Index of branches of science


The following index is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science: Links to articles and redirects to sections of articles which provide information on each topic are listed with a short description of the topic. When there is more than one article with information on a topic, the most relevant is usually listed, and it may be cross-linked to further information from the linked page or section.
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
The branches of science, also referred to as scientific fields, scientific disciplines, or just sciences, can be arbitrarily divided into three major groups:
Disciplines that use science, such as engineering and medicine, are described as applied sciences.

A

  • - study of inanimate, inorganic, or lifeless things.
  • - The study of non-organic biological processes
  • - study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy
  • - science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
  • – the branch of physics studying the properties of sound.
  • - synonymous with radiobiology.
  • - Science or study of gliding flight.
  • - study of aerolites; meteorites.
  • - study of pollens and spores in atmosphere.
  • - study of influence in chemical processes in plants.
  • - comparative study of primitive peoples.
  • Agrology - Soil science, study of soils, especially agricultural soils.
  • - study of causes and treatment of allergies
  • - study of men's physiology.
  • - study of wind.
  • - study of human biology.
  • - study of human cultures.
  • - study of human-animal interaction.
  • - study of first principles.
  • - science of the origins of government.
  • - science or art of dining.
  • - study of diseases of weakening and aging.
  • - study of behaviour of interstellar matter.
  • - the science of aqueous vapor.
  • - scientific study of oneself.
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B

  • - science of the therapeutic use of baths.
  • - science of the support and mechanics of heavy structures
  • - study of gravitational force.
  • - study of documents to determine authenticity.
  • - study of organisms interacting in their environments.
  • - study of physics of biological phenomena.
  • - application of the science of biology to the study of psychology.
  • - study of friction, wear and lubrication of biological systems.
  • - study of food.
  • - study of mosses and liverworts.

C

  • - study of bird's nests.
  • - study of heat – relating to the production of heat
  • - science of international exchange.
  • - science of making maps and globes.
  • - art of designing a camp.
  • - science of echoes or reflected sounds.
  • - science of commercial exchange.
  • - art of teaching by question and answer.
  • - study of motion of objects in outer space.
  • - study of the different structures and functions of both eukaryote and prokaryote cells.
  • - study of whales and dolphins.
  • - study of development of character.
  • - study of properties and behaviours of substances.
  • - study of handwriting or penmanship.
  • - science of the geographic description of anything.
  • - study of wealth; political economy.
  • - study of color.
  • - study of biological rhythms.
  • - study of precious metals.
  • - study of motion of macroscopic objects.
  • - study of climate.
  • - study of aging or individual decline after maturity.
  • - study of comets.
  • - study of processes that interact with data.
  • - study of cosmetics.
  • - study of the skull.
  • - study of codes.
  • - study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
  • - study of tropical cyclones, e.g. hurricanes.
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D

  • - study of finger rings.
  • - study of sign language.
  • - study of milk and dairy products
  • – study of analyzing, processing, interpreting and extracting data.
  • - study of human populations and behaviour.
  • - science of deciphering ancient writings and texts.
  • - study of dosage of drugs.
  • and study thereof.

E

  • - study of excretion.
  • - study of material wealth.
  • - study of ancient Egypt.
  • - study of mental imagery.
  • - study of relations between electricity and chemicals.
  • - study of the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves.
  • - the study of dynamics of electrically charged fluids.
  • - study of electricity.
  • - study of static electricity.
  • - study of electromagnetic force.
  • - study of vomiting.
  • - study of menstruation.
  • - study of local diseases.
  • - study of energy under transformation within various fields.
  • - study of engineering.
  • - study of enigmas.
  • - study of parasites that live inside larger organisms.
  • - study of enzymes.
  • - branch of medicine dealing with adolescence.
  • - study of epilepsy.
  • - study of deserts.
  • - study of effects of work on humans.
  • - study of people at work.
  • - study of freeing oneself from constraints.
  • - study of dynamic relationships between peoples.
  • - study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people.
  • - study of origins of races or ethnic groups.
  • - study of dances and its implication in culture.
  • – study of comparative musical systems.
  • - study of cultures.
  • - study of everyday communication and social interaction.
  • - study of natural or biological character.
  • - study of economic and ethical principles of a society.
  • - study of origins of words.
  • - science concerned with improving living conditions.
  • - study of extraterrestrial life.
  • - study of exoplanets.

