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Data Science: Top 100 Influencers, Brands and Publications

by | Apr 18, 2018 | Influencer Lists,

Data science is the science of extracting knowledge or insights from data in various forms. From finance, to marketing, tech to energy, data science is used in every industry. At the heart of mining data and building data product is the ability to view and understand the data correlations and find solutions to problems. With more and more data becoming available, many companies are finding themselves buried in data but are not able to take advantage of it. A data scientist can help companies store, process and leverage this data to gain insights.

We analysed nearly 30M data science posts from 9th April 2017 – 9th April 2018, looking at social influence as well as authority by analysing how much influencers are referenced on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Forums, Blogs, News and Tumblr content. These influencers were then identified and added to our Influencer Relationship Management software (IRM) to generate the influencer rankings and network map.

TOP 100 INFLUENCERS

Below is a list of the top 50 data science influencers. If you want to see who ranks from 1-100 be sure to download the full report by clicking the download button below!

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RankTwitter HandleNameCompanyInfluencer Score
1@WernerWerner VogelsAmazon100
2@Fisher85MMichael FisherWhitcraft Group52.15
3@KirkDBorneKirk BorneBooz Allen Hamilton42.9
4@schmarzoDean of Big DataUSF Management41.21
5@gp_pulipakaDr. GP PulipakaDeepSingularity31.67
6@robdthomasRob ThomasIBM28.59
7@Ronald_vanLoonRonald van LoonAdversitement23.34
8@JacBurns_ComextJacqueline BurnsInternational Trade Broker21.06
9@drobDavid RobinsonDataCamo19.31
10@alevergara78alejandro vergaraOrsan Holding18.69
11@dpatilDJ PatilSelf-employed18.48
12@hadleywickhamHadley WickhamRstudio17
13@MikeQuindazziMike QuindazziPwC16.53
14@revodavidDavid SmithMicrosoft15.09
15@mervMerv AdrianGartner13.3
16@hmasonHilary MasonCloudera11.92
17@josephsiroshJoseph SiroshMicrosoft11.69
18@TonyBaerTony BaerOvum11.4
19@rwang0R Ray WangConstellation Research11.02
20@jakevdpJake VanderPlasUW eScience10.8
21@PyImageSearchAdrian RosebrockPyImageSearch10.47
22@evankirstelEvan KirstelUCStrategies9.98
23@dhinchcliffeDion HinchcliffeConstellation Research9.74
24@JimMarousJim MarousDigital Banking Report8.86
25@DeepLearn007AIUnknown8.65
26@insideBigDataRichard BruecknerInside Big Data8.63
27@fcholletFrançois CholletGoogle8.22
28@andi_staubAndreas StaubFehrAdvice & Partners8.14
29@jeffbarrJeff BarrAmazon Web Services7.83
30@bigdataBen LoricaO’Reilly Media7.41
31@BernardMarrBernard MarrConsultant7.4
32@antgrassoAntonio GrassoDigital Business Innovation Srl7.13
33@jblefevre60Jean-Baptiste LefevreBNP Paribas6.61
34@Doug_LaneyDoug LaneyGartner6.38
35@andrewbrustAndrew BrustZDNet5.8
36@marcusborbaMarcus BorbaBorba Consulting5.64
37@PetiotEricEric PetiotConsultant5.51
38@randal_olsonRandy OlsonLife Epigenetics4.68
39@timoreillyTim O’ReillyO’Reilly Media4.58
40@YvesMulkersYves Mulkers7WData4.26
41@dez_blanchfieldDez BlanchfieldStarboard IT4.25
42@cloudpreacherDavid HolmXplorico3.83
43@SpirosMargarisSpiros MargarisMargaris Ventures3.38
44@bobehayesBob E. HayesBusiness over Broadway3.38
45@juliasilgeJulia SilgeStack Overflow3.34
46@maryjofoleyMary Jo FoleyZDNet3.21
47@jlmicoJL MicóUnknown3.18
48@tamaradullTamara DullSAS Software3.17
49@BigDataGalLillian PiersonData-Mania3.11
50@chboursinChristine BoursinLe Groupe La Poste3.02

 

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MAPPING THE COMMUNITY

Below you can see a network map showing a sample of  the online data science conversations. This map was created with our Influencer Relationship Management software (IRM). If you are interested in learning more about identifying, managing and engaging with influencers click here to get in touch!

TOP 100 Brands

Below is a list of the top 50 data science brands. If you want to see who ranks from 1-100 be sure to download the full report by clicking the download button below!

