Web of Science Categories
Subject category of the source publication. Some source publications are assigned to multiple categories. Records of documents from those publications contain multiple subject categories.
| Web of Science Core Collection Subject Categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustics | Electrochemistry | Literature | Physics, Condensed Matter |
| Agricultural Economics & Policy | Emergency Medicine | Literature, African, Australian, Canadian | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas |
| Agricultural Engineering | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Literature, American | Physics, Mathematical |
| Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Energy & Fuels | Literature, British Isles | Physics, Multidisciplinary |
| Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Engineering, Aerospace | Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian | Physics, Nuclear |
| Agronomy | Engineering, Biomedical | Literature, Romance | Physics, Particles & Fields |
| Allergy | Engineering, Chemical | Literature, Slavic | Physiology |
| Anatomy & Morphology | Engineering, Civil | Logic | Planning & Development |
| Andrology | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Management | Plant Sciences |
| Anesthesiology | Engineering, Environmental | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Poetry |
| Anthropology | Engineering, Geological | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Political Science |
| Archaeology | Engineering, Industrial | Materials Science, Ceramics | Polymer Science |
| Architecture | Engineering, Manufacturing | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Primary Health Care |
| Area Studies | Engineering, Marine | Materials Science, Coatings & Films | Psychiatry |
| Art | Engineering, Mechanical | Materials Science, Composites | Psychology |
| Asian Studies | Engineering, Multidisciplinary | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Psychology, Applied |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | Engineering, Ocean | Materials Science, Paper & Wood | Psychology, Biological |
| Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology | Engineering, Petroleum | Materials Science, Textiles | Psychology, Clinical |
| Automation & Control Systems | Entomology | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Psychology, Developmental |
| Behavioral Sciences | Environmental Sciences | Mathematics | Psychology, Educational |
| Biochemical Research Methods | Environmental Studies | Mathematics, Applied | Psychology, Experimental |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Ergonomics | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Psychology, Mathematical |
| Biodiversity Conservation | Ethics | Mechanics | Psychology, Multidisciplinary |
| Biology | Ethnic Studies | Medical Ethics | Psychology, Psychoanalysis |
| Biophysics | Evolutionary Biology | Medical Informatics | Psychology, Social |
| Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Family Studies | Medical Laboratory Technology | Public Administration |
| Business | Film, Radio, Television | Medicine, General & Internal | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| Business, Finance | Fisheries | Medicine, Legal | Quantum Science & Technology |
| Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Folklore | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging |
| Cell Biology | Food Science & Technology | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Rehabilitation |
| Cell & Tissue Engineering | Forestry | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering | Religion |
| Chemistry, Analytical | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Remote Sensing |
| Chemistry, Applied | Genetics & Heredity | Microbiology | Reproductive Biology |
| Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Microscopy | Respiratory System |
| Chemistry, Medicinal | Geography | Mineralogy | Rheumatology |
| Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Geography, Physical | Mining & Mineral Processing | Robotics |
| Chemistry, Organic | Geology | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Social Issues |
| Chemistry, Physical | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Music | Social Sciences, Biomedical |
| Classics | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Mycology | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary |
| Clinical Neurology | Gerontology | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods |
| Communication | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Neuroimaging | Social Work |
| Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Health Care Sciences & Services | Neurosciences | Sociology |
| Computer Science, Cybernetics | Health Policy & Services | Nuclear Science & Technology | Soil Science |
| Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Hematology | Nursing | Spectroscopy |
| Computer Science, Information Systems | History | Nutrition & Dietetics | Sport Sciences |
| Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | History & Philosophy of Science | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Statistics & Probability |
| Computer Science, Software Engineering | History of Social Sciences | Oceanography | Substance Abuse |
| Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Horticulture | Oncology | Surgery |
| Construction & Building Technology | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Operations Research & Management Science | Telecommunications |
| Criminology & Penology | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Ophthalmology | Theater |
| Critical Care Medicine | Imaging Science & Photographic Technology | Optics | Thermodynamics |
| Crystallography | Immunology | Ornithology | Toxicology |
| Cultural Studies | Industrial Relations & Labor | Orthopedics | Transplantation |
| Dance | Infectious Diseases | Otorhinolaryngology | Transportation |
| Demography | Information Science & Library Science | Paleontology | Transportation Science & Technology |
| Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Instruments & Instrumentation | Parasitology | Tropical Medicine |
| Dermatology | Integrative & Complementary Medicine |
Pathology |
Urban Studies |
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Development Studies |
International Relations |
Pediatrics |
Urology & Nephrology |
| Developmental Biology | Language & Linguistics | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Veterinary Sciences |
| Ecology | Law | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Virology |
| Economics | Limnology | Philosophy | Water Resources |
| Education & Educational Research | Linguistics | Physics, Applied | Women's Studies |
| Education, Scientific Disciplines | Literary Reviews | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zoology |
| Education, Special | Literary Theory & Criticism | ||