio Nick Uhas | Science Creator🧪Amazing Science Experiments 🛠️Host of Netflix’s Blown Away 👇🏻Let's create together! *****@thesciencefactory.io Instagram Handle @nickuhas Instagram Followers 182.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Kyle Hill

Bio Award-winning science educator. Nuclear comms expert. @basilisk_gg Head of outreach. @cleanfuturesfund ambassador. “A legend.” - @postmalone *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sci_phile Instagram Followers 211.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Samantha Yammine

Bio Neuroscientist & Science Communicator🎙️ Host of #CuriosityWeekly for @discovery📺 Science Expert on @thegoodstuffctv🇱🇧🇨🇦 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @science.sam Instagram Followers 185.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Phil Torres

Bio Jungle Guy, Entomologist, Educator 🦋🌿Host of #ExpeditionX on @Discovery @hbomax *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @phil_torres Instagram Followers 272.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Shane Kimbrough

Bio NASA Astronaut, US Army Colonel, AH-64 Apache pilot, husband, father, Christian. Proud Quanta employee - our people power modern life Instagram Handle @astro_kimbrough Instagram Followers 155.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Athena Brensberger

Bio Space mama 👶🏻Astronomer 🔭 Fashion model 👠 Host PBS NOVA - What the Physics! 🎤Links ⬇️ *****@astroathens.com Instagram Handle @astroathens Instagram Followers 148.4K Type Macro Gender Female astroathens.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

26. Daniel Toker

Bio Neuroscientist at UCLA B.A. from Princeton, Ph.D. from BerkeleyConsciousness | Brains | A.I. | Mental Health 🌱 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @the_brain_scientist Instagram Followers 132.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Bio Australian science broadcaster & author.A Periodic Tale: My Sciencey Memoir (2024)I do not endorse any commercial products. *****@claxtonspeakers.com Instagram Handle @doctor_karl Instagram Followers 279.2K Type Macro Gender Male shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com + Follow Get Email Contact

28. Dr. Kate Biberdorf

Bio Ph.D Chemist 🤓 Chemistry Professor🧪Bestselling Author📚 Pyromaniac🔥Host of NPR's @seekingascientist 💥 *****@katethechemist.com Instagram Handle @katethechemist Instagram Followers 125.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Joan Marie

Bio 🚀: Engineer, Speaker, Advocate 👩🏽‍🔬: Space + STEM + Motivation 🇵🇷: I help curious students break into STEM & Space💻: (Not an official NASA account) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @yourfemaleengineer Instagram Followers 112.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Estefannie

Bio feminine rage tech 💕✨️💅 🌴 Los *****@estefannie.com Instagram Handle @estefanniegg Instagram Followers 120.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Raven Baxter

Bio Molecular biologist and science educator putting science in your hands as President of @TheScienceHaven. All views are my own. *****@thesciencemaven.com Instagram Handle @raventhesciencemaven Instagram Followers 134.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Amy Shira Teitel

Bio Historian and author with a focus on science, technology, and a lot of space. And yes, I’m the one on those Science Channel shows! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amyshirateitel Instagram Followers 87.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Amy Atwater

Bio Director of Paleontology @dinosaur.ridge | Author: The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure | Co-host @weirdanddead | President @coloradoscientificsociety *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mary_annings_revenge Instagram Followers 68.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Maddie Moate

Bio BAFTA Winning Presenter, YouTuber, Writer.📚 New book - How Does It Work📺 Do You Know & Something Special🎭 Maddie's Very Curious Christmas! *****@miradormanagement.com Instagram Handle @maddiemoate Instagram Followers 75.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Greg Brown

Bio Creator of @AsapSCIENCE 🐋🎧🦆🎨🤓🦋🚲🦅 🌿🧬🔬📚🍄 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @whalewatchmeplz Instagram Followers 53K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Pardis Sabeti

Bio Professor @sabeti_lab @harvard @broadinstitute using genomics to understand and impact infectious disease Instagram Handle @pardis_sabeti Instagram Followers 33.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Emily Graslie

