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KAKENHI- “Review Section Table”○About the Review Section Table ・・・・・・・・・・・・1○The Review Section Table (Overview) ・・・・・・・・・・2○The Review Section Table (Table for Basic Section) ・・・・9○The Review Section Table(Table for Medium-sized and Broad Sections) ・・・・・・・・ 30

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Subdivision on Research Grant Screening Section of the Academic Deliberationin the Subdivision on Science, Council for Science and Technology

1About the Review Section Table○The Review Section Table is classified by sections for the KAKENHI’s review criteria. Applicantsshould select a review section that is most suitable for their own research proposal.
○There are three review sections: Basic, Medium-sized and Broad. The Review Section Table
contains 1) Overview, 2) Table for Basic Section, 3) Table for Medium-sized and Broad Sections.
Looking at the Overview, the applicants can understand an overall picture of sections. In addition,
check the each Review Section Table for the detailed contents of each section and select a review
section for their research proposal.
○The Basic Section is the fundamental unit. The Basic Section applies to “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific
Research (B/C) (application section “General”)” and for “Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists.”
Each Basic Section offers some examples related to the research contents. They are to help
applicants understand the content of the Basic Section, so applicants are allowed to submit proposals
even if the content is not given as examples.
○The Medium-sized Section applies to “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (application section“General”)” and “Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering/Exploratory).” Several Basic
Sections are attached to indicate the scope of review for the Medium-sized Section. However,applicants are allowed to submit proposals even if the content does not fall under the Basic Sections
included in the Medium-sized Section. It should be noted that some Basic Sections are included inseveral Medium-sized Sections, so applicants can select the Medium-sized Section that they
consider most suitable for their own research proposal.
○The Broad Section applies to “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S).”Several Medium-sized Sections are attached to indicate the scope of review of the Broad Section.
However, applicants are allowed to submit proposals even if the content does not fall under the
Medium-sized Sections included in the Broad Section. It should be noted that some Medium-sized
Sections are included in several Broad Sections, so applicants can select the Broad Section thatthey consider most suitable for their own research proposal.
○To respond flexibly to research diversity in the review process, application in the Basic, Mediumsized and Broad Sections is made in the following formats: Basic Section: “○○ -related”; Mediumsized Section: “○○ and related fields,” and Broad Section: listed alphabetically.

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The Review Section Table (Overview)
Broad Section A

Broad Section A (continued)
Medium-sized Section 5 ：Law and related fields

Medium-sized Section 1：Philosophy, art, and related fields
Basic Section
01010

Basic Section

Philosophy and ethics-related

05010

Legal theory and history-related

Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy and

05020

Public law-related

Buddhist philosophy-related

05030

International law-related

01030

Religious studies-related

05040

Social law-related

01040

History of thought-related

05050

Criminal law-related

01050

Aesthetics and art studies-related

05060

Civil law-related

01060

History of arts-related

05070

New fields of law-related

01070

Theory of art practice-related

01020

Medium-sized Section 6：Political science and related fields

Sociology of science, history of science andBasic Section

01080
90010

technology-related

06010

Politics-related

Design-related

06020

International relations-related

80010

Area studies-related

80030

Gender studies-related

Medium-sized Section 2：Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Basic Section
02010

Japanese literature-related

02020

Chinese literature-related

Medium-sized Section 7 ：Economics, business administration,and related fields

English literature and literature in the English

Basic Section

02030
language-related

07010

Economic theory-related

02040

European literature-related

07020

Economic doctrines and economic thought-related

02050

Literature in general-related

07030

Economic statistics-related

02060

Linguistics-related

07040

Economic policy-related

02070

Japanese linguistics-related

07050

Public economics and labor economics-related

02080

English linguistics-related

07060

Money and finance-related

02090

Japanese language education-related

07070

Economic history-related

02100

Foreign language education-related

07080

Business administration-related

Library and information science, humanistic

07090

Commerce-related

and social informatics-related

07100

Accounting-related

80020

Tourism studies-related

90020
Medium-sized Section 3：History, archaeology, museology,

Medium-sized Section 8 ：Sociology and related fields

and related fields
Basic Section

Basic Section

03010

Historical studies in general-related

08010

Sociology-related

03020

Japanese history-related

08020

Social welfare-related

03030

History of Asia and Africa-related

08030

Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related

03040

History of Europe and America-related

80020

Tourism studies-related

03050

Archaeology-related

80030

Gender studies-related

03060

Cultural assets study-related

03070

Museology-related

Medium-sized Section 4：Geography, cultural anthropology,
folklore, and related fields
Basic Section
04010

Geography-related

04020

Human geography-related

04030

Cultural anthropology and folklore-related

80010

Area studies-related

80020

Tourism studies-related

80030

Gender studies-related

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Broad Section A (continued)

Broad Section B

Medium-sized Section 9 ：Education and related fields

Medium-sized Section 11：Algebra, geometry, and related fields

Basic Section

Basic Section

09010

Education-related

11010

Algebra-related

09020

Sociology of education-related

11020

Geometry-related

09030

Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related

Medium-sized Section 12：Analysis, applied mathematics, and related fields

Education on school subjects and primary/

Basic Section

09040
secondary education-related

12010

Basic analysis-related

09050

Tertiary education-related

12020

Mathematical analysis-related

09060

Special needs education-related

12030

Basic mathematics-related

09070

Educational technology-related

12040

Applied mathematics and statistics-related

09080

Science education-related

02090

Japanese language education-related

02100

Foreign language education-related

Medium-sized Section 13：Condensed matter physics and related fields
Basic Section
Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of
13010

Medium-sized Section 10 ：Psychology and related fields

condensed matter physics-related

Basic Section

Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed
13020

10010

Social psychology-related

10020

Educational psychology-related

10030

Clinical psychology-related

10040

Experimental psychology-related

90030

Cognitive science-related

matter and atomic physics-related
Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly
13030
correlated systems-related
13040

Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

Medium-sized Section 14：Plasma science and related fields
Basic Section
14010

Fundamental plasma-related

14020

Nuclear fusion-related

14030

Applied plasma science-related

80040

Quantum beam science-related

Medium-sized Section 15：Particle-, nuclear-, astro-physics, and related fields
Basic Section
80040

Quantum beam science-related
Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-,

15010
cosmic ray and astro-physics
Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-,
15020
cosmic ray and astro-physics
Medium-sized Section 16：Astronomy and related fields
Basic Section
16010

Astronomy-related

Medium-sized Section 17：Earth and planetary science and related fields
Basic Section

4

17010

Space and planetary sciences-related

17020

Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related

17030

Human geosciences-related

17040

Solid earth sciences-related

17050

Biogeosciences-related

Broad Section C

Broad Section D

Medium-sized Section 18：Mechanics of materials,

Medium-sized Section 26：Materials engineering and related fields

production engineering, design engineering, and related fields

Basic Section

Basic Section

26010

Metallic material properties-related

18010

Mechanics of materials and materials-related

26020

Inorganic materials and properties-related

18020

Manufacturing and production engineering-related

26030

Composite materials and interfaces-related

18030

Design engineering-related

26040

Structural materials and functional materials-related

18040

Machine elements and tribology-related

26050

Material processing and microstructure control-related

26060

Metals production and resources production-related

Medium-sized Section 19：Fluid engineering,thermal engineering, and related fields

Medium-sized Section 27：Chemical engineering and related fields

Basic Section

Basic Section

19010

Fluid engineering-related

27010

Transport phenomena and unit operations-related

19020

Thermal engineering-related

27020

Chemical reaction and process system engineering-related

27030

Catalyst and resource chemical process-related

27040

Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related

Medium-sized Section 20：Mechanical dynamics, robotics, and related fields
Basic Section
20010

Mechanics and mechatronics-related

20020

Robotics and intelligent system-related

Medium-sized Section 28：Nano/micro science and related fields
Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 21：Electrical and electronic engineeringand related fields
Basic Section

28010

Nanometer-scale chemistry-related

28020

Nanostructural physics-related

28030

Nanomaterials-related

28040

Nanobioscience-related

28050

Nano/micro-systems-related

21010

Power engineering-related

21020

Communication and network engineering-related

21030

Measurement engineering-related

21040

Control and system engineering-related

21050

Electric and electronic materials-related

29010

Applied physical properties-related

21060

Electron device and electronic equipment-related

29020

Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties-related

29030

Applied condensed matter physics-related

Medium-sized Section 29：Applied condensed matter physics and related fields
Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 22：Civil engineering and related fields
Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 30：Applied physics and engineering and related fields
Basic Section

Civil engineering material, execution and
22010
22020

construction management-related

30010

Crystal engineering-related

Structure engineering and earthquake engineering-related

30020

Optical engineering and photon science-related

22030

Geotechnical engineering-related

22040

Hydroengineering-related

Medium-sized Section 31：Nuclear engineering, earth resources engineering,energy engineering, and related fields
Basic Section

Civil engineering plan and transportation
22050
22060

engineering-related

31010

Nuclear engineering-related

Environmental systems for civil engineering-related

31020

Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related

Medium-sized Section 23：Architecture, building engineering,

Medium-sized Section 90：Biomedical engineering and related fields

and related fields

Basic Section
Basic Section

90110

Biomedical engineering-related

23010

Building structures and materials-related

90120

Biomaterials-related

23020

Architectural environment and building equipment-related

90130

Medical systems-related

23030

Architectural planning and city planning-related

90140

Medical technology assessment-related

23040

Architectural history and design-related

90150

Medical assistive technology-related

90010

Design-related

Medium-sized Section 24：Aerospace engineering,
marine and maritime engineering, and related fields
Basic Section
24010

Aerospace engineering-related

24020

Marine engineering-related

Medium-sized Section 25：Social systems engineering,safety engineering, disaster prevention engineering, and related fields
Basic Section
25010

Social systems engineering-related

25020

Safety engineering-related

25030

Disaster prevention engineering-related

5

Broad Section E

Broad Section F

Medium-sized Section 32：Physical chemistry,

Medium-sized Section 38：Agricultural chemistry and related fields

functional solid state chemistry, and related fields

Basic Section

Basic Section

38010

Plant nutrition and soil science-related

32010

Fundamental physical chemistry-related

38020

Applied microbiology-related

32020

Functional solid state chemistry-related

38030

Applied biochemistry-related

38040

Bioorganic chemistry-related

38050

Food sciences-related

38060

Applied molecular and cellular biology-related

Medium-sized Section 33：Organic chemistry and related fields
Basic Section
Structural organic chemistry33010
and physical organic chemistry-related
33020

Medium-sized Section 39：Agricultural and environmental biology

Synthetic organic chemistry-related

and related fields

Medium-sized Section 34：Inorganic/coordination chemistry,

Basic Section

analytical chemistry, and related fields
Basic Section

39010

Science in plant genetics and breeding-related

39020

Crop production science-related

34010

Inorganic/coordination chemistry-related

39030

Horticultural science-related

34020

Analytical chemistry-related

39040

Plant protection science-related

Green sustainable chemistry39050

Insect science-related

and environmental chemistry-related

39060

Conservation of biological resources-related

Medium-sized Section 35：Polymers, organic materials, and related fields

39070

Landscape science-related

34030

Basic Section
35010

Polymer chemistry-related

35020

Polymer materials-related

35030

Organic functional materials-related

Medium-sized Section 40：Forestry and forest products science,
applied aquatic science, and related fields
Basic Section
40010

Forest science-related

Medium-sized Section 36：Inorganic materials chemistry,

40020

Wood science-related

energy-related chemistry, and related fields

40030

Aquatic bioproduction science-related

40040

Aquatic life science-related

Basic Section
Inorganic compounds and inorganic materials

Medium-sized Section 41：Agricultural economics and rural sociology,

36010
chemistry-related
36020

agricultural engineering, and related fields

Energy-related chemistry

Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 37：Biomolecular chemistry and related fields
Basic Section
37010

Bio-related chemistry

41010

Agricultural and food economics-related

41020

Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related

41030

Rural environmental engineering and planning-related

Chemistry and chemical methodology ofAgricultural environmental engineering and

37020

41040

biomolecules-related
37030

agricultural information engineering-related

Chemical biology-related

41050

Environmental agriculture-related

Medium-sized Section 42：Veterinary medical science, animal science,and related fields
Basic Section

6

42010

Animal production science-related

42020

Veterinary medical science-related

42030

Animal life science-related

42040

Laboratory animal science-related

Broad Section G

Broad Section H

Medium-sized Section 43：Biology at molecular to cellular levels,

Medium-sized Section 47：Pharmaceutical sciences and related fields

and related fields

Basic Section
Basic Section

47010

Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug development sciences-related

43010

Molecular biology-related

47020

Pharmaceutical analytical chemistry and physicochemistry-related

43020

Structural biochemistry-related

47030

Pharmaceutical hygiene and biochemistry-related

43030

Functional biochemistry-related

47040

Pharmacology-related

43040

Biophysics-related

47050

Environmental and natural pharmaceutical resources-related

43050

Genome biology-related

47060

Clinical pharmacy-related

43060

System genome science-related

Medium-sized Section 48：Biomedical structure and function and related fields

Medium-sized Section 44：Biology at cellular to organismal levels,

Basic Section

and related fields
Basic Section

48010

Anatomy-related

48020

Physiology-related

44010

Cell biology-related

48030

Pharmacology-related

44020

Developmental biology-related

48040

Medical biochemistry-related

44030

Plant molecular biology and physiology-related

44040

Morphology and anatomical structure-related

Medium-sized Section 49：Pathology, infection/immunology, and related fields
Basic Section

Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and

49010

Pathological biochemistry-related

behavioral biology-related

49020

Human pathology-related

49030

Experimental pathology-related

49040

Parasitology-related

49050

Bacteriology-related

44050
Medium-sized Section 45：Biology at organismal to population levels
and anthropology, and related fields
Basic Section
45010

Genetics-related

49060

Virology-related

45020

Evolutionary biology-related

49070

Immunology-related

45030

Biodiversity and systematics-related

45040

Ecology and environment-related

45050

Physical anthropology-related

45060

Applied anthropology-related

Medium-sized Section 46：Neuroscience and related fields
Basic Section
46010

Neuroscience-general-related

46020

Anatomy and histopathology of nervous system-related

46030

Function of nervous system-related

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Broad Section I

Broad Section I (continued)

Medium-sized Section 50：Oncology and related fields

Medium-sized Section 57：Oral science and related fields

Basic Section

Basic Section

50010

Tumor biology-related

57010

Oral biological science-related

50020

Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related

57020

Oral pathobiological science-related

Medium-sized Section 51：Brain sciences and related fields

57030

Conservative dentistry-related

57040

Regenerative dentistry and dental engineering-related

51010

Basic brain sciences-related

Basic Section

57050

Prosthodontics-related

51020

Cognitive and brain science-related

57060

Surgical dentistry-related

51030

Pathophysiologic neuroscience-related

57070

Developmental dentistry-related

Medium-sized Section 52：General internal medicine and related fields

57080

Social dentistry-related

Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 58：Society medicine, nursing, and related fields

52010

General internal medicine-related

Basic Section

52020

Neurology-related

58010

Medical management and medical sociology-related

52030

Psychiatry-related

58020

Hygiene and public health-related: including laboratory approach

52040

Radiological sciences-related

58030

Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach

52050

Embryonic medicine and pediatrics-related

58040

Forensics medicine-related

Medium-sized Section 53：Organ-based internal medicine and related fields

58050

Fundamental of nursing-related

58060

Clinical nursing-related

58070

Lifelong developmental nursing-related

58080

Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related

Basic Section
53010

Gastroenterology-related

53020

Cardiology-related

53030

Respiratory medicine-related

53040

Nephrology-related

53050

Dermatology-related

Medium-sized Section 59：Sports sciences, physical education,
health sciences, and related fields
Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 54：Internal medicine of the bio-information
integration and related fields
Basic Section
54010

Hematology and medical oncology-related

54020

Connective tissue disease and allergy-related

54030

Infectious disease medicine-related

54040

Metabolism and endocrinology-related

Basic Section
General surgery and pediatric surgery-related
Digestive surgery-related

55030

Cardiovascular surgery-related

55040

Respiratory surgery-related

55050

Anesthesiology-related

55060

Emergency medicine-related

Medium-sized Section 56：Surgery related to the biological andsensory functions and related fields
Basic Section
56010

Neurosurgery-related

56020

Orthopedics-related

56030

Urology-related

56040

Obstetrics and gynecology-related

56050

Otorhinolaryngology-related

56060

Ophthalmology-related

56070

Plastic and reconstructive surgery-related

59020

Sports sciences-related

59030

Physical education, and physical and health education-related

59040

Nutrition science and health science-related

Basic Section

homeostasis and related fields

55020

Rehabilitation science-related

Medium-sized Section 90：Biomedical engineering and related fields

Medium-sized Section 55：Surgery of the organs maintaining

55010

59010

8

90110

Biomedical engineering-related

90120

Biomaterials-related

90130

Medical systems-related

90140

Medical technology assessment-related

90150

Medical assistive technology-related

Broad Section J

Broad Section K

Medium-sized Section 60：Information science, computer engineering,

Medium-sized Section 63：Environmental analyses and evaluation

and related fields

and related fields
Basic Section

Basic Section

60010

Theory of informatics-related

63010

Environmental dynamic analysis-related

60020

Mathematical informatics-related

63020

Radiation influence-related

60030

Statistical science-related

63030

Chemical substance influence on environment-related

60040

Computer system-related

63040

Environmental impact assessment-related

60050

Software-related

60060

Information network-related

60070

Information security-related

60080

Database-related

64010

Environmental load and risk assessment-related

60090

High performance computing-related

64020

Environmental load reduction and remediation-related

60100

Computational science-related

64030

Environmental materials and recycle technology-related

Medium-sized Section 61：Human informatics and related fields

64040

Social-ecological systems-related

64050

Sound material-cycle social systems-related

64060

Environmental policy and social systems-related

Medium-sized Section 64：Environmental conservation measure
and related fields
Basic Section

Basic Section
61010

Perceptual information processing-related

61020

Human interface and interaction-related

61030

Intelligent informatics-related

61040

Soft computing-related

61050

Intelligent robotics-related

61060

Kansei informatics-related

90010

Design-related

90030

Cognitive science-related

Medium-sized Section 62：Applied informatics and related fields
Basic Section
62010

Life, health and medical informatics-related

62020

Web informatics and service informatics-related

62030

Learning support system-related

62040

Entertainment and game informatics-related
Library and information science,

90020
humanistic and social informatics-related9

(Attachment 1)
The Review Section Table (Table for Basic Section)

When selecting a review section, applicants should first acquire an overall picture of the review
sections based on the Review Section Table (Overview). In addition, check the Review Section
Table (Table for Basic Section) for the detailed contents of each section and select a review
section for their research proposal.
Also, some items of Basic Section may be presented in plural Medium-sized and Broad Sections.
The items of Basic Section presented in plural Medium-sized Section are 9 and 3 items among 9
are presented in plural Medium-sized and Broad Sections (as shown below).
In addition, five other Basic Sections (90110-90150) may be presented in only one Medium-sized
Section and two Broad Sections.
When selecting a Medium-sized or Broad Section, applicants should refer to the Attachment 2“Review Section Table (Table for Medium-sized and Broad Sections), and select the one that
seems to be most suitable for their own research proposal.

