I noticed today that the inimitable Dr Gee has batted a century, reaching 100 blog posts. Well done Henry! But even more kudos to Brian Clegg, whose Popsci blog is running at 106 posts—all in under six months, giving Brian by far the best batting average.
Here are our 10 most prolific scribblers:
106 Brian Clegg, Popsci
100 Henry Gee The End of the Pier Show
67 Bronwen Dekker Work Blog
63 Andrew Sun On the Road
57 Anna Kushnir Lab Life
50 Joanna Scott Joanna Scott’s Blog
47 Martin Fenner Gobbledygook
46 David Basanta Cancerevo: Evolution and Cancer
42 Maxine Clarke From the Blogosphere
41 Richard Grant The Scientist
It’s here that I should insert a note about how ‘it’s not the quantity but the quality’ that counts. And in that regard, the top-tenners and all the other bloggers in the not-so-long tail after Richard have contributed admirably to this community. Thanks guys. I’m the luckiest person on Earth that it’s my job to read you each day!
Link to Part 1: 10 largest groups
Yes, I should disqualify myself, really, as my blog isn’t really a blog, it is an archive of my weekly “From the Blogosphere” column in Nature, so that people can comment if they wish, and make suggestions for future column topics.
But I have to thank Nature Network bloggers for so much content to choose from now. When I started the column, there were very few blogs outside the NPG staff blogs, and precious few of direct interest to scientists with their “science publishing” hats on (authors, reviwers etc). Now, I have a cornucopia! Each week!
Thank you, Matt. Of course I’d never have managed it without my producer, my lovely agent, my long-suffering wife, my gorgeous kids, my wonderful colleagues, God, my numerous pets [runs off sobbing]
41 not out? Not bad for a spin bowler.
I guess that means I should go do some real work.
As an aside, I completely missed my one-year-anniversary – I started “Work Blog” on the 20th of February 2007.
As Henry has stolen my acceptance speech (and quite possibly the invisible award statuette), I can only humbly thank Nature (or possibly nature) for making it possible.
Why thank you, Matt. It’s been an absolute pleasure. I am terribly happy to be a part, and happy that my slightly (eerr, not slightly) twisted view of the world has found a home on NN!
I predict that Bob O’Hara will be on the next “records” list.