r/PhdProductivity is a subreddit with 25k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses phd, research, ai, writing, and academic, 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
: "The academic writing checklist I wish I had during my first research paper"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What AI/learning tools are actually worth it for research?"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "why do i need so many different apps to get my work done"
6 posts
#4
Ideas
: "What is the big problem in your field and why aren't you working on it?"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Built A Research Feed App So Id Never Miss Important Papers Again- Track all your research questions and follow all your journals"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/PhdProductivity
#1
Phd
: "Phd student be like"
122 posts
#2
Research
: "AI does my Research workflow now. Feels like cheating but I can't stop."
74 posts
#3
Ai
: "Ai does my research workflow now. Feels like cheating but I can't stop."
51 posts
#4
Writing
: "the hardest part of my phd isnt the research. its Writing 300 words per day without hating every one of them."
41 posts
#5
Academic
: "This graffiti seems aimed at Academics. Fair criticism or anti-intellectual nonsense?"
26 posts
#6
Tool
: "My wife was struggling to manage her dissertation timeline, so I built her a Tool. Now it's available for everyone."
19 posts
#7
Thesis
: "phd Thesis flex"
15 posts
#8
Workflow
: "AI does my research Workflow now. Feels like cheating but I can't stop."
11 posts
#9
Advice
: "What is your best Advice for finishing your PhD in the shortest time possible?"
10 posts
#10
Reading
: "How to read research papers efficiently ?"
9 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
Member Growth in r/PhdProductivity
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+16k members(164.7%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026