Bio 🎨👩🏼‍🎨 Artist: emilygraslie.com/shop👩🏼‍💻Updates: Patreon.com/egraslie🎥Creator #TheBrainScoop ✨🦋🏛🎥 EP, Host & Writer #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS 🦕🚘 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @egraslie Instagram Followers 34.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Dr. Alok Patel

Bio 🎥 Physician / Journalist / Loud Mouth 📺 ABC News medical unit🗽 "Patel It Like It Is" @abcnewslive👨🏾‍⚕️ @pbs @ameracadpeds @uplit.md @skin.metal Instagram Handle @alokpatelmd Instagram Followers 47.1K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Aaron Pomerantz

Bio Associate Director, Global Segment Marketing @oxfordnanopore. PhD, UC Berkeley, Integrative Biology. The coolest discoveries are the ones you make! *****@ucr.edu Instagram Handle @nextgenscientist Instagram Followers 28.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Vanessa Hill

Bio Sleep science for tired people (with real lives) 💙 🛌🏻 Sleep & habits PhD🧠 BrainCraft on YouTube *****@braincraft.tv Instagram Handle @nessyhill Instagram Followers 28.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Shini Somara

Bio PhD Fluid Dynamics🌪️Chartered Mechanical Engineer👷🏾‍♀️7x STEM Author📚 STEM Broadcaster & Content Creator 📺🎙️Living in wonder 🔭 Seeker of Truth ✨ *****@drshinisomara.com Instagram Handle @drshinisomara Instagram Followers 25.4K Type Micro Gender Female esteamdwomen.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact

42. Dr Rohin Francis

Bio Consultant cardiologist🫀Dad, doctor, dorkYouTube Medlife Crisis (more than 5 subscribers)@watch.nebulaNot on IG much, won’t see DMs *****@standard.tv Instagram Handle @medcrisis Instagram Followers 24.8K Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCgRB.. + Follow Get Email Contact

43. Kevin J DeBruin

Bio I’m a Space Expert & Doer of Many Things💫 🛰 NASA Rocket Scientist (fmr) | Aerospace Engineer🏆 Emmy-Nominated Host & Producer🪐 Founder @_spaceclass *****@kevinjdebruin.com Instagram Handle @kevinjdebruin Instagram Followers 22.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Joe Hanson

Bio Your cool science dad. I make @okaytobesmart for @pbs. “You look like John Cena disguised as Clark Kent”🏠 Austin, TX⬇️ see what I’m up to ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drjoehanson Instagram Followers 117.1K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Kallie Moore

Bio Science Communicator🦕Host - @eonsshow🦣Manager - Paleo Collection at @umontana📖 Author - Tales of the Prehistoric World *****@mso.umt.edu Instagram Handle @fossil_librarian Instagram Followers 22.2K Type Micro Get Email Contact

46. Ella Marushchenko

Bio Scientific illustrator🖌+🔬Designed covers for all leading journals.🔬⚛Twitter: Ella_Maru.Project requests: *****@ellamarustudio.com Instagram Handle @ella_maru Instagram Followers 19.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. Mark Langtry

Bio Science TV Presenter & ProducerTheoretical Physicist |Meteorology🌪|Climate ScienceFormer Pro FootballerHead of Science & Sport @explorium_ireland *****@markthescienceguy.com Instagram Handle @mark_thescienceguy Instagram Followers 18.8K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

48. Kaan Mika

Bio 👨🏼‍🔬 Molecular biologist 🦟🎤 Science communicator @ethzurich 🇬🇧 Check out my science magazine below ⬇️ Instagram Handle @slice_of_science Instagram Followers 14K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. Rob Nelson

Bio I'm a Biologist teaching about our wild worldUntamedScience.com / StoneAgeMan.comWildlife, Biomes, Bushcraft#StoneAgeMan on Youtube *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @untamedscience Instagram Followers 12.5K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Dave Farina

Bio Science communicator, author, and cheese enthusiast.1,000+ tutorials at Professor Dave Explains on YouTube, and check out my book today! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @daveexplains Instagram Followers 14.8K Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/@ProfessorDaveEx.. + Follow Get Email Contact

