r/research↗
Research
A place for researchers to interact. Ask questions, tell stories, share tips, and anything in between!
69k subscribers361 posts / mo in Sep 2026334 authors / mosince 2008
r/research has 69k members (+53% over the last 12 months). It gets about 361 posts a month from 334 people. Top topics: Research Reading Strategies, Rejected Papers & Reviews and Lab Life & Advice.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Research Reading Strategies6.7%
- Rejected Papers & Reviews2.5%
- Lab Life & Advice1.6%
- Writing Challenges1.6%
- College Years1.6%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Doi
- arXiv.org e-Print archive
- ScienceDirect
- Nature
- Zenodo
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