Attached Table 2

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research-KAKENHI“Review Section Table”○About the Review Section Table ・・・・・・・・・・・・○The Review Section Table (Overview) ・・・・・・・・・・

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2○The Review Section Table (Table for Basic Section) ・・・・

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December 22, 2016
Subdivision on Research Grant Screening Section of the Academic Deliberationin the Subdivision on Science, Council for Science and Technology

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 item of Basic Section offers some examples related research contents. They help
applicants understand the concrete contents. However, it does not exclude proposal of contents
other than if applicants’ contents are not included the 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 Middle-sized Section.
However, it does not exclude proposal of contents other than the Basic Sections included in the
Middle-sized Section. In addition, some items of Basic Sections belong to multiple Middle-sized
Sections, so applicants can select a Middle-sized Section that seems to be most suitable for theirown 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, it does not exclude proposal of contents other than the Medium-sized Sections includedin the Broad Section. Some items of Medium-sized Sections belong to several Broad Sections, so
applicants can select a Broad Section that seems to be most suitable for their own research
proposal.
○To respond flexibly to research diversity in the review process, application in the Basic,
Medium-sized and Broad Sections is made in the following formats: Basic Section: “○○ -related”;
Medium-sized 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

Basic Section

01010 Philosophy and ethics-related
01020

05010 Legal theory and history-related

Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy and05020 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
Medium-sized Section 6：Political science and related fields

01070 Theory of art practice-related
01080

Basic Section

Sociology of science, history of science andtechnology-related

06010 Politics-related

90010 Design-related

06020 International relations-related

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

80010 Area studies-related

Basic Section

80030 Gender studies-related
Medium-sized Section 7 ：Economics, business administration,

02010 Japanese literature-related

and related fields

02020 Chinese literature-related
02030

Basic Section

English literature and literature in the English
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

90020

Library and information science, humanistic

07090 Commerce-related

and social informatics-related

07100 Accounting-related

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

80020 Tourism studies-related
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
Medium-sized Section 12：Analysis, applied mathematics, and related fields

09030 Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
09040

Basic Section

Education on school subjects and primary/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
Medium-sized Section 13：Condensed matter physics and related fields

09080 Science education-related

Basic Section

02090 Japanese language education-related
02100 Foreign language education-related

13010

Medium-sized Section 10 ：Psychology and related fields

Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of
condensed matter physics-related

Basic Section

13020

10010 Social psychology-related

Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed
matter and atomic physics-related

10020 Educational psychology-related

13030

10030 Clinical psychology-related

Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly
correlated systems-related

10040 Experimental psychology-related

13040 Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related
Medium-sized Section 14：Plasma science and related fields

90030 Cognitive science-related

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
15010

15020

Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-,cosmic ray and astro-physics
Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-,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
17010 Space and planetary sciences-related
17020 Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related
17030 Human geosciences-related
17040 Solid earth sciences-related
17050 Biogeosciences-related

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Broad Section C

Broad Section D
Medium-sized Section 26：Materials engineering and related fields

Medium-sized Section 18：Mechanics of materials,

Basic Section

production engineering, design engineering, and related fields
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

Medium-sized Section 19：Fluid engineering,

26060 Metals production and resources production-related

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

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

27030 Catalyst and resource chemical process-related

Basic Section

27040 Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related
Medium-sized Section 28：Nano/micro science and related fields

20010 Mechanics and mechatronics-related

Basic Section

20020 Robotics and intelligent system-related
Medium-sized Section 21：Electrical and electronic engineering

28010 Nanometer-scale chemistry-related

and related fields

28020 Nanostructural physics-related
Basic Section

28030 Nanomaterials-related

21010 Power engineering-related

28040 Nanobioscience-related

21020 Communication and network engineering-related

28050 Nano/micro-systems-related
Medium-sized Section 29：Applied condensed matter physics and related fields

21030 Measurement engineering-related

Basic Section

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

Medium-sized Section 22：Civil engineering and related fields

29030 Applied condensed matter physics-related

Basic Section
22010

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

Civil engineering material, execution andconstruction management-related

30010 Crystal engineering-related

22020 Structure engineering and earthquake engineering-related

30020 Optical engineering and photon science-related
Medium-sized Section 31：Nuclear engineering, earth resources engineering,22030 Geotechnical engineering-related

energy engineering, and related fields

22040 Hydroengineering-related
22050

Basic Section

Civil engineering plan and transportationengineering-related

31010 Nuclear engineering-related

22060 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

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Broad Section E

Broad Section F
Medium-sized Section 38：Agricultural chemistry and related fields

Medium-sized Section 32：Physical chemistry,

Basic Section

functional solid state chemistry, and related fields
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

Medium-sized Section 33：Organic chemistry and related fields

38040 Bioorganic chemistry-related

Basic Section
33010

38050 Food sciences-related

Structural organic chemistry38060 Applied molecular and cellular biology-related
Medium-sized Section 39：Agricultural and environmental biology

and physical organic chemistry-related

and related fields

33020 Synthetic organic chemistry-related

Basic Section

Medium-sized Section 34：Inorganic/coordination chemistry,
analytical chemistry, and related fields

39010 Science in plant genetics and breeding-related

Basic Section

39020 Crop production science-related

34010 Inorganic/coordination chemistry-related

39030 Horticultural science-related

34020 Analytical chemistry-related
34030

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
Medium-sized Section 40：Forestry and forest products science,

Basic Section
35010 Polymer chemistry-related

applied aquatic science, and related fields

35020 Polymer materials-related

Basic Section

35030 Organic functional materials-related

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

Basic Section
36010

40040 Aquatic life science-related
Medium-sized Section 41：Agricultural economics and rural sociology,

Inorganic compounds and inorganic materials

agricultural engineering, and related fields

chemistry-related

Basic Section

36020 Energy-related chemistry
Medium-sized Section 37：Biomolecular chemistry and related fields
Basic Section
37010 Bio-related chemistry
37020

Chemistry and chemical methodology of

41010

Agricultural and food economics-related

41020

Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related

41030

Rural environmental engineering and planning-related

41040

biomolecules-related

Agricultural environmental engineering andagricultural information engineering-related

37030 Chemical biology-related

41050

Environmental agriculture-related

Medium-sized Section 42：Veterinary medical science, animal science,and related fields
Basic Section
42010 Animal production science-related
42020 Veterinary medical science-related
42030 Animal life science-related
42040 Laboratory animal science-related

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

43060 System genome science-related
Medium-sized Section 44：Biology at cellular to organismal levels,

Basic Section

and related fields

48010 Anatomy-related
Basic Section

48020 Physiology-related

44010 Cell biology-related

48030 Pharmacology-related

44020 Developmental biology-related

48040 Medical biochemistry-related
Medium-sized Section 49：Pathology, infection/immunology, and related fields

44030 Plant molecular biology and physiology-related

Basic Section

44040 Morphology and anatomical structure-related
44050

Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and49010 Pathological biochemistry-related

behavioral biology-related

49020 Human pathology-related

Medium-sized Section 45：Biology at organismal to population levels

49030 Experimental pathology-related

and anthropology, and related fields

49040 Parasitology-related

Basic Section

49050 Bacteriology-related

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

Basic Section

57040 Regenerative dentistry and dental engineering-related

51010 Basic brain sciences-related

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
Basic Section

52010 General internal medicine-related
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

Basic Section

58060 Clinical nursing-related

53010 Gastroenterology-related

58070 Lifelong developmental nursing-related

53020 Cardiology-related

58080 Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
Medium-sized Section 59：Sports sciences, physical education,

53030 Respiratory medicine-related

health sciences, and related fields

53040 Nephrology-related

Basic Section

53050 Dermatology-related
Medium-sized Section 54：Internal medicine of the bio-information

59010 Rehabilitation science-related

integration and related fields

59020 Sports sciences-related

Basic Section

59030 Physical education, and physical and health education-related

54010 Hematology and medical oncology-related

59040 Nutrition science and health science-related

54020 Connective tissue disease and allergy-related

Medium-sized Section 90：Biomedical engineering and related fields
Basic Section

54030 Infectious disease medicine-related
54040 Metabolism and endocrinology-related

90110 Biomedical engineering-related

Medium-sized Section 55：Surgery of the organs maintaining

90120 Biomaterials-related

homeostasis and related fields

90130 Medical systems-related

Basic Section

90140 Medical technology assessment-related

55010 General surgery and pediatric surgery-related

90150 Medical assistive technology-related

55020 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

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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
Medium-sized Section 64：Environmental conservation measure

60050 Software-related

and related fields

60060 Information network-related

Basic Section

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

Basic Section

64050 Sound material-cycle social systems-related

61010 Perceptual information processing-related

64060 Environmental policy and social systems-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
90020

Library and information science,
humanistic and social informatics-related8

(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

90010

Design-related

１，２３，
６１

Ａ，Ｃ，Ｊ

２，６２

Ａ，Ｊ

90030

Library and information science,
humanistic and social
informatics-related
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

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BasicSectionExamples of related research content

Medium-sized Sections andBroad Section corresponding
Basic Sections
Medium-sized
Broad Section
SectionPhilosophy and ethics-related
01010

Philosophy in general, Ethics in general, Western philosophy, Western ethics, Japanese philosophy,
Japanese ethics, Applied ethics, etc.

