Executive Summary
We analyzed 14 neuroscience communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, neuroscience communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-20
- Communities
- 14
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 58K
- Median members
- 4K
Where Neuroscience Communities Are Hosted
- Facebook: 5 communities (36%)
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (29%)
- Slack: 4 communities (29%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (7%)
- 5(36%)
Facebook - 4(29%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(29%)
Slack - 1(7%)
Reddit
Format mix
- 10(71%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(29%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (71%), but chat communities is also well represented (29%).
Facebook leads (36% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (7%)
- Large: 4 communities (29%)
- Huge: 0 communities (0%)
- Massive: 2 communities (14%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(7%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(29%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(14%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
7 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 6 communities (43%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 8 communities (57%)
The average is much higher than the median (58K vs 4K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Neuroscience Differs From Other Categories
Neuroscience is less free-to-join, smaller, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Neuroscience | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 43% | 85% |
| Median members | 4K | 25K |
| Average members | 58K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 57% | 15% |
| Live chat | 29% | 38% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 107 | 714 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 10 communities (71%)
- Requires Application: 8 communities (57%)
- Online/Offline Events: 6 communities (43%)
- Job Board: 5 communities (36%)
- Live Chat: 4 communities (29%)
- Newsletter: 4 communities (29%)
- Courses: 3 communities (21%)
- 71%Forum
- 57%Requires Application
- 43%Online/Offline Events
- 36%Job Board
- 29%Live Chat
- 29%Newsletter
- 21%Courses
Niche Features
- Paid Community: 2 communities (14%)
- 14%Paid Community
Forum appears on 71% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 2
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 36% | 1 | 50% | |
| Independent Platforms | 4 | 29% | 1 | 50% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Facebook hosts 36% of listings and 50% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked features
- 2(100%)Forum
- 1(50%)Courses
- 1(50%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(50%)Requires Application
Clicks by access model
- 1(50%)Free to join
- 1(50%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 1(50%)INCF Neurostars
- 1(50%)Neuroscience Community for Labroots
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Neuroscience. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-04-20
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