Communities related to r/psychology, with what each one is for and how it differs. Member figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory.
r/psychology (about 4.9M members, directory rank #185) shares science-based psychological material. Broader science news, layperson science questions and professional data-science work each fit better when the thread is not psychology research.
Stay on psychology for psychological science. Use science for multi-field research news, askscience for explanatory Q&A, and datascience when the methods interest is data work generally.
r/psychology — Psychology
A Reddit community for sharing and discussing science-based psychological material.
Reddit Science
When to choose it: Multi-field scientific research news.
Why it is here: Directory related. Public description: share and discuss new scientific research (about 34.6M members, rank #11). See also science vs askscience.
How it differs from r/psychology: Broad science remit versus psychology-only material.
AskScience: Got Questions? Get Answers.
When to choose it: Lay science questions needing explanations.
Why it is here: Directory related. Public description: ask a science question, get a science answer (about 26.4M members, rank #20).
How it differs from r/psychology: Explanatory Q&A versus psychology research sharing.
Data Science
When to choose it: Data science methods beyond psychology research.
Why it is here: Directory related. Public description: data science professionals discussing the field (about 2.8M members, rank #402).
How it differs from r/psychology: Applied data science versus psychological science.
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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-09 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-11-02. Directory rank is listing order. Guide updated 2026-11-07.