r/academia↗
An online community for discussing issues related to academia, faculty life, research, and institutional structures. This is NOT the place to ask questions about your homework, your particular school or professors, or to get admission advice! Survey posts must be approved by mods in advance, must include contact/IRB info, and must be specific to academia.
111k subscribers281 posts / mo in Sep 2026249 authors / mosince 2009
r/academia has 111k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 281 posts a month from 249 people. Top topics: Rejected Papers & Reviews, Academia vs Industry and Academic Jobs & Tenure.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Rejected Papers & Reviews5.0%
- Academia vs Industry3.5%
- Academic Jobs & Tenure3.5%
- PhD Challenges & Support2.3%
- PhD Burnout & Work-Life Balance2.1%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Nature
- Substack
- Doi
- arXiv.org e-Print archive
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