Michael Nielsen (@michael_nielsen) — Twitter Score 159 out of 1000

Michael Nielsen is a writer, scientist, and programmer whose work spans cognitive tools, collective intelligence, open science, quantum computation, and deep learning. Michael Nielsen's Twitter Score is 159 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #3,408 (top 1%) among 493,668 tracked accounts.

Michael Nielsen does research at Astera Institute, focusing on areas that include neural networks and the development of cognitive tools. He helped pioneer quantum computation and co-wrote a widely used text on quantum computing with Ike Chuang. Previously, Michael Nielsen was a Senior Faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, a Foundation Professor of Quantum Information Science and a Federation Fellow at the University of Queensland, and a Richard Chace Tolman Prize Fellow at Caltech. He also formerly worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, as a Research Fellow at Recurse Center, and as a Research Fellow at Y Combinator Research.

Michael Nielsen has accumulated 122,428 followers as of October 2026 across 50,433 posts. He has been mentioned by 178 accounts, with 450 total mentions.

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