Top 20 American Science Influencers on Instagram (Jun 2026)

We found 237 science Influencers in United States
These influencers mention 'science' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in United States. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
06/11/2026
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2. KARLY DRIFTWOOD

United States

Doorgirl & Songwriter Mortuary Science Grad Myspace emo kid Aprendiendo español Richmond,VA -> Nashville,TN

Followers
152.3k
Fake followers
20.12%
Engagement rate
4.08%
Average Reel plays
125.8k
Audience gender
female
29.2%
male
70.8%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
85.93%
Canada
2.67%
United Kingdom
2.04%
Australia
1%
Italy
0.73%
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3. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire

United States

Viral immunologist + Vaccine inventor 🦠👩🏿‍🔬 Making science understandable (& fashionable) 📈 👠 @harvardchansph professor + @hwaspeakers speaker

Followers
102.3k
Fake followers
20.42%
Engagement rate
3.79%
Average Reel plays
3.3k
Audience gender
female
82.31%
male
17.69%
Top performing Reels
  1. 72.1k
  2. 24.7k
  3. 24k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
88.38%
Canada
2.64%
United Kingdom
1.49%
Nigeria
0.5%
South Africa
0.44%
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4. Kayla Osterhoff, MPH, PhD

United States

♀Neuropsychophysiology⌇Women’s Health Science ♀Founder of Her Biorhythm ™ ♀Closing gender gaps in research, edu, policy 👇LEARN MORE👇

Followers
95.2k
Fake followers
23.03%
Engagement rate
2.8%
Average Reel plays
3.1k
Audience gender
female
66.59%
male
33.41%
Top performing Reels
  1. 460.8k
  2. A “woman’s intuition” is a real thing that modern neuroscience is only beginning to understand and measure! Here are some key neurological factors that contribute to female intuition: 🧠 Larger Mirror Neuron System: With more active anterior cingulate cortex and superior temporal sulcus areas, women can more accurately interpret nonverbal cues, better anticipate the needs of others, and navigate complex social dynamics. 🧠 Higher Inter-Hemispheric Connectivity: Enhanced communication between the brain’s hemispheres allows for more integrated and holistic processing of information, contributing to a nuanced understanding of complex situations. 🧠 More Active Anterior Cingulate Cortex: Crucial for error detection and judgment, enabling women to make quicker and more accurate assessments in various situations. 🧠 Stronger System 1 Thinking: Often referred to as the “gut feeling” mode of thought, which is fast, automatic, and relies on heuristics and pattern recognition. 🧠 Enhanced Emotional Processing: Higher gray matter volume in the anterior cingulate gyrus, insula, and hippocampus underlie women’s heightened emotional awareness, empathy, and interoception—awareness of internal bodily sensations. These brain regions play critical roles in emotional regulation, processing, and memory, contributing to enhanced emotional and empathetic responses. Stay tuned for more fascinating female neuropsychophysiology facts and tag your friends who need this info! #WomensIntuition #Empathy #EmotionalIntelligence #Intuition #femalebrain #femalescience #womenshealth #neuroscience #neurophysiology #neuropsychophysiology #neuronerd #neuropsychology #herscience #herbiorhythm
    44.4k
  3. Imagine if your brain fundamentally changed every week. For women, this isn’t science fiction—it’s reality! Because estrogen and progesterone are powerful neurochemicals that significantly change female brain physiology, mood, and cognition as they ebb and flow throughout the month. That’s right… four different brains, four different realities—every👏 single 👏month👏! Here’s a simplified overview: 🧠 Menstrual Brain: Lowest E/P, lower metabolic conversion of brain fuel, less activity excitatory/mood boosting neurotransmitters, more sensitive to stress, more introspective/intuitive cognitive state. 🧠 Follicular Brain: High E, higher metabolism, up-regulate serotonin/dopamine/epi/norepi/glutamate neurotransmitter activity, better focus and mental energy, enhanced EQ. 🧠 Ovulatory Brain: Peak E, peak energy/focus, peak mood, peak emotional intelligence, enhanced communication skills, more social cognitive state. 🧠 Luteal Brain: Low E/high P, up-regulate GABA, neuro-plasticity, neurogenesis, microglial activation, enhanced IQ and memory consolidation. This monthly brain cycle affects every aspect of a woman’s life, yet it remains largely ignored by mainstream medicine. Ignoring this fact means misunderstanding half of humanity’s mental health and cognitive potential. To learn more about the female brain and all of its amazing intricacies, check out HerBiorhythm.com and hop on the waitlist for our next female neuropsychophysiology certification training 💜 And please tag your friends who need this info! 🙏 #Womensmentalhealth #menstrualcycle #neurodiversity #femalebrain #femalescience #womenshealth #neuroscience #neurophysiology #neuropsychophysiology #neuronerd #neuropsychology #herscience #herbiorhythm
    36.7k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
66.24%
Canada
5.12%
United Kingdom
5.03%
Australia
2.96%
India
1.72%
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5. Dr. Lucky Tran

