r/forensicpathology
A community for discussing Forensic Pathology and adjacent topics! Comments and posts will be removed at moderator discretion. Reminder…
How to think about r/forensicpathology
This community focuses on forensic pathology, providing a platform for discussions about autopsies, forensic examinations, and related topics. Members share insights, experiences, and knowledge about the field, including its applications in criminology and pediatrics. The community emphasizes professionalism and aims to maintain a respectful environment for both seasoned professionals and those interested in pursuing careers in forensic science.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants primarily include forensic pathologists, medical examiners, pre-med students, and individuals interested in forensic science. The demographic is likely to skew towards professionals and students in the medical and legal fields, with a shared intent to learn, discuss, and share knowledge about forensic pathology. The vibe is generally serious and academic, with a focus on factual discussions rather than sensationalism.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes detailed discussions about case studies, methodologies, and educational resources related to forensic pathology. Posts that are overly political or inflammatory tend to be downvoted or removed, as the community values professionalism. Members are encouraged to reference stickied posts for guidelines, and job postings are welcomed, fostering a supportive environment for career advancement.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism. Authentic engagement through educational content, such as informative articles or resources related to forensic pathology, can resonate well. Participating in discussions and providing value without pushing products is key. Brands should avoid aggressive marketing tactics and instead focus on building trust and credibility within the community.
Top keywords
What r/forensicpathology talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/ErikHandberg
- u/[deleted]
- u/CaptCarlos
- u/kakashi1992
- u/anbureaper
- u/vampirknyaz
- u/LumeaDigital
- u/WithExtraRanchPls
- u/TechnologyOk2122
- u/Theflutist92
- u/No_Cry5327
- u/chamberham
- u/gottogo167
- u/EcstaticReaper
- u/Unicorn-Yugen
- u/Some-Skill-5451
- u/hazenmist
- u/iwasmurdered
- u/Yeraverageteenager
- u/Pixiefuel
- u/moodistry
- u/Impossible-Complex40
- u/Intueor
- u/Ok-Metal-5116
- u/No-Relationship-8761
- u/Efficient_Stress2181
- u/UbiquitousBearPaw
- u/oatmeal-square
- u/Thick-Specific4198
- u/asabovesofarbelow
- u/gratefuldeddit
- u/tuylakan
- u/beepbeepboop21
- u/TopRamenIQ
- u/livingonmain
- u/Enough_Dimension_276
- u/radleybb0
- u/Mundane-Use3499
- u/kaitzk
- u/neely68
- u/Beginning-Pace-1426
- u/nerosdayatdisneyland
- u/Big-Vermicelli6356
- u/sarahseee
- u/cparfa
- u/ThePleasantAvocado
- u/Chemical-Pangolin194
- u/Working_Upstairs_847
- u/barack0breezy
- u/Lesbians_
- u/Gabenism
- u/Defiant_Tax5415
- u/Ectomee
- u/Entire-Project6046
- u/tsakiiiii
- u/scott-stirling
- u/pillsburybakerboy
- u/0thistle0
- u/Swimminginge
- u/atomicangelx
- u/Immediate-Mind-7692
- u/drunkenjhairy
- u/rhizom0rphs
- u/ThrowawayFern9
- u/GrubMvtt
- u/terajumbodia
- u/ImBigDumb99
- u/doctor_thanatos
- u/kvllakash
- u/schoolguy123
- u/crazyloco43
- u/sweetbabyruski
- u/Ok-Winner-6792
- u/DrDiagnonsense
- u/AirFatalBlaze
- u/Princess_starkitty
- u/sabel123
- u/intotheneonlights