【Basic sections may be presented in plural Medium-sized and Broad Section】
Basic Section
Item

Basic Section
Description

Medium-sized
Sections
corresponding
Basic Sections

Broad Sections
corresponding
Basic Sections

02090

Japanese language education-related

２，９

Ａ

02100

Foreign language education-related

２，９

Ａ

80010

Area studies-related

４，６

Ａ

80020

Tourism studies-related

４，７，８

Ａ

80030

Gender studies-related

４，６，８

Ａ

80040

Quantum beam science-related

１４，１５

Ｂ

Design-related

１， ２３，
６１

Ａ，Ｃ，Ｊ

90010

２，６２

Ａ，Ｊ

90030

Library and information science,
humanistic and social informaticsrelated
Cognitive science-related

１０，６１

Ａ，Ｊ

90110

Biomedical engineering-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90120

Biomaterials-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90130

Medical systems-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90140

Medical technology assessment-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90150

Medical assistive technology-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90020

10

Basic Section

Examples of related research content

Medium-sized Sections andBroad Section corresponding
Basic Sections
Medium-sized
SectionBroad Section

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

2

A

2

A

2

A

2

A

2

A

2

A

2

A

2

A

Philosophy and ethics-related
01010

Philosophy in general, Ethics in general, Western philosophy, Western ethics, Japanese philosophy,
Japanese ethics, Applied ethics, etc.
Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy-related

01020

Chinese philosophy/thought, Indian philosophy/thought, Buddhist philosophy, Bibliography,
Philology, etc.
Religious studies-related

01030

History of religions, Philosophy of religion, Theology, Sociology of religion, Psychology of religion, Anthropology ofreligion,Studies of religious folklore, Mythology, Bibliography, Philology, etc.
History of thought-related

01040

History of thought in general, History of Western thought, History of Eastern thought,
History of Japanese thought, History of Islamic thought, etc.
Aesthetics and art studies-related

01050

Philosophy of art, Aesthetics, Music theory, Theatrical theory, Miscellaneous art studies, etc.

History of arts-related
01060

Japanese art, Eastern art, Western art, Contemporary art, Craft, Design, Architecture, Costume,
Photography, etc.
Theory of art practice-related

01070

Art expression, Arts management, Art policy, Art production, etc.

Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
01080

Sociology of science, History of science, History of technology, History of medicine,
Industrial archeology, Philosophy of science, Foundation of science,
STS (Science, technology and society), etc.
Japanese literature-related

02010

Japanese literature in general, Ancient literature, Medieval literature, Chinese classics in Japan,
Bibliography, Philology, Premodern literature, Modern literature, Contemporary literature,
Literary theory, etc.
Chinese literature-related

02020

Chinese literature, Bibliography, Philology, Literary theory, etc.

English literature and literature in the English language-related
02030

English literature, American literature, Literature in the English language, Literary theory,
Bibliography, Philology, etc.
European literature-related

02040

French literature, Literature in the French language, German literature,
Literature in the German language, Classics, Russian and East European literature,
Literature in other European languages, Literary theory, Bibliography, Philology, etc.
Literature in general-related

02050

Literature in other languages and areas, Literary theory, Comparative literature, Bibliography,
Philology, Literature education, etc.
Linguistics-related

02060

Phonetics/phonology, Semantics/pragmatics, Morphosyntax, Sociolinguistics,
Contrastive linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Historical linguistics,
Corpus linguistics, Endangered and minority languages, etc.
Japanese linguistics-related

02070

Phonetics/phonology, Writing systems, Lexicon and semantics, Grammar, Stylistics,
Pragmatics, Language life, Dialect, History of the Japanese language,
History of Japanese linguistics, etc.
English linguistics-related

02080

Phonetics/phonology, Lexicon and semantics, Grammar, Stylistics, Pragmatics,
Sociolinguistics, Diversity of the English language, Corpus linguistics,
History of the English language, History of English linguistics, etc.

11Basic Section

Examples of related research content

Medium-sized Sections andBroad Section corresponding
Basic Sections
Medium-sized
SectionBroad Section

2, 9

A

2, 9

A

3

A

3

A

3

A

3

A

3

A

3

A

3

A

4

A

4

A

4

A

Japanese language education-related

02090

Research on learners, Language acquisition, Teaching material, Curriculum evaluation,
Japanese language education for specific purposes, Bilingual education, Research on teachers,
Japanese language for Japanese language education, History of Japanese language education,
Cross-cultural understanding, etc.
Foreign language education-related

02100

Learning method, Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), Teaching material,
Language testing, Theory of second language acquisition, Early English education,
History of foreign language education and language policies, Curriculum evaluation,
Training foreign language teachers, Cross-cultural understanding, etc.

Historical studies in general-related
03010

Historical theory, Historical methodology, Research in historical materials, Memory and medium,
World history, History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Comparative history, Global history, Environmental
history, History of emotions, etc.
Japanese history-related

03020

History of ancient Japan, History of medieval Japan, History of early modern Japan,
History of modern Japan, History of local Japan, History of external relations,
History of culture and religion, History of Japanese environment, History of Japanese city,
Research in historical materials, etc.
History of Asia and Africa-related

03030

Chinese history, East Asian history, Central Eurasian history,
Southeast Asian history, Oceanian history, South Asian history, West Asian history, African history,
History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Research in historical materials, etc.

History of Europe and America-related

03040

Ancient European history, Medieval European history,
Modern and contemporary West European history,
Modern and contemporary East European history, North and South American history,
History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Comparative history,
Research in historical materials, etc.

Archaeology-related
03050

Archaeology in general, Prehistoric archaeology, Historical archaeology, Japanese archaeology,
Ancient civilizations, History of material culture, Experimental archaeology,
Information archaeology, Study of buried cultural property, Ecological archeology, etc.
Cultural assets study-related

03060

Dating methods, Material analysis, Production techniques, Conservation science,
Archaeological prospection, Plant and animal residues, Human remains, Cultural heritage,
Cultural property policy, Restoration of cultural properties, etc.
Museology-related

03070

Museum displays and exhibitions, Museum management, Museum collections and documentation,
Museum conservation and preservation, Museum education and learning,
Museum informatics and media studies, Museum finance and administration,
History of museums and museology, etc.

Geography-related
04010

Geography in general, Land use, Landscape, Environmental system, Geomorphology,
Climatology, Hydrology, Cartography, Geographic information system, Regional planning, etc.
Human geography-related

04020

Human geography in general, Economic geography, Social geography, Political geography,
Cultural geography, Urban geography, Rural geography, Historical geography,
Regional geography, Geography education, etc.
Cultural anthropology and folklore-related

04030

Cultural anthropology in general, Folklore in general, Material culture, Ecology,
Social relationship, Religion, Arts, Health care, Border crossing, Minority, etc.

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Area studies-related
80010

Area studies in general, Cross-regional comparative studies, Aid, Social development,Interregional exchange, Environment, Transnationalism, Globalization, Refugees, Conflict, etc.
Tourism studies-related

80020

Tourism studies in general, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Tourist area, Tourists, Tourism culture, Tourism media, Sustainable tourism, Tourism ethics, etc.
Gender studies-related

80030

Gender studies in general, Feminism, Men's studies, Sexuality, Queer studies, Labor, Violence, Prostitution,
Reproductive technology, Gender equality, etc.
Legal theory and history-related

05010

Legal philosophy, Roman law, Legal history, Sociology of law, Comparative law, Foreign law,
Law and policy, Law and economics, Judicial system, etc.
Public law-related

05020

Constitutional law, Administrative law, Tax law, etc.

International law-related
05030

Public international law, Private international law, International human rights law,International economic law, EU law, etc.
Social law-related

05040

Labor law, Economic law, Social security law, Education law, etc.

Criminal law-related
05050

Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Criminology, Criminal justice policy, Juvenile law,
Law and psychology, etc.
Civil law-related

05060

Civil law, Commercial law, Civil procedure, Insolvency law, Alternative dispute resolution, etc.

New fields of law-related
05070

Environmental law, Medical law, Information law, Consumer law, Intellectual property law,
Law and gender, Legal profession, etc.
Politics-related

06010

Political theory, History of political thought, Political history, Political process, Political participation,
Political economy, Public administration, Local government, Comparative politics, Public policy, etc.

International relations-related
06020

Theory of international relations, International history, Foreign policy, International security,
International political economy, Global governance, International cooperation, Peace research, etc.

Economic theory-related
07010

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Game theory, Behavioral economics,
Experimental economics, Economic theory, Evolutionary economics, Economic institutions,
Economic systems, etc.
Economic doctrines and economic thought-related

07020

Economic doctrines, Economic thought, Social thought, Economic philosophy, etc.

Economic statistics-related
07030

Statistical system, Statistical research, Economic statistics, Big data, Econometrics, Financial econometrics, etc.

Economic policy-related
07040

Economic policy, Industrial organization, International economics, Development economics,
Environmental and resource economics, Japanese economy, Regional economy, Urban economics,
Transportation economics, Spatial economics, etc.

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Public economics and labor economics-related
07050

Public finance, Public economics, Health economics, Labor economics, Social security,
Education economics, Law and economics, Political economy, Demography, etc.
Money and finance-related

07060

Monetary economics, Finance, International finance, Corporate finance, Financial engineering,
Insurance, etc.
Economic history-related

07070

Economic history, Business history, Industrial history, etc.

Business administration-related

07080

Organization theory, Corporate strategy, Organizational behavior, Corporation theory,
Corporate governance theory, Human resource management, Technology/Innovation management theory,
International business, Management information, Business administration in general, etc.

Commerce-related
07090

Marketing, Consumer behavior, Distributive sciences, Logistics, Commerce in general, etc.

Accounting-related
07100

Financial accounting, Management accounting, Auditing, Accounting in general, etc.

Sociology-related
08010

Sociology in general, Community, Family, Labor, Stratification, Culture, Media, Ethnicity, Social movements, Social
research, etc.
Social welfare-related

08020

Social work, Social policy, Social welfare history, Child welfare,
Social welfare for people with disabilities, Social welfare for aging, Community welfare,
Poverty, Volunteerism, Social welfare in general, etc.
Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related

08030

Dress and fashion, Diet habits, Housing, Family resource management, Family relations, Lifestyle,
Culture and living, Family and consumer education, Family and consumer sciences in general, etc.

Education-related

09010

History of education, Philosophy of education, Curriculum and pedagogy,
Teacher and trainer, School education, Social and community education,
Institutions and administration, Comparative education, Educational administration, etc.

Sociology of education-related
09020

Sociology of education, Socialization, Educational community, Destination and career formation,
Class disparities, Gender, Education policy, Globalization and development, etc.

Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related

09030

Childhood, Nursery/pre-school education, Right of child, Development,
Contents and methods of child care, Childcare facilities and kindergarten,
Caregiver and pre-school teacher, Child care support, Childhood culture,
History and thought, etc.
Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related

09040

Education of individual subjects, Lessons of each subject area, Instructional guidance, Teacher education, Special
activities, Integrated studies, Moral education, etc.

Tertiary education-related
09050

Policy, Admission and articulation, Curriculum, Career guidance, Teacher and staff,
Scientific research, Regional link and contribution, Globalization, Management and governance,
Non-university higher education, etc.

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Special needs education-related
09060

Philosophy and history, Inclusion and cohesive society, Instructions and supports,
Developmental disabilities, Emotional disturbance, Intellectual disabilities, Language disorders,
Physical disabilities, Career education, etc.
Educational technology-related

09070

Curriculum development, Teaching-learning support systems, Utilization of media,
Utilization of ICT, Teacher's education, Information literacy, etc.
Science education-related

09080

Science education, Science communication, Scientific literacy, Science and society, STEM education, etc.

Social psychology-related
10010

Social psychology in general, Self, Group, Attitude and behavior, Affection/emotion,
Interpersonal relation, Social issues, Culture, etc.
Educational psychology-related

10020

Educational psychology in general, Development, Family, School, Clinical practice,
Personality, Learning, Assessment and evaluation, etc.
Clinical psychology-related

10030

Clinical psychology in general, Psychological disorder, Assessment, Psychological intervention,
Training, Mental health, Crime and delinquency, Community, etc.
Experimental psychology-related

10040

Experimental psychology in general, Sensation, Perception, Attention, Memory, Language,
Emotion, Learning, etc.
Algebra-related

11010

Group theory, Ring theory, Representation theory, Algebraic combinatorics, Number theory,
Arithmetic geometry, Algebraic geometry, Algebraic analysis, etc.
Geometry-related

11020

Differential geometry, Riemannian geometry, Symplectic geometry, Complex geometry,
Topology, Differential topology, Low dimensional topology, etc.
Basic analysis-related

12010

Functional analysis, Complex analysis, Probability theory, Harmonic analysis,
Operator theory, Spectral analysis, Operator algebras, Algebraic analysis,
Representation theory, etc.
Mathematical analysis-related

12020

Functional equations, Real analysis, Dynamical system, Variational method, Nonlinear analysis,
Applied analysis, etc.
Basic mathematics-related

12030

Mathematical logic and foundations, Information theory, Discrete mathematics, Computer mathematics, History ofmathematics, etc.
Applied mathematics and statistics-related

12040

Numerical analysis, Mathematical modelling, Optimal control, Game theory,
Statistical mathematics, etc.
Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of condensed matter physics-related

13010

Statistical physics, Fundamental theory of condensed matter physics, Mathematical physics,
Nonequilibrium nonlinear physics, Fluid dynamics, Computational physics,
Quantum information theory, etc.
Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics-related

13020

Semiconductors, Dielectrics, Atoms and molecules, Mesoscopic systems, Crystals,
Surfaces and interfaces, Optical properties of condensed matter, Quantum electronics,
Quantum information, etc.
Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly correlated systems-related

13030

Magnetism, Strongly correlated electron systems, Superconductivity, Quantum fluids and solids,
Molecular solids, etc.
Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

13040

Physics of biological phenomena, Physics of biological matters, Liquids and glasses,
Soft matters, Rheology, etc.

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18

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Fundamental plasma-related
14010

Basic plasmas, Magnetized plasmas, Laser plasmas, Strongly coupled plasmas, Plasma diagnostics, Astrophysicaland space plasmas, etc.
Nuclear fusion-related

14020

Plasma confinement, Plasma control, Plasma heating, Plasma diagnostics, Edge plasma,
Plasma wall interaction, Inertial fusion, Fusion material, Fusion system, etc.
Applied plasma science-related

14030

Plasma processing, Plasma material science, General plasma applications, etc.

Quantum beam science-related
80040

Accelerators, Beam physics, Radiation detectors, Beam control,
Applied quantum beam science, etc.
Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics

15010

Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Cosmic-ray physics, Astrophysics, Relativity, Gravity, etc.

Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
15020

Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Cosmic-ray physics, Astrophysics, Relativity, Gravity, etc.

Astronomy-related
16010

Theoretical astronomy, Radio astronomy, Optical/infrared astronomy, X-ray/γ-ray astronomy, Astrometry, Solarphysics, Exoplanet astronomy, etc.
Space and planetary sciences-related

17010

Solar-terrestrial physics, Aeronomy, Planetary science, Exoplanetary science,
Extraterrestrial material science, etc.
Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related

17020

Climate system, Atmospheric science, Ocean science, Limnology, Glaciology,
Paleoclimatology, etc.
Human geosciences-related

17030

Geoenvironmental science, Natural disaster science, Geospatial information science,
Quaternary research, Earth resources science, etc.
Solid earth sciences-related

17040

Solid earth geophysics, Geology, Earth's interior material science, Solid earth geochemistry, etc.

Biogeosciences-related
17050

Origin and evolution of life, Extremophile biology, Biogeochemistry, Paleoenvironmental science,
Paleontology, etc.
Mechanics of materials and materials-related

18010

Structural mechanics, Fatigue, Fracture, Biomaterials, Material design, Material characteristics,
Material evaluation, etc.
Manufacturing and production engineering-related

18020

Machining, Non-traditional machining, Ultraprecision machining, Machine tools,
Manufacturing systems, Precision metrology, Process planning, etc.

