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Fields of research

Four domains, 26 fields, 252 subfields and 4,516 topics: the open classification of OpenAlex, also used by Scopus. Each field shows its leading scientists, institutions and funders.

Health Sciences

Dentistry1.6M works · 4 subfieldsHealth Professions6.9M works · 11 subfieldsMedicine51.4M works · 42 subfieldsNursing1.5M works · 4 subfieldsVeterinary754.4k works · 2 subfields

Life Sciences

Agricultural and Biological Sciences29.2M works · 11 subfieldsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.4M works · 14 subfieldsImmunology and Microbiology2.8M works · 5 subfieldsNeuroscience4.2M works · 8 subfieldsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.5M works · 4 subfields

Physical Sciences

Chemical Engineering931.7k works · 6 subfieldsChemistry7.8M works · 6 subfieldsComputer Science17.7M works · 11 subfieldsEarth and Planetary Sciences9.4M works · 8 subfieldsEnergy1.7M works · 5 subfieldsEngineering40.4M works · 16 subfieldsEnvironmental Science17.6M works · 11 subfieldsMaterials Science7.7M works · 8 subfieldsMathematics5.5M works · 10 subfieldsPhysics and Astronomy50.5M works · 8 subfields

Social Sciences

Arts and Humanities45.3M works · 13 subfieldsBusiness, Management and Accounting11.9M works · 9 subfieldsDecision Sciences3.6M works · 4 subfieldsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9M works · 3 subfieldsPsychology10.2M works · 7 subfieldsSocial Sciences61.1M works · 22 subfields