Research Areas (Categories / Classification)
Research areas constitute a subject categorization scheme that is shared by all Web of Science product databases. As a result, you can identify, retrieve and analyze documents from multiple databases that pertain to the same subject.
Research areas are classified into five broad categories:
- Arts & Humanities
- Life Sciences & Biomedicine
- Physical Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Technology
| Arts & Humanities | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences | Technology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Architecture Art Arts & Humanities Other Topic Asian Studies Classics Dance Film, Radio & Television History History & Philosophy of Science Literature Music Philosophy Religion Theater |
Agriculture Allergy Anatomy & Morphology Anesthesiology Anthropology Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Behavioral Sciences Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biodiversity & Conservation Biophysics Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology Cardiovascular System & Cardiology Cell Biology Critical Care Medicine Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Dermatology Developmental Biology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology & Metabolism Entomology Environmental Sciences & Ecology Evolutionary Biology Fisheries Food Science & Technology Forestry Gastroenterology & Hepatology General & Internal Medicine Genetics & Heredity Geriatrics & Gerontology Health Care Sciences & Services Hematology Immunology Infectious Diseases Integrative & Complementary Medicine Legal Medicine Life Sciences Biomedicine Other Topics Marine & Freshwater Biology Mathematical & Computational Biology Medical Ethics Medical Informatics |
Medical Laboratory Technology Microbiology Mycology Neurosciences & Neurology Nursing Nutrition & Dietetics Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology Paleontology Parasitology Pathology Pediatrics Pharmacology & Pharmacy Physiology Plant Sciences Psychiatry Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Rehabilitation Reproductive Biology Research & Experimental Medicine Respiratory System Rheumatology Sport Sciences Substance Abuse Surgery Toxicology Transplantation Tropical Medicine Urology & Nephrology Veterinary Sciences Virology Zoology |
Astronomy & Astrophysics Chemistry Crystallography Electrochemistry Geochemistry & Geophysics Geology Mathematics Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Mineralogy Mining & Mineral Processing Oceanography Optics Physical Geography Physics Polymer Science Thermodynamics Water Resources |
Archaeology Area Studies Biomedical Social Sciences Business & Economics Communication Criminology & Penology Cultural Studies Demography Development Studies Education & Educational Research Ethnic Studies Family Studies Geography Government & Law International Relations Linguistics Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences Psychology Public Administration Social Issues Social Sciences Other Topics Social Work Sociology Urban Studies Women's Studies |
Acoustics Automation & Control Systems Computer Science Construction & Building Technology Energy & Fuels Engineering Imaging Science & Photographic Technology Information Science & Library Science Instruments & Instrumentation Materials Science Mechanics Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering Microscopy Nuclear Science & Technology Operations Research & Management Science Remote Sensing Robotics Science & Technology Other Topics Spectroscopy Telecommunications Transportation |
Results Page Option
From the Results page, you can refine the results of your search by selecting specific research area terms listed under the Research Areas option.
Analyze Results Option
From the Analyze Results page, you can group and rank records in a results set by selecting the Research Areas option. Use this feature to view a ranking by field, record count, and percentage of each research area within the results set.
