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Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature. Each field will commonly be represented by one or more scientific journal, where peer reviewed research will be published.

Natural sciences

Physical sciences

Chemistry

• Agrochemistry
• Analytical chemistry
• Astrochemistry
• Atmospheric chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Chemical biology
• Chemical engineering
• Chemical kinetics
• Chemical physics
• Chemical thermodynamics
• Chemo-informatics
• Cosmochemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Environmental chemistry

• Femtochemistry
• Flavor chemistry
• Flow chemistry
• Geochemistry
• Green chemistry
• Histochemistry
• Hydrogenation chemistry
• Immunochemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Marine chemistry
• Materials science
• Mathematical chemistry
• Mechanochemistry
• Medicinal chemistry

• Molecular mechanics
• Nanotechnology
• Natural product chemistry
• Neurochemistry
• Nuclear chemistry
• Oenology
• Organic chemistry
• Organometallic chemistry
• Petrochemistry
• Pharmacology
• Photochemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Physical organic chemistry
• Phytochemistry

• Polymer chemistry
• Quantum chemistry
• Radiochemistry
• Solid-state chemistry
• Sonochemistry
• Spectroscopy
• Statistical mechanics
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Surface chemistry
• Synthetic chemistry
• Thermochemistry

Physics

• Acoustics
• Agrophysics
• Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
• Biophysics
• Computational physics
• Condensed matter physics
• Cryogenics

• Dynamics
• Electricity and magnetism
• Electronics
• Fluid dynamics
• Geophysics
• Materials physics
• Mathematical physics

• Mechanics
• Nuclear physics
• Optics
• Particle/High energy physics
• Plasma physics
• Polymer physics
• Quantum physics

• Thermodynamics
• Vehicle dynamics

Astronomy

• Astrobiology
• Astrochemistry
• Astrodynamics
• Astrometry

• Astrophysics
• Cosmochemistry
• Cosmology
• Extragalactic astronomy

• Galactic astronomy
• Physical cosmology
• Planetary geology
• Planetary science

• Solar astronomy
• Stellar astronomy

Earth science

• Atmospheric sciences
• Biogeography
• Cartography
• Climatology
• Coastal geography
• Geodesy
• Geography

• Geoinformatics
• Geology
• Geomorphology
• Geostatistics
• Geophysics
• Glaciology
• Hydrology

• Hydrogeology
• Mineralogy
• Meteorology
• Oceanography
• Paleoclimatology
• Paleontology
• Petrology

• Limnology
• Seismology
• Soil science
• Topography
• Volcanology

Environmental science

• Ecology
  • Freshwater biology
  • Marine biology
  • Parasitology
  • Population dynamics

• Environmental chemistry
• Environmental soil science
• Environmental geology
• Toxicology

Life sciences (Biology)

• Anatomy
• Astrobiology
• Bioinformatics
• Biophysics
• Biotechnology
• Botany
  • Bryology
  • Mycology
    • Lichenology
  • Palynology
  • Phycology (Algology)
• Cell biology (Cytology)
• Chronobiology
• Conservation biology

• Developmental biology
  • Embryology
  • Gerontology
• Epidemiology
• Ecology
• Evolution
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Evolutionary developmental biology
  • Paleobiology
    • Paleontology
• Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Proteomics
  • Population genetics

• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
  • Structural biology
• Morphology
• Physiology
  • Immunology
  • Kinesiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Histology
• Systematics
  • Cladistics
  • Phylogeny
  • Taxonomy
• Virology

• Zoology
  • Arachnology
    • Acarology
  • Entomology
    • Myrmecology
  • Ethology
  • Helminthology
  • Herpetology
  • Ichthyology
  • Malacology
  • Mammalogy
    • Cetology
    • Physical anthropology
  • Nematology
  • Ornithology

Cognitive sciences

Formal sciences

Computer sciences

• Theory of computation
  • Automata theory (Formal languages)
  • Computability theory
  • Computational complexity theory
  • Concurrency theory
• Algorithms
  • Randomized algorithms
  • Distributed algorithms
  • Parallel algorithms
• Data structures
• Computer architecture
  • VLSI design
• Operating systems
• Computer communications (networks)
  • Information theory
  • Internet, World wide web
  • Wireless computing (Mobile computing)
• Computer security and reliability
  • Cryptography
  • Fault-tolerant computing
• Distributed computing
  • Grid computing
• Parallel computing
  • High-performance computing
• Quantum computing
• Computer graphics
  • Image processing
  • Scientific visualization
  • Computational geometry