- u/Br3adst1cks
- u/omiyus
- u/booj2600
- u/chrysanthemummjelly
- u/austindoeshalo
- u/Rocket_ansky
- u/MAzer118
- u/Delicious_Ask8517
- u/Sufficient_Shop_5682
- u/Koo_hiiee
- u/slavg0blin
- u/Present_Mud6962
- u/V-InDisguise
- u/drfntsnny
- u/Exciting_Can_2244
- u/PathologyPartner
- u/karma_sky
- u/psychideli
- u/thatvenus
- u/Comrade_Tobix
- u/Ok_Ice6306
- u/kirko_durko
By votes
- u/ErikHandberg
- u/CaptCarlos
- u/[deleted]
- u/anbureaper
- u/LumeaDigital
- u/vampirknyaz
- u/WithExtraRanchPls
- u/Theflutist92
- u/Yeraverageteenager
- u/Pixiefuel
- u/moodistry
- u/Impossible-Complex40
- u/Intueor
- u/TechnologyOk2122
- u/Ok-Metal-5116
- u/No-Relationship-8761
- u/No_Cry5327
- u/chamberham
- u/Efficient_Stress2181
- u/UbiquitousBearPaw
- u/oatmeal-square
- u/Thick-Specific4198
- u/EcstaticReaper
- u/gratefuldeddit
- u/asabovesofarbelow
- u/tuylakan
- u/beepbeepboop21
- u/TopRamenIQ
- u/livingonmain
- u/Enough_Dimension_276
- u/gottogo167
- u/radleybb0
- u/kaitzk
- u/Mundane-Use3499
- u/neely68
- u/Big-Vermicelli6356
- u/Unicorn-Yugen
- u/Beginning-Pace-1426
- u/sarahseee
- u/nerosdayatdisneyland
- u/cparfa
- u/Working_Upstairs_847
- u/barack0breezy
- u/Lesbians_
- u/ThePleasantAvocado
- u/Chemical-Pangolin194
- u/Gabenism
- u/Defiant_Tax5415
- u/Ectomee
- u/Entire-Project6046
- u/tsakiiiii
- u/scott-stirling
- u/0thistle0
- u/Swimminginge
- u/atomicangelx
- u/kakashi1992
- u/pillsburybakerboy
- u/Immediate-Mind-7692
- u/drunkenjhairy
- u/rhizom0rphs
- u/ThrowawayFern9
- u/GrubMvtt
- u/doctor_thanatos
- u/DrDiagnonsense
- u/omiyus
- u/terajumbodia
- u/ImBigDumb99
- u/kvllakash
- u/crazyloco43
- u/sweetbabyruski
- u/AirFatalBlaze
- u/intotheneonlights
- u/austindoeshalo
- u/MAzer118
- u/V-InDisguise
- u/schoolguy123
- u/Ok-Winner-6792
- u/Princess_starkitty
- u/Br3adst1cks
- u/booj2600
- u/chrysanthemummjelly
- u/Rocket_ansky
- u/Delicious_Ask8517
- u/Sufficient_Shop_5682
- u/Present_Mud6962
- u/drfntsnny
- u/karma_sky
- u/Comrade_Tobix
- u/mirandahabs
- u/sabel123
- u/Koo_hiiee
- u/slavg0blin
- u/Exciting_Can_2244
- u/PathologyPartner
- u/psychideli
- u/thatvenus
- u/Ok_Ice6306
- u/kirko_durko
- u/stardust_suns
- u/TepidCausality
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/K_C_Shaw
- u/[deleted]
- u/ErikHandberg
- u/doctor_thanatos
- u/XiangXuXiang
- u/Amberdext
- u/spots_reddit
- u/Med_vs_Pretty_Huge
- u/CaptCarlos
- u/FPCME66
- u/beepbeepboop21
- u/path0inthecity
- u/pillsburybakerboy
- u/stlfiremaz
- u/Alloranx
- u/Jackiemom121
- u/bugwitch
- u/gliotic
- u/Renoroc
- u/Admirable-Cost-6206
- u/firelitdrgn
- u/TheGMan831
- u/CraftyButterfly4815
- u/--curie--
- u/Worried-Violinist-44
- u/Corkmanabroad
- u/deadthingsanddisney
- u/Heytherececil
- u/thomasblomquist
- u/vinegar-syndrome
- u/20thsieclefox
- u/EcstaticReaper
- u/Myshka4874
- u/Nikkolsky_sign
- u/Herbessence
- u/Nonniemiss
- u/Specific-Hope-998
- u/AshleyAsks
- u/CcSeaAndAwayWeGo
- u/Ficklefemme
- u/lacuna34
- u/mars_andromeda0
- u/Wickedbitchoftheuk
- u/OtherNoise9664
- u/limabeanquesadilla
- u/Impressive-Wonder-86
- u/Forgottenshadowed
- u/BexMacc
- u/HumongousChungus6942
- u/r3ik
- u/PriscillaAnn
- u/Gabenism
- u/Trabawn
- u/really_isnt_me
- u/dwfishee
- u/dEyBIDJESUS
- u/Cynderraven
- u/Aggravating-Ad-7053
- u/thatlazyunicorn
- u/mirandahabs
- u/ImaCPAMD
- u/forforensics
- u/Reddit_User_Scotti
- u/TheBoxSmasher
- u/Hyperactive_Rat
- u/Mymilkshakes777
- u/sketchhounds
- u/West-Competition2380
- u/dti86
- u/leastfavouriteweapon
