Field & Subject Categories 

NTU World University Rankings divided subjects into 6 fields, with them being Agriculture, Engineering, Life Science, Medicine, Nature Sciences and Social Sciences respectively, and categorized them in regards to the ESI research fields.

The 6 fields covered 27 subjects, in which 20 of them were categorized according to ESI research fields, and the 7 other subjects were added by NTU Rankings that corresponded to the division of the WOS categories, which could be found in the figure below.

Agriculture

    Agricultural Sciences
    Environment/Ecology
    Plant & Animal Science

 

Engineering

    Biomedical Engineering
    Chemical Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Computer Science
    Electrical Engineering
    Energy Science & Engineering
    Environmental Science & Engineering
    Materials Science
    Mechanical Engineering

 

Life Sciences

    Biology & Biochemistry
    Immunology
    Microbiology
    Molecular Biology & Genetics
    Neuroscience & Behavior
    Pharmacology & Toxicology

Medicine

    Clinical Medicine
    Psychiatry/Psychology
    

 

Natural Sciences

    Chemistry
    Geosciences
    Mathematics
    Physics
    Space Science
    
    
    
    

 

Social Sciences

    Economics & Business
    Social Sciences, General

 

 

Field Subject WOS Category
Agriculture Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural Economics & Policy

Agricultural Engineering

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Agriculture, Soil Science

Agronomy

Food Science & Technology

Horticulture

Nutrition & Dietetics

Environment/Ecology

Biodiversity Conservation

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Water Resources

Plant & Animal Science

Entomology

Fisheries

Forestry

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Mycology

Ornithology

Plant Sciences

Veterinary Sciences

Zoology

 

 

Field Subject WOS Category
Engineering Biomedical Engineering

Engineering, Biomedical

Cell & Tissue Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Engineering, Chemical

Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Polymer Science

Civil Engineering

Construction & Building Technology

Engineering, Civil

Engineering, Geological

Engineering, Ocean

Transportation

Transportation Science & Technology

Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence

Cybernetics

Hardware & Architecture

Information Systems

Interdisciplinary Applications

Software Engineering

Theory & Methods

Electrical Engineering

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Instruments & Instrumentation

Telecommunications

Robotics

Imaging Science & Photographic Technology

Energy Science & Engineering

Energy & Fuels

Engineering, Petroleum

Nuclear Science & Technology

Environmental Science & Engineering

Engineering, Environmental

Environmental Sciences

Environmental Studies

Materials Science

Materials Science, Biomaterials

Materials Science, Ceramics

Materials Science, Characterization & Testing

Materials Science, Coatings & Films

Materials Science, Composites

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Materials Science, Paper & Wood

Materials Science, Textiles

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering, Aerospace

Engineering, Industrial

Engineering, Manufacturing

Engineering, Marine

Engineering, Mechanical

Mechanics

Mining & Mineral Processing

Thermodynamics

Automation & Control Systems

 

Field Subject WOS Category
Life Sciences Biology & Biochemistry

Anatomy & Morphology

Biochemical Research Methods

Biology

Biophysics

Evolutionary Biology

Mathematical & Computational Biology

Parasitology

Pathology

Physiology

Reproductive Biology

Immunology

Immunology

Infectious Diseases

Virology

Microbiology

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Microbiology

Microscopy

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Cell & Tissue Engineering

Cell Biology

Developmental Biology

Genetics & Heredity

Neuroscience & Behavior

Behavioral Sciences

Neuroimaging

Neurosciences

Pharmacology & Toxicology

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Substance Abuse

Toxicology

 

Field Subject WOS Category
Medicine Clinical Medicine

Allergy

Andrology

Anesthesiology

Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Clinical Neurology

Critical Care Medicine

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Gerontology

Health Care Sciences & Services

Hematology

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Medical Ethics

Medical Informatics

Medical Laboratory Technology

Medicine, General & Internal

Medicine, Legal

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Nursing

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Otorhinolaryngology

Pediatrics

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Primary Health Care

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Rehabilitation

Respiratory System

Rheumatology

Surgery

Transplantation

Tropical Medicine

Urology & Nephrology

Psychiatry/Psychology

Psychiatry

Psychology

Psychology, Applied

Psychology, Biological

Psychology, Clinical

Psychology, Developmental

Psychology, Educational

Psychology, Experimental

Psychology, Mathematical

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Psychology, Psychoanalysis

Psychology, Social

 

Field Subject WOS Category
Natural Sciences Chemistry

Chemistry, Analytical

Chemistry, Applied

Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear

Chemistry, Medicinal

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Chemistry, Organic

Chemistry, Physical

Crystallography

Electrochemistry

Spectroscopy

Geosciences

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Geography

Geography, Physical

Geology

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Imaging Science & Photographic Technology

Limnology

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Mineralogy

Oceanography

Paleontology

Remote Sensing

Soil Science

Mathematics

Logic

Mathematics

Mathematics, Applied

Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications

Statistics & Probability

Physics

Acoustics

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Nuclear Science & Technology

Optics

Physics, Applied

Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Physics, Condensed Matter

Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Physics, Mathematical

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Physics, Nuclear

Physics, Particles & Fields

Quantum Science & Technology

Space Science

Astronomy & Astrophysics

 

Field Subject WOS Category
Social Sciences Economics & Business

Business

Business, Finance

Economics

Industrial Relations & Labor

Management

Operations Research & Management Science

Social Sciences, General

Area Studies

Asian Studies

Communication

Criminology & Penology

Demography

Development Studies

Education & Educational Research

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Education, Special

Environmental Studies

Ergonomics

Ethics

Ethnic Studies

Family Studies

Film, Radio, Television

Folklore

Health Policy & Services

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism

Information Science & Library Science

International Relations

Law

Planning & Development

Political Science

Public Administration

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Regional & Urban Planning

Social Issues

Social Sciences, Biomedical

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Social Work

Sociology

Sport Sciences

Urban Studies

Womens Studies