Design engineering-related
18030

Mechanical design, Product design, Design theory, Design for reliability, Optimal design,Computer-aided design, etc.
Machine elements and tribology-related

18040

Machine elements, Mechanisms, Tribology, Actuators, Micromachines, etc.

Fluid engineering-related
19010

Fluid machinery, Flow measurement, Computational fluid dynamics, Turbulence,
Multiphase flow, Compressible flow, Incompressible flow, etc.

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Thermal engineering-related
19020

Heat transfer, Convection, Combustion, Thermophysical properties,
Refrigeration and air-conditioning, Heat engine, Energy conversion, etc.
Mechanics and mechatronics-related

20010

Kinematics, Kinetics, Vibration, Acoustics, Automation, Biomechanics,
Instrument and control applications, Mechatronics applications, etc.
Robotics and intelligent system-related

20020

Robotics, Intelligent system, Human mechanical system, Human interface, Planning,
Intelligent spatial system, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, etc.
Power engineering-related

21010

Electrical energy-related, Energy conservation, Power system engineering, Electric machinery,
Power electronics, Effective utilization of electric energy, Electromagnetic compatibility,
Wireless power transfer, etc.
Communication and network engineering-related

21020

Information theory, Nonlinear theory, Signal processing, Communication systems, Modulation/demodulation,
Antennas, Networks, Multimedia, Cryptography/security, etc.
Measurement engineering-related

21030

Measurement theory, Measuring instruments, Applied wave metrology, Measurement systems,
Signal processing, Sensing, etc.
Control and system engineering-related

21040

Control theory, System theory, Control systems, Knowledge-based control systems,
System information processing, System control applications, Biosystems engineering, etc.
Electric and electronic materials-related

21050

Semiconductor, Dielectric materials, Magnetic materials, Organic materials, Superconductor,
Composite materials, Thin films, Functional materials, Thick films, Fabrication/characterization methods, etc.

Electron device and electronic equipment-related
21060

Electron devices, Circuit design, Optical devices, Spintronic devices, Millimeter wave/terahertz wave,
Applied wave devices, Storage devices, Displays, Process technology, Implementation technology, etc.

Civil engineering material, execution and construction management-related
22010

Concrete, Steel, Composite material, Wood, Pavement material, Repair and reinforce material, Execution,
Maintenance, Construction management, etc.
Structure engineering and earthquake engineering-related

22020

Applied mechanics, Structure engineering, Steel structure, Concrete structure,
Composite structure, Wind engineering, Earthquake engineering, Aseismatic structure,
Earthquake prevention, etc.
Geotechnical engineering-related

22030

Soil mechanics, Foundation engineering, Rock engineering, Engineering Geology, Ground behavior,
Geotechnical structures, Geo-disaster prevention, Geo-environment, Tunnel engineering, etc.
Hydroengineering-related

22040

Hydraulics, Environmental hydraulics, Hydrology, River engineering, Water resource engineering,
Coastal engineering, Port and harbor engineering, Ocean engineering, etc.
Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

22050

Civil engineering plan, Regional urban planning, Spatial planning, Disaster prevention plan,
Transportation plan, Transportation engineering, Railway engineering,
Surveying and remote sensing, Landscape design, Civil engineering history, etc.
Environmental systems for civil engineering-related

22060

Environment plan, Environmental system, Environment conservation,
Water serve and drainage systems, Waste, Water environment, Atmospheric circulation,
Noise and vibration, Environment ecology, Environmental monitoring, etc.
Building structures and materials-related

23010

Load theory, Structural analysis, Structural design, Structures, Earthquake resistant design,
Foundation, Geotechnics, Structural material, Maintenance, Building construction method, etc.

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Architectural environment and building equipment-related
23020

Sound environment, Vibration environment, Light environment, Heat environment,
Air environment, Environmental psychology/physiology, Building equipment,
Fire engineering, Urban environment, Environment design, etc.
Architectural planning and city planning-related

23030

Planning theory, Design theory, Housing theory, Buildings, Urban/regional planning,
Administration, Building economics, Production management, Disaster prevention planning,Landscape, etc.
Architectural history and design-related

23040

Architectural history, Urban history, Architectural theory, Design, Landscape, Preservation,
Renovation, etc.
Aerospace engineering-related

24010

Thermo-fluid dynamics, Structural mechanics, Propulsion, Aerospace craft design, Production engineering,
Aircraft system, Aerodynamics, Spacecraft system, Space utilization, etc.
Marine engineering-related

24020

Navigation, Structural mechanics, Structural design, Production technology, Marine propulsion,
Marine transport, Marine development, Underwater engineering, Polar engineering,
Marine environmental technology, etc.
Social systems engineering-related

25010

Social systems, Industrial engineering, Operations research, Industrial management,
Reliability engineering, Policy science, Regulatory science, Quality control, etc.
Safety engineering-related

25020

Safety engineering, Safety system, Risk engineering, Risk management, Work safety, Industrial safety,
Product safety, Safety information, Human engineering, Liability engineering, etc.
Disaster prevention engineering-related

25030

Disaster prediction, Hazard map, Building prevention against disaster,
Lifeline prevention against disaster, Regional disaster prevention planning,
Risk evaluation of disaster, Disaster prevention policy, Disaster resilience, etc.
Metallic material properties-related

26010

Electric and magnetic properties, Metastable states, Diffusion, Phase transformation, Phase diagram,
Lattice defect, Mechanical properties, Thermal and optical properties, Materials computational science,
Microstructure analysis, etc.
Inorganic materials and properties-related

26020

Functional ceramics, Glass, Engineering ceramics, Carbon-based materials, Crystal structure analysis,
Microstructure, Electric properties, Mechanical properties, Physical and chemical properties,
Grain boundary, etc.
Composite materials and interfaces-related

26030

Functional composite materials, Structural composite materials, Biocompatible composite materials,
Polymer composite, Surface treatment, Bonding and joining, Interface properties, Gradient function, etc.

Structural materials and functional materials-related
26040

Infrastructural materials, Structural materials, Functional materials, Medical welfare materials, Reliability, Sensor
materials, Energy materials, Battery materials, Environmental materials, etc.
Material processing and microstructure control-related

26050

Processing and molding, Molding, Weld joining, Crystal microstructure control, Laser processing,
Precision processing, Polishing, Powder metallurgy, Coating, Corrosion and protection, etc.
Metals production and resources production-related

26060

Separation and purification, Melting and solidifying, Crystal growth, Casting, Scarce resources substitution, Low
environment impact, Recycle, etc.
Transport phenomena and unit operations-related

27010

Phase equilibrium, Transport properties, Fluid-phase unit operation, Adsorption, Membrane separation,
Stir mixing, Powder and particle, Crystallization, Film formation, Supercritical, etc.

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Chemical reaction and process system engineering-related
27020

Reaction operation, Novel reaction process, Reaction mechanism, Reactor design,
Materials synthesis process, Microreactor, Process control, Process system design, Process informatics, etc.

Catalyst and resource chemical process-related
27030

Catalyst preparation, Catalytic function, Energy conversion process, Energy technology,
Resources effective utilization technology, Catalytic material, Active site analysis, etc.
Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related

27040

Biocatalyst engineering, Biofunction engineering, Food engineering, Medicochemical engineering,
Bioproduction process, Bioreactor, Bioseparation, Biosensor, Biorefinery, etc.
Nanometer-scale chemistry-related

28010

Nanoparticle chemistry, Mesoscopic chemistry, Nanostructure control, Self-assembly, Nanocarbons,
Molecular devices, Nanointerface function, Nanospace function, etc.

Nanostructural physics-related
28020

Physics in nanoscale materials and structures, Nanoprobes, Quantum dots, Quantum devices,Electron devices, Spin devices, Nano optical device, Nanotribology, Nanocarbon physics, etc.
Nanomaterials-related

28030

Creation of nanomaterials, Analysis of nanomaterials, Nanosurfaces and nanointerfaces,
Functional nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Carbon nanomaterials, Two-dimensional materials,
Nanocrystalline materials, Nanocomposites, Nanofabrication process, etc.
Nanobioscience-related

28040

Biomolecular devices, Molecular manipulation, Molecular imaging, Nanomeasurements,
Nanosynthesis, Single molecule science, Nano-bio interfaces, Biomolecular array,
Genome engineering, etc.
Nano/micro-systems-related

28050

MEMS, NEMS, BioMEMS, Nano/micro-fabrication, Nano/micro-chemical systems, Nano/micro-biosystems,
Nano/micro-mechanics, Nano/micro-sensors, etc.

Applied physical properties-related
29010

Magnetic materials, Superconductors, Dielectrics, Fine particles, Liquid crystals,
New functional materials, Molecular electronics, Bioelectronics, Spintronics, etc.
Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties-related

29020

Thin-film engineering, Surface and interfacial engineering, Surface science, Vacuum, Measurement, Analysis,
Nanoscopic technology, Advanced equipment, Electronics application, etc.
Applied condensed matter physics-related

29030

Elementary quantities, Standards, Units, Physical quantity measurements and detection,
Energy conversion, etc.
Crystal engineering-related

30010

Metal, Semiconductor, Ceramics, Amorphous, Crystal growth, Artificial structures, Device structure,
Crystal characterization, Plasma process, etc.
Optical engineering and photon science-related

30020

Optical materials, Optical elements, Optical properties, Optical information processing, Laser,
Optical sensing, Optical recording, Opto-electronics, Nonlinear optics, Quantum optics, etc.
Nuclear engineering-related

31010

Reactor physics, Nuclear safety, Thermal-hydraulics and structure, Fuel material, Nuclear chemistry,
Nuclear life cycle, Radiation safety, Radiation engineering, Fusion reactor engineering,
Nuclear social environment, etc.
Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related

31020

Resource prospecting, Resource development, Resource cycle, Resource economy, Energy system,
Environmental load, Renewable energy, Natural resources and energy policy, etc.

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Fundamental physical chemistry-related

32010

Gas, Liquid, Solid, Nanomaterials, Bio-related materials, Structure and properties, Chemical reactions,Spectroscopy, Theoretical calculation, Data science, etc.

Functional solid state chemistry-related
32020

Molecular materials, Inorganic compounds, Hybrid compounds, Colloids, Surface/interface,
Electrical properties, Optical properties, Magnetic properties, Energy conversion, Catalysis, etc.

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related
33010

Chemistry of organic crystals, Molecular recognition, Supermolecules, Functional organic molecules,
Extended π-electron molecules, Organoelement chemistry, Reaction mechanism, Molecular chirality, Theoreticalorganic chemistry, etc.
Synthetic organic chemistry-related

33020

Development of reactions, Reaction mechanism, Selective reactions, Asymmetric synthesis,
Development of catalysts, Biocatalysis, Sustainable organic synthesis, Natural product synthesis,
Process chemistry, etc.
Inorganic/coordination chemistry-related

34010

Coordination chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Inorganic solid-state chemistry,
Bioinorganic chemistry, Solution chemistry, Clusters, Supramolecular complexes,
Coordination polymers, Typical elements, Physical properties and functions, etc.
Analytical chemistry-related

34020

Spectrometric analysis, Advanced measurements, Surface/interface analysis, Separation analysis,
Analytical reagents, Radiochemical analysis, Electrochemical analysis, Bioanalysis,
New analysis methods, etc.
Green sustainable chemistry and environmental chemistry-related

34030

Green process, Green catalysts, Recycle, Environmental assessment,
Environmentally conscious materials, Reduction of environmental load, Environmental restoration,
Resource saving, Geochemistry, Environmental radioactivity, etc.
Polymer chemistry-related

35010

Polymer synthesis, Polymer reactions, Functional polymers,
Self-assembled polymers, Non-covalent polymers, Chiral polymers, Bio-related polymers, Polymer properties,
Polymer structures, Polymer interface, etc.
Polymer materials-related

35020

Properties of polymer materials, Synthesis of polymer materials,
Functional polymer materials, Environmentally friendly polymer materials, Liquid crystal polymers,
Gel, Biopolymers, Polymer composites, Polymer processing, etc.
Organic functional materials-related

35030

Organic semiconductors, Liquid crystals, Optical materials, Device-related materials,
Electrically conductive materials, Hybrid materials, Molecular functional materials,
Organic hybrid materials, Materials for energy conversion, etc.
Inorganic compounds and inorganic materials chemistry-related

36010

Crystals, Amorphous, Ceramics, Semiconductors, Inorganic device-related materials,
Low-dimensional compounds, Porous materials, Nanoparticles, Multicomponent compounds,
Hybrid materials, etc.
Energy-related chemistry

36020

Energy resources, Energy conversion materials, Energy carriers, Solar energy utilization,
Material separation, Catalytic transformation, Battery and electrochemical materials,
Energy-saving materials, Renewable energy, Unused energy, etc.
Bio-related chemistry

37010

Bioorganic chemistry, Bioinorganic chemistry, Biological reaction engineering,
Biofunctional chemistry, Biofunctional materials, Biotechnology, etc.

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Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules-related
37020

Natural product chemistry, Biologically active compounds,
Molecular mechanism of biological activities, Biofunctional molecules, Combinatorial chemistry,
Metabolomic analysis, etc.
Chemical biology-related

37030

In vivo functional expression, Intracellular chemical reactions, Drug discovery science,
Chemical library, Structure-activity relationship, Chemical probes, Biomolecular measurements,
Molecular imaging, Proteomics, etc.
Plant nutrition and soil science-related

38010

Plant metabolism and physiology, Nutritional elements in plants, Soil classification,
Soil physical chemistry, Soil organisms, etc.
Applied microbiology-related

38020

Microbial genetics/breeding, Microbial function, Microbial metabolism and physiology,
Microbial applications, Control of microbes, Microbial ecology, Production of useful materials, etc.
Applied biochemistry-related

38030

Cellular biochemistry, Applied biochemistry, Structural biology, Regulation of bioactivity,
Metabolism and physiology, Cellular function, Molecular function,
Production of useful materials, etc.
Bioorganic chemistry-related

38040

Bioactive substances, Signal molecules, Natural products chemistry, Biosynthesis,
Structure-activity relationship, Synthetic organic chemistry, Chemical biology, etc.
Food sciences-related

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Food function, Food chemistry, Nutritional chemistry, Food analysis, Food engineering,Food safety, Functional food, Nutritional epidemiology, Clinical nutrition, etc.
Applied molecular and cellular biology-related

38060

Molecular cell biology, Cellular bioengineering, Molecular engineering, Gene expression control,
Cell-cell/intermolecular interactions, Cellular function, Production of useful materials, etc.
Science in plant genetics and breeding-related

39010

Genetic resources, Breeding theories, Genomic breeding, Plants with novel traits,
Quality components, Stress tolerance, Yielding ability, Reproduction and multiplication,
Growth physiology, Development, etc.
Crop production science-related

39020

Field crops, Crop yield, Crop product quality, Crop morphology, Growth prediction,
Crop physiology, Field management, Low-cost cultivation techniques,
Environmentally friendly agriculture, Field ecosystem, etc.
Horticultural science-related

39030

Plant growth, flowering, and fruit development, Nursery plant propagation and production,
Crop production systems, Cultivation techniques, Protected horticulture,
Controlled environment systems, Breeding and development of new cultivars,
Quality of horticultural products, Postharvest physiology and management, Socio-horticulture, etc.
Plant protection science-related

39040

Plant pathology, Clinical plant science, Agricultural insect pest, Natural enemy, Weed,
Agricultural chemicals, Integrated pest management, etc.
Insect science-related

39050

Sericulture insect technology, Insect genetics, Insect pathology,
Insect physiology and biochemistry, Insect ecology, Chemical ecology,
Systematics, Symbiosis and parasitism, Social insects, Medical entomology, etc.
Conservation of biological resources-related

39060

Conservation biology, Biodiversity conservation, Conservation of phylogenetic diversity,
Genetic resources conservation, Ecosystem conservation, Conservation of microorganisms,
Impacts of non-native species, etc.
Landscape science-related

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Landscape architecture, Parks and open space planning, Landscape planning, Cultural landscape,Nature conservation, Landscape ecology, Parks and open space management, Parks,
Environmental greening, Participatory community design, etc.