United States

Science Comms + Advocacy, Public Health, Climate Justice. @WHO Fides, @grist Fixer, Creative Change alum. New Yorker/Aussie. Opinions my own.

Followers
81.6k
Fake followers
18.51%
Engagement rate
7.68%
Average Reel plays
128.2k
Audience gender
female
71.06%
male
28.94%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
80.22%
United Kingdom
3.66%
Canada
3.48%
Australia
2.93%
India
1.1%
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6. Lily | Cosmetic Scientist + Accessibility Specialist

United States

Simple, science backed skincare + hygiene education (minus the shame) Building a more accessible world @touchoclock In @voguemagazine, @netflix Mom x2

Followers
79.9k
Fake followers
19.07%
Engagement rate
5.83%
Average Reel plays
43.4k
Audience gender
female
92.97%
male
7.03%
Top performing Reels
  1. 39.5k
  2. 26.7k
  3. 23k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
75.81%
United Kingdom
3.84%
Kenya
3.38%
Canada
3.2%
Nigeria
1.96%
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7. Tim Barnett | Mr. B

United States

Jesus Follower | Author | Apologist at @standtoreason | Doodle at @redpenlogic | Girl Dad | Former Science Teacher | Wannabe Philosopher | Made in 🇨🇦

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8. Jack Gatto

United States

Hollywood CA 3D & 2D Artist / Animator

Followers
72.5k
Fake followers
16.01%
Engagement rate
2.37%
Average Reel plays
57.6k
Audience gender
female
39.59%
male
60.41%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
74.27%
Canada
7.2%
United Kingdom
3.77%
Australia
1.54%
China
1.03%
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10. Arianna 🤿 🦈🇵🇷

United States

Marine Science Educator | Diver | Traveler ⚲ Florida Keys TikTok: @aricoastal (139k+) ⌯⌲ abini2002@gmail.com

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11. Abbie Attwood | Masters of Science, Nutrition

United States

Anti-diet private practice Self-compassion w/ food & body ND, chronic illness, ED recovery 🎙️ @fullplate.podcast +newsletter 👇🏼apply for group support

Followers
52.3k
Fake followers
17.74%
Engagement rate
2.31%
Average Reel plays
14.1k
Audience gender
female
93.25%
male
6.75%
Top performing Reels
  1. 20.9k
  2. 13.2k
  3. 7.1k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
70.26%
United Kingdom
6.69%
Canada
5.56%
Australia
3.29%
Germany
1.11%
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12. Megan Roche

United States

MD/PhD. Female Athlete Science @thehuzzahhub. SWAP Coach & Podcast Co-Host. Ultrarunner.