1

A

1

A

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.

1

A

01040

History of thought-related
History of thought in general, History of Western thought, History of Eastern thought,
History of Japanese thought, etc.

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

1

A

2

A

2

A

02030

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

2

A

02040

European literature-relatedFrench 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.

2

A

02050

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

2

A

02060

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

2

A

01050

01060

01070

01080

Aesthetics and art studies-related
Philosophy of art, Aesthetics, Miscellaneous art studies, etc.
History of arts-related
Japanese art, Eastern art, Western art, Contemporary art, Craft, Design, Architecture, Costume,
Photography, etc.
Theory of art practice-related
Art expression, Arts management, Art policy, Art production, etc.
Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
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

02020

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

10

BasicSectionExamples of related research content

Medium-sized Sections andBroad Section corresponding
Basic Sections
Medium-sized
Broad Section
Section02070

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

2

A

02080

English linguistics-related
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.

2

A

2, 9

A

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.

2, 9

A

03010

Historical studies in general-related
Historical theory, Historical methodology, Research in historical materials,
Memory and medium, World history, History of cultural and diplomatic exchange,
Comparative history, etc.

3

A

3

A

3

A

3

A

03050

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

3

A

03060

Cultural assets study-related
Dating methods, Material analysis, Production techniques, Conservation science,
Archaeological prospection, Plant and animal residues, Human remains, Cultural heritage,
Cultural resources, Cultural property policy, etc.

3

A

02090

Japanese language education-related
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

Japanese history-related

03020

03030

03040

Japanese history in general, History of ancient Japan, History of medieval Japan,
History of early modern Japan, History of modern Japan, History of local Japan,
History of Japanese culture, History of Japanese religion, History of Japanese environment,
History of Japanese city, History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Comparative history,
Research in historical materials, etc.
History of Asia and Africa-related
History of pre-modern China, History of modern China, 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,
Comparative history, Research in historical materials, etc.
History of Europe and America-related
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.

11BasicSectionExamples of related research content

Medium-sized Sections andBroad Section corresponding
Basic Sections
Medium-sized
Broad Section
SectionMuseology-related
03070

Exhibition studies, Museum pedagogy, Museum informatics, Museum business management,
Public finance and administration of museums, Museum material resources,
History of museology, etc.

04010

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

3

A

4

A

4

A

4

A

Geography-related

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, International cooperation,
Interregional exchange, Environment, Transnationalism, Globalization, Social development, etc.

4, 6

A

80020

Tourism studies-related
Tourism studies in general, Tourism, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Regional development, Tourists, Pilgrimage, etc.

4, 7, 8A

Gender studies-related
80030

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

4, 6, 8A

05010

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

5

A

5

A

5

A

5

A

5

A

5

A

5

A

05020

05030

05040

05050

05060

05070

Public law-related
Constitutional law, Administrative law, Tax law, etc.
International law-related
Public international law, Private international law, International human rights law,International economic law, EU law, etc.
Social law-related
Labor law, Economic law, Social security law, Education law, etc.
Criminal law-related
Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Criminology, Criminal justice policy, Juvenile law,
Law and psychology, etc.
Civil law-related
Civil law, Commercial law, Civil procedure, Insolvency law, Alternative dispute resolution, etc.
New fields of law-related
Environmental law, Medical law, Information law, Consumer law, Intellectual property law,
Law and gender, Legal profession, etc.

12BasicSection06010

Examples of related research content

Politics-related
Political theory, History of political thought, Political history, Japanese political history,
Japanese politics, Political process, Electoral studies, Political economy, Public administration,
Local government, Comparative politics, Public policy, etc.

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Section

6

A

6

A

7

A

International relations-related
06020

Theory of international relations, Modern international relations, Diplomatic history,
International history, Foreign policy, International security, International political economy,
Global governance, International cooperation, 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.

7

A

07030

Economic statistics-related
Statistical system, Statistical research, Population statistics, Income/wealth distribution,
National accounts, Econometrics, Financial econometrics, etc.

7

A

7

A

7

A

7

A

7

A

7

A

Economic policy-related
07040

International economics, Industrial organization, Economic development, Urban economics,
Regional economy, Environmental and resource economics, Japanese economy, Economic policy,
Transportation economics, Development economics, International development, 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, etc.
Money and finance-related

07060

07070

07080

Monetary economics, Finance, International finance, Corporate finance, Financial engineering,
Insurance, etc.
Economic history-related
Economic history, Business history, Industrial history, etc.
Business administration-related
Corporation theory, Organization theory, Organizational behavior, Corporate strategy,
Business management, Human resource management, Management of technology,
International business, Management information, Industrial management,
Management in general, etc.

07090

Commerce-relatedMarketing, Consumer behavior, Distributive sciences, Logistics, Commerce in general, etc.

7

A

07100

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

7

A

8

A

08010

Sociology-related
Sociology in general, Community, Family, Labor, Sociology of welfare, Gender, Media,
Ethnicity, Social movements, Social research, Sociology of medicine, Social demography, etc.

13BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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SectionSocial 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.

8

A

8

A

9

A

9

A

9

A

9

A

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

09010

Culture and living, Home economics, Consumer affairs, Lifestyle, Culture of clothing,
Culture of food, Culture of dwelling, Dress and fashion, Diet habits, Housing,
Family and consumer sciences in general, Family and consumer education, etc.
Education-related
History of education, Philosophy of education, Curriculum and pedagogy,
Evaluation of education, Teacher and trainer, School education,
Social and community education, Vocational education and training, Lifelong learning,
Institutions and administration, etc.
Sociology of education-related

09020

09030

Sociology of education, Socialization, Educational organization and system,
Destination and career formation, Class disparities, Gender, Education policy,
Comparative education, Globalization and development, etc.
Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-relatedChildhood, 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, Education excluding subjects,
Student guidance and counselling, Career education, School management, Teacher education, ESD,
Environmental education, Literacy, 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.

9

A

09060

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

9

A

09070

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

9

A

9

A

10010

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

10

A

10020

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

10

A

09080

Science education-related
Science education, Science communication, Scientific literacy, Science and society, etc.

14BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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SectionClinical psychology-related
10030

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

10

A

10040

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

10

A

11

B

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.

11

B

12010

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

12

B

12020

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

12

B

12

B

Basic mathematics-related
12030

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

12040

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

12

B

13010

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

13

B

13020

Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics-related
Semiconductors, Dielectrics, Atoms and molecules, Mesoscopic systems, Crystals,
Surfaces and interfaces, Optical properties of condensed matter, Quantum electronics,
Quantum information, etc.

13

B

13030

Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly correlated systems-related
Magnetism, Strongly correlated electron systems, Superconductivity, Quantum fluids and solids,
Molecular solids, etc.

13

B

13040

Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related
Physics of biological phenomena, Physics of biological matters, Liquids and glasses,
Soft matters, Rheology, etc.

13

B

14010

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

14

B

14020

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

14

B

15

BasicSection14030

Examples of related research content

Applied plasma science-related
Plasma processing, Plasma photonics, Plasma material science, General plasma applications, etc.

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14, 15

B

15

B

15

B

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

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

16

B

17010

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

17

B

17020

Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related
Climate system, Atmospheric science, Ocean science, Limnology, Glaciology,
Paleoclimatology, etc.

17

B

17

B

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.

17

B

17050

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

17

B

18010

Mechanics of materials and materials-related
Structural mechanics, Fatigue, Fracture, Biomaterials, Material design, Material characteristics,
Material evaluation, etc.

18

C

18020

Manufacturing and production engineering-related
Machine tools, Machining, Non-traditional machining, Ultraprecision machining,
Additive manufacturing, Precision metrology, Manufacturing systems,
Computer-aided technology, Process planning, etc.

18

C

18030

Design engineering-related
Product design, Service design, Design for reliability, Maintainability design, Lifecycle engineering,Reverse engineering, Safety design, Design engineering, etc.

