Reddit: /r/science
Investigating Social Media Interactions and Popularity Metrics
By Reddit [source]
About this dataset
The Reddit Subreddit Science dataset offers an in-depth exploration of the science-related conversations and content taking place on the popular website, Reddit. This dataset provides valuable insights into user interactions, sentiment analysis and popularity trends across various types of science topics ranging from astrophysics to neuroscience. The data comprises key features such as post titles, post scores, comment counts, creation times and post URLs which will help us to understand the dynamics and sentiments of the scientific discussions within this popular forum. Utilizing this data set can empower us to analyze how a certain topic has changed over time in terms or relevance or what kind of posts are most successful at gaining attention from users. Ultimately we can leverage this analysis to better comprehend shifts in public opinion towards various aspects of current scientific knowledge
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How to use the dataset
Research Ideas
- Analyzing the topic trends within the subreddit over time, in order to understand which topics are most popular with readers.
- Identifying relationships between levels of interaction (comments and upvotes) and sentiment (through text analysis), to track how users react to certain topics.
- Tracking post and user metrics over time (such as average post length or number of comments per post), in order to monitor changes in outlook on the subreddit community as a whole
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source
License
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.
Columns
File: science.csv
| Column name |
Description |
| title |
The title of the post. (String) |
| score |
The number of upvotes the post has received. (Integer) |
| url |
The URL associated with the post. (String) |
| comms_num |
The number of comments associated with the post. (Integer) |
| created |
The date and time the post was created. (DateTime) |
| body |
The content of the post. (String) |
| timestamp |
The timestamp of the post. (DateTime) |
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Reddit.