Followers
48.5k
Fake followers
22.93%
Engagement rate
6.99%
Average Reel plays
101.9k
Audience gender
female
54.04%
male
45.96%
Top performing Reels
  1. 199.8k
  2. 15:12:30 🧡 11 days ago, there was zero chance I was going to race Leadville. I was still processing my very public failure at Western States. I just wasn’t ready. @drmeganroche disagreed. She told me that I was not only ready to race…I was ready to chase history again. As soon as she convinced me to go from a “hard no” to a “soft maybe,” she said that she couldn’t sleep from excitement. How cool is that? She believed in me so much that it impacted her REM cycles. That was the push I needed to go for it. Leadville 2025 was just going to be about sharing as much love as I possibly could, while also totally obliterating myself. I didn’t make a spreadsheet. I just shared last year’s, and said to add 30-60 minutes. I genuinely didn’t think a record was remotely possible. Love goes a long way. Megan paced me the last 23 miles, my partner in obliteration. As we flowed at mile 95, I got emotional. “You saw this is me when I couldn’t see it in myself.” She responded, “I’m so proud of you” for the 800th time. Implied: TAKE A GEL AND GO FASTER. @run.doctor paced the 15 miles before that, fresh off his course record at the Ouray 100. I don’t have any videos of us kissing, but I promise that I wanted to when he dumped ice water on my head at mile 70. Mom, Dad, Leo, and Ollie rounded out the crew, bringing the belief, yogurt pouches, and trucks. Ollie’s middle name is “Hope” after Hope Pass, the crux of the race. Leadville magic is real. I’m not sure where this came from. But then I think back to mile 57, descending off of Hope Pass. Hundreds of racers stopped on the out-and-back course… and they said they loved me. I screamed it back: I LOVE YOU ❤️ Thank you, for everything. P.S. Failure is cool 😎
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  3. What does the Pain Cave look like? It looks like Powerline Climb at mile 80 of Leadville, with pitches over 20% grade at nearly 11,000 feet altitude. What does it sound like? For me, it sounds like @drmeganroche saying “I am so proud of you” over and over. Before last year, every Leadville record attempt was scuttled around Powerline. It’s just so hard to run that high for that long, and the GOATs of the past are the GOATs for a reason (even if they didn’t have our advantages of high carb, bicarb, and plated shoes). In 2024, I barely survived the climb, almost passing out at the top. In 2025, though, I had a not-so-secret secret: Megan is the best coach in the world. She started pacing me at mile 77, and I went silent. I knew the Pain Cave was coming. It’s dark. It’s scary. It’s where I failed so emphatically at Western States. Megan’s voice filled the silence. “I’m so proud of you.” “I love you.” “We’re making history.” “I”m just talking, don’t respond.” I went stealth mode before the race, only telling a few loved ones that I was doing it. My goal was to absolutely obliterate myself, and to share love while doing it. Or, as Megan told me before the start line: “time to redecorate the Pain Cave.” So what does the Pain Cave feel like? The easiest way to describe it is a deep part of your brain screams STOP STOP STOP, a signal from billions of years of evolution. It feels more reptile than human. Megan countered that screaming with love. She bedazzled the the Pain Cave. We put 7+ minutes on my 2024 ghost in the final 23 miles (and infinity minutes on my Western States ghost, who is still panicking somewhere outside Foresthill). 100 milers will always be a trip into the Pain Cave. Megan helped me rediscover that the blood and tears that inevitably splatter all over the walls can be used to paint a big, bright heart ❤️ Coach Vince Lombardi famously said that “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” Utter BS. I have the best coach in the world, and she taught me the truth: “Love isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” ♥️💜💙🧡 Video by brilliant @codybare_ 🔥
    13.9k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
72.12%
Canada
4.65%
Brazil
4.55%
United Kingdom
3.21%
Australia
1.96%
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13. Mr. Moore

United States

Science Teacher 🔭🔬🧪🧬👨🏿‍🔬 Middle School NYC 🗽 📥 - mrmooretaughtme@outlook.com

Followers
47k
Fake followers
13.49%
Engagement rate
17.68%
Average Reel plays
78.6k
Audience gender
female
70.05%
male
29.95%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
89.45%
Canada
1.5%
Australia
0.9%
United Kingdom
0.77%
Mexico
0.51%
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14. Jaxson de Ville

United States

For 29 years I have been the self-proclaimed World’s Greatest Mascot to ever breathe air. It’s science and you can’t argue with it

Followers
43.1k
Fake followers
21.44%
Engagement rate
3.68%
Average Reel plays
23.4k
Audience gender
female
34.47%
male
65.53%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
91.55%
United Kingdom
3.07%
Mexico
0.74%
Canada
0.66%
Germany
0.64%
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15. Lindsay S Nixon

