Top 70 Science Influencers in 2026

1. Bill Nye

Bio Science Guy & Chief Ambassador of @planetarysociety *****@billnye.com Instagram Handle @billnye Instagram Followers 3.5M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% 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 [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bio Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer.MORE Instagram Handle @neildegrassetyson Instagram Followers 2.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Michael Stevens

Bio Thanks for watching! *****@vsauce.com Instagram Handle @electricpants Instagram Followers 2.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UC6nS.. + Follow Get Email Contact

4. 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

5. Rob Roy Britt

Bio Physics describes the real magic of the universe. Visit my store! ➡️ Follow this link: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @physicsfun Instagram Followers 2M Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCVs-.. + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Emily McDonald

Bio 🧠 Neuroscientist & Founder @mindcraft
🎙️ Host of @emonthebrainpodcast
Save your spot in my next masterclass ⬇️ *****@emonthebrain.com Instagram Handle @emonthebrain Instagram Followers 1.9M Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Andrew McCarthy

Bio Exploring the universe from a backyard in Arizona
Get my latest print👇 Instagram Handle @cosmic_background Instagram Followers 1.9M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Colin Furze

Bio Home to the epic home tunnel system and crazy inventions
It'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 1.5M Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Mega Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCp68.. + Follow Get Email Contact

9. Nigel Braun

Bio Capturing the natural beauty of chemistry
Find me on YouTube: @NileRed/@NileBlue *****@nilered.ca Instagram Handle @nile.red Instagram Followers 1.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Mega Get Email Contact

10. Rachel Barr

Bio PhD candidate in neuroscience 🧠🔬
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Author of How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend📚 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drrachelbarr Instagram Followers 1.1M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Simone Giertz

Bio I build things and make videos about it. Founder of @yetch.studio *****@thebrag.media Instagram Handle @simonegiertz Instagram Followers 720.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Brian Cox

Bio Particle physics, cosmology, biology, music and increasingly interested in what it all means! Instagram Handle @profbriancox Instagram Followers 720.7K Type Macro Get Email Contact

13. Dianna Cowern

Bio Business inquiries: *****@physicsgirl.org
Youtube.com/physicsgirl Instagram Handle @thephysicsgirl Instagram Followers 563.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +18% Type Macro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UC7Dd.. + Follow Get Email Contact

14. 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 285.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com + Follow Get Email Contact

15. Phil Torres

Bio Jungle Guy, Entomologist, Educator 🦋🌿
Host of #ExpeditionX on @Discovery @hbomax *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @phil_torres Instagram Followers 274.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Raven Baxter

Bio Yes, my name actually is Raven Baxter! I'm a molecular biologist. Follow me for fun science! Forbes 30U30 | Fortune 40U40 | 1908 *****@thesciencemaven.com Instagram Handle @raventhesciencemaven Instagram Followers 241.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +47% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Daniel Toker

Bio Neuroscientist @ UCLA
Consciousness | Brains | AI | Mental Health
My mission: cure coma & epilepsy w/ AI and organoids, not animal testing. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @the_brain_scientist Instagram Followers 131.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Estefannie

Bio feminine rage tech
💕💅 🌴
engineer and professor @artcenteredu
*****@estefannie.com Instagram Handle @estefanniegg Instagram Followers 126.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Joan Marie

Bio Joan Marie is a NASA Integration Engineer currently working on all uncrewed and scientific missions that go to space. As a science communicator and public speaker, she’s focused on inspiring and empowering women and minorities to pursue careers in STEM. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @yourfemaleengineer Instagram Followers 110.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Amy Shira Teitel

Bio Amy Shira Teitel is a Canadian-American author, popular science writer, historian, and YouTuber. Teitel was a co-host for the Discovery Channel's online DNews channel, which later became Seeker. She has also appeared on Ancient Aliens, NASA's Unexplained Files, and other cable documentary shows. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @amyshirateitel Instagram Followers 92.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Chris Sutherland

Bio @lakerosseaulake Instagram Handle @sutherlandphys Instagram Followers 89.5K Type Micro Gender Male instagram.com/sutherlandphys + Follow Get Email Contact

