r/PhdProductivity is a subreddit with 29k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses phd, writing, research, ai tools, and thesis, and they frequently recommend/review ai tool.
This community is intended to be a place for graduate students or researchers to share tips, stories, or struggles related to productivity and self-development. Let’s help each other to become better students, researchers, and people!
Popular Themes in r/PhdProductivity
#1
Advice Requests
: "i read a paper, fully understand it, and three days later i remember nothing. how is everyone retaining this"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "An Open Source, Modern, Offline LaTeX Editor to write thesis/research"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I defended my proposal thinking the hard part was over and spent the next six months learning that getting approval and knowing what you are actually doing are completely different things"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I was sick of juggling 8 tabs to do one literature review, so I built a single tool that does the whole pipeline (I'm the creator — feedback wanted)"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Looking for Unique and Interesting Research Ideas for an MSc Computer Science Student"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Should I sell my PS5 Pro + Alienware OLED setup as a busy PhD student?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PhdProductivity
#1
Phd
: "Are Phd students writing their Phd Thesis using ChatGPT these days?"
15 posts
#2
Writing
: "Are PhD students Writing their PhD Thesis using ChatGPT these days?"
8 posts
#3
Research
: "What (paid) Research AI/LLM are you using?"
8 posts
#4
Ai Tools
: "How common is it to use Claude or other Ai Tools for coding in academia? Do supervisors approve?"
7 posts
#5
Thesis
: "Are PhD students writing their PhD Thesis using ChatGPT these days?"
4 posts
#6
Productivity
: "What’s the simplest habit that had the biggest impact on your Productivity?"
3 posts
#7
Systematic Review
: "Systematic Review and Meta Analysis?"
3 posts
#8
Tool
2 posts
#9
Struggling
2 posts
#10
Papers
: "How do you keep track of Papers when your reading list keeps growing?"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/PhdProductivity
Ai Tool
4 reviews
#1
CurateIt
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
SimilarStudies
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
ResearchMate
4.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: August 10, 2026