• Software engineering
  • Formal methods (Formal verification)
• Programming languages
  • Programming paradigms
    • Object-oriented programming
    • Functional programming
  • Program semantics
  • Type theory
  • Compilers
  • Concurrent programming languages
• Information science
  • Database
    • Relational database
    • Distributed database
    • Object database
  • Multimedia, hypermedia
  • Data mining
  • Information retrieval
• Artificial intelligence
  • Automated reasoning
  • Computer vision
  • Machine learning
    • Artificial neural network
  • Natural language processing (Computational linguistics)
  • Expert systems
  • Robotics

• Human-computer interaction
• Computing in Mathematics, Natural sciences, Engineering and Medicine
  • Numerical analysis
  • Algebraic (symbolic) computation
  • Computational number theory
  • Computational mathematics
  • Scientific computing (Computational science)
  • Computational biology (bioinformatics)
  • Computational physics
  • Computational chemistry
  • Computational neuroscience
  • Computer-aided engineering
    • Finite element analysis
    • Computational fluid dynamics
• Computing in Social sciences, Arts and Humanities, Professions
  • Computational economics
  • Computational sociology
  • Computational finance
  • Humanities computing (Digital Humanities)
• Information systems (Business informatics)
  • Information technology
  • Management information systems
  • Health informatics

Mathematics

• Algebra
  • Group theory
    • Group representation
  • Ring theory
  • Field theory
  • Linear algebra (Vector space)
  • Multilinear algebra
  • Lie algebra
  • Associative algebra
  • Non-associative algebra
  • Universal algebra
  • Homological algebra
  • Category theory
  • Lattice theory (Order theory)
  • Differential algebra
• Analysis
  • Real analysis
    • Calculus
  • Complex analysis
  • Functional analysis
    • Operator theory
  • Non-standard analysis
  • Harmonic analysis
  • p-adic analysis
  • Ordinary differential equations
  • Partial differential equations

• Probability theory
  • Measure theory
  • Ergodic theory
  • Stochastic process
• Geometry and Topology
  • General topology
  • Algebraic topology
  • Geometric topology
  • Differential topology
  • Algebraic geometry
  • Differential geometry
  • Projective geometry
  • Affine geometry
  • Non-Euclidean geometry
  • Convex geometry
  • Discrete geometry
• Trigonometry
• Number theory
  • Analytic number theory
  • Algebraic number theory
  • Geometric number theory
• Logic and Foundations of mathematics
  • Set theory
  • Proof theory
  • Model theory
  • Recursion theory
  • Modal logic
  • Intuitionistic logic

• Applied mathematics
  • Mathematical statistics
    • Probability
  • Approximation theory
  • Numerical analysis
  • Optimization (Mathematical programming)
    • Operations research
    • Linear programming
  • Dynamical systems
    • Chaos theory
    • Fractal geometry
  • Mathematical physics
    • Quantum field theory
    • Statistical mechanics
  • Information theory
  • Cryptography
  • Combinatorics
    • Coding theory
  • Graph theory
  • Game theory

Statistics

• Computational statistics
  • Data mining
  • Regression
  • Simulation
    • Bootstrap (statistics)
• Design of experiments
  • Block design and Analysis of variance
  • Response surface methodology

• Statistical modelling
  • Biostatistics
    • Epidemiology
  • Multivariate analysis
    • Structural equation model
    • Time series
  • Reliability theory
  • Quality control

• Statistical theory
  • Decision theory
  • Mathematical statistics
    • Probability
• Sample Survey
  • Sampling theory
  • Survey methodology

Systems science

• Complex systems
• Complexity theory
• Cybernetics
  • Biocybernetics
  • Engineering cybernetics
  • Management cybernetics
  • Medical cybernetics
  • New Cybernetics
  • Second-order cybernetics

• Control theory
  • Control engineering
  • Control systems
  • Dynamical systems
• Operations research
• Systems dynamics
  • Systems analysis

• Systems theory
  • Developmental systems theory
  • General systems theory
  • Linear time-invariant systems
  • Mathematical system theory

Social sciences

Anthropology

• Anthropology of religion
• Applied anthropology
• Archaeology
• Cultural anthropology
• Ethnobiology
• Ethnography
• Ethnology
• Ethnopoetics
• Evolutionary anthropology

• Experimental archaeology
• Historical archaeology
• Linguistic anthropology
• Medical anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Psychological anthropology
• Zooarchaeology

