10000 1. Natural Sciences

10100 1.1 Mathematics
  • 10101 Pure mathematics
  • 10102 Applied mathematics
  • 10103 Statistics and probability
10200 1.2 Computer and information sciences
  • 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
10300 1.3 Physical sciences
  • 10301 Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)
  • 10302 Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)
  • 10303 Particles and field physics
  • 10304 Nuclear physics
  • 10305 Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
  • 10306 Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)
  • 10307 Acoustics
  • 10308 Astronomy (including astrophysics, space science)
10400 1.4 Chemical sciences
  • 10401 Organic chemistry
  • 10402 Inorganic and nuclear chemistry
  • 10403 Physical chemistry
  • 10404 Polymer science
  • 10405 Electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion metals, electrolysis)
  • 10406 Analytical chemistry
10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences
  • 10501 Hydrology
  • 10502 Oceanography
  • 10503 Water resources
  • 10504 Mineralogy
  • 10505 Geology
  • 10506 Paleontology
  • 10507 Volcanology
  • 10508 Physical geography
  • 10509 Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
  • 10510 Climatic research
  • 10511 Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
  • 10601 Cell biology
  • 10602 Biology (theoretical, mathematical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), Evolutionary biology
  • 10603 Genetics and heredity (medical genetics to be 3)
  • 10604 Reproductive biology (medical aspects to be 3)
  • 10605 Developmental biology
  • 10606 Microbiology
  • 10607 Virology
  • 10608 Biochemistry and molecular biology
  • 10609 Biochemical research methods
  • 10610 Biophysics
  • 10611 Plant sciences, botany
  • 10612 Mycology
  • 10613 Zoology
  • 10614 Behavioral sciences biology
  • 10615 Ornithology
  • 10616 Entomology
  • 10617 Marine biology, freshwater biology, limnology
  • 10618 Ecology
  • 10619 Biodiversity conservation

20000 2. Engineering and Technology

20100 2.1 Civil engineering
  • 20101 Civil engineering
  • 20102 Construction engineering, Municipal and structural engineering
  • 20103 Architecture engineering
  • 20104 Transport engineering
20200 2.2 Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering
  • 20201 Electrical and electronic engineering
  • 20202 Communication engineering and systems
  • 20203 Telecommunications
  • 20204 Robotics and automatic control
  • 20205 Automation and control systems
  • 20206 Computer hardware and architecture
20300 2.3 Mechanical engineering
  • 20301 Mechanical engineering
  • 20302 Applied mechanics
  • 20303 Thermodynamics
  • 20304 Aerospace engineering
  • 20305 Nuclear related engineering; (nuclear physics to be 1.3)
  • 20306 Audio engineering, reliability analysis
20400 2.4 Chemical engineering
  • 20401 Chemical engineering (plants, products)
  • 20402 Chemical process engineering
20500 2.5 Materials engineering
  • 20501 Materials engineering
  • 20502 Paper and wood
  • 20503 Textiles; including synthetic dyes, colours, fibres (nanoscale materials to be 2.10; biomaterials to be 2.9)
  • 20504 Ceramics
  • 20505 Composites (including laminates, reinforced plastics, cermets, combined natural and synthetic fibre fabrics; filled composites)
  • 20506 Coating and films
20600 2.6 Medical engineering
  • 20601 Medical engineering
  • 20602 Medical laboratory technology (including laboratory samples analysis; diagnostic technologies) (Biomaterials to be 2.9 [physical characteristics of living material as related to medical implants, devices, sensors])
20700 2.7 Environmental engineering
  • 20701 Environmental and geological engineering, geotechnics
  • 20702 Petroleum engineering (fuel, oils)
  • 20703 Mining and mineral processing
  • 20704 Energy and fuels
  • 20705 Remote sensing
  • 20706 Marine engineering, sea vessels
  • 20707 Ocean engineering
20800 2.8 Environmental biotechnology
  • 20801 Environmental biotechnology
  • 20802 Bioremediation, diagnostic biotechnologies (DNA chips and biosensing devices) in environmental management
  • 20803 Environmental biotechnology related ethics
20900 2.9 Industrial biotechnology
  • 20901 Industrial biotechnology
  • 20902 Bioprocessing technologies (industrial processes relying on biological agents to drive the process) biocatalysis, fermentation
  • 20903 Bioproducts (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock) biomaterials, bioplastics, biofuels, bioderived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-derived novel materials
21000 2.10 Nano-technology
  • 21001 Nano-materials (production and properties)
  • 21002 Nano-processes (applications on nano-scale); (biomaterials to be 2.9)