51. Dr. Kristin Moon

Bio Dr. Kristin Moon 🧪 Veteran Homeschool Mom 👩🏻‍🔬Online Science Teacher 🖥 Microbiologist 🧫 Let me help you understand, teach, and LOVE science! 🧬 *****@kristinmoonscience.com Instagram Handle @kristinmoonscience Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Trina Espinoza

Bio 🧪 Science Show Host, @Seeker💄 Cosmetic Science, @msbeautyphile🩺🥼Producer, @pbsvitals *****@msbeautyphile.com Instagram Handle @msbeautyphile Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Zaid Suhail

Bio I make YouTube videos on science explaining things you wonder 🔬🔎📚AI & Electrical EngineerTwitter: scixp 🐦YouTube Channel 🎥⬇️⬇️⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @scientificallyexplained Instagram Followers 1.3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. Kevin

Bio constructive lawlessness *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thebackyardscientist_ Instagram Followers 72.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

55. Scott Joseph Kelly

Bio Former NASA Astronaut & US Navy Captain Inquires: Keppler Speakers or United Talent Agency Husband to @amikokelly, Brother of @senmarkkelly *****@mach25llc.com Instagram Handle @stationcdrkelly Instagram Followers 917.1K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

56. William Osman

Bio Buy tickets to Open Sauce *****@concurrentstudios.com Instagram Handle @crabsandscience Instagram Followers 182.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

57. Dr Fiann Smithwick

Bio 🦖 UK-based Palaeontologist🦕 Sharing my fossils🤓 Scientific researchCheck out my shop ⬇️⛰️ Outdoor adventures🏋️‍♂️ Fitness @w_modelmgmt Instagram Handle @fms.fossils Instagram Followers 76.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

58. Raquel Nuno

Bio In my offline era 💁🏻‍♀️ Planetary Scientist | Mother x4 | Air Force Veteran | From: 🇵🇹 | Astrophotography newb 🔭 Stay nerdy! *****@ucla.edu Instagram Handle @thespacegeologist Instagram Followers 42.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

59. Kevin Lieber

Bio Support Vsauce2 on Patreon. *****@vsauce.com Instagram Handle @kevlieber Instagram Followers 35.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

60. Nina Chhita

Bio ✨Sharing stories about scientists✨👩🏽‍🔬Author, illustrator, & presenter📚1st BOOK: AUG 2026📍London, UK Instagram Handle @nina.draws.scientists Instagram Followers 21.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

61. Esther Odekunle

Bio Senior Research ScientistBiochemistry ➡️ Neurobiology ➡️ Therapeutic antibodies🧪🔬All things science 🔭🧬📍 Vancouver *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @science.uncovered Instagram Followers 21.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

62. Dr Georgia Atkin Smith

Bio Dr Georgia Atkin-Smith - Aussie Woman & ScientistPostdoc x Public Speaking x Cell Death 👩🏼‍🔬🇦🇺Keeping it real in the science world. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @someblondescientist Instagram Followers 9.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

63. Kirsten Sanford

Bio A science podcasting and video-making ninja. What more could you want *****@thisweekinscience.com Instagram Handle @thedrkiki Instagram Followers 7.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

64. Sara Marie

Bio Planetary Geologist ⚒️ Geochemist ⚗️ PhD Student 📚 Analog astronaut 👨‍🚀 I talk about rocks, chemistry, planetary sci, and grad school problems! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @science.with.sara Instagram Followers 5.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

65. Dr. Mark Coster.

Bio ➤ OChem tips, tricks and practice Q's 👀➤ PhD | University of Cambridge 🎓➤ Adj. A/Prof. | Organic Chemistry 👨‍🔬⇩ Click here for OChem help! ⇩ *****@organicchemexplained.com Instagram Handle @organicchemexplained Instagram Followers 10.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

66. Dr. Elissia Franklin

Bio Your resource for realness & research Studying Blk womxn through science & storytellingPowered by Research Her, LLC⇣ 60K+ Listens ⇣ *****@theresearchher.com Instagram Handle @theresearchher Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact