r/chemistry is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses chemistry, struggling, looking for a, struggling with, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review scientific calculator, novels, and programming languages.
A community for chemists and those who love chemistry
Popular Themes in r/chemistry
#1
Advice Requests
: "I made a 3D electron orbital rendering web-app, please give me some feedback on this tool"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "OC Drawing tool recommendations OS / Free to use."
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Chemical disappointment."
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I'm building an IDE for early-stage drug discovery — starting with AutoDock Vina and molecular visualization"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/chemistry
#1
Chemistry
59 posts
#2
Struggling
29 posts
#3
Looking For A
14 posts
#4
Struggling With
12 posts
#5
Worst
7 posts
#6
Students
5 posts
#7
Looking For
5 posts
#8
Chemicals
4 posts
#9
Looking For A Book
4 posts
#10
Hate
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/chemistry
Scientific Calculator
25 reviews
#1
Texas Instruments
4.8★ from 20 reviews
#2
HP
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Casio
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Novels
12 reviews
#1
Bonnie Garmus
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Primo Levi
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Andy Weir
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Programming Languages
5 reviews
#1
RDKit
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Wolfram
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
C++
4.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+60k members(1.6%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026