18

C

18

C

19

C

18040

19010

Machine elements and tribology-related
Machine elements, Mechanisms, Tribology, Actuators, Micromachines, etc.

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

16BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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Medium-sized
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Section

Thermal engineering-related
19020

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

19

C

20

C

20

C

Mechanics and mechatronics-related
20010

Kinematics, Kinetics, Vibration, Acoustics, Automation, Learning control, Mechatronics,
Micro/nano mechatronics, Biomechanics, etc.

20020

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

Robotics and intelligent system-related

Power engineering-related
21010

Electrical energy-related, Energy conservation, Power system engineering, Electric machinery,
Power electronics, Effective utilization of electric energy, Electromagnetic compatibility, etc.

21

C

21020

Communication and network engineering-relatedInformation theory, Nonlinear theory, Signal processing, Wired/wireless communication systems,
Modulation/demodulation, Antennas, Networks, Multimedia, Cryptography/security, etc.

21

C

21030

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

21

C

21040

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

21

C

Electric and electronic materials-related
21050

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

21

C

21060

Electron device and electronic equipment-relatedElectron devices, Circuit design, Optical devices, Spintronic devices,
Millimeter wave/terahertz wave, Applied wave devices, Storage devices, Displays,
Micro fabrication process technology, Implementation technology, etc.

21

C

22010

Civil engineering material, execution and construction management-related
Concrete, Steel, Composite material, Wood, Pavement material, Repair and reinforce material,
Execution, Maintenance, Construction management, Underground space, etc.

22

C

22020

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

22

C

22030

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

22

C

22040

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

22

C

22050

Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related
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.

22

C

17

BasicSection22060

Examples of related research content

Environmental systems for civil engineering-related
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 Sections andBroad Section corresponding
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Medium-sized
Broad Section
Section22

C

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.

23

C

23020

Architectural environment and building equipment-relatedSound environment, Vibration environment, Light environment, Heat environment,
Air environment, Environmental psychology/physiology, Building equipment,
Fire engineering, Urban environment, Environment design, etc.

23

C

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.

23

C

23040

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

23

C

24

C

Aerospace engineering-related
24010

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

24020

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

24

C

25010

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

25

C

25020

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

25

C

25030

Disaster prevention engineering-related
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.

25

C

26010

Metallic material properties-relatedElectric and magnetic properties, Electronic information properties, Metastable states,
Diffusion, Phase transformation, Phase diagram, Crystal lattice defects, Mechanical properties,
Thermal and optical properties, Materials computational science, etc.

26

D

26020

Inorganic materials and properties-related
Functional ceramics, Functional glasses, Structural ceramics, Carbon-based materials,
Crystal structure analysis, Microstructure control, Electric properties, Mechanical properties,
Physical and chemical properties, Grain boundary, etc.

26

D

18

BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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Medium-sized
Broad Section
Section26030

Composite materials and interfaces-related
Functional composite materials, Structural composite materials,
Biocompatible composite materials, Polymer composite, Surface treatment, Dispersion control,
Joining and welding, Adhesive bonding, Interface properties, Gradient function, etc.

26

D

26040

Structural materials and functional materials-related
Social infrastructure materials, Toughness, Medical welfare materials,
Functional polymer materials, Reliability, Photo-functional materials, Sensor materials,
Energy materials, Battery functional materials, Environment functional materials, etc.

26

D

26

D

Material processing and microstructure control-related
26050

Processing and molding, Thermal treatment, Crystal microstructure control, Laser processing,
Precision processing, Polishing, Powder metallurgy, Coatings, Metal plating,Corrosion and protection, etc.
Metals production and resources production-related

26060

Separation and purification, Melting and solidifying, Crystal growth, Casting,
Resource security reservation, Scarce resources substitution, Low environment impact,
Recycle, Ecomaterials, Energy saving, etc.

26

D

27010

Transport phenomena and unit operations-related
Phase equilibrium, Transport properties, Momentum/heat/mass transfer,
Fluid-phase unit operation, Adsorption, Membrane separation, Mixing, Powder technology,
Crystallization, Film formation, etc.

27

D

27020

Chemical reaction and process system engineering-related
Reaction operation, Novel reaction process, Reaction mechanism, Reactor design,
Materials synthesis process, Micro-chemical process, Process control, Process system design,
Process informatics, etc.

27

D

Catalyst and resource chemical process-related
27030

Catalysis, Catalyst preparation, Catalytic function, Energy conversion process,Energy development, Energy-saving technology, Resources effective utilization technology, etc.

27

D

27040

Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related
Biocatalyst engineering, Biofunction engineering, Food engineering, Medicochemical engineering,
Bioproduction process, Nano-bioprocess, Bioreactor, Bioseparation, Biosensor, Biorefinery, etc.

27

D

28010

Nanometer-scale chemistry-related
Nanostructure creation, Clusters, Nanoparticles, Mesoscopic chemistry, Superstructures,
Nanometer-scale surfaces and interfaces, Self-assembly, Nanocarbons, Molecular devices,
Nanometer-scale optical devices, etc.

28

D

28020

Nanostructural physics-related
Physics in nanoscale materials and structures, Nanoprobes, Quantum effects, Quantum dots,
Quantum devices, Electron devices, Spin devices, Nanotribology, Nanocarbon physics, etc.

28

D

28030

Nanomaterials-related
Creation of nanomaterials, Analysis of nanomaterials, Nanosurfaces, Nanointerfaces,
Functional nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Nanoparticles, Carbon nanomaterials,
Nanocrystalline materials, Nanocomposites, Nanodefects, Nanofabrication process, etc.

28

D

28040

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

28

D

19

BasicSection28050

Examples of related research content

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

Medium-sized Sections andBroad Section corresponding
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Medium-sized
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Section28

D

Applied physical properties-related
29010

Magnetic materials, Superconductors, Dielectrics, Fine particles, Organic molecules,
Liquid crystals, New functional materials, Organic molecules and bioelectronics, Spintronics, etc.

29

D

29020

Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties-related
Thin-film engineering, Thin-film electronics, Oxide electronics, Vacuum, Surface science, Analysis,
Measurement, Nanoscopic technology, Surface and interfacial engineering, Advanced equipment, etc.

29

D

29030

Applied condensed matter physics-related
Elementary quantities, Standards, Units, Physical quantity measurements and detection,
Energy conversion, etc.

29

D

30

D

30

D

31

D

31

D

32

E

32020

Functional solid state chemistry-related
Optical properties, Electron spin, Molecular electronics and devices, Supermolecules,
Liquid crystals, Crystals, Surface/interface, Nano particles, Colloids, Electrochemistry,
Electronic properties, etc.

32

E

33010

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related
Organic crystals, Molecular recognition, Supermolecules, Organic functional materials,
Extended -electron system compounds, Heterocyclic chemistry, Organoelement chemistry,
Organic reaction mechanism, Organic photochemistry, Theoretical organic chemistry, etc.

33

E

33020

Synthetic organic chemistry-related
Selective reactions, Asymmetric synthesis, Organometallic complex/catalysis, Catalyst design,
Organocatalysts, Biocatalysis, Sustainable organic synthesis, Natural product synthesis,
Process chemistry, Organic electrochemistry, etc.

33

E

Crystal engineering-related
30010

Metals, Semiconductors, Ceramics, Amorphous materials, Crystal growth, Artificial structures,
Crystal characterization, Plasma materials engineering, Plasma processing, Plasma engineering, etc.
Optical engineering and photon science-related

30020

31010

31020

32010

Optical materials, Optical elements, Optical properties, Optical information processing, Laser,
Optical sensing, Optical recording, Opto-electronics, Nonlinear optics, Vision optics, etc.
Nuclear engineering-related
Reactor physics and safety design, Thermal-hydraulics and structure, Fuel material,
Nuclear chemistry, Nuclear life cycle, Radiation safety, Radiation beam engineering,
Plasma engineering for fusion reactor, Equipment and material engineering for fusion reactor,
Nuclear social environment, etc.
Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related
Earth resource sciences, Resource prospecting, Resource development, Resource cycle,
Resource economy, Energy system, Environmental load evaluation, Renewable energy,
Natural resource and energy technological policy, etc.
Fundamental physical chemistry-related
Theoretical chemistry, Molecular spectroscopy, Structural chemistry,
Electronic state dynamics, Chemical reaction dynamics, Surface/interface,
Cluster and nano materials, Bio-related physical chemistry, Liquid structure dynamics,
Solid state properties, Molecular properties, etc.

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Medium-sized
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Section

34010

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

34

E

34020

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

34

E

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.