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RankTwitter HandleNameInfluencer Score
1@IBMWatsonIBM Watson100
2@GirlsWhoCodeGirls Who Code91.62
3@kdnuggetsKDnuggets65.89
4@DataCampDataCamp48.99
5@AzureMicrosoft Azure47.55
6@awscloudAmazon Web Services46.99
7@clouderaCloudera43.9
8@OReillyMediaO’Reilly Media42.49
9@kaggleKaggle41.58
10@rstudioRStudio35.19
11@javaJava31.09
12@TDWITDWI30.92
13@rOpenScirOpenSci30.33
14@ipfconline1ipfconline30.11
15@ThePSFPython Software28.85
16@hortonworksHortonworks28.42
17@anacondaincAnaconda26.78
18@TechAtBloombergTech At Bloomberg24.96
19@dataikuDataiku24.31
20@NumFOCUSNumFOCUS24.02
21@BoozAllenBooz Allen Hamilton23.22
22@GCPcloudGoogle Cloud Platform22.12
23@wefWorld Economic Forum21.65
24@turinginstThe Turing21.11
25@quboleQubole20.58
26@IBMAnalyticsIBM Analytics20.32
27@tableauTableau Software20.26
28@ProjectJupyterProject Jupyter20.17
29@datanamiDatanami19.72
30@CodecademyCodecademy18.67
31@scratchScratch Team18.5
32@SASsoftwareSAS Software18.38
33@SQLServerMicrosoft SQL Server18.37
34@UCBerkeleyUC Berkeley18.17
35@AnalyticsVidhyaAnalytics Vidhya18.11
36@McKinseyMcKinsey & Company17.5
37@udacityUdacity17.38
38@ONSONS17.15
39@OracleOracle17.05
40@WorldBankWorld Bank17.01
41@DataversityDATAVERSITY17
42@CiscoCisco16.87
43@courseraCoursera16.1
44@IBMDataScienceIBM Data Science16.09
45@MSFTResearchMicrosoft Research15.83
46@InformaticaInformatica15.56
47@TheASFApache – The ASF14.93
48@InsightBriefInsightBrief14.89
49@DataconomyMediaDataconomy14.59
50@IBMcloudIBM Cloud14.53

TOP 100 PUBLICATIONS

Below is a list of the top 50 data science publications. Download the full report by clicking the button below!

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RankTwitter HandleNameInfluencer Score
1@CIOonlineCIO.com100
2@ZDNetZDNet71.48
3@DataScienceCtrlData Science Central38.79
4@analyticbridgeAnalytica Bridge33.48
5@DZoneDZone30
6@TechRepublicTechRepublic29.91
7@strataconfO’Reilly Strata26.7
8@infoworldInfoWorld25.69
9@XHNewsChina Xinhua News25.65
10@mashableMashable24.76
11@EntrepreneurEntrepreneur23.37
12@Raspberry_PiRaspberry Pi22.87
13@VisualStudioVisual Studio20.95
14@Data_InformedData Informed18.83
15@techreviewMIT Tech Review17.79
16@BerkeleyDataSciBerkeleyDataScience17.73
17@the_hinduThe Hindu16.9
18@USATODAYUSA TODAY15.03
19@EconomicTimesEconomicTimes14.98
20@InformationWeekInformationWeek14.22
21@FastCompanyFast Company13.78
22@AFPAFP news agency11.49
23@firstpostFirstpost11.46
24@LesEchosLes Echos11.24
25@CNETCNET11.04
26@ch9Microsoft Channel 910.71
27@NetworkWorldNetwork World10.17
28@mitsmrMITSloan Mgmt Review10.02
29@cbronlineCBROnline.com8.93
30@FlipboardFlipboard8.64
31@InformationAgeInformation Age8.15
32@frenchwebfrenchweb7.99
33@ComputerworldComputerworld7.93
34@fintechnaFINTECHNA7.32
35@MktgSciencesMktgSciences7.31
36@HoustonChronHouston Chronicle7.06
37@SCMP_NewsSCMP News7.04
38@itknowingnessIT Knowingness6.84
39@siliconrepublicSiliconRepublic6.59
40@YaleYale University6.2
41@biconnectionsBIconnections6.18
42@sejournalSearchEngineJournal®6.03
43@DatamationDatamation.com5.7
44@binaryloomThe Binary Loom5.63
45@eMarketereMarketer5.48
46@marketoMarketo5.46
47@euronewseuronews5.44
48@stratandbizstrategy+business5.26
49@MethodsEcolEvolMethods in Ecology and Evolution5.24
50@StartUpRealTimeStartUpNews5.15

 

At Onalytica we love building these lists and want to give back to our loyal readers as much as we can. If you’re interested in other topics (such as Virtual Reality, Digital Health, Digital Marketing) be sure to have a look on our blog or why not propose some topics to us on twitter?

Effective influencer marketing starts with identifying relevant influencers for your brand. Onalytica’s new Discovery platform mines over 200 billion posts a year into a curated database of over 500K global social media influencers, including data from Twitter, Blogs, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn Profile Links + Demographic Data. Our software enables you to identify influencers by topic, demographic or content and includes real-time tracking and measurement reporting to scale your influencer relations.

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Disclaimer: As ever with these lists, it must be stressed that the ranking is by no means a definitive measurement of influence, as there is no such thing. The brands, individuals and publications listed here are undoubtedly influential when it comes to driving discussion around data science.

The PageRank based methodology we use to extract influencers on a particular topic takes into account the number and quality of contextual references that a user receives. These calculations also take into account a user’s relevance (number of posts on topic), reach (number of followers) and reference (how often they are referenced by other influencers). If you want to learn more, please read our article that outlines How to identify your target influencers.

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