Community profile
r/science
New research findings and discussion of scientific studies.
Fixed weekly detail
Weekly activity in r/science
Compare complete weeks of contributions and contributors across their displayed periods.
Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Oct 5, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026.
Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Sep 7, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026.
SteadyActivity pattern
r/science shows no strong, consistent direction across contributions and contributors. Individual weeks can still vary.
- Activity range
- 1.60× Busiest four-week period relative to the quietest, after removing the trend. A ratio of 2.5× or more indicates concentrated activity.
- Contributions
- +14.7%/yr Annualized trend across the displayed contribution period, using a robust fit that reduces the influence of individual spikes.
- Contributors
- +25.1%/yr Trend in distinct contributing accounts across the displayed contributor period. Rising or cooling requires agreement between both measures.
Reach and participation
Visitors and contributions
Compare audience reach with participation over the shared period. Visitor counts are smoothed over 28 days, so short bursts can appear later and less sharply.
Historical comparison through Sep 27, 2026. Visitors are a 28-day average; contributions are complete Monday–Sunday UTC totals. The two lines use separate scales, so compare their timing and direction rather than their heights.
The long view
Membership over time
Monthly member counts for r/science, from the first available month shown below.
Latest available reading in each month. The vertical axis follows the observed range and does not start at zero.
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