34

E

35010

Polymer chemistry-related
Polymer synthesis, Polymer reactions, Precision polymerization, Functional polymers,
Self-assembled polymers, Chiral polymers, Bio-related polymers, Polymer properties,
Polymer structures, Polymer thin film/surface, etc.

35

E

35020

Polymer materials-related
Properties of polymer materials, Synthesis of polymer materials, Functional polymer materials,
Liquid crystal polymers, Textiles, Rubbers, Gel, Biopolymers, Polymer composites,
Polymer processing, etc.

35

E

35030

Organic functional materials-related
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.

35

E

36010

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

36

E

36020

Energy-related chemistry
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.

36

E

37010

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

37

E

37020

Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules-related
Natural product chemistry, Biologically active compounds,
Molecular mechanism of biological activities, Biofunctional molecules, Combinatorial chemistry,
Metabolomic analysis, etc.

37

E

37030

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

37

E

38010

Plant nutrition and soil science-relatedPlant metabolism and physiology, Nutritional elements in plants, Soil classification,
Soil physical chemistry, Soil organisms, etc.

38

F

21

BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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SectionApplied microbiology-related
38020

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

38

F

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.

38

F

38040

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

38

F

38050

Food sciences-related
Food function, Food chemistry, Nutritional chemistry, Food analysis, Food engineering,Food safety, Functional food, Nutritional epidemiology, Clinical nutrition, etc.

38

F

38060

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

38

F

39010

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

39

F

39

F

39

F

39040

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

39

F

39050

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

39

F

39060

Conservation of biological resources-related
Conservation biology, Biodiversity conservation, Conservation of phylogenetic diversity,
Conservation of genetic resources, Ecosystem conservation, Conservation of endemic species,
Conservation of microorganisms, etc.

39

F

39070

Landscape science-related
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.

39

F

40010

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

40

F

Science in plant genetics and breeding-related

Crop production science-related
39020

39030

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-relatedPlant 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.

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SectionWood science-related
40020

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

40

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40

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40040

Aquatic life science-related
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.

40

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41010

Agricultural and food economics-related
Food economy, Agricultural production economy, Policy for agriculture, forestry and fishery,
Food system, Food marketing, International agricultural development,
Trade of agricultural commodities and livestock products, Rural resources and environment, etc.

41

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41

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41

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41

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41050

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

41

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42010

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

42

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42020

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

42

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42030

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

42

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42040

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

42

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40030

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

Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related
41020

41030

41040

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

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Examples of related research content

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

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43

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43

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43

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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, etc.
Biophysics-related

43040

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

43

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43050

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

43

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43060

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

43

G

Cell biology-related
44010

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

44

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44020

Developmental biology-related
Cell differentiation, Stem cells, Regeneration, Germ layer formation, Morphogenesis,
Organogenesis, Fertilization, Germ cells, Regulation of gene expression, Developmental genetics,
Evolution and development, etc.

44

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44030

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

44

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44040

Morphology and anatomical structure-related
Animal and plant morphology, Micro-organismal morphology,
Molecular morphology, Microstructure, Tissue organization, Morphogenesis,
Comparative endocrinology, Microscopic technology, Imaging, etc.

44

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44050

Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and behavioral biology-related
Metabolic physiology, Neurophysiology, Neuroethology, Behavioral physiology,
Animal physiological chemistry, Chronobiology, Comparative physiology, etc.

44

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45010

Genetics-related
Genetic mechanism, Molecular genetics, Cellular genetics, Population genetics,
Evolutionary genetics, Developmental genetics, Behavioral genetics, Genetic diversity, etc.

45

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45

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45020

Evolutionary biology-related
General evolutionary biology, Molecular evolution, Phenotypic evolution,
Evolution of developmental traits, Evolution of ecological traits, Evolution of behaviors,
Experimental evolution, Evolutionary theory, Evolution of symbiosis, Phylogenetics,
Speciation, etc.

24BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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Medium-sized
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Section45030

Biodiversity and systematics-related
Taxonomic characters, Taxon, Classification system, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics,
Evolution, Natural history, Speciation, etc.

45

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45040

Ecology and environment-related
Chemical ecology, Molecular ecology, Physiological ecology, Evolutionary ecology,
Behavioral ecology, Population ecology, Community ecology, Ecosystem, Conservation ecology,
Natural environment, etc.

45

G

45050

Physical anthropology-related
Molecular anthropology and genetics, Morphology and function, Bioarchaeology,
Behavior and cognition, Ecology, Primates, Evolution, Development and ontogeny,
Variation and diversity, etc.

45

G

45060

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

45

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46010

Neuroscience-general-related
Neurochemistry, Neuron, Glia, Genome, Epigenetics, Neurobiology, Information processing,
Synapse, Neurogenesis, etc.

46

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46

G

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.

46

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47010

Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug development sciences-related
Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Medicinal molecular design,
Drug discovery, Bio-related materials, Chemical biology, etc.

47

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47020

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

47

H

47030

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

47

H

47040

Pharmacology-related
Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics, Applied pharmacology, Signal transduction,
Drug interactions, Drug response, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotoxicology, etc.

47

H

47050

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

47

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47060

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

47

H

48

H

48010

Anatomy-related
Macroscopic anatomy, Histology, Embryology, etc.

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SectionPhysiology-related
48020

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

48

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48030

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

48

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48

H

49

H

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.

49

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49030

Experimental pathology-relatedDisease models, Pathological regulation, Tissue regeneration, etc.

49

H

Parasitology-related
49040

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

49

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49050

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

49

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49

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49070

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

49

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50010

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

50

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50020

Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related
Genome analysis, Diagnostic markers, Molecule imaging, Chemotherapy, Nucleic acid therapy,
Gene therapy, Immunotherapy, Molecular targeted therapy, Physical therapy,
Radiation therapy, etc.

50

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51010

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

51

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51020

Cognitive and brain science-related
Social behavior, Communication, Emotion, Decision making, Consciousness, Learning,
Neuroeconomics, Neuropsychology, etc.

51

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51030

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

51

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49060

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

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SectionGeneral internal medicine-related
52010

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

52

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52020

Neurology, Neurofunctional imaging, etc.

52

I

52030

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

52

I

52

I

Neurology-relatedRadiological sciences-related
52040

Diagnostic radiology, Therapeutic radiology, Radiation biology, Radiological technology, etc.
Embryonic medicine and pediatrics-related

52050

Fetal medicine, Neonatal medicine, Pediatrics, etc.

52

I

53010

Gastroenterology-related
Upper digestive tract, Lower digestive tract, Liver, Biliary tract, Pancreas, etc.

53

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53020

Cardiology-relatedIschemic heart disease, Valvular heart disease, Arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure,
Peripheral arterial disease, Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, etc.

53

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53030

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

53

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53040

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

53

I

53

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54

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53050

54010

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

Hematology and medical oncology-related
Hematological oncology, Hematological immunology, Anemia, Thrombosis and hemostasis,
Chemotherapy, etc.

54020

Connective tissue disease and allergy-relatedConnective tissue disease, Allergy, Clinical immunology, Inflammation, etc.

54

I

54030

Infectious disease medicine-related
Infection diagnostics, Infection therapeutics, Host defense, International infection science, etc.

54

I

54040

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

54

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55010

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

55

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BasicSectionExamples of related research content

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Digestive surgery-related
55020

Upper gastrointestinal surgery, Lower gastrointestinal surgery, Hepatic surgery,
Biliary surgery, Pancreatic surgery, etc.

55

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55

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Cardiovascular surgery-related
55030

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

55040

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

55

I

55050

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

55

I

55

I

Respiratory surgery-related

Emergency medicine-related
55060

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

56010

Neurosurgery-related
Neurosurgery, Spine and spinal cord diseases, etc.

56

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56020

Orthopedics-related
Orthopedics, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports medicine, etc.

56

I

56030

Urology-related
Urology, Male genitalia science, etc.

56

I

56040

Obstetrics and gynecology-related
Obstetrics, Reproductive endocrinology, Gynecologic oncology, Female health care medicine, etc.

56

I

56050

Otorhinolaryngology-related
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and neck surgery, etc.

56

I

56060

Ophthalmology-related
Ophthalmology, Ophthalmological optics, etc.

56

I

56070

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

56

I

57010

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

57

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57020

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

57

I

57

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57030

Conservative dentistry-related
Operative dentistry, Endodontology, Periodontology, etc.

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Examples of related research content

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

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57

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57

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57

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57

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57

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58

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58

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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.
Medical management and medical sociology-related

58010

58020

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

58030

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

58

I

58040

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

58

I

58

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58050

Fundamental of nursing-related
Fundamental of nursing, Nursing education, Nursing administration, etc.