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Forest ecology, Forest biodiversity, Forest genetics and breeding, Silviculture, Forest protection,
Forest environments, Erosion control, Forest utilization, Forest planning, Forest policy, etc.
Wood science-related

40020

Wood structure, Wood property, Lignocellulose, Trace element, Fungus, Wood processing,
Biomass-refinery, Wood based material, Wooden building, Forest products education, etc.
Aquatic bioproduction science-related

40030

Aquatic environment, Fisheries, Aquatic resource management,
Aquatic organisms, Aquatic ecosystem, Aquaculture, Fisheries engineering,
Fishing community/fisheries policy, Fisheries economics/management/marketing,Fisheries education, etc.
Aquatic life science-related

40040

Aquatic nutrition, Aquatic pathology, Aquatic genetics/heredity/breeding, Aquatic physiology,
Utilization of aquatic organisms and biomass, Aquatic biological chemistry, Aquatic biotechnology,
Aquatic food sciences, etc.
Agricultural and food economics-related

41010

Food economy, Agricultural production economy, Agricultural policy, Food system, Food marketing, International
agricultural development, Trade of agricultural commodities and livestock products,
Rural resources and environment, etc.
Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related

41020

Farm organization, Farm management, Agricultural structure, Agricultural market,
Agricultural history, Rural society, Rural life, Agricultural cooperative, etc.
Rural environmental engineering and planning-related

41030

Irrigation and drainage, Reclamation and conservation of agricultural land, Rural planning,
Rural environment, Circulation of resources and energy, Disaster prevention in rural area,
Stock management of agricultural infrastructures, Hydrodynamics and hydrology, Soil physics,
Design and construction materials, etc.
Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related

41040

Agricultural production facilities, Bioproduction machinery, Environmental control,
Agricultural meteorology and micrometeorology, Agricultural information,
Greenhouse horticulture, Plant factory, Postharvest and supply chain,
Nondestructive measurement, Remote sensing and geographic information system, etc.
Environmental agriculture-related

41050

Biomass, Environmental manipulation, Biodiversity, Environmental analysis, Ecosystem services,
Resources circulation system, Low-carbon societies, Life-cycle assessment,
Environmental friendly agriculture, Watershed management, etc.
Animal production science-related

42010

Breeding/genetics, Reproduction, Nutrition/feeding, Anatomy/physiology, Product,
Environment, Behavior, Therapy, Grassland, Grazing, etc.
Veterinary medical science-related

42020

Basic veterinary science, Pathological veterinary science, Applied veterinary science,
Clinical veterinary science, Animal nursing, Animal welfare, Wildlife, etc.
Animal life science-related

42030

Homeostasis, Cellular function, Biological defense, Integrated genetics,
Development/differentiation, Biotechnology, etc.
Laboratory animal science-related

42040

Genetic engineering, Developmental engineering, Animal models of disease, Facility management,
Laboratory animal welfare, Laboratory animal-related technology, Bioresource, etc.
Molecular biology-related

43010

Chromosome function, Chromatin, Epigenetics, Genome maintenance, Genome transmission,
Chromosome re-organization, Gene expression, Non-coding RNA, Regulation of protein function,
Molecular genetics, Regulation of RNA function, etc.

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Proteins, Nucleic acids, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Biological membrane, Molecular recognition,
Denaturation, Three-dimensional structural analysis, Three-dimensional structural prediction,
Molecular dynamics, etc.
Functional biochemistry-related

43030

Enzymes, Sugar chain, Bioenergy conversion, Biological trace elements, Physiologically active substances, Cellsignaling, Membrane transport, Proteolysis, Molecular recognition, Organelle, etc.

Biophysics-related
43040

Structure biology, Physical property of biomolecules, Biomembrane, Photobiology,
Molecular motor, Biometrics, Bioimaging, Systems biology, Synthetic biology,
Theoretical biology, etc.
Genome biology-related

43050

Genome organization, Genome function, Genome diversity, Molecular evolution of genome,
Genome repair/maintenance, Trans-omics, Epigenome, Gene resource, Genome dynamics, etc.
System genome science-related

43060

Network analyses, Synthetic biology, Biological databases, Bioinformatics,
Genome analysis technology, Genome biotechnology, etc.
Cell biology-related

44010

Cytoskeleton, Proteolysis, Organelle, Nuclear structure and function, Extracellular matrix,
Signal transduction, Cell cycle, Cell motility, Cell-cell interaction, Cellular genetics, etc.
Developmental biology-related

44020

Cell differentiation, Stem cells, Regeneration, Germ layer formation, Morphogenesis, Organogenesis,
Fertilization, Germ cells, Developmental genetics, Evolution and development, etc.
Plant molecular biology and physiology-related

44030

Photosynthesis, Growth physiology, Plant development, Organelle, Cell wall,
Responses to environment, Plant-microbe interaction, Metabolism, Plant molecular function, etc.
Morphology and anatomical structure-related

44040

Morphology, Comparative morphology, Morphological modeling, Ultrastructure, Morphological image analysis,
Tissue organization, Microscopic technology, Imaging, etc.
Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and behavioral biology-related

44050

Metabolic physiology, Neurophysiology, Neuroethology, Behavioral physiology,
Animal physiological chemistry, Chronobiology, Comparative physiology, Comparative endocrinology, Behavioral
genetics, etc.
Genetics-related

45010

Molecular genetics, Cellular genetics, Developmental genetics, Behavioral genetics, Population genetics,
Quantitative trait, Population genomics, Genome-wide association study,
Genetic diversity, Epigenome diversity, etc.
Evolutionary biology-related

45020

Molecular evolution, Evolutionary genetics, Phenotypic evolution, Evolutionary developmental biology, Evolution of
ecological traits, Evolution of behaviors, Experimental evolution, Coevolution, Speciation, Evolutionary theory, etc.

Biodiversity and systematics-related
45030

Taxonomic characters, Taxon, Classification system, Molecular phylogeny, Phyletic evolution, Speciation, Natural
history, Biogeography, Rare species conservation, Biodiversity, etc.

Ecology and environment-related
45040

Chemical ecology, Molecular ecology, Physiological ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Behavioral ecology, Population
ecology, Community ecology, Conservation ecology, Biological interactions,
Material cycles in ecosystems, etc.
Physical anthropology-related

45050

Morphology and function, Bioarchaeology, Biological mechanism, Genome, Evolutionary genetics, Behavior,
Ecology, Comparative cognition, Primates, Growth and aging, etc.

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Physiological anthropology, Ergonomics, Forensic anthropology, Medical anthropology,
Physiological polymorphisms, Environmental adaptability, Somatic and physiological function,
Anthropometry and bioengineering, Lifestyle, etc.
Neuroscience-general-related

46010

Neurochemistry, Neuron, Glia, Genome, Epigenetics, Neurobiology, Information processing,
Synapse, Neurogenesis, etc.
Anatomy and histopathology of nervous system-related

46020

Neural development, Anatomy of nervous system, Neural network structure, Neuropathology, etc.

Function of nervous system-related
46030

Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology, Neurotransmission, Neuroinformatics,
Behavioral neuroscience, Neural system physiology, Cerebral blood flow,
Autonomic nervous system, etc.
Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug development sciences-related

47010

Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Medicinal molecular design,
Drug discovery, Bio-related materials, Chemical biology, etc.
Pharmaceutical analytical chemistry and physicochemistry-related

47020

Environmental analysis, Bioanalysis, Physicochemistry, Biophysics, Structural biology,
Radiochemistry, Bioimaging, Drug formulation design, Computer science, Information science, etc.
Pharmaceutical hygiene and biochemistry-related

47030

Environmental hygiene, Healthful nutrition, Disease prevention, Toxicology, Drug metabolism,
Host defense, Molecular biology, Cell biology, Biochemistry, etc.
Pharmacology-related

47040

Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics, Applied pharmacology, Signal transduction,
Drug interactions, Drug response, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotoxicology, etc.
Environmental and natural pharmaceutical resources-related

47050

Environmental resource science, Natural products chemistry, Bioactive natural compounds,
Medicinal resources, Medicinal foods, Pharmaceutical microbiology, etc.
Clinical pharmacy-related

47060

Pharmacokinetics, Medical informatics, Social pharmacy, Clinical pharmacy,
Pharmaceutics, Regulatory science, Education for the pharmacist, etc.
Anatomy-related

48010

Macroscopic anatomy, Histology, Embryology, etc.

Physiology-related
48020

General physiology, Pathophysiology, Comparative physiology, Environmental physiology, etc.

Pharmacology-related
48030

Genomic pharmacology, Molecular and cellular pharmacology, Pathological pharmacology,
Behavioral pharmacology, Pharmacology for drug discovery, Clinical pharmacology, etc.
Medical biochemistry-related

48040

Biofunctional molecular and medical biochemistry, Genome medical sciences, Human genetics,
Disease model, etc.
Pathological biochemistry-related

49010

Molecular pathology, Metabolic disorders, Molecular diagnosis, etc.

Human pathology-related
49020

Molecular pathology, Cyto- and histo-pathology, Diagnostic pathology, etc.

Experimental pathology-related
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Disease models, Pathological regulation, Tissue regeneration, etc.

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Parasite, Vector organism, Parasite pathogenicity, Epidemiology of parasites,
Control of parasite infections, etc.
Bacteriology-related

49050

Bacterium, Fungus, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacterial pathogenicity, Epidemiology of bacteria,
Control of bacterial infections, etc.
Virology-related

49060

Virus, Prion, Viral pathogenicity, Epidemiology of viruses, Control of viral infections, etc.

Immunology-related
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Immune system, Immune response, Inflammation, Immune-related disorder,
Immune regulation, etc.
Tumor biology-related

50010

Cancer and gene, Tumor development, Invasion, Metastasis, Cancer microenvironment,
Cancer and signal transduction, Characteristics of cancer cells, Cancer and immune cells, etc.
Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related

50020

Genome analysis, Diagnostic markers, Molecule imaging, Chemotherapy, Nucleic acid therapy,
Gene therapy, Immunotherapy, Molecular targeted therapy, Physical therapy,
Radiation therapy, etc.
Basic brain sciences-related

51010

Brain-machine interface, Model animal, Computational brain science,
Brain information decoding, Control technologies, Brain imaging, Brain biometrics, etc.
Cognitive and brain science-related

51020

Social behavior, Communication, Emotion, Decision making, Consciousness, Learning,
Neuroeconomics, Neuropsychology, etc.
Pathophysiologic neuroscience-related

51030

Clinical neuroscience, Dolorology, Sensory impairment, Movement disorder, Neurological disorder, Neurogenesis,
Neuroimmunology, Cellular degeneration, Disease model, etc.
General internal medicine-related

52010

Psychosomatic medicine, Laboratory medicine, General practice, Geriatrics, Psychosomatic internal medicine,
Oriental medicine, Palliative medicine, etc.
Neurology-related

52020

Neurology, Neurofunctional imaging, etc.

Psychiatry-related
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Clinical psychiatry, Biological psychiatry, Forensic mental health, etc.

Radiological sciences-related
52040

Diagnostic radiology, Therapeutic radiology, Radiation biology, Radiological technology, etc.

Embryonic medicine and pediatrics-related
52050

Fetal medicine, Neonatal medicine, Pediatrics, etc.

Gastroenterology-related
53010

Upper digestive tract, Lower digestive tract, Liver, Biliary tract, Pancreas, etc.

Cardiology-related
53020

Ischemic heart disease, Valvular heart disease, Arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure,
Peripheral arterial disease, Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, etc.
Respiratory medicine-related

53030

Respiratory medicine, Asthma, Diffusive lung disease, COPD, Lung cancer,
Pulmonary hypertension, etc.
Nephrology-related

53040

Acute renal failure, Chronic kidney disease, Diabetic nephropathy, Hypertension,
Aqueous electrolyte metabolism, Artificial dialysis, etc.

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Dermatology-related
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Dermatology, Cutaneous immune disease, Cutaneous infection, Cutaneous tumor, etc.

Hematology and medical oncology-related
54010

Hematological oncology, Medical oncology, Hematological immunology, Anemia, Thrombosis and hemostasis,
Chemotherapy, etc.
Connective tissue disease and allergy-related

54020

Connective tissue disease, Allergy, Clinical immunology, Inflammation, etc.

Infectious disease medicine-related
54030

Infection diagnostics, Infection therapeutics, Host defense, International infection science, etc.

Metabolism and endocrinology-related
54040

Energy balance, Glucose metabolism, Lipid metabolism, Purine metabolism,
Bone metabolism, Electrolyte balance, Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology,
Reproductive endocrinology, etc.
General surgery and pediatric surgery-related

55010

Surgical basic principles, Breast surgery, Endocrine surgery, Pediatric surgery,Transplant surgery, Artificial organs science, Regeneration, Operation support, etc.
Digestive surgery-related

55020

Upper gastrointestinal surgery, Lower gastrointestinal surgery, Hepatic surgery,
Biliary surgery, Pancreatic surgery, etc.
Cardiovascular surgery-related

55030

Coronary artery surgery, Heart valve surgery, Surgery for myocardial disease, Aortic surgery,
Vascular surgery, Congenital heart surgery, etc.
Respiratory surgery-related

55040

Lung surgery, Mediastinal surgery, Chest wall surgery, Respiratory tract surgery, etc.

Anesthesiology-related
55050

Anesthesiology, Perioperative management, Pain management, Resuscitology,
Palliative medicine, etc.
Emergency medicine-related

55060

Intensive care medicine, Emergency resuscitation science, Trauma surgery, Disaster medicine,
Disaster medical care, etc.
Neurosurgery-related

56010

Neurosurgery, Spine and spinal cord diseases, etc.

Orthopedics-related
56020

Orthopedics, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports medicine, etc.

Urology-related
56030

Urology, Male genitalia science, etc.

Obstetrics and gynecology-related
56040

Obstetrics, Reproductive endocrinology, Gynecologic oncology, Female health care medicine, etc.

Otorhinolaryngology-related
56050

Otorhinolaryngology, Head and neck surgery, etc.

Ophthalmology-related
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Ophthalmology, Ophthalmological optics, etc.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery-related
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Plastic surgery, Reconstructive surgery, Aesthetic plastic surgery, etc.

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Oral biological science-related
57010

Oral anatomy, Oral histology and embryology, Oral physiology, Oral biochemistry,
Pharmacology for hard tissues, etc.
Oral pathobiological science-related

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Oral infectious diseases, Oral pathology, Oral experimental oncology,
Immunity and inflammation, Laboratory medicine, etc.
Conservative dentistry-related

57030

Operative dentistry, Endodontology, Periodontology, etc.

Regenerative dentistry and dental engineering-related
57040

Regenerative dentistry, Biomaterial science, Dental materials science,
Oral and maxillofacial prosthetics, Oral implantology, etc.

Prosthodontics-related
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Prosthodontics, Oral rehabilitation, Gerodontology, etc.
Surgical dentistry-related

57060

Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, Dental anesthesiology,
Psychosomatic medicine dentistry, Dental radiology, etc.
Developmental dentistry-related

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Orthodontics, Pediatric dentistry, etc.

Social dentistry-related
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Dental hygiene, Preventive dentistry, Oral health administration and management,
Dental education, Forensic odontology, etc.
Medical management and medical sociology-related

58010

Medical management, Medical social science, Ethics for medical science,
Ethics for medical care, Biomedical education, History of medical science,
Health policy and economics, Clinical trials, Health and medical services administration,
Disaster medical science, etc.
Hygiene and public health-related: including laboratory approach

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Hygiene, Public health, Epidemiology, Global health, etc.

Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
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Hygiene, Public health, Epidemiology, Global health, etc.

Forensics medicine-related
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Forensic medicine, Forensic pathology, Forensic toxicology, Forensic genetics, Suicide, Abuse,
Clinical forensic medicine, Sudden death, etc.
Fundamental of nursing-related

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Fundamental of nursing, Nursing education, Nursing administration, Nursing ethics, Global nursing, etc.

Clinical nursing-related
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Critical care and emergency nursing, Perioperative nursing, Nursing of chronic illness,
Oncology nursing, Psychiatric nursing, Palliative care nursing, etc.
Lifelong developmental nursing-related

58070

Women's health nursing, Maternal nursing, Midwifery, Family health nursing,Child health nursing, School nursing, etc.
Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related

58080

Gerontological nursing, Community health nursing, Public health nursing, Disaster nursing,Home care nursing, etc.
Rehabilitation science-related

59010

Rehabilitation medicine, Rehabilitation nursing, Rehabilitation medical care, Physicotherapeutics,
Occupational therapy, Assistive technology, Speech and language therapy, etc.

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Sports physiology, Sports biochemistry, Sports medicine, Sports sociology, Sports management,
Sports psychology, Sports education, Training science, Sports biomechanics, Adapted sports science, etc.

Physical education, and physical and health education-related
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Growth developmental science, Physical and health education,
Physical education in school, Educational physiology, Physical systems science,
Higher brain function science, Martial arts theory, Outdoor education, etc.
Nutrition science and health science-related

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Nutritional physiology, Nutritional biochemistry, Nutritional education, Clinical nutrition,
Functional food, Lifestyle-related disease, Health promotion, Aging, etc.
Theory of informatics-related

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Discrete structure, Mathematical logic, Theory of computation, Mathematical theory of programs, Computational
complexity theory, Algorithm theory, Information theory, Coding theory,
Theory of cryptography, Learning theory, etc.
Mathematical informatics-related

60020

Optimization theory, Mathematical systems theory, System control theory, System analysis,
System methodology, System modeling, System simulation, Combinatorial optimization,
Queueing theory, Mathematical finance, etc.
Statistical science-related

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Statistics, Data science, Modeling, Statistical inference, Multivariate analysis,
Time series analysis, Statistical quality control, Applied statistics, etc.
Computer system-related

60040

Computer architecture, Circuit and system, LSI design, LSI testing,
Reconfigurable system, Dependable architecture, Low power technology,
Hardware/software codesign, Embedded system, etc.
Software-related

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Programming language, Programming methodology, Operating system,
Parallel and distributed computing, Software engineering, Virtualization technology,
Cloud computing, Software dependability, Software security, etc.
Information network-related

60060

Network architecture, Network protocol, Internet, Mobile network, Pervasive computing,Sensor network, IoT, Traffic engineering, Network management, Service platform technology, etc.
Information security-related

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Cryptography, Tamper resistance technology, Authentication, Biometrics, Access control,
Malware countermeasure, Countermeasures against cyber attacks, Privacy protection, Digital forensics,
Security evaluation and authorization, etc.
Database-related

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Data model, Database system, Multimedia database, Information retrieval, Content management,
Metadata, Big data, Geographic information system, etc.
High performance computing-related

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Parallel processing, Distributed processing, Cloud computing, Numerical analysis,
Visualization, Computer graphics, High performance computing application, etc.
Computational science-related

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Mathematical engineering, Computational mechanics, Numerical simulation, Multi-scale modeling,
Large-scale computing, Massively parallel computing, Numerical computing methods,
Advanced algorithms, etc.
Perceptual information processing-related

61010

Pattern recognition, Image processing, Computer vision, Visual media processing,
Acoustic media processing, Media editing, Media database, Sensing, Sensor fusion, etc.
Human interface and interaction-related

61020

Human interface, Multi-modal interface, Human-computer interaction,
Computer supported cooperative work, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Realistic communication,
Wearable device, Usability, Ergonomics, etc.

