Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @khelgen
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
13
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-17
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
7 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Kevin Helgen, a researcher and co-author of a new study published in Science Magazine, shares insights on discovering new species of mammals and the origins of marsupials and placentals. The study involved international peers from 73 natural history museums. Helgen recently spoke on Radio NZ about the dispersion of mammals and his colleague, L. Helgen, received positive feedback on social media. The number of nature objects in museums is also highlighted.
Topic Modeling
- Discovery of new mammal species
- Published study in ScienceMagazine
- Representation of University of Arizona at dinner
- Origins of mammals
- Nature objects in museums
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including pride, admiration, excitement, and fascination. There is a sense of accomplishment in discovering a new species of mammal and publishing research in a prestigious scientific journal. The authors express pride in being a part of the research team and highlight the international collaboration involved. There is also excitement about attending a dinner representing the university, and fascination with the origins of mammals and the number of nature objects in museums. Overall, the tweets convey a sense of enthusiasm for scientific discovery and exploration.
Trend Analysis
- New species discovery
- Published scientific study in Science Magazine
- Representation of University of Arizona SET at an event
- Origin of mammals and their dispersion
- Nature objects in museums
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
6
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of Original tweets
2
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
13
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
3
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
2
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 5 |
Twitter for iPhone | 4 |
Twitter for Android | 3 |
Twitter for iPad | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
ninetonoon | RNZ - Nine To Noon | Each day Nine to Noon talks to the people driving the news. Presenter, Kathryn Ryan was named 2015 International Radio Personality of the Year by @AIBnews. | 17,362 |
HenricusNature | LearnFromNature_ | Exploring connections between humans & natural environments via photography (my own pic above), my blog (below) | Editor @NAEE_UK Journal | Member @IUCN_CEC | 5,740 |
KatharineLind | Katharine Lindsay | Reading room ๐ Natural history๐ฆ science ๐ฌ biodiversity ๐ธ๏ธ arts ๐จ poetry ๐๏ธmusic ๐ผ et al. Interested in different ways of seeing. Mission: Imposseros. She/Her. | 5,137 |
PyensonLab | Nick Pyenson | @Smithsonian paleontologist | @NMNH fossil marine mammal curator | data & science diplomacy | @NatGeo Explorer | SPYING ON WHALES & other books and essays | 4,293 |
AustmusResearch | AMRI | Australian Museum Research Institute. Understanding & responding to challenges facing our planet through scientific research & communication. | 2,958 |
InvasionEcology | Phill Cassey ๐ท๐ณ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐x4 | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology @UofA_SET | Born: 333.2 CO2 ppm | Kindness matters more than awards #unblockthepipeline #iwillseemyselfout | 2,851 |
unswbees | UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences | School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at @UNSW Sydney. ๐ฆ from our staff, students, alumni & friends | 2,009 |
kimcoral | Kim McKay | Australian Museum Director & CEO | 1,334 |
DinosDownUnder | Professor Flint | Australian Scotsman with a hankering for prehistoric beasties and tunes! On Kaurna land. | 975 |
Zoe_Sadokierski | Zoe Sadokierski | Designer, researcher, educator, A/Prof. Visual Communication at UTS Design School. Also: @urbanfieldnats | 963 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
HenricusNature | LearnFromNature_ | Exploring connections between humans & natural environments via photography (my own pic above), my blog (below) | Editor @NAEE_UK Journal | Member @IUCN_CEC | 6,269 |
KatharineLind | Katharine Lindsay | Reading room ๐ Natural history๐ฆ science ๐ฌ biodiversity ๐ธ๏ธ arts ๐จ poetry ๐๏ธmusic ๐ผ et al. Interested in different ways of seeing. Mission: Imposseros. She/Her. | 2,958 |
PyensonLab | Nick Pyenson | @Smithsonian paleontologist | @NMNH fossil marine mammal curator | data & science diplomacy | @NatGeo Explorer | SPYING ON WHALES & other books and essays | 2,605 |
InvasionEcology | Phill Cassey ๐ท๐ณ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐x4 | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology @UofA_SET | Born: 333.2 CO2 ppm | Kindness matters more than awards #unblockthepipeline #iwillseemyselfout | 1,612 |
ninetonoon | RNZ - Nine To Noon | Each day Nine to Noon talks to the people driving the news. Presenter, Kathryn Ryan was named 2015 International Radio Personality of the Year by @AIBnews. | 1,185 |
Zoe_Sadokierski | Zoe Sadokierski | Designer, researcher, educator, A/Prof. Visual Communication at UTS Design School. Also: @urbanfieldnats | 948 |