58060

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

58

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58070

Lifelong developmental nursing-related
Women's health nursing, Maternal nursing, Midwifery, Family health nursing,Child health nursing, School nursing, etc.

58

I

58

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59

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58080

59010

Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
Gerontological nursing, Community health nursing, Public health nursing, Disaster nursing, etc.

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

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SectionSports sciences-related
59020

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

59

I

59030

Physical education, and physical and health education-related
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.

59

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59040

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

59

I

60

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60

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Nutrition science and health science-related

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.

60

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60040

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

60

J

60050

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

60

J

60060

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

60

J

60

J

60080

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

60

J

60090

High performance computing-relatedParallel processing, Distributed processing, Cloud computing, Numerical analysis,
Visualization, Computer graphics, High performance computing application, etc.

60

J

60070

Information security-related
Cryptography, Tamper resistance technology, Authentication, Biometrics,
Access control, Malware countermeasure,
Countermeasures against denial-of-service attacks, Privacy protection, Digital forensics,
Security evaluation and authorization, etc.

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SectionComputational science-related
60100

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

60

J

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.

61

J

61020

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

61

J

61030

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

61

J

61040

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

61

J

61050

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

61

J

61060

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

61

J

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.

62

J

62020

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

62

J

62030

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

62

J

62040

Entertainment and game informatics-relatedMusic information processing, 3D content, Animation, Game programming,
Network entertainment, Media art, Digital museum, Experience design, etc.

62

J

63010

Environmental dynamic analysis-related
Global warming, Environmental change, Water and material cycle, Polar regions,Chemical oceanography, Biological oceanography, Environmental measurements,
Environmental model, Environmental information, Remote sensing, etc.

63

K

63

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63020

Radiation influence-related
Radiation, Measurement, Control, Repair, Biological effects, Risk, etc.

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63030

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

63

K

63040

Environmental impact assessment-related
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.

63

K

64010

Environmental analysis, Environmental load analysis, Environmental monitoring,
Dynamics of environmental pollution, Environmental modelling, Evaluation of contamination,
Exposure assessment, Toxicity evaluation, Environmental assessment,
Chemical substance management, etc.

64

K

64020

Environmental load reduction and remediation-related
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.

64

K

Environmental load and risk assessment-related

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.

64

K

64040

Social-ecological systems-related
Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Ecosystem services, Natural capital,
Impact analysis on ecosystem, Ecosystem management, Ecosystem restoration,
Ecological engineering, Regional environmental planning, Impact of climate change, etc.

64

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64

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64

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90010

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

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90020

Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related
Library science, Information services, Information organizing, Information retrieval,
Information media, Bibliometrics, Information resources, Information ethics, Digital humanities,
Social Informatics, Digital archives, etc.

2, 62

A, J

10, 61

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Sound material-cycle social systems-related
64050

64060

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

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

90

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90120

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

90

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90

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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.

90140

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

90

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90150

Medical assistive technology-related
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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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

90030

Library and information science,
humanistic and social
informatics-related
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

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

９０

Medium-sized section Description

Biomedical engineering and related fields

34

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

01010

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

01020

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

01030

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

01040

History of thought-related
History of thought in general, History of Western thought, History of Eastern thought,
History of Japanese thought, etc.

01050

01060

01070

Aesthetics and art studies-related
Philosophy of art, Aesthetics, Miscellaneous art studies, etc.
History of arts-related
Japanese art, Eastern art, Western art, Contemporary art, Craft, Design, Architecture,
Costume, Photography, etc.
Theory of art practice-related
Art expression, Arts management, Art policy, Art production, etc.

01080

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

90010

Design-relatedInformation 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
Section
02010

02020

Examples of related research content
Japanese literature-related
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
Chinese literature, Bibliography, Philology, Literary theory, etc.

02030

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

02040

European literature-relatedFrench 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.

35

(Broad Section A)

02050

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

02060

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

02070

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

02080

English linguistics-related
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.

02090

Japanese language education-related
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.

02100

Foreign language education-related
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.

90020

Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related
Library science, Information services, Information organizing, Information retrieval, Information media,
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

03010

Historical studies in general-related
Historical theory, Historical methodology, Research in historical materials, Memory and medium,
World history, History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Comparative history, etc.

03020

Japanese history-related
Japanese history in general, History of ancient Japan, History of medieval Japan,
History of early modern Japan, History of modern Japan, History of local Japan, History of Japanese culture,
History of Japanese religion, History of Japanese environment, History of Japanese city,
History of cultural and diplomatic exchange, Comparative history, Research in historical materials, etc.

03030

History of Asia and Africa-related
History of pre-modern China, History of modern China, 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, Comparative history, Research in historical materials, etc.

03040

History of Europe and America-related
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.

03050

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

36

(Broad Section A)

03060

Cultural assets study-related
Dating methods, Material analysis, Production techniques, Conservation science, Archaeological prospection,
Plant and animal residues, Human remains, Cultural heritage, Cultural resources, Cultural property policy, etc.

03070

Museology-related
Exhibition studies, Museum pedagogy, Museum informatics, Museum business management,
Public finance and administration of museums, Museum material resources, History of museology, etc.

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

04010

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

04020

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

04030

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

80010

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

80020

Tourism studies-related
Tourism studies in general, Tourism, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Regional development, Tourists, Pilgrimage, etc.

80030

Gender studies-related
Gender studies in general, Feminism, Sexuality, Queer studies, Labor, Violence, Prostitution,
Reproductive technology, Gender equality, etc.

Medium-sized Section 5 ：Law and related fields
Basic
Section
05010

05020

05030

Examples of related research content
Legal theory and history-related
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
Constitutional law, Administrative law, Tax law, etc.
International law-related
Public international law, Private international law, International human rights law, International economic law,
EU law, etc.

05040

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

05050

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

05060

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

37

(Broad Section A)

05070

New fields of law-related
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

06010

Politics-related
Political theory, History of political thought, Political history, Japanese political history, Japanese politics,
Political process, Electoral studies, Political economy, Public administration, Local government,
Comparative politics, Public policy, etc.

06020

International relations-related
Theory of international relations, Modern international relations, Diplomatic history, International history,
Foreign policy, International security, International political economy, Global governance,
International cooperation, etc.

80010

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

80030

Gender studies-related
Gender studies in general, Feminism, Sexuality, Queer studies, Labor, Violence,
Prostitution, Reproductive technology, Gender equality, etc.

Medium-sized Section 7 ：Economics, business administration, and related fields
Basic
Section
07010

07020

Examples of related research content
Economic theory-related
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Game theory, Behavioral economics, Experimental economics,
Economic theory, Evolutionary economics, Economic institutions, Economic systems, etc.
Economic doctrines and economic thought-related
Economic doctrines, Economic thought, Social thought, Economic philosophy, etc.

07030

Economic statistics-related
Statistical system, Statistical research, Population statistics, Income/wealth distribution, National accounts,
Econometrics, Financial econometrics, etc.

07040

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

07050

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

07060

Money and finance-related
Monetary economics, Finance, International finance, Corporate finance, Financial engineering, Insurance, etc.

07070

Economic history-related
Economic history, Business history, Industrial history, etc.

07080

Business administration-related
Corporation theory, Organization theory, Organizational behavior, Corporate strategy,
Business management, Human resource management, Management of technology, International business,
Management information, Industrial management, Management in general, etc.

38

(Broad Section A)

07090

Commerce-relatedMarketing, Consumer behavior, Distributive sciences, Logistics, Commerce in general, etc.

07100

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

80020

Tourism studies-related
Tourism studies in general, Tourism, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Regional development, Tourists, Pilgrimage, etc.

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

08010

Sociology-related
Sociology in general, Community, Family, Labor, Sociology of welfare, Gender, Media, Ethnicity,
Social movements, Social research, Sociology of medicine, Social demography, etc.

08020

Social welfare-related
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.

08030

Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related
Culture and living, Home economics, Consumer affairs, Lifestyle, Culture of clothing, Culture of food,
Culture of dwelling, Dress and fashion, Diet habits, Housing, Family and consumer sciences in general,
Family and consumer education, etc.

80020

Tourism studies-related
Tourism studies in general, Tourism, Tourism resources, Tourism policy, Tourism industry,
Regional development, Tourists, Pilgrimage, etc.

80030

Gender studies-related
Gender studies in general, Feminism, 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

09010

Education-related
History of education, Philosophy of education, Curriculum and pedagogy, Evaluation of education,
Teacher and trainer, School education, Social and community education, Vocational education and training,
Lifelong learning, Institutions and administration, etc.

