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. # Other engineering and technologies
  21. Medical and health sciences
  22. # Basic medicine
  23. # Clinical medicine
  24. # Health sciences
  25. # Health biotechnology
  26. # Other medical sciences
  27. Agricultural sciences
  28. # Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
  29. # Animal and dairy science
  30. # Veterinary science
  31. # Agricultural biotechnology
  32. # Other agricultural sciences
  33. Social science
  34. # Psychology
  35. # Economics and business
  36. # Educational sciences
  37. # Sociology
  38. # Law
  39. # Political science
  40. # Social and economic geography
  41. # Media and communications
  42. # Other social sciences
  43. Humanities
  44. # History and archaeology
  45. # Languages and literature
  46. # Philosophy, ethics and religion
  47. # Arts
  48. # Other humanities