22. Maddie Moate

Bio 🌎 Curiosity & adventure for families
📺 BAFTA winning TV host @cbeebies @discovery
🎭 Olivier Nominated Live Shows
📚 Author
▶️ Explore with me on YT *****@miradormanagement.com Instagram Handle @maddiemoate Instagram Followers 77K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female youtube.com/@maddiemoate + Follow Get Email Contact

23. Dr Fiann Smithwick

Bio 🦖 UK-based Palaeontologist
🦕 Sharing my fossils
🤓 Scientific research
Check out my shop ⬇️
⛰️ Outdoor adventures
🏋️‍♂️ Fitness @w_modelmgmt Instagram Handle @fms.fossils Instagram Followers 75K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. 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 68.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Greg Brown

Bio Creator of @AsapSCIENCE
🐋🎧🦆🎨🤓🦋🚲🦅 🌿🧬🔬📚🍄
NEW VIDEO ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @whalewatchmeplz Instagram Followers 52.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Vanessa Hill

Bio Sleep scientist (PhD) helping tired people actually rest (without the guilt)
👇 Free quiz: what's your bedtime procrastination type *****@braincraft.tv Instagram Handle @nessyhill Instagram Followers 29.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Dr Rohin Francis

Bio NHS Consultant Cardiologist🫀
Dad, doctor, dork
YouTube Medlife Crisis
@watch.nebula *****@standard.tv Instagram Handle @medcrisis Instagram Followers 26.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCgRB.. + Follow Get Email Contact

28. Kevin J DeBruin

Bio Kevin J. DeBruin is a former NASA rocket scientist, Emmy-nominated Host & Producer, author, speaker, and educator. Kevin’s mission is to bring space down to Earth for all ages, sharing his passion for space exploration and learning in a fun and easy way. His goal is to educate as many people as possible about the wonders of space and its importance to us here on Earth. *****@kevinjdebruin.comMORE Instagram Handle @kevinjdebruin Instagram Followers 21.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Esther Odekunle

Bio Senior Research Scientist
Biochemistry ➡️ Neurobiology ➡️ Therapeutic antibodies
🧪🔬All things science 🔭🧬
📍 Vancouver *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @science.uncovered Instagram Followers 20.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. 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

31. 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 16.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/@ProfessorDaveEx.. + Follow Get Email Contact

32. Jade

Bio Just a girl trying to understand the universe through Wikipedia articles.
Latest YouTube video ⬇️ *****@standard.tv Instagram Handle @upndatom Instagram Followers 14.5K Type Micro Gender Female instagram.com/upndatom + Follow Get Email Contact

33. Kirsten Sanford

Bio A science podcasting and video-making ninja. What more could you want *****@thisweekinscience.com Instagram Handle @thedrkiki Instagram Followers 7K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. 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 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Zaid Suhail

Bio I make YouTube videos on science explaining things you wonder 🔬🔎📚
AI & Electrical Engineer
Twitter: scixp 🐦
YouTube Channel 🎥⬇️⬇️⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @scientificallyexplained Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Mark Rober

Bio Former NASA & Apple engineer. Current YouTuber and friend of science. Founder of @crunchlabs *****@markrober.com Instagram Handle @markrober Instagram Followers 3.1M Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Joseph Herscher

Bio Inventor of useless machines. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @josephsmachines Instagram Followers 2.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Emily Calandrelli

Bio Emily Dawn Calandrelli is an American science communicator, engineer, author, and television presenter. She is the host and an executive producer of Xploration Outer Space and previously Emily's Wonder Lab. Calandrelli is a professional speaker and presents on the topics of space exploration, scientific literacy, and gender equality in STEM. *****@emilycalandrelli.comMORE Instagram Handle @thespacegal Instagram Followers 1.5M Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. 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 Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. James Hobson

Bio 🎬 15M on YouTube turning fictional technology into reality
🛒 Designing awesome products for @hacksmith.store *****@thehacksmith.com Instagram Handle @thehacksmith Instagram Followers 975.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. 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 891.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Steve Mould

Bio Science videos *****@zigguratxyz.com Instagram Handle @stevemouldscience Instagram Followers 474.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. 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 434.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Derek Muller

Bio I make videos about science on Youtube. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @veritasium Instagram Followers 358.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCHny.. + Follow Get Email Contact

45. 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 249.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Kyle Hill