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Search, Inference, Machine learning, Knowledge acquisition, Intelligent system,
Intelligent information processing, Natural language processing, Data mining, Ontology,
Agent system, etc.
Soft computing-related

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Neural network, Evolutionary computation, Fuzzy theory, Chaos, Complex systems,
Probabilistic information processing, etc.
Intelligent robotics-related

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Intelligent robot, Behavior and environment recognition, Planning, Sensory behavior system,
Autonomous system, Digital human, Real world information processing, Physical agents,
Intelligent space, etc.
Kansei informatics-related

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Kansei design, Kansei cognitive science, Kansei psychology, Kansei robotics,
Kansei measurement evaluation, Kansei interface, Kansei physiology, Kansei material science,
Kansei pedagogy, Kansei brain science, etc.
Life, health and medical informatics-related

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Bioinformatics, Life informatics, Biological information, Neuroinformatics,
Neural information processing, Molecular computing, DNA computing, Medical information,
Health information, Medical image, etc.
Web informatics and service informatics-related

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Web system, Semantic web, Web mining, Social network analysis, Service engineering,
Educational service, Medical service, Welfare service, Social service, Information culture, etc.

Learning support system-related
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Media literacy, Learning media, Social media, Learning content, Learning management,
Learning support, Remote learning, e-Learning, etc.
Entertainment and game informatics-related

62040

Music information processing, 3D content, Animation, Game programming,
Network entertainment, Media art, Digital museum, Experience design, etc.
Environmental dynamic analysis-related

63010

Global warming, Environmental change, Water and material cycle, Ocean, Land, Polar regions,
Environmental measurements, Environmental model, Environmental information, Remote sensing, etc.
Radiation influence-related

63020

Radiation, Measurement, Control, Repair, Biological effects, Risk, etc.

Chemical substance influence on environment-related
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Toxicology, Toxic substance to human, Trace chemical substance, Endocrine disruptor, Repair, etc.

Environmental impact assessment-related
63040

Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Terrestrial impact, Impact assessment on human health,Social and economic impacts, Impact assessment on the future generation,
Environmental impact assessment, Assessment methods, Monitoring, Simulation, etc.
Environmental load and risk assessment-related

64010

Environmental analysis, Environmental load analysis, Environmental monitoring,
Pollution dynamics assessment, Evaluation of radioactive substances dynamics, Environmental modeling, Exposure
assessment, Toxicity evaluation, Environmental assessment, Chemical substance management, etc.

Environmental load reduction and remediation-related

64020

Removal of contamination, Treatment of waste material,
Control of contamination source, Disposal of waste material, Environmental load reduction, Remediation measureof contamination,
Noise and vibration reduction, Countermeasure of ground settlement, Bioremediation,
Radioactive decontamination, etc.

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Recycle materials, Valuable materials recovery, Separation, refining and purification,
Environment-conscious design, Recycle chemistry, Green production, Zero emission,
Resource circulation, Renewable energy, Biomass utilization, etc.
Social-ecological systems-related

64040

Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Natural capital, Impact of climate change, Impact analysis on ecosystem,
Ecosystem management, Ecosystem restoration, Ecosystem services, Natural tourism resources, Regional
environmental planning, etc.

Sound material-cycle social systems-related

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Sound material-cycle systems, Material and energy budget analysis, Low carbon society,
Unused energy, Regional revitalization, Water use system, Industrial symbiosis,
Life cycle assessment (LCA), Integrated environmental management,
3R (reduction, reuse, recycle) social systems, etc.
Environmental policy and social systems-related

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Environmental philosophy and ethics, Environmental laws, Environmental economics,
Environmental information, Environmental education, Environmental activities,
Environmental management and governance, Social and public system, Consensus forming,
Sustainable development, etc.

Design-related
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Information design, Environmental design, Industrial design, Spatial design, Design history,
Theory of design, Design standard, Design support, Evaluation of design, Design education, etc.
Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related

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Library science, Information services, Information organizing, Information retrieval, Bibliometrics,
Information resources, Information ethics, Digital humanities, Social Informatics, Digital archives, etc.

Cognitive science-related
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Cognitive science in general, Cognitive models, Kansei, Human factors,
Cognitive and brain science, Comparative cognition, Cognitive linguistics, Cognitive engineering, etc.
Biomedical engineering-related

90110

Medical imaging, Medical modeling, Biological simulation, Biometrics, Artificial organs,
Tissue engineering, Biophysical properties, Biocontrol, Biomechanics, Nanobio systems, etc.
Biomaterials-related

90120

Biofunctional materials, Tissue engineering materials, Biocompatible materials,
Nanobio materials, Drug delivery systems, Stimuli-sensitive materials,
Genetic engineering material, etc.
Medical systems-related

90130

Medical ultrasound system, Diagnostic imaging system, Laboratory diagnosis systems,
Minimally invasive treatment systems, Remote diagnosis and treatment systems,
Organ preservation systems, Medical information systems, Computer-assisted surgery,
Medical robot, etc.
Medical technology assessment-related

90140

Regulatory science, Safety evaluation, Clinical study,
Medical technology ethics, Medical devices, etc.
Medical assistive technology-related

90150

Healthcare and rehabilitation engineering, Life assist technology, Care support technology,
Accessibility design, Universal design, Rehabilitation and nursing robot,
Assist device for artificial internal organ, Rehabilitation devices, Nursing science and engineering, etc.

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The Review Section Table (Table for Medium-sized and Broad Sections)

When selecting a review section, applicants should first acquire an overall picture of the review
sections based on the Review Section Table (Overview). In addition, check the Review Section
Table (Table for Medium-sized and Broad Sections) for the detailed contents of each section andselect a review section for their research proposal.
Also, some items of Basic Section may be presented in plural Medium-sized and Broad Sections.
The items of Basic Section presented in plural Medium-sized Section are 9 and 3 items among 9
are presented in plural Medium-sized and Broad Sections (as shown below).
In addition, five other Basic Sections (90110-90150) may be presented in only one Medium-sized
Section and two Broad Sections.

【Basic sections may be presented in plural Medium-sized and Broad Section】
Basic Section
Item

Basic Section
Description

Medium-sized
Sections
corresponding
Basic Sections

Broad Sections
corresponding
Basic Sections

02090

Japanese language education-related

２，９

Ａ

02100

Foreign language education-related

２，９

Ａ

80010

Area studies-related

４，６

Ａ

80020

Tourism studies-related

４，７，８

Ａ

80030

Gender studies-related

４，６，８

Ａ

80040

Quantum beam science-related

１４，１５

Ｂ

90010

Design-related

１， ２３，
６１

Ａ，Ｃ，Ｊ

２，６２

Ａ，Ｊ

１０，６１

Ａ，Ｊ

90030

Library and information science,
humanistic and social informaticsrelated
Cognitive science-related

90110

Biomedical engineering-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90120

Biomaterials-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90130

Medical systems-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90140

Medical technology assessment-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90150

Medical assistive technology-related

９０

Ｄ，Ｉ

90020

【Medium-sized section may be presented in plural Broad Section】
Medium-sized
Section Item
９０

Medium-sized section Description
Biomedical engineering and related fields

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Broad Sections
corresponding
Medium-sized
SectionＤ，ＩBroad Section A
Medium-sized Section 1：Philosophy, art, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Philosophy and ethics-related

01010

Philosophy in general, Ethics in general, Western philosophy, Western ethics, Japanese philosophy, Japanese ethics,
Applied ethics, etc.
Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy-related

01020

Chinese philosophy/thought, Indian philosophy/thought, Buddhist philosophy, Bibliography, Philology, etc.

Religious studies-related
01030

History of religions, Philosophy of religion, Theology, Sociology of religion, Psychology of religion,
Anthropology of religion, Studies of religious folklore, Mythology, Bibliography, Philology, etc.
History of thought-related

01040

History of thought in general, History of Western thought, History of Eastern thought,
History of Japanese thought, History of Islamic thought, etc.
Aesthetics and art studies-related

01050

Philosophy of art, Aesthetics, Music theory, Theatrical theory, Miscellaneous art studies, etc.

History of arts-related
01060

Japanese art, Eastern art, Western art, Contemporary art, Craft, Design, Architecture,
Costume, Photography, etc.
Theory of art practice-related

01070

Art expression, Arts management, Art policy, Art production, etc.

Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
01080

Sociology of science, History of science, History of technology, History of medicine, Industrial archeology,
Philosophy of science, Foundation of science, STS (Science, technology and society), etc.
Design-related

90010

Information design, Environmental design, Industrial design, Spatial design, Design history, Theory of design,
Design standard, Design support, Evaluation of design, Design education, etc.

Medium-sized Section 2：Literature, linguistics, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Japanese literature-related

02010

Japanese literature in general, Ancient literature, Medieval literature, Chinese classics in Japan, Bibliography,
Philology, Premodern literature, Modern literature, Contemporary literature, Literary theory, etc.
Chinese literature-related

02020

Chinese literature, Bibliography, Philology, Literary theory, etc.

English literature and literature in the English language-related
02030

English literature, American literature, Literature in the English language, Literary theory, Bibliography,
Philology, etc.
European literature-related

02040

French literature, Literature in the French language, German literature, Literature in the German language,Classics, Russian and East European literature, Literature in other European languages, Literary theory,
Bibliography, Philology, etc.
Literature in general-related

02050

Literature in other languages and areas, Literary theory, Comparative literature, Bibliography, Philology,
Literature education, etc.
Linguistics-related

02060

Phonetics/phonology, Semantics/pragmatics, Morphosyntax, Sociolinguistics, Contrastive linguistics,
Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Historical linguistics, Corpus linguistics,
Endangered and minority languages, etc.

32

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Japanese linguistics-related
02070

Phonetics/phonology, Writing systems, Lexicon and semantics, Grammar, Stylistics, Pragmatics, Language life,
Dialect, History of the Japanese language, History of Japanese linguistics, etc.
English linguistics-related

02080

Phonetics/phonology, Lexicon and semantics, Grammar, Stylistics, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics,
Diversity of the English language, Corpus linguistics, History of the English language,
History of English linguistics, etc.
Japanese language education-related

02090

Research on learners, Language acquisition, Teaching material, Curriculum evaluation,
Japanese language education for specific purposes, Bilingual education, Research on teachers,
Japanese language for Japanese language education, History of Japanese language education, Cross-cultural understanding, etc.
Foreign language education-related

02100

Learning method, Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), Teaching material, Language testing,
Theory of second language acquisition, Early English education, History of foreign language education and language policies, Curriculum
evaluation, Training foreign language teachers, Cross-cultural understanding, etc.
Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related

90020

Library science, Information services, Information organizing, Information retrieval,
Bibliometrics, Information resources, Information ethics, Digital humanities, Social Informatics, Digital archives, etc.

Medium-sized Section 3：History, archaeology, museology, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Historical studies in general-related

03010

Historical theory, Historical methodology, Research in historical materials, Memory and medium, World history, History of cultural anddiplomatic exchange, Comparative history, Global history, Environmental history, History of emotions, etc.

Japanese history-related
03020

History of ancient Japan, History of medieval Japan, History of early modern Japan, History of modern Japan,
History of local Japan, History of external relations, History of culture and religion, History of Japanese environment,
History of Japanese city, Research in historical materials, etc.
History of Asia and Africa-related

03030

Chinese history, East Asian history, Central Eurasian history,
Southeast Asian history, Oceanian history, South Asian history, West Asian history, African history,
History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Research in historical materials, etc.
History of Europe and America-related

03040

Ancient European history, Medieval European history, Modern and contemporary West European history,
Modern and contemporary East European history, North and South American history,
History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Comparative history, Research in historical materials, etc.
Archaeology-related

03050

Archaeology in general, Prehistoric archaeology, Historical archaeology, Japanese archaeology,
Ancient civilizations, History of material culture, Experimental archaeology,
Information archaeology, Study of buried cultural property, Ecological archeology, etc.
Cultural assets study-related

03060

Dating methods, Material analysis, Production techniques, Conservation science, Archaeological prospection,
Plant and animal residues, Human remains, Cultural heritage, Cultural property policy,
Restoration of cultural properties, etc.
Museology-related

03070

Museum displays and exhibitions, Museum management, Museum collections and documentation,
Museum conservation and preservation, Museum education and learning, Museum informatics and media studies,
Museum finance and administration, History of museums and museology, etc.

Medium-sized Section 4：Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Geography-related

04010

Geography in general, Land use, Landscape, Environmental system, Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrology,
Cartography, Geographic information system, Regional planning, etc.

33

(Broad Section A)

Human geography-related
04020

Human geography in general, Economic geography, Social geography, Political geography,
Cultural geography, Urban geography, Rural geography, Historical geography, Regional geography,
Geography education, etc.
Cultural anthropology and folklore-related

04030

Cultural anthropology in general, Folklore in general, Material culture, Ecology, Social relationship, Religion,
Arts, Health care, Border crossing, Minority, etc.
Area studies-related

80010

Area studies in general, Cross-regional comparative studies, Aid, Social development,Interregional exchange, Environment, Transnationalism, Globalization, Refugees, Conflict, etc.
Tourism studies-related

80020

Tourism studies in general, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Tourist area, Tourists, Tourism culture, Tourism media, Sustainable tourism, Tourism ethics, etc.
Gender studies-related

80030

Gender studies in general, Feminism, Men's studies, Sexuality, Queer studies, Labor, Violence, Prostitution,
Reproductive technology, Gender equality, etc.

Medium-sized Section 5 ：Law and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Legal theory and history-related

05010

Legal philosophy, Roman law, Legal history, Sociology of law, Comparative law, Foreign law, Law and policy, Law and economics,
Judicial system, etc.
Public law-related

05020

Constitutional law, Administrative law, Tax law, etc.

International law-related
05030

Public international law, Private international law, International human rights law, International economic law,
EU law, etc.
Social law-related

05040

Labor law, Economic law, Social security law, Education law, etc.

Criminal law-related
05050

Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Criminology, Criminal justice policy, Juvenile law, Law and psychology, etc.

Civil law-related
05060

Civil law, Commercial law, Civil procedure, Insolvency law, Alternative dispute resolution, etc.

New fields of law-related
05070

Environmental law, Medical law, Information law, Consumer law, Intellectual property law,
Law and gender, Legal profession, etc.

Medium-sized Section 6：Political science and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Politics-related

06010

Political theory, History of political thought, Political history, Political process, Political participation, Political economy, Public
administration, Local government, Comparative politics, Public policy, etc.
International relations-related

06020

Theory of international relations, International history, Foreign policy, International security,
International political economy, Global governance, International cooperation, Peace research, etc.
Area studies-related

80010

Area studies in general, Cross-regional comparative studies, Aid, Social development,Interregional exchange, Environment, Transnationalism, Globalization, Refugees, Conflict, etc.

34

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Gender studies-related
80030

Gender studies in general, Feminism, Men's studies, Sexuality, Queer studies, Labor, Violence, Prostitution,
Reproductive technology, Gender equality, etc.

Medium-sized Section 7 ：Economics, business administration, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Economic theory-related

07010

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Game theory, Behavioral economics, Experimental economics, Economic theory, Evolutionary
economics, Economic institutions, Economic systems, etc.
Economic doctrines and economic thought-related

07020

Economic doctrines, Economic thought, Social thought, Economic philosophy, etc.

Economic statistics-related
07030

Statistical system, Statistical research, Economic statistics, Big data, Econometrics, Financial econometrics, etc.

Economic policy-related
07040

Economic policy, Industrial organization, International economics, Development economics,
Environmental and resource economics, Japanese economy, Regional economy, Urban economics,
Transportation economics, Spatial economics, etc.
Public economics and labor economics-related

07050

Public finance, Public economics, Health economics, Labor economics, Social security,
Education economics, Law and economics, Political economy, Demography, etc.
Money and finance-related

07060

Monetary economics, Finance, International finance, Corporate finance, Financial engineering, Insurance, etc.

Economic history-related
07070

Economic history, Business history, Industrial history, etc.

Business administration-related
07080

Organization theory, Corporate strategy, Organizational behavior, Corporation theory, Corporate governance theory,
Human resource management, Technology/Innovation management theory, International business, Management information, Businessadministration in general, etc.
Commerce-related

07090

Marketing, Consumer behavior, Distributive sciences, Logistics, Commerce in general, etc.

Accounting-related
07100

Financial accounting, Management accounting, Auditing, Accounting in general, etc.

Tourism studies-related
80020

Tourism studies in general, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Tourist area, Tourists, Tourism culture, Tourism media, Sustainable tourism, Tourism ethics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 8 ：Sociology and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Sociology-related

08010

Sociology in general, Community, Family, Labor, Stratification, Culture, Media, Ethnicity, Social movements, Social research, etc.

Social welfare-related
08020

Social work, Social policy, Social welfare history, Child welfare, Social welfare for people with disabilities,
Social welfare for aging, Community welfare, Poverty, Volunteerism, Social welfare in general, etc.

35

(Broad Section A)

Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related
08030

Dress and fashion, Diet habits, Housing, Family resource management, Family relations, Lifestyle, Culture and living,
Family and consumer education, Family and consumer sciences in general, etc.

Tourism studies-related
80020

Tourism studies in general, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Tourist area, Tourists, Tourism culture, Tourism media, Sustainable tourism, Tourism ethics, etc.