F

  • - study of felines.
  • - science or study of money management.
  • - study of fluids behaviour at rest and in motion.
  • - study of fluids behaviour at rest.
  • - study of watercourses.
  • - study of folklore and fables.
  • - study of the creation, management, use, conservation, and repair of forests and associated resources.
  • - the use of scientific methods or expertise to investigate crimes or examine evidence that might be presented in a court of law

G

  • - study of gems and jewels
  • - study of gender
  • - study of descent of families
  • - study of reproduction and heredity
  • - study of chemistry of the Earth's crust
  • - study of measuring geological time
  • - study of surface of the earth and its inhabitants
  • - study of the rocks of a planet
  • - study the sizes, shapes, positions, angles and dimensions of things.
  • - study of the characteristics, origins, and development of land forms
  • - study of landforms and landform evolution
  • - study of agriculture
  • - study of increasing habitability of the Earth
  • - study of decadence and decay
  • - study of old age
  • - study of giants
  • - study of language; study of the tongue
  • - the art of measuring time using sundials
  • - study of life in germ-free conditions
  • - study of large numbers
  • - study of systems of writing
  • - study of systems of representing speech in writing
  • - study of handwriting
  • - science of surveying
  • - study of women's physiology
  • - study of rotating bodies

H

  • - study of movement of blood through blood vessels
  • - study of fishing
  • - study of ulcers
  • - study of the dynamics behind blood circulation
  • - study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas
  • – study of Mercury
  • - study of diseases of horses
  • - study of changes in tissue due to disease
  • - art of constructing sundials or clocks
  • - science of time measurement
  • - study of gardening
  • – study of application of engineering, chemistry and other fields of science involving the use of liquids
  • - study of aquatic organisms
  • - study of motion of fluids
  • - study of water resources
  • - study of atmospheric moisture
  • - science of rainfall
  • - science of health and hygiene
  • - study of sanitation; health
  • - hygienics; study of cleanliness
  • - study of humidity
  • - science of humidity
  • - study of sleep; study of hypnosis.
  • - science of measuring heights

I

  • - treatise or text on medical topics; study of medicine
  • - art of drawing ground plans; a ground plan
  • - study of drawing symbols
  • - study of icons; symbols
  • - study of origins of ideas
  • - science of ideas; system of ideas used to justify behaviour
  • - study of idiom, jargon or dialect
  • - study of the psychology of one's own mind
  • - study of genetic characteristics of immunity
  • - study of peace

J

K

  • - study of beauty
  • - study of cell nuclei
  • - study of motion
  • - study of gestural communication
  • - study of human movement and posture
  • - study of forces producing or changing motion
  • - study of atmospheric pollutants and dust
  • - study of wave motion

L

  • - study of population statistics
  • - study of words and their meanings
  • - art of definition of words
  • – study of collection of information
  • - study of organization, access, collection, and protection/regulation of information, whether in physical or digital forms.
  • - study of freshwater ecosystems
  • - study of plagues and epidemics
  • - study of sailing along rhumb-lines
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M

  • - branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy
  • - study of magnetism
  • - study of electrically conducting fluids
  • - study of magnetic fields in systems where the currents are steady
  • - study of the ocean's ecosystem
  • - study of mammals
  • - study of magnitude, number, and forms
  • - mammalogy; study of mammals
  • - study of or treatise concerning opium
  • - study of music; musicology
  • - study of part-whole relationships
  • - ecology
  • - study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits
  • - study of the structure and constitution of metals
  • - study of principles of nature and thought
  • - study of politics in theory or abstract
  • - study of nature of the mind
  • - study of alcohol
  • - study of local climates
  • - branch of economics that studies the behavior of individual households and firms in making decisions on the allocation of limited resources
  • - study or discussion of trivialities
  • - study of very small plant life
  • - study of mummies
  • - study of forms and the development of structures
  • – study of size and shape
  • - study of mosses
  • - study of music
  • - study of muscles
  • - study of myths; fables; tales