- u/Bubbly-Frosting
- u/karma_sky
- u/jkate21
- u/JROXZ
- u/gnomes616
- u/itsokaytodecay
- u/Love_Deci
- u/Impossible-Complex40
- u/TenPointNineUSA
- u/AmputatorBot
- u/giffem
- u/Ill_Albatross5625
- u/gxnxssa
- u/Skeptical_Unicorn94
- u/kkmart23
- u/ThePleasantAvocado
- u/mandrakely
- u/onceuponagrimreaper
- u/Haunting_Hall840
- u/plaguedoc
- u/SpiritedElf6403
- u/dumbbuttloserface
- u/motherofmalinois
- u/hannyyy3
- u/notyourtypicalmdtobe
- u/Demanqui3
- u/Staterae
- u/Foodieforethought
- u/aphrolyn
- u/Bright-Produce7400
By votes
- u/K_C_Shaw
- u/doctor_thanatos
- u/[deleted]
- u/ErikHandberg
- u/CaptCarlos
- u/spots_reddit
- u/aphrolyn
- u/XiangXuXiang
- u/path0inthecity
- u/Herbessence
- u/Med_vs_Pretty_Huge
- u/dti86
- u/Jackiemom121
- u/PriscillaAnn
- u/Amberdext
- u/pillsburybakerboy
- u/plaguedoc
- u/joceisboss21
- u/Staterae
- u/Renoroc
- u/giffem
- u/motherofmalinois
- u/deadthingsanddisney
- u/Heytherececil
- u/gliotic
- u/lavlove22
- u/basementboredom
- u/--curie--
- u/JROXZ
- u/20thsieclefox
- u/bugwitch
- u/Nonniemiss
- u/stlfiremaz
- u/firelitdrgn
- u/beepbeepboop21
- u/FirmListen3295
- u/Alloranx
- u/Myshka4874
- u/Specific-Hope-998
- u/CraftyButterfly4815
- u/mirandahabs
- u/vampirknyaz
- u/legocitiez
- u/Admirable-Cost-6206
- u/Mymilkshakes777
- u/gnomes616
- u/SpiritedElf6403
- u/ImaCPAMD
- u/leastfavouriteweapon
- u/Corkmanabroad
- u/AshleyAsks
- u/Gabenism
- u/Trabawn
- u/FPCME66
- u/EcstaticReaper
- u/gottogo167
- u/itsokaytodecay
- u/Love_Deci
- u/thomasblomquist
- u/SpookyNerdzilla
- u/underlyingconditions
- u/TheGMan831
- u/forforensics
- u/Reddit_User_Scotti
- u/hannyyy3
- u/Bright-Produce7400
- u/MaleficentTankie
- u/Worried-Violinist-44
- u/gxnxssa
- u/PostmortemHero
- u/Hyperactive_Rat
- u/Bubbly-Frosting
- u/ThePleasantAvocado
- u/mandrakely
- u/onceuponagrimreaper
- u/vinegar-syndrome
- u/Initial-Bar-6010
- u/LisaKnittyCSI
- u/kayayakyakyak
- u/CcSeaAndAwayWeGo
- u/Ficklefemme
- u/really_isnt_me
- u/dwfishee
- u/karma_sky
- u/Impossible-Complex40
- u/TenPointNineUSA
- u/AmputatorBot
- u/Haunting_Hall840
- u/dumbbuttloserface
- u/notyourtypicalmdtobe
- u/Foodieforethought
- u/Powerful-Brilliant23
- u/UbiquitousBearPaw
- u/Crazy-Entertainer827
- u/neely68
- u/Missdollarbillinnit
- u/cat9142021
- u/Many_Giraffe8424
- u/Nikkolsky_sign
- u/lacuna34
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FAQ
r/forensicpathology — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/forensicpathology have?
r/forensicpathology has approximately 14,903 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/forensicpathology created?
r/forensicpathology was created on September 6, 2017 (9 years ago).
What is r/forensicpathology about?
This community focuses on forensic pathology, providing a platform for discussions about autopsies, forensic examinations, and related topics. Members share insights, experiences, and knowledge about the field, including its applications in criminology and pediatrics. The community emphasizes professionalism and aims to maintain a respectful environment for both seasoned pro…
What subreddits are similar to r/forensicpathology?
Communities similar to r/forensicpathology include r/pathology, r/forensics, r/forensicscience, r/path_assistant.
Who are the most active posters on r/forensicpathology?
The most frequent posters on r/forensicpathology include u/ErikHandberg, u/[deleted], u/CaptCarlos.
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