Oak Ridge Lab engagement report
@ORNL - 69K followers on X
Measured over 25 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 17, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 38 interactions against 69K followers, an engagement rate of 0.055%. Measured over 25 original posts, its engagement rate beats 38% of 21,185 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 2.3K times each, and 1.62% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.38% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.9 post a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 70% of days. Most posts go out around 22:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 25 posts sampled, 60% carry an image or video and 84% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 1.3K interactions, about 35x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #nuclear, #supplychains.
Measured over 25 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 17, 2026. Recurring tags: #nuclear, #supplychains.
Compared with accounts its own size
Oak Ridge Lab's engagement rate beats 38% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 6 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 53% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.055%, Oak Ridge Lab sits above the 25th percentile of the 212,656 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the below the median band, which runs 0.025% to 0.146%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.025% |
| 50th percentile | 0.146% |
| 75th percentile | 0.697% |
| 90th percentile | 2.61% |
| 99th percentile | 82.9% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 22:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 60% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 84% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 60% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 84% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 238 characters, which falls in the 180 - 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts of 180 to 280 characters match the same accounts' other posts almost exactly.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Sep 3, 202635x their median
ORNL researchers developed an AI-guided system that can arrange molecules to build functional materials atom by atom, opening new possibilities for electronics and quantum materials. Read more 👇 https://t.co/MtIOXoWH8N
- Nov 24, 20253.2x their median
Through the Genesis Mission, @ENERGY is investing in the future of AI for national priorities. ORNL’s Discovery and Lux systems will strengthen America’s scientific capabilities and help drive breakthroughs in energy, security and technology. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/ul6ZYxGuYu https://t.co/5rdQTfN7sI
- Aug 20, 20262.7x their median
ORNL and Kyoto Fusioneering will build a fusion test facility in East Tennessee. The facility will support research on tritium fuel production, high-energy neutron science and AI-accelerated digital twins. Read more: https://t.co/6te35kKl9r https://t.co/C9qStUk5WX
- Aug 21, 20262.5x their median
ORNL and @INL teaming up to develop new ways to produce critical nuclear components and strengthen domestic manufacturing. Read more: https://t.co/ltCpaNqH4O https://t.co/dncRXrFsTW
- Aug 29, 20262.1x their median
At the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, researchers measure how cutting tools wear over time. These measurements train AI models that can predict tool life and optimize machining before problems occur, helping reduce waste, lower costs, and improve productivity. https://t.co/7jJmBCcR1p
- Sep 5, 20261.9x their median
The crystalline structures in this bottle are the result of a new process for separating rare earth elements. These materials are essential for technologies from electronics to energy systems, and new separation methods could make the process more efficient. https://t.co/4Y3wqJOFXZ
- Aug 15, 20261.8x their median
This is where ORNL's story began. The Graphite Reactor, the world's first continuously operating, full-scale nuclear reactor, helped lay the foundation for decades of scientific discovery that continues today. https://t.co/VPAjCEEhYL
- Sep 2, 20261.7x their median
Exciting news: ORNL earned a new lab record with 22 R&D 100 Awards this year for technologies that advance energy, manufacturing, computing, biotechnology and other fields. Read more: https://t.co/yzsHAoBiE2 https://t.co/GlzIP5It50
- Aug 22, 20261.6x their median
The shimmering colors on this metal part aren't from paint or light effects. They're the result of electron beam additive manufacturing, a precise manufacturing process that can build complex components for demanding applications like next-generation nuclear systems. https://t.co/A2Lt611GaK
- Sep 8, 20261.5x their median
Most U.S. dams don’t generate electricity, but an updated assessment of over 2,600 non-powered dams found enough hydropower potential to generate electricity for over 1.4 million homes. Read more: https://t.co/cnvBaLym9z https://t.co/iy8OqijGhh
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 38 interactions against 69K followers, an engagement rate of 0.055%. Measured over 25 original posts, its engagement rate beats 38% of 21,185 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 2.3K times each, and 1.62% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.38% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.9 post a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 70% of days. Most posts go out around 22:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 25 posts sampled, 60% carry an image or video and 84% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 1.3K interactions, about 35x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #nuclear, #supplychains.
- What is Oak Ridge Lab's engagement rate on X?
- Oak Ridge Lab (@ORNL) has an engagement rate of 0.055%, based on the median interactions across 25 original posts from the last 30 days against 69,349 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.055%, Oak Ridge Lab sits above the 25th percentile of the 212,656 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @ORNL have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 38% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @ORNL post?
- Most posts go out around 22:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.9 posts per day across the measured window.