09020

Sociology of education-related
Sociology of education, Socialization, Educational organization and system,
Destination and career formation, Class disparities, Gender, Education policy, Comparative education,
Globalization and development, etc.

09030

Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-relatedChildhood, 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.

09040

Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
Education of individual subjects, Education excluding subjects, Student guidance and counselling,
Career education, School management, Teacher education, ESD, Environmental education, Literacy, etc.

09050

Tertiary education-related
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.

39

(Broad Section A)

09060

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

09070

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

09080

Science education-related
Science education, Science communication, Scientific literacy, Science and society, etc.

02090

Japanese language education-related
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.

02100

Foreign language education-related
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

10010

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

10020

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

10030

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

10040

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

90030

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

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

11010

Algebra-relatedGroup theory, Ring theory, Representation theory, Algebraic combinatorics, Number theory,
Arithmetic geometry, Algebraic geometry, Algebraic analysis, etc.

11020

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

40

(Broad Section B)

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

12010

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

12020

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

12030

Basic mathematics-related
Mathematical logic and foundations, Information theory, Discrete mathematics, Computer mathematics, etc.

12040

Applied mathematics and statistics-related
Numerical analysis, Mathematical modelling, Optimal control, Game theory, Statistical mathematics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 13：Condensed matter physics and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content

13010

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

13020

Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics-related
Semiconductors, Dielectrics, Atoms and molecules, Mesoscopic systems, Crystals, Surfaces and interfaces,
Optical properties of condensed matter, Quantum electronics, Quantum information, etc.

13030

Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly correlated systems-related
Magnetism, Strongly correlated electron systems, Superconductivity, Quantum fluids and solids,
Molecular solids, etc.

13040

Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics-related
Physics of biological phenomena, Physics of biological matters, Liquids and glasses, Soft matters,
Rheology, etc.

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

14010

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

14020

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

14030

Applied plasma science-related
Plasma processing, Plasma photonics, Plasma material science, General plasma applications, etc.

80040

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

41

(Broad Section B)

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

80040

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

15010

Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Cosmic-ray physics, Astrophysics, Relativity, Gravity, etc.

15020

Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Cosmic-ray physics, Astrophysics, Relativity, Gravity, etc.

Medium-sized Section 16：Astronomy and related fields
Basic
Section
16010

Examples of related research content
Astronomy-related
Optical/infrared astronomy, Radio astronomy, Solar physics, Astrometry, Theoretical astronomy,
X-ray/γ-ray astronomy, etc.

Medium-sized Section 17：Earth and planetary science and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content

17010

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

17020

17030

17040

17050

Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences-related
Climate system, Atmospheric science, Ocean science, Limnology, Glaciology, Paleoclimatology, etc.
Human geosciences-related
Geoenvironmental science, Natural disaster science, Geospatial information science, Quaternary research,
Earth resources science, etc.
Solid earth sciences-related
Solid earth geophysics, Geology, Earth's interior material science, Solid earth geochemistry, etc.
Biogeosciences-related
Origin and evolution of life, Extremophile biology, Biogeochemistry, Paleoenvironmental science,
Paleontology, etc.

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

18010

Mechanics of materials and materials-related
Structural mechanics, Fatigue, Fracture, Biomaterials, Material design, Material characteristics,
Material evaluation, etc.

18020

Manufacturing and production engineering-related
Machine tools, Machining, Non-traditional machining, Ultraprecision machining, Additive manufacturing,
Precision metrology, Manufacturing systems, Computer-aided technology, Process planning, etc.

42

(Broad Section C)

18030

18040

Design engineering-related
Product design, Service design, Design for reliability, Maintainability design, Lifecycle engineering,Reverse engineering, Safety design, Design engineering, etc.
Machine elements and tribology-related
Machine elements, Mechanisms, Tribology, Actuators, Micromachines, etc.

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

19010

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

19020

Thermal engineering-related
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

20010

Mechanics and mechatronics-related
Kinematics, Kinetics, Vibration, Acoustics, Automation, Learning control, Mechatronics,
Micro/nano mechatronics, Biomechanics, etc.

20020

Robotics and intelligent system-related
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

21010

Power engineering-relatedElectrical energy-related, Energy conservation, Power system engineering, Electric machinery,
Power electronics, Effective utilization of electric energy, Electromagnetic compatibility, etc.

21020

Communication and network engineering-relatedInformation theory, Nonlinear theory, Signal processing, Wired/wireless communication systems,
Modulation/demodulation, Antennas, Networks, Multimedia, Cryptography/security, etc.

21030

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

21040

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

21050

Electric and electronic materials-related
Semiconductor, Dielectric materials, Magnetic materials, Organic materials, Superconductor,
Composite materials, Thin films, Quantum structures, Thick films, Fabrication/characterization methods, etc.

21060

Electron device and electronic equipment-relatedElectron devices, Circuit design, Optical devices, Spintronic devices, Millimeter wave/terahertz wave,
Applied wave devices, Storage devices, Displays, Micro fabrication process technology,
Implementation technology, etc.

43

(Broad Section C)

Medium-sized Section 22：Civil engineering and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content

22010

Civil engineering material, execution and construction management-related
Concrete, Steel, Composite material, Wood, Pavement material, Repair and reinforce material, Execution,
Maintenance, Construction management, Underground space, etc.

22020

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

22030

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

22040

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

22050

Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related
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.

22060

Environmental systems for civil engineering-related
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

23010

Building structures and materials-related
Load theory, Structural analysis, Structural design, Structures, Earthquake resistant design,
Foundation, Geotechnics, Structural material, Maintenance, Building construction method, etc.

23020

Architectural environment and building equipment-relatedSound environment, Vibration environment, Light environment, Heat environment, Air environment,
Environmental psychology/physiology, Building equipment, Fire engineering, Urban environment,
Environment design, etc.

23030

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

23040

90010

Architectural history and design-related
Architectural history, Urban history, Architectural theory, Design, Landscape, Preservation, Renovation, etc.
Design-relatedInformation 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
Section24010

Examples of related research content
Aerospace engineering-related
Thermo-fluid dynamics, Structural strength, Propulsion, Aerospace craft design, Production engineering,
Aircraft system, Specific aircraft, Aerodynamics, Spacecraft system, Space utilization, etc.

44

(Broad Section C)

24020

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

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

25010

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

25020

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

25030

Disaster prevention engineering-related
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

26010

Metallic material properties-relatedElectric and magnetic properties, Electronic information properties, Metastable states, Diffusion,
Phase transformation, Phase diagram, Crystal lattice defects, Mechanical properties,
Thermal and optical properties, Materials computational science, etc.

26020

Inorganic materials and properties-related
Functional ceramics, Functional glasses, Structural ceramics, Carbon-based materials,
Crystal structure analysis, Microstructure control, Electric properties, Mechanical properties,
Physical and chemical properties, Grain boundary, etc.

26030

Composite materials and interfaces-related
Functional composite materials, Structural composite materials, Biocompatible composite materials,
Polymer composite, Surface treatment, Dispersion control, Joining and welding, Adhesive bonding,Interface properties, Gradient function, etc.

26040

Structural materials and functional materials-related
Social infrastructure materials, Toughness, Medical welfare materials, Functional polymer materials,
Reliability, Photo-functional materials, Sensor materials, Energy materials, Battery functional materials,
Environment functional materials, etc.

26050

Material processing and microstructure control-related
Processing and molding, Thermal treatment, Crystal microstructure control, Laser processing,
Precision processing, Polishing, Powder metallurgy, Coatings, Metal plating, Corrosion and protection, etc.

26060

Metals production and resources production-related
Separation and purification, Melting and solidifying, Crystal growth, Casting,
Resource security reservation, Scarce resources substitution, Low environment impact,
Recycle, Ecomaterials, Energy saving, etc.

Medium-sized Section 27：Chemical engineering and related fields
Basic
Section27010

Examples of related research content
Transport phenomena and unit operations-related
Phase equilibrium, Transport properties, Momentum/heat/mass transfer, Fluid-phase unit operation,
Adsorption, Membrane separation, Mixing, Powder technology, Crystallization, Film formation, etc.

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27020

Chemical reaction and process system engineering-related
Reaction operation, Novel reaction process, Reaction mechanism, Reactor design,
Materials synthesis process, Micro-chemical process, Process control, Process system design,
Process informatics, etc.

27030

Catalyst and resource chemical process-related
Catalysis, Catalyst preparation, Catalytic function, Energy conversion process, Energy development,
Energy-saving technology, Resources effective utilization technology, etc.