Gender studies-related
80030

Gender studies in general, Feminism, Men's studies, Sexuality, Queer studies, Labor, Violence, Prostitution,
Reproductive technology, Gender equality, etc.

Medium-sized Section 9 ：Education and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Education-related

09010

History of education, Philosophy of education, Curriculum and pedagogy,
Teacher and trainer, School education, Social and community education,
Institutions and administration, Comparative education, Educational administration, etc.
Sociology of education-related

09020

Sociology of education, Socialization, Educational community, Destination and career formation, Class disparities,
Gender, Education policy, Globalization and development, etc.

Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
09030

Childhood, Nursery/pre-school education, Right of child, Development, Contents and methods of child care,Childcare facilities and kindergarten, Caregiver and pre-school teacher, Child care support, Childhood culture,
History and thought, etc.
Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related

09040

Education of individual subjects, Lessons of each subject area, Instructional guidance, Teacher education,
Special activities, Integrated studies, Moral education, etc.

Tertiary education-related
09050

Policy, Admission and articulation, Curriculum, Career guidance, Teacher and staff, Scientific research,
Regional link and contribution, Globalization, Management and governance, Non-university higher education, etc.
Special needs education-related

09060

Philosophy and history, Inclusion and cohesive society, Instructions and supports, Developmental disabilities,
Emotional disturbance, Intellectual disabilities, Language disorders, Physical disabilities, Career education, etc.
Educational technology-related

09070

Curriculum development, Teaching-learning support systems, Utilization of media, Utilization of ICT,
Teacher's education, Information literacy, etc.
Science education-related

09080

Science education, Science communication, Scientific literacy, Science and society, STEM education, etc.

Japanese language education-related
02090

Research on learners, Language acquisition, Teaching material, Curriculum evaluation, Japanese language education for specific purposes,
Bilingual education, Research on teachers, Japanese language for Japanese language education, History of Japanese language education,
Cross-cultural understanding, etc.
Foreign language education-related

02100

Learning method, Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), Teaching material, Language testing, Theory of second language
acquisition, Early English education, History of foreign language education and language policies, Curriculum evaluation, Training foreign
language teachers, Cross-cultural understanding, etc.

Medium-sized Section 10 ：Psychology and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Social psychology-related

10010

Social psychology in general, Self, Group, Attitude and behavior, Affection/emotion,
Interpersonal relation, Social issues, Culture, etc.

36

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Educational psychology-related
10020

Educational psychology in general, Development, Family, School, Clinical practice, Personality, Learning,
Assessment and evaluation, etc.
Clinical psychology-related

10030

Clinical psychology in general, Psychological disorder, Assessment, Psychological intervention,
Training, Mental health, Crime and delinquency, Community, etc.
Experimental psychology-related

10040

Experimental psychology in general, Sensation, Perception, Attention, Memory, Language,
Emotion, Learning, etc.
Cognitive science-related

90030

Cognitive science in general, Cognitive models, Kansei, Human factors, Cognitive and brain science,
Comparative cognition, Cognitive linguistics, Cognitive engineering, etc.

平成27年8月25日

Broad Section B
Medium-sized Section 11：Algebra, geometry, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Algebra-related

11010

Group theory, Ring theory, Representation theory, Algebraic combinatorics, Number theory,
Arithmetic geometry, Algebraic geometry, Algebraic analysis, etc.
Geometry-related

11020

Differential geometry, Riemannian geometry, Symplectic geometry, Complex geometry, Topology,
Differential topology, Low dimensional topology, etc.

Medium-sized Section 12：Analysis, applied mathematics, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Basic analysis-related

12010

Functional analysis, Complex analysis, Probability theory, Harmonic analysis, Operator theory,
Spectral analysis, Operator algebras, Algebraic analysis, Representation theory, etc.
Mathematical analysis-related

12020

Functional equations, Real analysis, Dynamical system, Variational method, Nonlinear analysis,
Applied analysis, etc.
Basic mathematics-related

12030

Mathematical logic and foundations, Information theory, Discrete mathematics, Computer mathematics, History of mathematics, etc.

Applied mathematics and statistics-related
12040

Numerical analysis, Mathematical modelling, Optimal control, Game theory, Statistical mathematics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 13：Condensed matter physics and related fields
Basic Section

Examples of related research content
Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of condensed matter physics-related

13010

Statistical physics, Fundamental theory of condensed matter physics, Mathematical physics,
Nonequilibrium nonlinear physics, Fluid dynamics, Computational physics, Quantum information theory, etc.
Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics-related

13020

Semiconductors, Dielectrics, Atoms and molecules, Mesoscopic systems, Crystals, Surfaces and interfaces,
Optical properties of condensed matter, Quantum electronics, Quantum information, etc.
Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly correlated systems-related

13030

Magnetism, Strongly correlated electron systems, Superconductivity, Quantum fluids and solids,
Molecular solids, etc.
Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related

13040

Physics of biological phenomena, Physics of biological matters, Liquids and glasses, Soft matters,
Rheology, etc.

37

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Medium-sized Section 14：Plasma science and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Fundamental plasma-related

14010

Basic plasmas, Magnetized plasmas, Laser plasmas, Strongly coupled plasmas, Plasma diagnostics,
Astrophysical and space plasmas, etc.
Nuclear fusion-related

14020

Plasma confinement, Plasma control, Plasma heating, Plasma diagnostics, Edge plasma,
Plasma wall interaction, Inertial fusion, Fusion material, Fusion system, etc.
Applied plasma science-related

14030

Plasma processing, Plasma material science, General plasma applications, etc.

Quantum beam science-related
80040

Accelerators, Beam physics, Radiation detectors, Beam control, Applied quantum beam science, etc.

Medium-sized Section 15：Particle-, nuclear-, astro-physics, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Quantum beam science-related

80040

Accelerators, Beam physics, Radiation detectors, Beam control, Applied quantum beam science, etc.

Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
15010

Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Cosmic-ray physics, Astrophysics, Relativity, Gravity, etc.

Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
15020

Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Cosmic-ray physics, Astrophysics, Relativity, Gravity, etc.

Medium-sized Section 16：Astronomy and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Astronomy-related

16010

Theoretical astronomy, Radio astronomy, Optical/infrared astronomy, X-ray/γ-ray astronomy, Astrometry, Solar physics, Exoplanet
astronomy, etc.

Medium-sized Section 17：Earth and planetary science and related fields

Basic Section

Examples of related research content
Space and planetary sciences-related

17010

Solar-terrestrial physics, Aeronomy, Planetary science, Exoplanetary science,
Extraterrestrial material science, etc.
Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related

17020

Climate system, Atmospheric science, Ocean science, Limnology, Glaciology, Paleoclimatology, etc.

Human geosciences-related
17030

Geoenvironmental science, Natural disaster science, Geospatial information science, Quaternary research,
Earth resources science, etc.
Solid earth sciences-related

17040

Solid earth geophysics, Geology, Earth's interior material science, Solid earth geochemistry, etc.

Biogeosciences-related
17050

Origin and evolution of life, Extremophile biology, Biogeochemistry, Paleoenvironmental science,
Paleontology, etc.

38

Broad Section C
Medium-sized Section 18：Mechanics of materials, production engineering, design engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Mechanics of materials and materials-related

18010

Structural mechanics, Fatigue, Fracture, Biomaterials, Material design, Material characteristics,
Material evaluation, etc.
Manufacturing and production engineering-related

18020

Machining, Non-traditional machining, Ultraprecision machining, Machine tools,
Manufacturing systems, Precision metrology, Process planning, etc.
Design engineering-related

18030

Mechanical design, Product design, Design theory, Design for reliability, Optimal design, Computer-aided design, etc.

Machine elements and tribology-related
18040

Machine elements, Mechanisms, Tribology, Actuators, Micromachines, etc.

Medium-sized Section 19：Fluid engineering, thermal engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Fluid engineering-related

19010

Fluid machinery, Flow measurement, Computational fluid dynamics, Turbulence, Multiphase flow,
Compressible flow, Incompressible flow, etc.
Thermal engineering-related

19020

Heat transfer, Convection, Combustion, Thermophysical properties, Refrigeration and air-conditioning,
Heat engine, Energy conversion, etc.

Medium-sized Section 20：Mechanical dynamics, robotics, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Mechanics and mechatronics-related

20010

Kinematics, Kinetics, Vibration, Acoustics, Automation, Biomechanics,
Instrument and control applications, Mechatronics applications, etc.
Robotics and intelligent system-related

20020

Robotics, Intelligent system, Human mechanical system, Human interface, Planning,
Intelligent spatial system, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, etc.

Medium-sized Section 21：Electrical and electronic engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Power engineering-related

21010

Electrical energy-related, Energy conservation, Power system engineering, Electric machinery,
Power electronics, Effective utilization of electric energy, Electromagnetic compatibility, Wireless power transfer, etc.
Communication and network engineering-related

21020

Information theory, Nonlinear theory, Signal processing, Communication systems, Modulation/demodulation,
Antennas, Networks, Multimedia, Cryptography/security, etc.
Measurement engineering-related

21030

Measurement theory, Measuring instruments, Applied wave metrology, Measurement systems,
Signal processing, Sensing, etc.
Control and system engineering-related

21040

Control theory, System theory, Control systems, Knowledge-based control systems,
System information processing, System control applications, Biosystems engineering, etc.
Electric and electronic materials-related

21050

Semiconductor, Dielectric materials, Magnetic materials, Organic materials, Superconductor,
Composite materials, Thin films, Functional materials, Thick films, Fabrication/characterization methods, etc.

39

(Broad Section C)

Electron device and electronic equipment-related
21060

Electron devices, Circuit design, Optical devices, Spintronic devices, Millimeter wave/terahertz wave,
Applied wave devices, Storage devices, Displays, Process technology, Implementation technology, etc.

Medium-sized Section 22：Civil engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Civil engineering material, execution and construction management-related

22010

Concrete, Steel, Composite material, Wood, Pavement material, Repair and reinforce material, Execution,
Maintenance, Construction management, etc.
Structure engineering and earthquake engineering-related

22020

Applied mechanics, Structure engineering, Steel structure, Concrete structure, Composite structure,
Wind engineering, Earthquake engineering, Aseismatic structure, Earthquake prevention, etc.
Geotechnical engineering-related

22030

Soil mechanics, Foundation engineering, Rock engineering, Engineering geology, Ground behavior,
Geotechnical structures, Geo-disaster prevention, Geo-environment, Tunnel engineering, etc.
Hydroengineering-related

22040

Hydraulics, Environmental hydraulics, Hydrology, River engineering, Water resource engineering,
Coastal engineering, Port and harbor engineering, Ocean engineering, etc.
Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

22050

Civil engineering plan, Regional urban planning, Spatial planning, Disaster prevention plan,
Transportation plan, Transportation engineering, Railway engineering, Surveying and remote sensing,Landscape design, Civil engineering history, etc.
Environmental systems for civil engineering-related

22060

Environment plan, Environmental system, Environment conservation, Water serve and drainage systems,
Waste, Water environment, Atmospheric circulation, Noise and vibration, Environment ecology,
Environmental monitoring, etc.

Medium-sized Section 23：Architecture, building engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Building structures and materials-related

23010

Load theory, Structural analysis, Structural design, Structures, Earthquake resistant design,
Foundation, Geotechnics, Structural material, Maintenance, Building construction method, etc.
Architectural environment and building equipment-related

23020

Sound environment, Vibration environment, Light environment, Heat environment, Air environment,
Environmental psychology/physiology, Building equipment, Fire engineering, Urban environment,
Environment design, etc.
Architectural planning and city planning-related

23030

Planning theory, Design theory, Housing theory, Buildings, Urban/regional planning, Administration,
Building economics, Production management, Disaster prevention planning, Landscape, etc.
Architectural history and design-related

23040

Architectural history, Urban history, Architectural theory, Design, Landscape, Preservation, Renovation, etc.
Design-related

90010

Information design, Environmental design, Industrial design, Spatial design, Design history,
Theory of design, Design standard, Design support, Evaluation of design, Design education, etc.

Medium-sized Section 24：Aerospace engineering, marine and maritime engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Aerospace engineering-related

24010

Thermo-fluid dynamics, Structural mechanics, Propulsion, Aerospace craft design, Production engineering, Aircraft system,
Aerodynamics, Spacecraft system, Space utilization, etc.
Marine engineering-related

24020

Navigation, Structural mechanics, Structural design, Production technology, Marine propulsion,
Marine transport, Marine development, Underwater engineering, Polar engineering, Marine environmental technology, etc.

40

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Medium-sized Section 25：Social systems engineering, safety engineering, disaster prevention engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Social systems engineering-related

25010

Social systems, Industrial engineering, Operations research, Industrial management, Reliability engineering,
Policy science, Regulatory science, Quality control, etc.
Safety engineering-related

25020

Safety engineering, Safety system, Risk engineering, Risk management, Work safety, Industrial safety, Product safety,
Safety information, Human engineering, Liability engineering, etc.
Disaster prevention engineering-related

25030

Disaster prediction, Hazard map, Building prevention against disaster, Lifeline prevention against disaster,
Regional disaster prevention planning, Risk evaluation of disaster, Disaster prevention policy,
Disaster resilience, etc.

Broad Section D
Medium-sized Section 26：Materials engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Metallic material properties-related

26010

Electric and magnetic properties, Metastable states, Diffusion, Phase transformation, Phase diagram, Lattice defect,
Mechanical properties, Thermal and optical properties, Materials computational science, Microstructure analysis, etc.

Inorganic materials and properties-related
26020

Functional ceramics, Glass, Engineering ceramics, Carbon-based materials, Crystal structure analysis, Microstructure,
Electric properties, Mechanical properties, Physical and chemical properties, Grain boundary, etc.

Composite materials and interfaces-related
26030

Functional composite materials, Structural composite materials, Biocompatible composite materials,
Polymer composite, Surface treatment, Bonding and joining, Interface properties, Gradient function, etc.

Structural materials and functional materials-related
26040

Infrastructural materials, Structural materials, Functional materials, Medical welfare materials, Reliability,
Sensor materials, Energy materials, Battery materials, Environmental materials, etc.

Material processing and microstructure control-related
26050

Processing and molding, Molding, Weld joining, Crystal microstructure control, Laser processing,
Precision processing, Polishing, Powder metallurgy, Coating, Corrosion and protection, etc.
Metals production and resources production-related

26060

Separation and purification, Melting and solidifying, Crystal growth, Casting, Scarce resources substitution,
Low environment impact, Recycle, etc.

Medium-sized Section 27：Chemical engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Transport phenomena and unit operations-related

27010

Phase equilibrium, Transport properties, Fluid-phase unit operation, Adsorption, Membrane separation,
Stir mixing, Powder and particle, Crystallization, Film formation, Supercritical, etc.
Chemical reaction and process system engineering-related

27020

Reaction operation, Novel reaction process, Reaction mechanism, Reactor design,
Materials synthesis process, Microreactor, Process control, Process system design, Process informatics, etc.

Catalyst and resource chemical process-related
27030

Catalyst preparation, Catalytic function, Energy conversion process, Energy technology,
Resources effective utilization technology, Catalytic material, Active site analysis, etc.

41

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Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related
27040

Biocatalyst engineering, Biofunction engineering, Food engineering, Medicochemical engineering,
Bioproduction process, Bioreactor, Bioseparation, Biosensor, Biorefinery, etc.

Medium-sized Section 28：Nano/micro science and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Nanometer-scale chemistry-related

28010

Nanoparticle chemistry, Mesoscopic chemistry, Nanostructure control, Self-assembly, Nanocarbons, Molecular devices, Nanointerfacefunction, Nanospace function, etc.

Nanostructural physics-related
28020

Physics in nanoscale materials and structures, Nanoprobes, Quantum dots,
Quantum devices, Electron devices, Spin devices, Nano optical device, Nanotribology, Nanocarbon physics, etc.
Nanomaterials-related

28030

Creation of nanomaterials, Analysis of nanomaterials, Nanosurfaces and nanointerfaces,
Functional nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Carbon nanomaterials, Two-dimensional materials,
Nanocrystalline materials, Nanocomposites, Nanofabrication process, etc.
Nanobioscience-related

28040

Biomolecular devices, Molecular manipulation, Molecular imaging, Nanomeasurements, Nanosynthesis,
Single molecule science, Nano-bio interfaces, Biomolecular array, Genome engineering, etc.
Nano/micro-systems-related

28050

MEMS, NEMS, BioMEMS, Nano/micro-fabrication, Nano/micro-chemical systems, Nano/micro-biosystems,
Nano/micro-mechanics, Nano/micro-sensors, etc.

Medium-sized Section 29：Applied condensed matter physics and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Applied physical properties-related

29010

Magnetic materials, Superconductors, Dielectrics, Fine particles, Liquid crystals,
New functional materials, Molecular electronics, Bioelectronics, Spintronics, etc.
Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties-related

29020

Thin-film engineering, Surface and interfacial engineering, Surface science, Vacuum, Measurement, Analysis,
Nanoscopic technology, Advanced equipment, Electronics application, etc.
Applied condensed matter physics-related

29030

Elementary quantities, Standards, Units, Physical quantity measurements and detection,
Energy conversion, etc.

