r/AskAcademia
2.1M members
r/AskAcademia is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, phd, academic, and research, and they frequently recommend/review dictation software, statistics book, and ebook.
This subreddit is for discussing academic life, and for asking questions directed towards people involved in academia, (both science and humanities).
Popular Themes in r/AskAcademia
#1
Advice Requests
: "7 years post PhD and worried I missed my window for academia"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Any way to fix a major indexing error on Googlescholar?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Feeling extremely defeated due to failure to get a job beyond my postdoc position."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskAcademia
#1
Struggling
46 posts
#2
Looking For
27 posts
#3
Phd
14 posts
#4
Academic
14 posts
#5
Research
12 posts
#6
Postdoc
: "Postdoc here: My PI has a pattern of research integrity red flags and I don't know whether to report, keep publishing with him, or just leave academia"
12 posts
#7
Worst
8 posts
#8
Supervisor
: "My Supervisor"
8 posts
#9
Career Path
6 posts
#10
Looking For Advice
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskAcademia
Dictation Software
18 reviews
#1
Dragon
3.6★ from 7 reviews
#2
Microsoft Word
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Automatic Transcribing Apps
4.0★ from 1 review
Statistics Book
8 reviews
#1
Jan Kmenta
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Richard McElreath
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Salkind
4.0★ from 1 review
Ebook
5 reviews
#1
Apple
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Remarkable
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Microsoft Surface Pro
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskAcademia
#1
STEM
: "Having a paper with my dad"
56 posts
#2
Social Science
: "Not feeling joy after a paper is published"
22 posts
#3
Humanities
: "Would it be weird to email a researcher just to thank them for their work?"
15 posts
#4
Interdisciplinary
: "What is the worst paper you peer-reviewed for a well-reputed journal?"
12 posts
#5
Interpersonal Issues
: "Is this a normal expectation in a PhD, or am I misunderstanding academic culture?"
10 posts
#6
Administrative
: "Cambridge vs. Fulbright: I'm terrified of making the wrong decision. Looking for advice from people who've been there."
9 posts
#7
Meta
: "Researchers in Europe: how much do you work per week?"
7 posts
#8
Community College
: "Do I have to behave "cold" in front of my students?"
5 posts
#9
Professional Misconduct in Research
: "Corresponding author added other names as co-authors to the manuscript"
5 posts
#10
Professional Fields - Law, Business, etc.
: "How did you know your advisor relationship was actually working?"
3 posts
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+48k members(2.3%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026