27040

Biofunction and bioprocess engineering-related
Biocatalyst engineering, Biofunction engineering, Food engineering, Medicochemical engineering,
Bioproduction process, Nano-bioprocess, Bioreactor, Bioseparation, Biosensor, Biorefinery, etc.

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

28010

Nanometer-scale chemistry-related
Nanostructure creation, Clusters, Nanoparticles, Mesoscopic chemistry, Superstructures,
Nanometer-scale surfaces and interfaces, Self-assembly, Nanocarbons, Molecular devices,
Nanometer-scale optical devices, etc.

28020

Nanostructural physics-related
Physics in nanoscale materials and structures, Nanoprobes, Quantum effects, Quantum dots,
Quantum devices, Electron devices, Spin devices, Nanotribology, Nanocarbon physics, etc.

28030

Nanomaterials-related
Creation of nanomaterials, Analysis of nanomaterials, Nanosurfaces, Nanointerfaces,
Functional nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Nanoparticles, Carbon nanomaterials,
Nanocrystalline materials, Nanocomposites, Nanodefects, Nanofabrication process, etc.

28040

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

28050

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

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

29010

Applied physical properties-related
Magnetic materials, Superconductors, Dielectrics, Fine particles, Organic molecules, Liquid crystals,
New functional materials, Organic molecules and bioelectronics, Spintronics, etc.

29020

Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties-related
Thin-film engineering, Thin-film electronics, Oxide electronics, Vacuum, Surface science, Analysis,
Measurement, Nanoscopic technology, Surface and interfacial engineering, Advanced equipment, etc.

29030

Applied condensed matter physics-related
Elementary quantities, Standards, Units, Physical quantity measurements and detection,
Energy conversion, etc.

Medium-sized Section 30：Applied physics and engineering and related fields
Basic
Section
30010

Examples of related research content
Crystal engineering-related
Metals, Semiconductors, Ceramics, Amorphous materials, Crystal growth, Artificial structures,
Crystal characterization, Plasma materials engineering, Plasma processing, Plasma engineering, etc.

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30020

Optical engineering and photon science-related
Optical materials, Optical elements, Optical properties, Optical information processing, Laser,
Optical sensing, Optical recording, Opto-electronics, Nonlinear optics, Vision optics, etc.

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

31010

Nuclear engineering-related
Reactor physics and safety design, Thermal-hydraulics and structure, Fuel material, Nuclear chemistry,
Nuclear life cycle, Radiation safety, Radiation beam engineering, Plasma engineering for fusion reactor,
Equipment and material engineering for fusion reactor, Nuclear social environment, etc.

31020

Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related
Earth resource sciences, Resource prospecting, Resource development, Resource cycle,
Resource economy, Energy system, Environmental load evaluation, Renewable energy,
Natural resource and energy technological policy, etc.

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

90110

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

90120

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

90130

Medical systems-related
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.

90140

90150

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

32010

Fundamental physical chemistry-related
Theoretical chemistry, Molecular spectroscopy, Structural chemistry, Electronic state dynamics,
Chemical reaction dynamics, Surface/interface, Cluster and nano materials, Bio-related physical chemistry,
Liquid structure dynamics, Solid state properties, Molecular properties, etc.

32020

Functional solid state chemistry-related
Optical properties, Electron spin, Molecular electronics and devices, Supermolecules, Liquid crystals,
Crystals, Surface/interface, Nano particles, Colloids, Electrochemistry, Electronic properties, etc.

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

33010

Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry-related
Organic crystals, Molecular recognition, Supermolecules, Organic functional materials,
Extended p-electron system compounds, Heterocyclic chemistry, Organoelement chemistry,
Organic reaction mechanism, Organic photochemistry, Theoretical organic chemistry, etc.

33020

Synthetic organic chemistry-related
Selective reactions, Asymmetric synthesis, Organometallic complex/catalysis, Catalyst design,
Organocatalysts, Biocatalysis, Sustainable organic synthesis, Natural product synthesis, Process chemistry,
Organic electrochemistry, etc.

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

34010

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

34020

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

34030

Green sustainable chemistry and environmental chemistry-related
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

35010

Polymer chemistry-related
Polymer synthesis, Polymer reactions, Precision polymerization, Functional polymers,
Self-assembled polymers, Chiral polymers, Bio-related polymers, Polymer properties,
Polymer structures, Polymer thin film/surface, etc.

35020

Polymer materials-related
Properties of polymer materials, Synthesis of polymer materials,
Functional polymer materials, Liquid crystal polymers, Textiles, Rubbers,Gel, Biopolymers, Polymer composites, Polymer processing, etc.

35030

Organic functional materials-related
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

36010

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

36020

Energy-related chemistry
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.

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

37010

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

37020

Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules-related
Natural product chemistry, Biologically active compounds, Molecular mechanism of biological activities,
Biofunctional molecules, Combinatorial chemistry, Metabolomic analysis, etc.

37030

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

Broad Section F
Medium-sized Section 38：Agricultural chemistry and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content

38010

Plant nutrition and soil science-relatedPlant metabolism and physiology, Nutritional elements in plants, Soil classification, Soil physical chemistry,
Soil organisms, etc.

38020

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

38030

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

38040

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

38050

Food sciences-related
Food function, Food chemistry, Nutritional chemistry, Food analysis, Food engineering,Food safety, Functional food, Nutritional epidemiology, Clinical nutrition, etc.

38060

Applied molecular and cellular biology-related
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

39010

Science in plant genetics and breeding-related
Genetic resources, Breeding theories, Genomic breeding, Plants with novel traits, Quality components,
Stress tolerance, Yielding ability, Reproduction and multiplication, Growth physiology, Development, etc.

39020

Crop production science-related
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.

39030

Horticultural science-relatedPlant 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.

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39040

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

39050

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

39060

Conservation of biological resources-related
Conservation biology, Biodiversity conservation, Conservation of phylogenetic diversity,
Conservation of genetic resources, Ecosystem conservation, Conservation of endemic species,
Conservation of microorganisms, etc.

39070

Landscape science-related
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.

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

40010

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

40020

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

40030

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

40040

Aquatic life science-related
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

41010

Agricultural and food economics-related
Food economy, Agricultural production economy, Policy for agriculture, forestry and fishery, Food system,
Food marketing, International agricultural development, Trade of agricultural commodities and livestock products,
Rural resources and environment, etc.

41020

Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related
Farm organization, Farm management, Agricultural structure, Agricultural market, Agricultural history, Rural society,
Rural life, Agricultural cooperative, etc.

41030

Rural environmental engineering and planning-related
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.

41040

Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related
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.

50

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41050

Environmental agriculture-related
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

42010

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

42020

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

42030

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

42040

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

Broad Section G
Medium-sized Section 43：Biology at molecular to cellular levels, and related fields
Basic
Section43010

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

43020

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

43030

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

43040

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

43050

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

43060

System genome science-related
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
Section44010

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

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44020

Developmental biology-related
Cell differentiation, Stem cells, Regeneration, Germ layer formation, Morphogenesis, Organogenesis,
Fertilization, Germ cells, Regulation of gene expression, Developmental genetics, Evolution and development, etc.

44030

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

44040

Morphology and anatomical structure-related
Animal and plant morphology, Micro-organismal morphology, Molecular morphology, Microstructure,
Tissue organization, Morphogenesis, Comparative endocrinology, Microscopic technology, Imaging, etc.

44050

Animal physiological chemistry, physiology and behavioral biology-related
Metabolic physiology, Neurophysiology, Neuroethology, Behavioral physiology, Animal physiological chemistry,
Chronobiology, Comparative physiology, etc.

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

45010

Genetics-related
Genetic mechanism, Molecular genetics, Cellular genetics, Population genetics, Evolutionary genetics,
Developmental genetics, Behavioral genetics, Genetic diversity, etc.

45020

Evolutionary biology-related
General evolutionary biology, Molecular evolution, Phenotypic evolution, Evolution of developmental traits,
Evolution of ecological traits, Evolution of behaviors, Experimental evolution, Evolutionary theory,
Evolution of symbiosis, Phylogenetics, Speciation, etc.

45030

Biodiversity and systematics-related
Taxonomic characters, Taxon, Classification system, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics, Evolution, Natural history,Speciation, etc.

45040

Ecology and environment-related
Chemical ecology, Molecular ecology, Physiological ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Behavioral ecology,
Population ecology, Community ecology, Ecosystem, Conservation ecology, Natural environment, etc.

45050

Physical anthropology-related
Molecular anthropology and genetics, Morphology and function, Bioarchaeology, Behavior and cognition,
Ecology, Primates, Evolution, Development and ontogeny, Variation and diversity, etc.