Medium-sized Section 30：Applied physics and engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Crystal engineering-related

30010

Metal, Semiconductor, Ceramics, Amorphous, Crystal growth, Artificial structures, Device structure,
Crystal characterization, Plasma process, etc.
Optical engineering and photon science-related

30020

Optical materials, Optical elements, Optical properties, Optical information processing, Laser,
Optical sensing, Optical recording, Opto-electronics, Nonlinear optics, Quantum optics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 31：Nuclear engineering, earth resources engineering, energy engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Nuclear engineering-related

31010

Reactor physics, Nuclear safety, Thermal-hydraulics and structure, Fuel material, Nuclear chemistry,
Nuclear life cycle, Radiation safety, Radiation engineering, Fusion reactor engineering, Nuclear social environment, etc.

42

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Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related
31020

Resource prospecting, Resource development, Resource cycle, Resource economy, Energy system,
Environmental load, Renewable energy, Natural resources and energy policy, etc.

Medium-sized Section 90：Biomedical engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Biomedical engineering-related

90110

Medical imaging, Medical modeling, Biological simulation, Biometrics, Artificial organs,
Tissue engineering, Biophysical properties, Biocontrol, Biomechanics, Nanobio systems, etc.
Biomaterials-related

90120

Biofunctional materials, Tissue engineering materials, Biocompatible materials, Nanobio materials,
Drug delivery systems, Stimuli-sensitive materials, Genetic engineering material, etc.
Medical systems-related

90130

Medical ultrasound system, Diagnostic imaging system, Laboratory diagnosis systems,
Minimally invasive treatment systems, Remote diagnosis and treatment systems,
Organ preservation systems, Medical information systems, Computer-assisted surgery,
Medical robot, etc.
Medical technology assessment-related

90140

Regulatory science, Safety evaluation, Clinical study, Medical technology ethics, Medical devices, etc.

Medical assistive technology-related
90150

Healthcare and rehabilitation engineering, Life assist technology, Care support technology,
Accessibility design, Universal design, Rehabilitation and nursing robot,
Assist device for artificial internal organ, Rehabilitation devices, Nursing science and engineering, etc.

Broad Section E
Medium-sized Section 32：Physical chemistry, functional solid state chemistry, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Fundamental physical chemistry-related

32010

Gas, Liquid, Solid, Nanomaterials, Bio-related materials, Structure and properties, Chemical reactions, Spectroscopy,
Theoretical calculation, Data science, etc.

Functional solid state chemistry-related
32020

Molecular materials, Inorganic compounds, Hybrid compounds, Colloids, Surface/interface,
Electrical properties, Optical properties, Magnetic properties, Energy conversion, Catalysis, etc.

Medium-sized Section 33：Organic chemistry and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related

33010

Chemistry of organic crystals, Molecular recognition, Supermolecules, Functional organic molecules, Extended π-electron molecules,
Organoelement chemistry, Reaction mechanism, Molecular chirality, Theoretical organic chemistry, etc.

Synthetic organic chemistry-related
33020

Development of reactions, Reaction mechanism, Selective reactions, Asymmetric synthesis, Development of catalysts, Biocatalysis,
Sustainable organic synthesis, Natural product synthesis, Process chemistry, etc.

43

(Broad Section E)

Medium-sized Section 34：Inorganic/coordination chemistry, analytical chemistry, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Inorganic/coordination chemistry-related

34010

Coordination chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Inorganic solid-state chemistry, Bioinorganic chemistry,
Solution chemistry, Clusters, Supramolecular complexes, Coordination polymers, Typical elements,
Physical properties and functions, etc.
Analytical chemistry-related

34020

Spectrometric analysis, Advanced measurements, Surface/interface analysis, Separation analysis,
Analytical reagents, Radiochemical analysis, Electrochemical analysis, Bioanalysis, New analysis methods, etc.
Green sustainable chemistry and environmental chemistry-related

34030

Green process, Green catalysts, Recycle, Environmental assessment, Environmentally conscious materials,
Reduction of environmental load, Environmental restoration, Resource saving, Geochemistry,
Environmental radioactivity, etc.

Medium-sized Section 35：Polymers, organic materials, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Polymer chemistry-related

35010

Polymer synthesis, Polymer reactions, Functional polymers,
Self-assembled polymers, Non-covalent polymers, Chiral polymers, Bio-related polymers, Polymer properties,
Polymer structures, Polymer interface, etc.
Polymer materials-related

35020

Properties of polymer materials, Synthesis of polymer materials,
Functional polymer materials, Environmentally friendly polymer materials, Liquid crystal polymers,
Gel, Biopolymers, Polymer composites, Polymer processing, etc.
Organic functional materials-related

35030

Organic semiconductors, Liquid crystals, Optical materials, Device-related materials,
Electrically conductive materials, Hybrid materials, Molecular functional materials,
Organic hybrid materials, Materials for energy conversion, etc.

Medium-sized Section 36：Inorganic materials chemistry, energy-related chemistry, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Inorganic compounds and inorganic materials chemistry-related

36010

Crystals, Amorphous, Ceramics, Semiconductors, Inorganic device-related materials,
Low-dimensional compounds, Porous materials, Nanoparticles, Multicomponent compounds,
Hybrid materials, etc.
Energy-related chemistry

36020

Energy resources, Energy conversion materials, Energy carriers, Solar energy utilization,
Material separation, Catalytic transformation, Battery and electrochemical materials,
Energy-saving materials, Renewable energy, Unused energy, etc.

Medium-sized Section 37：Biomolecular chemistry and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Bio-related chemistry

37010

Bioorganic chemistry, Bioinorganic chemistry, Biological reaction engineering, Biofunctional chemistry,
Biofunctional materials, Biotechnology, etc.
Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules-related

37020

Natural product chemistry, Biologically active compounds, Molecular mechanism of biological activities,
Biofunctional molecules, Combinatorial chemistry, Metabolomic analysis, etc.
Chemical biology-related

37030

In vivo functional expression, Intracellular chemical reactions, Drug discovery science, Chemical library,
Structure-activity relationship, Chemical probes, Biomolecular measurements, Molecular imaging,Proteomics, etc.

44Broad Section F
Medium-sized Section 38：Agricultural chemistry and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Plant nutrition and soil science-related

38010

Plant metabolism and physiology, Nutritional elements in plants, Soil classification, Soil physical chemistry,
Soil organisms, etc.
Applied microbiology-related

38020

Microbial genetics/breeding, Microbial function, Microbial metabolism and physiology, Microbial applications,Control of microbes, Microbial ecology, Production of useful materials, etc.
Applied biochemistry-related

38030

Cellular biochemistry, Applied biochemistry, Structural biology, Regulation of bioactivity,
Metabolism and physiology, Cellular function, Molecular function, Production of useful materials, etc.
Bioorganic chemistry-related

38040

Bioactive substances, Signal molecules, Natural products chemistry, Biosynthesis,
Structure-activity relationship, Synthetic organic chemistry, Chemical biology, etc.
Food sciences-related

38050

Food function, Food chemistry, Nutritional chemistry, Food analysis, Food engineering,Food safety, Functional food, Nutritional epidemiology, Clinical nutrition, etc.
Applied molecular and cellular biology-related

38060

Molecular cell biology, Cellular bioengineering, Molecular engineering, Gene expression control,
Cell-cell/intermolecular interactions, Cellular function, Production of useful materials, etc.

Medium-sized Section 39：Agricultural and environmental biology and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Science in plant genetics and breeding-related

39010

Genetic resources, Breeding theories, Genomic breeding, Plants with novel traits, Quality components,
Stress tolerance, Yielding ability, Reproduction and multiplication, Growth physiology, Development, etc.
Crop production science-related

39020

Field crops, Crop yield, Crop product quality, Crop morphology, Growth prediction, Crop physiology,
Field management, Low-cost cultivation techniques, Environmentally friendly agriculture, Field ecosystem, etc.
Horticultural science-related

39030

Plant growth, flowering, and fruit development, Nursery plant propagation and production,
Crop production systems, Cultivation techniques, Protected horticulture, Controlled environment systems,
Breeding and development of new cultivars, Quality of horticultural products,
Postharvest physiology and management, Socio-horticulture, etc.
Plant protection science-related

39040

Plant pathology, Clinical plant science, Agricultural insect pest, Natural enemy, Weed, Agricultural chemicals,
Integrated pest management, etc.
Insect science-related

39050

Sericulture insect technology, Insect genetics, Insect pathology, Insect physiology and biochemistry,
Insect ecology, Chemical ecology, Systematics, Symbiosis and parasitism, Social insects,
Medical entomology, etc.
Conservation of biological resources-related

39060

Conservation biology, Biodiversity conservation, Conservation of phylogenetic diversity,
Genetic resources conservation, Ecosystem conservation, Conservation of microorganisms, Impacts of non-native species, etc.

Landscape science-related
39070

Landscape architecture, Parks and open space planning, Landscape planning, Cultural landscape,Nature conservation, Landscape ecology, Parks and open space management, Parks, Environmental greening,
Participatory community design, etc.

45

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Medium-sized Section 40：Forestry and forest products science, applied aquatic science, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Forest science-related

40010

Forest ecology, Forest biodiversity, Forest genetics and breeding, Silviculture, Forest protection,
Forest environments, Erosion control, Forest utilization, Forest planning, Forest policy, etc.
Wood science-related

40020

Wood structure, Wood property, Lignocellulose, Trace element, Fungus, Wood processing,
Biomass-refinery, Wood based material, Wooden building, Forest products education, etc.
Aquatic bioproduction science-related

40030

Aquatic environment, Fisheries, Aquatic resource management, Aquatic organisms, Aquatic ecosystem,
Aquaculture, Fisheries engineering, Fishing community/fisheries policy,
Fisheries economics/management/marketing, Fisheries education, etc.
Aquatic life science-related

40040

Aquatic nutrition, Aquatic pathology, Aquatic genetics/heredity/breeding, Aquatic physiology,
Utilization of aquatic organisms and biomass, Aquatic biological chemistry, Aquatic biotechnology,
Aquatic food sciences, etc.

Medium-sized Section 41：Agricultural economics and rural sociology, agricultural engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Agricultural and food economics-related

41010

Food economy, Agricultural production economy, Agricultural policy, Food system, Food marketing, International agriculturaldevelopment, Trade of agricultural commodities and livestock products, Rural resources and environment, etc.
Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related

41020

Farm organization, Farm management, Agricultural structure, Agricultural market, Agricultural history, Rural society,
Rural life, Agricultural cooperative, etc.
Rural environmental engineering and planning-related

41030

Irrigation and drainage, Reclamation and conservation of agricultural land, Rural planning, Rural environment,
Circulation of resources and energy, Disaster prevention in rural area, Stock management of agricultural infrastructures, Hydrodynamics
and hydrology, Soil physics, Design and construction materials, etc.
Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related

41040

Agricultural production facilities, Bioproduction machinery, Environmental control,
Agricultural meteorology and micrometeorology, Agricultural information, Greenhouse horticulture, Plant factory,
Postharvest and supply chain, Nondestructive measurement, Remote sensing and geographic information system, etc.
Environmental agriculture-related

41050

Biomass, Environmental manipulation, Biodiversity, Environmental analysis, Ecosystem services,
Resources circulation system, Low-carbon societies, Life-cycle assessment, Environmental friendly agriculture,
Watershed management, etc.

Medium-sized Section 42：Veterinary medical science, animal science, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Animal production science-related

42010

Breeding/genetics, Reproduction, Nutrition/feeding, Anatomy/physiology, Product, Environment, Behavior,
Therapy, Grassland, Grazing, etc.
Veterinary medical science-related

42020

Basic veterinary science, Pathological veterinary science, Applied veterinary science, Clinical veterinary science,
Animal nursing, Animal welfare, Wildlife, etc.
Animal life science-related

42030

Homeostasis, Cellular function, Biological defense, Integrated genetics, Development/differentiation,
Biotechnology, etc.
Laboratory animal science-related

42040

Genetic engineering, Developmental engineering, Animal models of disease, Facility management,
Laboratory animal welfare, Laboratory animal-related technology, Bioresource, etc.

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Broad Section G
Medium-sized Section 43：Biology at molecular to cellular levels, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Molecular biology-related

43010

Chromosome function, Chromatin, Epigenetics, Genome maintenance, Genome transmission,
Chromosome re-organization, Gene expression, Non-coding RNA, Regulation of protein function,
Molecular genetics, Regulation of RNA function, etc.
Structural biochemistry-related

43020

Proteins, Nucleic acids, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Biological membrane, Molecular recognition, Denaturation,
Three-dimensional structural analysis, Three-dimensional structural prediction, Molecular dynamics, etc.
Functional biochemistry-related

43030

Enzymes, Sugar chain, Bioenergy conversion, Biological trace elements, Physiologically active substances,
Cell signaling, Membrane transport, Proteolysis, Molecular recognition, Organelle, etc.
Biophysics-related

43040

Structure biology, Physical property of biomolecules, Biomembrane, Photobiology, Molecular motor,
Biometrics, Bioimaging, Systems biology, Synthetic biology, Theoretical biology, etc.
Genome biology-related

43050

Genome organization, Genome function, Genome diversity, Molecular evolution of genome,
Genome repair/maintenance, Trans-omics, Epigenome, Gene resource, Genome dynamics, etc.
System genome science-related

43060

Network analyses, Synthetic biology, Biological databases, Bioinformatics, Genome analysis technology,
Genome biotechnology, etc.

Medium-sized Section 44：Biology at cellular to organismal levels, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Cell biology-related

44010

Cytoskeleton, Proteolysis, Organelle, Nuclear structure and function, Extracellular matrix,
Signal transduction, Cell cycle, Cell motility, Cell-cell interaction, Cellular genetics, etc.
Developmental biology-related

44020

Cell differentiation, Stem cells, Regeneration, Germ layer formation, Morphogenesis, Organogenesis,
Fertilization, Germ cells, Developmental genetics, Evolution and development, etc.
Plant molecular biology and physiology-related

44030

Photosynthesis, Growth physiology, Plant development, Organelle, Cell wall, Responses to environment,
Plant-microbe interaction, Metabolism, Plant molecular function, etc.
Morphology and anatomical structure-related

44040

Morphology, Comparative morphology, Morphological modeling, Ultrastructure, Morphological image analysis,
Tissue organization, Microscopic technology, Imaging, etc.

Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and behavioral biology-related
44050

Metabolic physiology, Neurophysiology, Neuroethology, Behavioral physiology, Animal physiological chemistry,
Chronobiology, Comparative physiology, Comparative endocrinology, Behavioral genetics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 45：Biology at organismal to population levels and anthropology, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Genetics-related

45010

Molecular genetics, Cellular genetics, Developmental genetics, Behavioral genetics, Population genetics, Quantitative trait, Population
genomics, Genome-wide association study, Genetic diversity, Epigenome diversity, etc.

Evolutionary biology-related
45020

Molecular evolution, Evolutionary genetics, Phenotypic evolution, Evolutionary developmental biology, Evolution of ecological traits,
Evolution of behaviors, Experimental evolution, Coevolution, Speciation, Evolutionary theory, etc.

47

(Broad Section G)

Biodiversity and systematics-related
45030

Taxonomic characters, Taxon, Classification system, Molecular phylogeny, Phyletic evolution, Speciation, Natural history, Biogeography,
Rare species conservation, Biodiversity, etc.
Ecology and environment-related

45040

Chemical ecology, Molecular ecology, Physiological ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Behavioral ecology,
Population ecology, Community ecology, Conservation ecology, Biological interactions, Material cycles in ecosystems, etc.

Physical anthropology-related
45050

Morphology and function, Bioarchaeology, Biological mechanism, Genome, Evolutionary genetics, Behavior,
Ecology, Comparative cognition, Primates, Growth and aging, etc.

Applied anthropology-related
45060

Physiological anthropology, Ergonomics, Forensic anthropology, Medical anthropology,
Physiological polymorphisms, Environmental adaptability, Somatic and physiological function,
Anthropometry and bioengineering, Lifestyle, etc.

Medium-sized Section 46：Neuroscience and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Neuroscience-general-related

46010

Neurochemistry, Neuron, Glia, Genome, Epigenetics, Neurobiology, Information processing, Synapse,
Neurogenesis, etc.
Anatomy and histopathology of nervous system-related

46020

Neural development, Anatomy of nervous system, Neural network structure, Neuropathology, etc.

Function of nervous system-related
46030

Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology, Neurotransmission, Neuroinformatics, Behavioral neuroscience,
Neural system physiology, Cerebral blood flow, Autonomic nervous system, etc.

Broad Section H
Medium-sized Section 47：Pharmaceutical sciences and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug development sciences-related

47010

Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Medicinal molecular design, Drug discovery,
Bio-related materials, Chemical biology, etc.
Pharmaceutical analytical chemistry and physicochemistry-related

47020

Environmental analysis, Bioanalysis, Physicochemistry, Biophysics, Structural biology, Radiochemistry,
Bioimaging, Drug formulation design, Computer science, Information science, etc.
Pharmaceutical hygiene and biochemistry-related

47030

Environmental hygiene, Healthful nutrition, Disease prevention, Toxicology, Drug metabolism, Host defense,
Molecular biology, Cell biology, Biochemistry, etc.
Pharmacology-related

47040

Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics, Applied pharmacology, Signal transduction, Drug interactions,
Drug response, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotoxicology, etc.
Environmental and natural pharmaceutical resources-related

47050

Environmental resource science, Natural products chemistry, Bioactive natural compounds, Medicinal resources,
Medicinal foods, Pharmaceutical microbiology, etc.
Clinical pharmacy-related

47060

Pharmacokinetics, Medical informatics, Social pharmacy, Clinical pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Regulatory science,
Education for the pharmacist, etc.

48

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Medium-sized Section 48：Biomedical structure and function and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Anatomy-related

48010

Macroscopic anatomy, Histology, Embryology, etc.