unswbees | UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences | School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at @UNSW Sydney. ๐ฆ from our staff, students, alumni & friends | 814 |
kimcoral | Kim McKay | Australian Museum Director & CEO | 736 |
R_Eisenhofer | Raphael Eisenhofer | Microbiomes/metagenomics/bioinformatics with a focus on mammals/marsupials (esp. Australian). Postdoc @evohologen @EHologenome @Globe_UCPH | 601 |
DinosDownUnder | Professor Flint | Australian Scotsman with a hankering for prehistoric beasties and tunes! On Kaurna land. | 568 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
InvasionEcology | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology @UofA_SET | Born: 333.2 CO2 ppm | Kindness matters more than awards #unblockthepipeline #iwillseemyselfout | 2 |
AustmusResearch | Australian Museum Research Institute. Understanding & responding to challenges facing our planet through scientific research & communication. | 1 |
DinosDownUnder | Australian Scotsman with a hankering for prehistoric beasties and tunes! On Kaurna land. | 1 |
EquiEpiVet | Ed Annand Vet/Epi: Inspired by our inter-connected natural world - experienced, observed and interpreted through many lenses of One Health | 1 |
HenricusNature | Exploring connections between humans & natural environments via photography (my own pic above), my blog (below) | Editor @NAEE_UK Journal | Member @IUCN_CEC | 1 |
KatharineLind | Reading room ๐ Natural history๐ฆ science ๐ฌ biodiversity ๐ธ๏ธ arts ๐จ poetry ๐๏ธmusic ๐ผ et al. Interested in different ways of seeing. Mission: Imposseros. She/Her. | 1 |
PyensonLab | @Smithsonian paleontologist | @NMNH fossil marine mammal curator | data & science diplomacy | @NatGeo Explorer | SPYING ON WHALES & other books and essays | 1 |
R_Eisenhofer | Microbiomes/metagenomics/bioinformatics with a focus on mammals/marsupials (esp. Australian). Postdoc @evohologen @EHologenome @Globe_UCPH | 1 |
Zoe_Sadokierski | Designer, researcher, educator, A/Prof. Visual Communication at UTS Design School. Also: @urbanfieldnats | 1 |
kimcoral | Australian Museum Director & CEO | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1637578886421815296 | What's it like to discover a new species of mammal? @khelgen knows all about it and shares his latest research. https://t.co/rR1JneoYHm | 4 |
1639071819117502464 | So proud to be a co-author on this new study, published today in @ScienceMagazine, along with @khelgen and international peers from 73 of the worldโs largest natural history museums. Check out the @nytimes story: https://t.co/nqqoYRYdkd https://t.co/z0GX6vDvv3 | 1 |
1639563342766559232 | The number of #Nature objects in #museums is quite extraordinary @khelgen @austmus https://t.co/Yxv0uXs41A | 0 |
1639038046434906112 | @khelgen WOW! | 0 |
1638354437164134400 | @khelgen Look out for @InvasionEcology PhD Candidate Lab members @traceDNAthan @CharlieLass who are representing @UofA_SET at the dinner tonight, and say hi ๐๐๐ฅ | 0 |
1637660666554351617 | Where did mammals come from? @khelgen had some interesting things to say, when he recently spoke on @radionz The idea is that marsupials and placentals originated in Gondwana and then dispersed to the northern hemisphere. https://t.co/z7RyL1Kf4x | 0 |
1636871007951638528 | @khelgen @lhelgen ๐ฏโค๏ธ | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1637578886421815296 | What's it like to discover a new species of mammal? @khelgen knows all about it and shares his latest research. https://t.co/rR1JneoYHm | 12 |
1639071819117502464 | So proud to be a co-author on this new study, published today in @ScienceMagazine, along with @khelgen and international peers from 73 of the worldโs largest natural history museums. Check out the @nytimes story: https://t.co/nqqoYRYdkd https://t.co/z0GX6vDvv3 | 9 |
1638354437164134400 | @khelgen Look out for @InvasionEcology PhD Candidate Lab members @traceDNAthan @CharlieLass who are representing @UofA_SET at the dinner tonight, and say hi ๐๐๐ฅ | 3 |
1637660666554351617 | Where did mammals come from? @khelgen had some interesting things to say, when he recently spoke on @radionz The idea is that marsupials and placentals originated in Gondwana and then dispersed to the northern hemisphere. https://t.co/z7RyL1Kf4x | 2 |
1639038046434906112 | @khelgen WOW! | 1 |
1636871007951638528 | @khelgen @lhelgen ๐ฏโค๏ธ | 1 |
1639563342766559232 | The number of #Nature objects in #museums is quite extraordinary @khelgen @austmus https://t.co/Yxv0uXs41A | 0 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#nature | 1 |
#museums | 1 |
#smp2023 | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@khelgen | 13 |
@austmus | 3 |
@sciencemagazine | 2 |
@nytimes | 2 |
@austmusresearch | 2 |
@kimcoral | 1 |
@invasionecology | 1 |
@tracednathan | 1 |
@charlielass | 1 |
@uofa_set | 1 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
38
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
๐ | 1 | folded_hands |
๐ | 1 | oncoming_fist |
๐ฅ | 1 | clinking_glasses |
๐ฏ | 1 | hundred_points |
โค๏ธ | 1 | red_heart |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 2 |
Smileys & Emotion | 2 |
Food & Drink | 1 |