In order to gain a deep knowledge of the current situation of science communication under the context of new media, the paper makes a quantitative study of Science WeChat accounts to find out how the content and the forms relating to science information are arranged. The results of the research indicate that science WeChat has expanded the way of science communication. The science WeChat official accounts are more diverse on science topics, and tend to enrich the content construction and information format of the texts by employing such multimedia elements as images and videos.

new media  /  science communication  /  wechat official accounts  /  scientific topics