Physiology-related
48020

General physiology, Pathophysiology, Comparative physiology, Environmental physiology, etc.

Pharmacology-related
48030

Genomic pharmacology, Molecular and cellular pharmacology, Pathological pharmacology,
Behavioral pharmacology, Pharmacology for drug discovery, Clinical pharmacology, etc.
Medical biochemistry-related

48040

Biofunctional molecular and medical biochemistry, Genome medical sciences, Human genetics, Disease model, etc.

Medium-sized Section 49：Pathology, infection/immunology, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Pathological biochemistry-related

49010

Molecular pathology, Metabolic disorders, Molecular diagnosis, etc.

Human pathology-related
49020

Molecular pathology, Cyto- and histo-pathology, Diagnostic pathology, etc.

Experimental pathology-related
49030

Disease models, Pathological regulation, Tissue regeneration, etc.

Parasitology-related
49040

Parasite, Vector organism, Parasite pathogenicity, Epidemiology of parasites, Control of parasite infections, etc.

Bacteriology-related
49050

Bacterium, Fungus, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacterial pathogenicity, Epidemiology of bacteria,
Control of bacterial infections, etc.
Virology-related

49060

Virus, Prion, Viral pathogenicity, Epidemiology of viruses, Control of viral infections, etc.

Immunology-related
49070

Immune system, Immune response, Inflammation, Immune-related disorder, Immune regulation, etc.

Broad Section I
Medium-sized Section 50：Oncology and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Tumor biology-related

50010

Cancer and gene, Tumor development, Invasion, Metastasis, Cancer microenvironment,
Cancer and signal transduction, Characteristics of cancer cells, Cancer and immune cells, etc.
Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related

50020

Genome analysis, Diagnostic markers, Molecule imaging, Chemotherapy, Nucleic acid therapy, Gene therapy,
Immunotherapy, Molecular targeted therapy, Physical therapy, Radiation therapy, etc.

49

(Broad Section I)

Medium-sized Section 51：Brain sciences and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Basic brain sciences-related

51010

Brain-machine interface, Model animal, Computational brain science, Brain information decoding,Control technologies, Brain imaging, Brain biometrics, etc.
Cognitive and brain science-related

51020

Social behavior, Communication, Emotion, Decision making, Consciousness, Learning, Neuroeconomics,
Neuropsychology, etc.
Pathophysiologic neuroscience-related

51030

Clinical neuroscience, Dolorology, Sensory impairment, Movement disorder, Neurological disorder, Neurogenesis, Neuroimmunology,
Cellular degeneration, Disease model, etc.

Medium-sized Section 52：General internal medicine and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
General internal medicine-related

52010

Psychosomatic medicine, Laboratory medicine, General practice, Geriatrics, Psychosomatic internal medicine, Oriental medicine, Palliative
medicine, etc.
Neurology-related

52020

Neurology, Neurofunctional imaging, etc.

Psychiatry-related
52030

Clinical psychiatry, Biological psychiatry, Forensic mental health, etc.

Radiological sciences-related
52040

Diagnostic radiology, Therapeutic radiology, Radiation biology, Radiological technology, etc.

Embryonic medicine and pediatrics-related
52050

Fetal medicine, Neonatal medicine, Pediatrics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 53：Organ-based internal medicine and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Gastroenterology-related

53010

Upper digestive tract, Lower digestive tract, Liver, Biliary tract, Pancreas, etc.

Cardiology-related
53020

Ischemic heart disease, Valvular heart disease, Arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure,
Peripheral arterial disease, Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, etc.
Respiratory medicine-related

53030

Respiratory medicine, Asthma, Diffusive lung disease, COPD, Lung cancer, Pulmonary hypertension, etc.

Nephrology-related
53040

Acute renal failure, Chronic kidney disease, Diabetic nephropathy, Hypertension, Aqueous electrolyte metabolism,
Artificial dialysis, etc.
Dermatology-related

53050

Dermatology, Cutaneous immune disease, Cutaneous infection, Cutaneous tumor, etc.

50

(Broad Section I)

Medium-sized Section 54：Internal medicine of the bio-information integration and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Hematology and medical oncology-related

54010

Hematological oncology, Medical oncology, Hematological immunology, Anemia, Thrombosis and hemostasis, Chemotherapy, etc.

Connective tissue disease and allergy-related
54020

Connective tissue disease, Allergy, Clinical immunology, Inflammation, etc.

Infectious disease medicine-related
54030

Infection diagnostics, Infection therapeutics, Host defense, International infection science, etc.

Metabolism and endocrinology-related
54040

Energy balance, Glucose metabolism, Lipid metabolism, Purine metabolism, Bone metabolism,
Electrolyte balance, Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology, Reproductive endocrinology, etc.

Medium-sized Section 55：Surgery of the organs maintaining homeostasis and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
General surgery and pediatric surgery-related

55010

Surgical basic principles, Breast surgery, Endocrine surgery, Pediatric surgery, Transplant surgery,
Artificial organs science, Regeneration, Operation support, etc.
Digestive surgery-related

55020

Upper gastrointestinal surgery, Lower gastrointestinal surgery, Hepatic surgery, Biliary surgery,
Pancreatic surgery, etc.
Cardiovascular surgery-related

55030

Coronary artery surgery, Heart valve surgery, Surgery for myocardial disease, Aortic surgery, Vascular surgery,
Congenital heart surgery, etc.
Respiratory surgery-related

55040

Lung surgery, Mediastinal surgery, Chest wall surgery, Respiratory tract surgery, etc.

Anesthesiology-related
55050

Anesthesiology, Perioperative management, Pain management, Resuscitology, Palliative medicine, etc.

Emergency medicine-related
55060

Intensive care medicine, Emergency resuscitation science, Trauma surgery, Disaster medicine,
Disaster medical care, etc.

Medium-sized Section 56：Surgery related to the biological and sensory functions and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Neurosurgery-related

56010

Neurosurgery, Spine and spinal cord diseases, etc.

Orthopedics-related
56020

Orthopedics, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports medicine, etc.

Urology-related
56030

Urology, Male genitalia science, etc.

Obstetrics and gynecology-related
56040

Obstetrics, Reproductive endocrinology, Gynecologic oncology, Female health care medicine, etc.

51

(Broad Section I)

Otorhinolaryngology-related
56050

Otorhinolaryngology, Head and neck surgery, etc.

Ophthalmology-related
56060

Ophthalmology, Ophthalmological optics, etc.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery-related
56070

Plastic surgery, Reconstructive surgery, Aesthetic plastic surgery, etc.

Medium-sized Section 57：Oral science and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Oral biological science-related

57010

Oral anatomy, Oral histology and embryology, Oral physiology, Oral biochemistry,
Pharmacology for hard tissues, etc.
Oral pathobiological science-related

57020

Oral infectious diseases, Oral pathology, Oral experimental oncology, Immunity and inflammation,
Laboratory medicine, etc.
Conservative dentistry-related

57030

Operative dentistry, Endodontology, Periodontology, etc.

Regenerative dentistry and dental engineering-related
57040

Regenerative dentistry, Biomaterial science, Dental materials science, Oral and maxillofacial prosthetics,
Oral implantology, etc.
Prosthodontics-related

57050

Prosthodontics, Oral rehabilitation, Gerodontology, etc.

Surgical dentistry-related
57060

Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, Dental anesthesiology,
Psychosomatic medicine dentistry, Dental radiology, etc.
Developmental dentistry-related

57070

Orthodontics, Pediatric dentistry, etc.

Social dentistry-related
57080

Dental hygiene, Preventive dentistry, Oral health administration and management, Dental education,
Forensic odontology, etc.

Medium-sized Section 58：Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Medical management and medical sociology-related

58010

Medical management, Medical social science, Ethics for medical science, Ethics for medical care,
Biomedical education, History of medical science, Health policy and economics, Clinical trials,
Health and medical services administration, Disaster medical science, etc.
Hygiene and public health-related: including laboratory approach

58020

Hygiene, Public health, Epidemiology, Global health, etc.

Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
58030

Hygiene, Public health, Epidemiology, Global health, etc.

Forensics medicine-related
58040

Forensic medicine, Forensic pathology, Forensic toxicology, Forensic genetics, Suicide, Abuse,
Clinical forensic medicine, Sudden death, etc.

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Fundamental of nursing-related
58050

Fundamental of nursing, Nursing education, Nursing administration, Nursing ethics, Global nursing, etc.

Clinical nursing-related
58060

Critical care and emergency nursing, Perioperative nursing, Nursing of chronic illness, Oncology nursing,
Psychiatric nursing, Palliative care nursing, etc.
Lifelong developmental nursing-related

58070

Women's health nursing, Maternal nursing, Midwifery, Family health nursing, Child health nursing,
School nursing, etc.
Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related

58080

Gerontological nursing, Community health nursing, Public health nursing, Disaster nursing, Home care nursing, etc.

Medium-sized Section 59：Sports sciences, physical education, health sciences, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Rehabilitation science-related

59010

Rehabilitation medicine, Rehabilitation nursing, Rehabilitation medical care, Physicotherapeutics,
Occupational therapy, Assistive technology, Speech and language therapy, etc.
Sports sciences-related

59020

Sports physiology, Sports biochemistry, Sports medicine, Sports sociology, Sports management,
Sports psychology, Sports education, Training science, Sports biomechanics, Adapted sports science, etc.
Physical education, and physical and health education-related

59030

Growth developmental science, Physical and health education, Physical education in school,
Educational physiology, Physical systems science, Higher brain function science, Martial arts theory,
Outdoor education, etc.
Nutrition science and health science-related

59040

Nutritional physiology, Nutritional biochemistry, Nutritional education, Clinical nutrition, Functional food,Lifestyle-related disease, Health promotion, Aging, etc.

Medium-sized Section 90：Biomedical engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Biomedical engineering-related

90110

Medical imaging, Medical modeling, Biological simulation, Biometrics, Artificial organs, Tissue engineering,
Biophysical properties, Biocontrol, Biomechanics, Nanobio systems, etc.
Biomaterials-related

90120

Biofunctional materials, Tissue engineering materials, Biocompatible materials, Nanobio materials,
Drug delivery systems, Stimuli-sensitive materials, Genetic engineering material, etc.
Medical systems-related

90130

Medical ultrasound system, Diagnostic imaging system, Laboratory diagnosis systems,
Minimally invasive treatment systems, Remote diagnosis and treatment systems, Organ preservation systems,
Medical information systems, Computer-assisted surgery, Medical robot, etc.
Medical technology assessment-related

90140

Regulatory science, Safety evaluation, Clinical study, Medical technology ethics, Medical devices, etc.

Medical assistive technology-related
90150

Healthcare and rehabilitation engineering, Life assist technology, Care support technology, Accessibility design,
Universal design, Rehabilitation and nursing robot, Assist device for artificial internal organ, Rehabilitation devices,
Nursing science and engineering, etc.

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Medium-sized Section 60：Information science, computer engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Theory of informatics-related

60010

Discrete structure, Mathematical logic, Theory of computation, Mathematical theory of programs,
Computational complexity theory, Algorithm theory, Information theory, Coding theory, Theory of cryptography,
Learning theory, etc.
Mathematical informatics-related

60020

Optimization theory, Mathematical systems theory, System control theory, System analysis, System methodology,
System modeling, System simulation, Combinatorial optimization, Queueing theory, Mathematical finance, etc.
Statistical science-related

60030

Statistics, Data science, Modeling, Statistical inference, Multivariate analysis, Time series analysis,
Statistical quality control, Applied statistics, etc.
Computer system-related

60040

Computer architecture, Circuit and system, LSI design, LSI testing, Reconfigurable system, Dependable architecture,
Low power technology, Hardware/software codesign, Embedded system, etc.
Software-related

60050

Programming language, Programming methodology, Operating system, Parallel and distributed computing,
Software engineering, Virtualization technology, Cloud computing, Software dependability, Software security, etc.
Information network-related

60060

Network architecture, Network protocol, Internet, Mobile network, Pervasive computing, Sensor network, IoT,
Traffic engineering, Network management, Service platform technology, etc.
Information security-related

60070

Cryptography, Tamper resistance technology, Authentication, Biometrics, Access control, Malware countermeasure,
Countermeasures against cyber attacks, Privacy protection, Digital forensics, Security evaluation and authorization, etc.

Database-related
60080

Data model, Database system, Multimedia database, Information retrieval, Content management, Metadata, Big data,
Geographic information system, etc.
High performance computing-related

60090

Parallel processing, Distributed processing, Cloud computing, Numerical analysis, Visualization, Computer graphics,
High performance computing application, etc.
Computational science-related

60100

Mathematical engineering, Computational mechanics, Numerical simulation, Multi-scale modeling,
Large-scale computing, Massively parallel computing, Numerical computing methods, Advanced algorithms, etc.

Medium-sized Section 61：Human informatics and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Perceptual information processing-related

61010

Pattern recognition, Image processing, Computer vision, Visual media processing, Acoustic media processing,Media editing, Media database, Sensing, Sensor fusion, etc.
Human interface and interaction-related

61020

Human interface, Multi-modal interface, Human-computer interaction, Computer supported cooperative work,
Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Realistic communication, Wearable device, Usability, Ergonomics, etc.
Intelligent informatics-related

61030

Search, Inference, Machine learning, Knowledge acquisition, Intelligent system, Intelligent information processing,Natural language processing, Data mining, Ontology, Agent system, etc.
Soft computing-related

61040

Neural network, Evolutionary computation, Fuzzy theory, Chaos, Complex systems,
Probabilistic information processing, etc.
Intelligent robotics-related

61050

Intelligent robot, Behavior and environment recognition, Planning, Sensory behavior system, Autonomous system,
Digital human, Real world information processing, Physical agents, Intelligent space, etc.

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Kansei informatics-related
61060

Kansei design, Kansei cognitive science, Kansei psychology, Kansei robotics, Kansei measurement evaluation,
Kansei interface, Kansei physiology, Kansei material science, Kansei pedagogy, Kansei brain science, etc.
Design-related

90010

Information design, Environmental design, Industrial design, Spatial design, Design history, Theory of design,
Design standard, Design support, Evaluation of design, Design education, etc.
Cognitive science-related

90030

Cognitive science in general, Cognitive models, Kansei, Human factors, Cognitive and brain science,
Comparative cognition, Cognitive linguistics, Cognitive engineering, etc.

Medium-sized Section 62：Applied informatics and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Life, health and medical informatics-related

62010

Bioinformatics, Life informatics, Biological information, Neuroinformatics, Neural information processing,
Molecular computing, DNA computing, Medical information, Health information, Medical image, etc.
Web informatics and service informatics-related

62020

Web system, Semantic web, Web mining, Social network analysis, Service engineering,
Educational service, Medical service, Welfare service, Social service, Information culture, etc.
Learning support system-related

62030

Media literacy, Learning media, Social media, Learning content, Learning management, Learning support,
Remote learning, e-Learning, etc.
Entertainment and game informatics-related

62040

Music information processing, 3D content, Animation, Game programming, Network entertainment, Media art,
Digital museum, Experience design, etc.
Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related

90020

Library science, Information services, Information organizing, Information retrieval,
Bibliometrics, Information resources, Information ethics, Digital humanities, Social Informatics, Digital archives, etc.

Broad Section K
Medium-sized Section 63：Environmental analyses and evaluation and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Environmental dynamic analysis-related

63010

Global warming, Environmental change, Water and material cycle, Ocean, Land, Polar regions,
Environmental measurements, Environmental model, Environmental information, Remote sensing, etc.

Radiation influence-related
63020

Radiation, Measurement, Control, Repair, Biological effects, Risk, etc.

Chemical substance influence on environment-related
63030

Toxicology, Toxic substance to human, Trace chemical substance, Endocrine disruptor, Repair, etc.

Environmental impact assessment-related
63040

Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Terrestrial impact, Impact assessment on human health, Social and economic impacts,
Impact assessment on the future generation, Environmental impact assessment, Assessment methods, Monitoring,
Simulation, etc.

Medium-sized Section 64：Environmental conservation measure and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content
Environmental load and risk assessment-related

64010

Environmental analysis, Environmental load analysis, Environmental monitoring, Pollution dynamics assessment,
Evaluation of radioactive substances dynamics, Environmental modeling, Exposure assessment, Toxicity evaluation,
Environmental assessment, Chemical substance management, etc.

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Environmental load reduction and remediation-related
64020

Removal of contamination, Treatment of waste material, Control of contamination source, Disposal of waste material,
Environmental load reduction, Remediation measure of contamination, Noise and vibration reduction,
Countermeasure of ground settlement, Bioremediation, Radioactive decontamination, etc.
Environmental materials and recycle technology-related

64030

Recycle materials, Valuable materials recovery, Separation, refining and purification, Environment-conscious design,
Recycle chemistry, Green production, Zero emission, Resource circulation, Renewable energy,
Biomass utilization, etc.
Social-ecological systems-related

64040

Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Natural capital, Impact of climate change, Impact analysis on ecosystem,
Ecosystem management, Ecosystem restoration, Ecosystem services, Natural tourism resources,
Regional environmental planning, etc.
Sound material-cycle social systems-related

64050

Sound material-cycle systems, Material and energy budget analysis, Low carbon society, Unused energy,
Regional revitalization, Water use system, Industrial symbiosis, Life cycle assessment (LCA),
Integrated environmental management, 3R (reduction, reuse, recycle) social systems, etc.
Environmental policy and social systems-related

64060

Environmental philosophy and ethics, Environmental laws, Environmental economics, Environmental information,
Environmental education, Environmental activities, Environmental management and governance, Social and public system, Consensus
forming, Sustainable development, etc.

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