Bio Dr.* 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 221.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Samantha Yammine

Bio Neuroscientist & Science Communicator
🎙️ Host of #CuriosityWeekly for @discovery
📺 Science Expert on @thegoodstuffctv
💅🏼 Producer @scienceisadrag
🇱🇧🇨🇦 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @science.sam Instagram Followers 195K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Nick Uhas

Bio Nick Uhas | Ohio | Science Creator
🧪Amazing Science Experiments
🛠️Host of Netflix’s Blown Away
👇🏻Let's create together! *****@thesciencefactory.io Instagram Handle @nickuhas Instagram Followers 183.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. 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 157.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Athena Brensberger

Bio Athena is a astronomer and the creator of Astroathens, a platform built to spark curiosity about the cosmos among students, educators, and space enthusiasts alike. With a background in astronomy and planetary science, she dives into topics ranging from black holes, time travel, and rocket science to volcanic worlds, rocket landings, and the search for life on distant moons. She has been featured on PBS NOVA and CBS Mission Unstoppable, where she works to make space exploration accessible and exciting for everyone. *****@astroathens.comMORE Instagram Handle @astroathens Instagram Followers 150.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female astroathens.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

51. Dr. Kate Biberdorf

Bio Ph.D Chemist 🤓 Chemistry Professor🧪
Bestselling Author📚 Pyromaniac🔥
Host of NPR's @seekingascientist 💥 *****@katethechemist.com Instagram Handle @katethechemist Instagram Followers 129.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. 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 126.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

53. Kevin

Bio constructive lawlessness *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thebackyardscientist_ Instagram Followers 71.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. 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 53.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

55. 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 42K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Emily Graslie

Bio 🎨👩🏼‍🎨 Artist: emilygraslie.com/shop
👩🏼‍💻Updates: Patreon.com/egraslie
🎥Creator #TheBrainScoop ✨🦋🏛
🎥 EP, Host & Writer #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS 🦕🚘 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @egraslie Instagram Followers 34.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

57. Pardis Sabeti

Bio Professor @sabeti_lab @harvard @broadinstitute using genomics to understand and impact infectious disease Instagram Handle @pardis_sabeti Instagram Followers 33.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. 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 27.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

59. Shini Somara

Bio Professor for the Public Understanding of Engineering & Science👩🏽‍🎓PhD Fluid Dynamics🌪️Chartered Mechanical Engineer👷🏾‍♀️8xSTEM Author📚& Broadcaster📺 *****@drshinisomara.com Instagram Handle @drshinisomara Instagram Followers 25.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female esteamdwomen.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact

60. 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 22.1K Type Micro Get Email Contact

61. Nina Chhita

Bio ✨Sharing stories about scientists✨
👩🏽‍🔬Author | Illustrator | Presenter
📚HEALERS OF HARLEM, AUG 2026
📍London, UK Instagram Handle @nina.draws.scientists Instagram Followers 21.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

62. Mark Langtry

Bio Science TV Presenter & Producer
Theoretical Physicist |Meteorology|Climate Science
Former Pro Footballer
Head of Science & Sport @explorium_ireland *****@markthescienceguy.com Instagram Handle @mark_thescienceguy Instagram Followers 19.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

63. Kaan Mika

Bio 👨🏼‍🔬 Molecular biologist 🦟
🎤 Science communicator @ethzurich
🇬🇧 Check out my science magazine below ⬇️ Instagram Handle @slice_of_science Instagram Followers 13.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

64. Rob Nelson

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

65. Dr Georgia Atkin Smith

Bio Dr Georgia Atkin-Smith - Aussie Woman & Scientist
Postdoc x Public Speaking x Cell Death 👩🏼‍🔬🇦🇺
Keeping it real in the science world. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @someblondescientist Instagram Followers 9.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

66. Dominic Walliman

Bio Domain of Science on YouTube. Science communicator, illustrator, PhD physicist, quantum computing guy *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @dominicwalliman Instagram Followers 8.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

67. 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 5.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

68. Ibere Thenorio

Bio 🌎 Incrivelmente simples. 🚀
Contato: *****@manualdomundo.com.br Instagram Handle @ManualdoMundo Instagram Followers 3M Type Mega Get Email Contact