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Research Areas (Categories / Classification)

Research areas constitute a subject categorization scheme that is shared by all Web of Science product databases. As a result, you can identify, retrieve and analyze documents from multiple databases that pertain to the same subject.

Every controlled term in the Zoological Record Thesaurus is mapped to at least one research area.

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Research Areas

Research areas are classified into five broad categories: 

  • Arts & Humanities
  • Life Sciences & Biomedicine
  • Physical Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Technology

Arts & Humanities

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences

Technology

Architecture

Agriculture

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Archaeology

Acoustics

Art

Allergy

Chemistry

Area Studies

Automation & Control Systems

Arts & Humanities Other Topics

Anatomy & Morphology

Crystallography

Biomedical Social Sciences

Computer Science

Asian Studies

Anesthesiology

Electrochemistry

Business & Economics

Construction & Building Technology

Classics

Anthropology

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Communication

Energy & Fuels

Dance

Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Geology

Criminology & Penology

Engineering

Film, Radio & Television

Behavioral Sciences

Mathematics

Cultural Studies

Imaging Science & Photographic Technology

History

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Demography

Information Science & Library Science

History & Philosophy of Science

Biodiversity & Conservation

Mineralogy

Development Studies

Instruments & Instrumentation

Literature

Biophysics

Mining & Mineral Processing

Education & Educational Research

Materials Science

Music

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Oceanography

Ethnic Studies

Mechanics

Philosophy

Cardiovascular System & Cardiology

Optics

Family Studies

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Religion

Cell Biology

Physical Geography

Geography

Microscopy

Theater

Critical Care Medicine

Physics

Government & Law

Nuclear Science & Technology

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Polymer Science

International Relations

Operations Research & Management Science

Dermatology

Thermodynamics

Linguistics

Remote Sensing

Developmental Biology

Water Resources

Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences

Robotics

Emergency Medicine

Psychology

Science & Technology Other Topics

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Public Administration

Spectroscopy

Entomology

Social Issues

Telecommunications

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Social Sciences Other Topics

Transportation

Evolutionary Biology

Social Work

Fisheries

Sociology

Food Science & Technology

Urban Studies

Forestry

Women's Studies

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

General & Internal Medicine

Genetics & Heredity

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Health Care Sciences & Services

Hematology

Immunology

Infectious Diseases

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Legal Medicine

Life Sciences Biomedicine Other Topics

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Mathematical & Computational Biology

Medical Ethics

Medical Informatics

Medical Laboratory Technology

Microbiology

Mycology

Neurosciences & Neurology

Nursing

Nutrition & Dietetics

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Otorhinolaryngology

Paleontology

Parasitology

Pathology

Pediatrics

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Physiology

Plant Sciences

Psychiatry

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Rehabilitation

Reproductive Biology

Research & Experimental Medicine

Respiratory System

Rheumatology

Sport Sciences

Substance Abuse

Surgery

Toxicology

Transplantation

Tropical Medicine

Urology & Nephrology

Veterinary Sciences

Virology

Zoology

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Results Page Option

From the Results page, you can refine the results of your search by selecting specific research area terms listed under the Research Areas option.

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Analyze Results Option

From the Analyze Results page, you can group and rank records in a results set by selecting the Research Areas option. Use this feature to view a ranking by field, record count, and percentage of each research area within the results set.