45060

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

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

46020

46030

Examples of related research content
Neuroscience-general-related
Neurochemistry, Neuron, Glia, Genome, Epigenetics, Neurobiology, Information processing, Synapse,
Neurogenesis, etc.
Anatomy and histopathology of nervous system-related
Neural development, Anatomy of nervous system, Neural network structure, Neuropathology, etc.
Function of nervous system-related
Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology, Neurotransmission, Neuroinformatics, Behavioral neuroscience,
Neural system physiology, Cerebral blood flow, Autonomic nervous system, etc.

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Medium-sized Section 47：Pharmaceutical sciences and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content

47010

Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug development sciences-related
Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Medicinal molecular design, Drug discovery,
Bio-related materials, Chemical biology, etc.

47020

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

47030

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

47040

Pharmacology-related
Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics, Applied pharmacology, Signal transduction, Drug interactions,
Drug response, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotoxicology, etc.

47050

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

47060

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

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

48010

Anatomy-related
Macroscopic anatomy, Histology, Embryology, etc.

48020

Physiology-related
General physiology, Pathophysiology, Comparative physiology, Environmental physiology, etc.

48030

48040

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

49010

Pathological biochemistry-related
Molecular pathology, Metabolic disorders, Molecular diagnosis, etc.

49020

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

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49030

Experimental pathology-relatedDisease models, Pathological regulation, Tissue regeneration, etc.

49040

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

49050

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

49060

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

49070

Immunology-related
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

50010

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

50020

Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related
Genome analysis, Diagnostic markers, Molecule imaging, Chemotherapy, Nucleic acid therapy, Gene therapy,
Immunotherapy, Molecular targeted therapy, Physical therapy, Radiation therapy, etc.

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

51010

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

51020

Cognitive and brain science-related
Social behavior, Communication, Emotion, Decision making, Consciousness, Learning, Neuroeconomics,
Neuropsychology, etc.

51030

Pathophysiologic neuroscience-related
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
Section
52010

52020

Examples of related research content
General internal medicine-related
Laboratory medicine, General practice, Geriatrics, Psychosomatic internal medicine, Oriental medicine,
Palliative medicine, etc.
Neurology-related
Neurology, Neurofunctional imaging, etc.

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52030

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

52040

Radiological sciences-related
Diagnostic radiology, Therapeutic radiology, Radiation biology, Radiological technology, etc.

52050

Embryonic medicine and pediatrics-related
Fetal medicine, Neonatal medicine, Pediatrics, etc.

Medium-sized Section 53：Organ-based internal medicine and related fields
Basic
Section
53010

53020

53030

53040

53050

Examples of related research content
Gastroenterology-related
Upper digestive tract, Lower digestive tract, Liver, Biliary tract, Pancreas, etc.
Cardiology-relatedIschemic heart disease, Valvular heart disease, Arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure,
Peripheral arterial disease, Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, etc.
Respiratory medicine-related
Respiratory medicine, Asthma, Diffusive lung disease, COPD, Lung cancer, Pulmonary hypertension, etc.
Nephrology-related
Acute renal failure, Chronic kidney disease, Diabetic nephropathy, Hypertension, Aqueous electrolyte metabolism,
Artificial dialysis, etc.
Dermatology-related
Dermatology, Cutaneous immune disease, Cutaneous infection, Cutaneous tumor, etc.

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

54010

Hematology and medical oncology-related
Hematological oncology, Hematological immunology, Anemia, Thrombosis and hemostasis, Chemotherapy, etc.

54020

Connective tissue disease and allergy-relatedConnective tissue disease, Allergy, Clinical immunology, Inflammation, etc.

54030

Infectious disease medicine-related
Infection diagnostics, Infection therapeutics, Host defense, International infection science, etc.

54040

Metabolism and endocrinology-related
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
Section55010

Examples of related research content
General surgery and pediatric surgery-related
Surgical basic principles, Breast surgery, Endocrine surgery, Pediatric surgery, Transplant surgery,
Artificial organs science, Regeneration, Operation support, etc.

55

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55020

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

55030

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

55040

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

55050

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

55060

Emergency medicine-related
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

56010

Neurosurgery-related
Neurosurgery, Spine and spinal cord diseases, etc.

56020

Orthopedics-related
Orthopedics, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports medicine, etc.

56030

Urology-related
Urology, Male genitalia science, etc.

56040

Obstetrics and gynecology-related
Obstetrics, Reproductive endocrinology, Gynecologic oncology, Female health care medicine, etc.

56050

Otorhinolaryngology-related
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and neck surgery, etc.

56060

Ophthalmology-related
Ophthalmology, Ophthalmological optics, etc.

56070

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

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

57010

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

57020

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

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57030

57040

57050

57060

57070

57080

Conservative dentistry-related
Operative dentistry, Endodontology, Periodontology, etc.
Regenerative dentistry and dental engineering-related
Regenerative dentistry, Biomaterial science, Dental materials science, Oral and maxillofacial prosthetics,
Oral implantology, etc.
Prosthodontics-related
Prosthodontics, Oral rehabilitation, Gerodontology, etc.
Surgical dentistry-related
Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, Dental anesthesiology,
Psychosomatic medicine dentistry, Dental radiology, etc.
Developmental dentistry-related
Orthodontics, Pediatric dentistry, etc.
Social dentistry-related
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
Section58010

Examples of related research content
Medical management and medical sociology-related
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.

58020

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

58030

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

58040

58050

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

58060

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

58070

Lifelong developmental nursing-related
Women's health nursing, Maternal nursing, Midwifery, Family health nursing, Child health nursing,
School nursing, etc.

58080

Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
Gerontological nursing, Community health nursing, Public health nursing, Disaster nursing, etc.

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

59010

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

59020

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

59030

Physical education, and physical and health education-related
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.

59040

Nutrition science and health science-related
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

90110

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

90120

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

90130

Medical systems-related
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.

90140

90150

Medical technology assessment-related
Regulatory science, Safety evaluation, Clinical study, Medical technology ethics, Medical devices, etc.
Medical assistive technology-related
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 J
Medium-sized Section 60：Information science, computer engineering, and related fields
Basic
SectionExamples of related research content

60010

Theory of informatics-related
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.

60020

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

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60030

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

60040

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

60050

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

60060

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

60070

Information security-related
Cryptography, Tamper resistance technology, Authentication, Biometrics, Access control, Malware countermeasure,
Countermeasures against denial-of-service attacks, Privacy protection, Digital forensics,
Security evaluation and authorization, etc.

60080

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

60090

High performance computing-relatedParallel processing, Distributed processing, Cloud computing, Numerical analysis, Visualization, Computer graphics,
High performance computing application, etc.

60100

Computational science-related
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

61010

Perceptual information processing-related
Pattern recognition, Image processing, Computer vision, Visual media processing, Acoustic media processing,Media editing, Media database, Sensing, Sensor fusion, etc.

61020

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

61030

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

61040

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

61050

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

61060

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

90010

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

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90030

Cognitive science-related
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

62010

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

62020

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

62030

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

62040

Entertainment and game informatics-relatedMusic information processing, 3D content, Animation, Game programming, Network entertainment, Media art,
Digital museum, Experience design, etc.

90020

Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics-related
Library science, Information services, Information organizing, Information retrieval, Information media,
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
Section63010

Examples of related research content
Environmental dynamic analysis-related
Global warming, Environmental change, Water and material cycle, Polar regions, Chemical oceanography,
Biological oceanography, Environmental measurements, Environmental model, Environmental information,
Remote sensing, etc.

63020

Radiation influence-related
Radiation, Measurement, Control, Repair, Biological effects, Risk, etc.

63030

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

63040

Environmental impact assessment-related
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
Section64010

Examples of related research content
Environmental load and risk assessment-related
Environmental analysis, Environmental load analysis, Environmental monitoring,
Dynamics of environmental pollution, Environmental modelling, Evaluation of contamination,
Exposure assessment, Toxicity evaluation, Environmental assessment, Chemical substance management, etc.

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64020

Environmental load reduction and remediation-related
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.

64030

Environmental materials and recycle technology-related
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.

64040

Social-ecological systems-related
Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Ecosystem services, Natural capital, Impact analysis on ecosystem,
Ecosystem management, Ecosystem restoration, Ecological engineering, Regional environmental planning,
Impact of climate change, etc.

64050

Sound material-cycle social systems-relatedSound 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.

64060

Environmental policy and social systems-related
Environmental philosophy and ethics, Environmental laws, Environmental economics, Environmental information,
Environmental education, Environmental social activities, Environmental management and governance,
Consensus forming, Environmental safety and security, Social and public system, Sustainable development, etc.

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