Fields of Science and Technology


Fields of Science and Technology is a compulsory classification for statistics of branches of scholarly and technical fields, published by the OECD in 2002. It was created out of the need to interchange data of research facilities, research results etc. It was revised in 2007 under the name Revised Fields of Science and Technology.

List

  1. Natural sciences
  2. # Mathematics
  3. # Computer and information sciences
  4. # Physical sciences
  5. # Chemical sciences
  6. # Earth and related environmental sciences
  7. # Biological sciences
  8. # Other natural sciences
  9. Engineering and technology
  10. # Civil engineering
  11. # Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
  12. # Mechanical engineering
  13. # Chemical engineering
  14. # Materials engineering
  15. # Medical engineering
  16. # Environmental engineering
  17. # Environmental biotechnology
  18. # Industrial biotechnology
  19. # Nano technology
  20. Medical and health sciences
  21. # Basic medicine
  22. # Clinical medicine
  23. # Health sciences
  24. # Health biotechnology
  25. # Other medical sciences
  26. Agricultural sciences
  27. # Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
  28. # Animal and dairy science
  29. # Veterinary science
  30. # Agricultural biotechnology
  31. # Other agricultural sciences
  32. Social sciences
  33. # Psychology
  34. # Economics and business
  35. # Educational sciences
  36. # Sociology
  37. # Law
  38. # Political science
  39. # Social and economic geography
  40. # Media and communications
  41. # Other social sciences
  42. Humanities
  43. # History and archaeology
  44. # Languages and literature
  45. # Philosophy, ethics and religion
  46. # Arts
  47. # Other humanities