United States

I read books 📚, puzzle 🧩, knit 🧶, write recipes for @mealmentor 👩‍🍳 & podcast research🔬 on weight-loss science 🧬 recipes & shortcuts👇 (she/her)

Followers
42.6k
Fake followers
23.26%
Engagement rate
2.25%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
88.56%
male
11.44%
Top performing Reels
  1. 2.5k
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Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
70.74%
Canada
7.46%
United Kingdom
4.27%
Australia
3.38%
Germany
0.93%
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17. TheHealthPlug🌿🔌🛡️

United States

🧬 Geneticist, M.S. 👩🏾‍🔬 Clinical Research Scientist 🧬+🥗Nutrigenomics/Genetics Cert 🌱 Biotech 🧪 Chem Junkie ✨ Founder of @Natruology

Followers
39k
Fake followers
23.03%
Engagement rate
3.29%
Average Reel plays
6.1k
Audience gender
female
87.32%
male
12.68%
Top performing Reels
  1. 36.7k
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  3. 🔸His DNA can live in your body for life After pregnancy via the fetus, his DNA can stay in your brain, heart, and organs through microchimerism. He leaves more than a memory he leaves cells. _ 🔸His semen reprograms your immune system Semen contains proteins that train your body to tolerate his DNA, helping future pregnancies. Your immune system adjusts to him, not just the baby. _ 🔸His genes build the placenta and control how much your body gives The placenta comes from his DNA. Some men create more demanding pregnancies, pulling more nutrients and energy from your body. _ 🔸His lifestyle shows up in your baby through your body His diet, toxins, and stress change his sperm. That information shapes your baby and your body processes it during pregnancy. _ 🔸Every new partner resets your immune system Each new father means your body has to adapt to a new genetic blueprint. Back-to-back pregnancies raise immune stress and complication risk. _ 🔸His DNA can influence your postpartum recovery If his DNA leads to a high-demand placenta, you may be left more depleted after birth slower healing, lower energy, and harder recovery. _ 🔸His sperm quality can raise inflammation and slow healing Poor sperm (high DNA fragmentation) is linked to placental issues and inflammation, increasing risks for postpartum depression and fatigue. _ 🔸His genes can shape pregnancy complications that linger postpartum Some paternal genes raise your risk for preeclampsia or gestational diabetes, which can lead to long-term health issues after birth. 1. Seminal Fluid Signalling in the Female Reproductive Tract: Implications for Reproductive Success and Offspring Health. PMID: 26178848. 2. Seminal plasma and male factor signalling in the female reproductive tract. PMID: 15909166. 3. Male Microchimerism in the Human Female Brain PMID: 23049819 4. Fetal cells in the maternal body. Scientific American 5. Genetic conflicts in human pregnancy. PMID: 8115596. 6. Sperm success and immunity PMID: 31155361 #pregnancy #ttc #spermhealth #postpartum #morningsickness #placenta #baby #dna #malefertility #autoimmunity #fertility #holistichealth
    4.8k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United States
82.46%
Canada
3.5%
United Kingdom
2.57%
Australia
1.43%
Mexico
0.72%
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19. CERPRINCETON HARDEN

United States

👨🏾‍🏫| Science Educator @ronclarkacademy 🧪| Science Demo | Presenter 📍| ATL | Father | 🔐 IYKYK |♦️KAΨ

Followers
36.8k
Fake followers
17.12%
Engagement rate
2.28%
Average Reel plays
22.9k
Audience gender
female
74.27%
male
25.73%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
93.16%
Nigeria
0.82%
Canada
0.82%
United Kingdom
0.37%
South Africa
0.3%
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20. ET

United States

Machine Learning Engineer, Texan, EN/ES 🤓👾, @mannysanchez1213 👬💍

Followers
30k
Fake followers
18.89%
Engagement rate
3.62%
Average Reel plays
174k
Audience gender
female
11.55%
male
88.45%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United States
91.35%
Mexico
4.15%
Spain
0.46%
Japan
0.35%
Brazil
0.35%
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