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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.

How to choose

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.

Starting point: r/psychology

r/psychology — Psychology

  • Members: 4.9M
  • Directory rank: #185
  • 7-day growth: +1.8K

A Reddit community for sharing and discussing science-based psychological material.

Curated alternatives

r/science

Reddit Science

  • Members: 34.6M
  • Directory rank: #11

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.

r/askscience

AskScience: Got Questions? Get Answers.

  • Members: 26.4M
  • Directory rank: #20

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.

r/datascience

Data Science

  • Members: 2.8M
  • Directory rank: #402

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 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.