• Anthrozoology

Economics

• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Behavioural economics
• Bioeconomics
• Comparative economics
  • Socialist economics
• Development economics
• Economic geography
• Economic history
• Economic sociology
• Energy economics
• Entrepreneurial Economics
• Environmental economics
• Evolutionary economics
• Financial economics
• Heterodox economics
  • Green economics
  • Feminist economics
  • Islamic economics
• Industrial organization
• International economics
• Institutional economics
• Labor economics
• Law and economics

• Managerial economics
• Monetary economics
• Neuroeconomics
• Public finance
• Public economics
• Real estate economics
• Resource economics
• Welfare economics
• Political economy
• Socioeconomics
• Transport economics

• Economic methodology
  • Computational economics
  • Econometrics
    • Mathematical economics
    • Economic statistics
      • Time series
  • Experimental economics

Linguistics

• Anthropological linguistics
• Applied linguistics
• Biolinguistics
• Clinical linguistics and Speech and language pathology
• Cognitive linguistics
• Comparative linguistics
• Computational Linguistics
• Corpus linguistics
• Developmental linguistics and Language acquisition
• Dialectology and Dialectometry
• Discourse analysis
• Etymology
• Evolutionary linguistics
• Forensic linguistics
• Geolinguistics
• Historical linguistics

• Lexis
• Linguistic typology
• Morphology
• Neurolinguistics
• Philology
• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Phraseology
• Pragmatics
• Psycholinguistics
• Quantitative linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Stylistics
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Writing systems and Orthography

Psychology

See also Subfields of psychology

• Behavior analysis
• Biopsychology
• Cognitive psychology
• Clinical psychology
• Cultural psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Educational psychology
• Evolutionary psychology
• Experimental psychology
• Forensic psychology
• Health psychology

• Humanistic psychology
• Industrial and organizational psychology
• Music therapy
• Neuropsychology
• Personality psychology
• Psychometrics
• Psychology of religion
• Psychophysics
• Sensation and perception psychology

Geography

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• Cartography
• Human geography
  • Critical geography
  • Cultural geography
  • Feminist geography
  • Economic geography
  • Development geography
  • Historical geography
  • Time geography
  • Political geography & geopolitics
  • Marxist geography
  • Military geography
  • Strategic geography
  • Population geography
  • Social geography
  • Behavioral geography
  • Children's geographies
  • Health geography
  • Tourism geography
  • Urban geography

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• Environmental geography
• Physical geography
  • Biogeography
  • Climatology
  • Palaeoclimatology
  • Coastal geography
  • Geomorphology
  • Geodesy
  • Hydrology/Hydrography
  • Glaciology
  • Limnology
  • Oceanography
  • Pedology
  • Landscape ecology
  • Palaeogeography
• Regional geography

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Philosophy

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• Epistemology
• Ethics
• Logic
• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of science

Political science

• Comparative politics
• Game theory
• Geopolitics and political geography
• Ideology
• Political economy
• Political psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour
• Psephology (voting systems and electoral behaviour)

• Public administration
  • Public policy
  • Local government studies* Supranational and intergovernmental politics
• Political science of religion
• International relations theory

Sociology

See also Subfields of sociology

• Criminology

• Demography

Applied sciences

Agronomy

• Animal husbandry
• Aquaculture

• Agriculture
• Food science

• Forestry
• Horticulture

• Hydroponics
• Permaculture

Architecture

• Architectural engineering

• Architecture

• Building science

Education

Engineering

• Aeronautical engineering
• Aerospace engineering
• Agricultural engineering
• Agricultural science
• Biomedical engineering
• Bioengineering
• Chemical engineering
• Civil engineering

• Computer engineering
• Control engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Industrial engineering
• Language engineering
• Marine engineering
• Materials engineering

• Mechanical engineering
• Mining engineering
• Nuclear engineering
• Polymer engineering
• Software engineering
• Systems engineering

Health sciences

• Conservation medicine
• Dentistry
• Optometry
• Medicine
  • Anatomy
  • Dermatology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gynecology
  • Immunology
  • Internal medicine

• • Neurology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pathology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pediatrics
  • Pharmacy
  • Physiology
  • Psychiatry

• • Radiology
  • Toxicology
  • Urology
• Nutrition
• Nursing
• Pharmacology
• Physical therapy
• Veterinary medicine

Management

• Accounting
• Business Strategy

• Finance
• Marketing

• Organizational Behavior
• Operations

Military Science

• Military Organization
• Military Education and Training

• Military History
• Military Engineering

• Military Strategy and Tactics

Spatial science

• Geographic information systems
• Remote sensing
• Photogrammetry

See also

• Science
• List of fields of doctoral studies
• List of academic disciplines