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

30100 3.1 Basic medicine
  • 30101 Human genetics
  • 30102 Immunology
  • 30103 Neurosciences (including psychophysiology
  • 30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • 30105 Physiology (including cytology)
  • 30106 Anatomy and morphology (plant science to be 1.6)
  • 30107 Medicinal chemistry
  • 30108 Toxicology
  • 30109 Pathology
30200 3.2 Clinical medicine
  • 30201 Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems
  • 30202 Endocrinology and metabolism (including diabetes, hormones)
  • 30203 Respiratory systems
  • 30204 Oncology
  • 30205 Hematology
  • 30206 Otorhinolaryngology
  • 30207 Ophthalmology
  • 30208 Dentistry, oral surgery and medicine
  • 30209 Paediatrics
  • 30210 Clinical neurology
  • 30211 Orthopaedics
  • 30212 Surgery
  • 30213 Transplantation
  • 30214 Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • 30215 Psychiatry
  • 30216 Dermatology and venereal diseases
  • 30217 Urology and nephrology
  • 30218 General and internal medicine
  • 30219 Gastroenterology and hepatology
  • 30220 Andrology
  • 30221 Critical care medicine and Emergency medicine
  • 30223 Anaesthesiology
  • 30224 Radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging
  • 30225 Allergy
  • 30226 Rheumatology
  • 30227 Geriatrics and gerontology
  • 30229 Integrative and complementary medicine (alternative practice systems)
  • 30230 Other clinical medicine subjects
30300 3.3 Health sciences
  • 30301 Social biomedical sciences (includes family planning, sexual health, psycho-oncology, political and social effects of biomedical research)
  • 30302 Epidemiology
  • 30303 Infectious Diseases
  • 30304 Public and environmental health
  • 30305 Occupational health
  • 30306 Sport and fitness sciences
  • 30307 Nursing
  • 30308 Nutrition, Dietetics
  • 30309 Tropical medicine
  • 30310 Parasitology
  • 30311 Medical ethics
  • 30312 Substance abuse
30400 3.4 Medical biotechnology
  • 30401 Health-related biotechnology
  • 30402 Technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism (assisted reproduction)
  • 30403 Technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes and how they influence the onset of disease and maintenance of well-being (gene-based diagnostics and therapeutic interventions (pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics)
  • 30404 Biomaterials (as related to medical implants, devices, sensors)
  • 30405 Medical biotechnology related ethics
30500 3.5 Other medical sciences
  • 30501 Forensic science

40000 4. Agricultural and veterinary sciences

40100 4.1 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
  • 40101 Agriculture
  • 40102 Forestry
  • 40103 Fishery
  • 40104 Soil science
  • 40105 Horticulture, viticulture
  • 40106 Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)
40200 4.2 Animal and Dairy science
  • 40201 Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)
  • 40202 Pets
  • 40203 Husbandry
40300 4.3 Veterinary science
  • 40301 Veterinary science
40400 4.4 Agricultural biotechnology
  • 40401 Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology
  • 40402 GM technology (crops and livestock), livestock cloning, marker assisted selection, diagnostics (DNA chips and biosensing devices for the early/accurate detection of diseases) biomass feedstock production technologies, biopharming
  • 40403 Agricultural biotechnology related ethics

50000 5. Social Sciences

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
  • 50101 Psychology (including human - machine relations)
  • 50102 Psychology, special (including therapy for learning, speech, hearing, visual and other physical and mental disabilities)
  • 50103 Cognitive sciences
50200 5.2 Economics and Business
  • 50201 Economic Theory
  • 50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics
  • 50203 Industrial relations
  • 50204 Business and management
  • 50205 Accounting
  • 50206 Finance
50300 5.3 Education
  • 50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
  • 50302 Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)
50400 5.4 Sociology
  • 50401 Sociology
  • 50402 Demography
  • 50403 Social topics (Women´s and gender studies; Social issues; Family studies; Social work)
  • 50404 Antropology, ethnology
50500 5.5 Law
  • 50501 Law
  • 50502 Criminology, penology
50600 5.6 Political science
  • 50601 Political science
  • 50602 Public administration
  • 50603 Organisation theory
50700 5.7 Social and economic geography
  • 50701 Cultural and economic geography
  • 50702 Urban studies (planning and development)
  • 50703 Transport planning and social aspects of transport (transport engineering to be 2.1)
  • 50704 Environmental sciences (social aspects)
50800 5.8 Media and communications
  • 50801 Journalism
  • 50802 Media and socio-cultural communication
  • 50803 Information science (social aspects)
  • 50804 Library science
50900 5.9 Other social sciences
  • 50901 Other social sciences
  • 50902 Social sciences, interdisciplinary

60000 6. Humanities and the Arts

60100 6.1 History and Archaeology
  • 60101 History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
  • 60102 Archaeology
60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
  • 60201 General language studies
  • 60202 Specific languages
  • 60203 Linguistics
  • 60204 General literature studies
  • 60205 Literary theory
  • 60206 Specific literatures
60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
  • 60301 Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
  • 60302 Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields)
  • 60303 Theology
  • 60304 Religious studies
60400 6.4 Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
  • 60401 Arts, Art history
  • 60402 Architectural design
  • 60403 Performing arts studies (Musicology, Theater science, Dramaturgy)
  • 60404 Folklore studies
  • 60405 Studies on Film, Radio and Television