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Every journal and book covered by Web of Science core collection is assigned to at least one of the following subject categories. Every record in Web of Science core collection contains the subject category of its source publication in the Web of Science Categories field.

Acoustics	Electrochemistry	Literature	Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Agricultural Economics & Policy	Emergency Medicine	Literature, African, Australian, Canadian	Physics, Mathematical
Agricultural Engineering	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Literature, American	Physics, Multidisciplinary
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science	Energy & Fuels	Literature, British Isles	Physics, Nuclear
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary	Engineering, Aerospace	Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian	Physics, Particles & Fields
Agronomy	Engineering, Biomedical	Literature, Romance	Physiology
Allergy	Engineering, Chemical	Literature, Slavic	Plant Sciences
Anatomy & Morphology	Engineering, Civil	Logic	Poetry
Andrology	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	Management	Political Science
Anesthesiology	Engineering, Environmental	Marine & Freshwater Biology	Polymer Science
Anthropology	Engineering, Geological	Materials Science, Biomaterials	Primary Health Care
Archaeology	Engineering, Industrial	Materials Science, Ceramics	Psychiatry
Architecture	Engineering, Manufacturing	Materials Science, Characterization & Testing	Psychology
Area Studies	Engineering, Marine	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	Psychology, Applied
Art	Engineering, Mechanical	Materials Science, Composites	Psychology, Biological
Asian Studies	Engineering, Multidisciplinary	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	Psychology, Clinical
Astronomy & Astrophysics	Engineering, Ocean	Materials Science, Paper & Wood	Psychology, Developmental
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology	Engineering, Petroleum	Materials Science, Textiles	Psychology, Educational
Automation & Control Systems	Entomology	Mathematical & Computational Biology	Psychology, Experimental
Behavioral Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Mathematics	Psychology, Mathematical
Biochemical Research Methods	Environmental Studies	Mathematics, Applied	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Ergonomics	Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications	Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Biodiversity Conservation	Ethics	Mechanics	Psychology, Social
Biology	Ethnic Studies	Medical Ethics	Public Administration
Biophysics	Evolutionary Biology	Medical Informatics	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology	Family Studies	Medical Laboratory Technology	Quantum Science & Technology
Business	Film, Radio, Television	Medicine, General & Internal	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Business, Finance	Fisheries	Medicine, Legal	Regional & Urban Planning
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems	Folklore	Medicine, Research & Experimental	Rehabilitation
Cell & Tissue Engineering	Food Science & Technology	Medieval & Renaissance Studies	Religion
Cell Biology	Forestry	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	Remote Sensing
Chemistry, Analytical	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Reproductive Biology
Chemistry, Applied	Genetics & Heredity	Microbiology	Respiratory System
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Microscopy	Rheumatology
Chemistry, Medicinal	Geography	Mineralogy	Robotics
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary	Geography, Physical	Mining & Mineral Processing	Social Issues
Chemistry, Organic	Geology	Multidisciplinary Sciences	Social Sciences, Biomedical
Chemistry, Physical	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	Music	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Classics	Geriatrics & Gerontology	Mycology	Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
Clinical Neurology	Gerontology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Social Work
Communication	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology	Neuroimaging	Sociology
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence	Health Care Sciences & Services	Neurosciences	Soil Science
Computer Science, Cybernetics	Health Policy & Services	Nuclear Science & Technology	Spectroscopy
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture	Hematology	Nursing	Sport Sciences
Computer Science, Information Systems	History	Nutrition & Dietetics	Statistics & Probability
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications	History & Philosophy of Science	Obstetrics & Gynecology	Substance Abuse
Computer Science, Software Engineering	History of Social Sciences	Oceanography	Surgery
Computer Science, Theory & Methods	Horticulture	Oncology	Telecommunications
Construction & Building Technology	Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism	Operations Research & Management Science	Theater
Criminology & Penology	Humanities, Multidisciplinary	Ophthalmology	Thermodynamics
Critical Care Medicine	Imaging Science & Photographic Technology	Optics	Toxicology
Crystallography	Immunology	Ornithology	Transplantation
Cultural Studies	Industrial Relations & Labor	Orthopedics	Transportation
Dance	Infectious Diseases	Otorhinolaryngology	Transportation Science & Technology
Demography	Information Science & Library Science	Paleontology	Tropical Medicine
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine	Instruments & Instrumentation	Parasitology	Urban Studies
Dermatology	Integrative & Complementary Medicine	Pathology	Urology & Nephrology
Development Studies	International Relations	Pediatrics	Veterinary Sciences
Developmental Biology	Language & Linguistics	Peripheral Vascular Disease	Virology
Ecology	Law	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Water Resources
Economics	Limnology	Philosophy	Women's Studies
Education & Educational Research	Linguistics	Physics, Applied	Zoology
Education, Scientific Disciplines	Literary Reviews	Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Education, Special	Literary Theory & Criticism	Physics, Condensed Matter

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Results Page - Refine Results

From the Results page, you can further refine the results of your search by selecting specific category terms listed under the Web of Science Categories list in the left-hand panel.

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Results Analysis Option

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

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Web of Science Categories - Scope Notes

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Web of Science Categories - Examples

WC=Agricultural Engineering retrieves records in which this term appears in the Web of Science Categories field of a Full Record.
WC=(Biochemical Research Methods AND Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) retrieves records in which both terms must appear in the Web of Science Categories field on a Full Record.
WC=(Cell Biology OR Cell & Tissue Engineering) retrieves records in which either (or both) terms appear in the Web of Science Categories field on a Full Record.
WC=(Cell Biology NOT Cell & Tissue Engineering) retrieves records in which the term Cell Biology appears in the Web of Science Categories field on a Full Record, but the term Cell & Tissue Engineering cannot appear in that same field.

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Did You Know ...

Web of Science Categories are subject categories assigned to journals. In a full record these terms are found in the Web of Science Categories field.

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Searching the Research Area Field

You can also search the Research Areas field within a Full Record by using the Advanced Search SU= (Research Area) field tag. Would you like to see a list of Research Areas?