r/NIH↗
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
39k subscribers144 posts / mo in Sep 202673 authors / mosince 2012
r/NIH has 39k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 144 posts a month from 73 people. Top topics: Science Funding Under Trump, RIFs and Workforce Cuts and Science Funding Crisis.
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Topics and brands on r/NIH
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Science Funding Under Trump3.4%
- RIFs and Workforce Cuts1.3%
- Science Funding Crisis0.8%
- Federal Layoffs and Workforce Changes0.6%
- Probationary Issues0.5%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- STAT
- Substack
- Nature
- Politico
- Science-Based Medicine
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