N

  • - study of church or temple architecture
  • - study and art of navigation
  • – study of controlling a movement of a vehicle from one place to another
  • - study of the destruction of planets
  • - study of nestling birds
  • - study of human decision making and the ability to process multiple alternatives and to choose an optimal course of action
  • - study of development, work and structure of nervous system
  • - study of hypnotism
  • - study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities
  • - science of the intellect
  • - study of senility
  • - study and collecting of bank-notes and cheques
  • - study of nymphs
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O

  • - science of housekeeping
  • - study of the sense of smell
  • - study of rain
  • - study of nomenclature
  • - science of pure being; the nature of things
  • - study of sight
  • - science of examining the eyes
  • - study of form, structure, development, and functions of plant or animal organs
  • - study of musical instruments in relation to history, culture, construction, acoustic properties and classification
  • - mineralogy or paleontology
  • - scientific study of smells
  • - study of smells and olfactory processes
  • - study of the sense of smell
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P

  • - study of children's diseases; pediatrics
  • - study of ancient fish
  • - study of ancient bones
  • - study of paradoxes
  • - study of proverbs
  • - study of virgins
  • - study of mud
  • - study of crime and punishment
  • - science of pests
  • - study of the throat
  • - study of phenomena
  • - science of knowledge or wisdom
  • - study of photons
  • - study of fishes
  • - science or study of faith
  • - political economy; study of wealth
  • - study of mechanics of gases
  • - study of beards
  • - study of protists
  • - study of election results and voting trends
  • - art or science of lying
  • - study of optical illusions
  • - study of internal or mental states
  • - study of mentality, personality or character
  • - study of ferns
  • - study of distribution of feathers on birds
  • - study of puns
  • - study of fevers
  • - study of towers
  • - study of artillery
  • - study of woodburning
  • - study of combustion through fire or explosions

Q

  • - the exploitation of collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation.
  • - a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles
  • - the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level
  • - study of issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity
  • - study of quinine.

R

  • - study of the scientific principles, mechanisms, and effects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with living matter
  • - study of ordinary chemical reactions under radioactive circumstances
  • - science of inventory management and the movement of products
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S

  • - study of fleshy parts of the body
  • - study of excrement or obscene literature
  • - art of using gesture to express tones
  • - art of shading
  • – study of application of models to understand a particular problem
  • – study of programming
  • - study of the Moon
  • - science of meanings of words
  • - study of signs and signals
  • - study of iron and its alloys, including steel
  • - science of meaning
  • - study of tree's life
  • - dietetics
  • - study of biological basis of human behaviour
  • – study of the relationship between economy and society
  • - science of substances
  • - study of spectra
  • - study of seeds
  • - study of peat moss
  • - study of sponges
  • - study of political parties
  • - study of relationships between text
  • - study of chemistry of the relative spatial arrangement of atoms that form the structure of molecules and their manipulation.
  • - science of elements of animal tissues
  • - study of the mouth
  • - study of folk tales
  • - art of leading an army
  • - studying literature by means of statistical analysis
  • - study of the chemistry of assembled molecular sub-units
  • - study of symbols
  • - study of symptoms of illness
  • - study of ecological communities
  • - study of processes of invention
  • - study of sentence structure
  • - study of syphilis
  • - study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present
  • - study of systems

T

  • - art of curing and stuffing animals
  • - study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
  • - study of the production of texts
  • - science of the seas and gulfs
  • – study of miracles
  • - study of religion
  • - study of motion of heat
  • - study of heat
  • - science of breeding domestic animals and plants
  • - science of nutrition
  • - study of tides
  • - study of postage stamps
  • - obstetrics; midwifery
  • - study of childbirth
  • - study of places and their natural features
  • - study of wounds and their effects
  • - study of gypsies
  • - study of tornadoes
  • - study of blindness and the blind
  • - art and technique of arranging type
  • - study of types of things

U

  • - study of rust molds
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V

  • - study of healthy living
  • - The study of veins.
  • - the art and practice of designing flags
  • - scientific study of vines and winemaking
  • - The study of vitamins.
  • - study, art and technology of glassy materials; glassware
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W

X

  • - study of biological systems which do not exist in nature
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Y

Z

  • - study of chemistry of animals
  • - study of fossil animal remains
  • - study of animal physiology
  • - study of animal diseases
  • - Study of physics relating to structure and function of animal organs and bodies.
  • - study of physiology of animals
  • - study of plant-like animals
  • - study of animal communication
  • - science of joining and fastening
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