Table of Keywords


Informatics Environmental science Complex systems Humanities/Social sciences Humanities Social sciences Interdisciplinary science and engineering
Mathematical and physical sciences Chemistry Engineering Biological Sciences Biology Agricultural sciences Medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy


Informatics
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Principles of Informatics Theory of informatics 1001   01 Theory of computation
02 Automata theory / Formal language theory
03 Mathematical theory of programs
04 Computational complexity theory
05 Algorithm theory
06 Cryptosystem
07 Discrete structure
08 Computational learning theory
09 Theory of quantum computation
10 Mathematical logic
11 Information theory
12 Coding theory
Mathematical informatics 1002   01 Optimization theory
02 Mathematical finance
03 Mathematical system theory
04 System control theory
05 System analysis
06 System methodology
07 System modeling
08 System simulation
09 Combinatorial optimization
10 Queueing theory
Statistical science 1003   01 Research survey and experimental design
02 Multivariate analysis
03 Time series analysis
04 Statistical pattern recognition
05 Statistical inference
06 Computational statistics and computer aided statistics
07 Statistical prediction and control
08 Model selection
09 Pharmaceutical / genome statistical analysis
10 Behaviormetrics
11 Spatial / environmental statistics
12 Statistics education
13 Statistical quality control
14 Statistical learning theory
15 Social research and analysis plan
16 Data science
17 Hypothesis testing
Computing Technologies Computer system 1101   01 Computer architecture
02 Circuit and system
03 LSI design technology
04 Reconfigurable system
05 High-dependable architecture
06 Low power technology
07 hardware / software co-design
08 Embedded system
Software 1102   01 Programming language
02 Programming methodology
03 Programming language processor
04 Parallel distributed computing
05 Operating system
06 High-dependable system
07 Virtualization technology
08 Software security
09 Cloud computing infrastructure
10 Software engineering
11 Specification and verification
12 Development environment
13 Development management
Information network 1103   01 Network architecture
02 Network protocol
03 Internet
04 Mobile network
05 Overlay network
06 Sensor network
07 Traffic engineering
08 Network design, operation, management and analysis technology
09 Ubiquitous computing
10 Service prosivion infrastructure
11 Information home appliances
Multimedia database 1104   01 Data model
02 Relational database
03 Database system
04 Multimedia information acquisition
05 Multimedia information processing
06 Multimedia information representation
07 Multimedia information generation
08 Information retrieval
09 Structured document
10 Content distribution and management
11 Geographic information system
12 Metadata
13 Big data analysis and utilization
High performance computing 1105   01 Parallel processing
02 Distributed processing
03 Grid and Cloud computing
04 Numerical analysis
05 Visualization
06 Computer graphics
07 High performance computing application
Information security 1106   01 Access control
02 Personal identification
03 Cryptography
04 Authentication
05 Security evaluation / audit
06 Malware countermeasures
07 Network security
08 Unauthorized access countermeasure
09 Software protection
10 Privacy protection
11 Information filtering
12 Digital forensics
13 Biometrics
14 Tamper resistance technology
Human informatics Cognitive science 1201   01 Evolution, development, learning
02 Cognition, memory, education
03 Thought, inference, problem solving
04 Sensation, perception, kansei
05 Emotion / Feeling / Behavior
06 Cognitive psychology
07 Comparative cognitive psychology
08 Cognitive philosophy
09 Brain cognitive science
10 Cognitive linguistics
11 Comparative decision making theory
12 Cognitive engineering
13 Cognitive archaeology
14 Cognitive model
15 Sociability
16 Law and psychology
17 Safety and human factor
Perceptual information processing 1202   01 Pattern recognition
02 Image processing
03 Computer vision
04 Computational photography
05 Human measurement
06 Intelligent image editing
07 Visual media processing
08 Image database
09 Speech processing
10 Acoustic information processing
11 Speech / Sound database
12 Information sensing
13 Sensor fusion
14 Sensing devices / systems
15 Tangible sensing
Human interface and interaction 1203   01 Human interface
02 Multi-modal interface
03 Human-computer interaction
04 CSCW
05 Groupware
06 Virtual reality
07 Augmented Reality
08 Mixed reality
09 Realistic communication
10 Wearable device
11 Usability
12 Ergonomics
Intelligent informatics 1204   01 Search, logic, inference algorithms
02 Machine learning
03 Knowledge acquisition
04 Knowledge-based system
05 Intelligent system architecture
06 Intelligent information processing
07 Natural language processing
08 Knowledge discovery and data mining
09 Ontology
10 Human-agent interaction
11 Multi-agent system
Soft computing 1205   01 Neural network
02 Genetic algorithm
03 Fuzzy theory
04 Chaos
05 Fractal
06 Complex systems
07 Probabilistic information processing
Intelligent robotics 1206   01 Intelligent robot
02 Behavior and environment recognition
03 Motion planning
04 Sensory behavior system
05 Autonomous system
06 Digital human model
07 Real world information processing
08 Physical agents
09 Intelligent roomAnimation
Kansei informatics 1207   01 Kansei design
02 Kansei expression
03 Kansei recognition
04 Kansei cognitive science, Kansei phychology
05 Kansei robotics
06 Kansei measurement evaluation
07 Ambiguity and kansei
08 Kansei information processing
09 Kansei database
10 Kansei interface
11 Kansei physiology
12 Kansei material products
13 Sensitivity industry
14 Kansei environmental science
15 Kansei sociology
16 Kansei philosophy
17 Kansei pedagogy
18 Kansei brain science
19 Kansei management
Frontiers of informatics Life / Health / Medical informatics 1301   01 Bioinformatics
02 Genome information processing
03 Proteome information processing
04 Computer simulation
05 Life informatics
06 Biological information
07 Neuroinformatics
08 Neural information processing
09 Artificial life system
10 Molecular computing
11 DNA computing
12 Medical information
13 Diagnostic imaging
14 Remote diagnosis and treatment
15 Sanitation information
16 Health information
17 Medical image
18 Intracellular logistics analysis
Web informatics, Service informatics 1302 A 01 Web system
02 Web computing
03 Social web
04 Semantic web
05 Recommendation system
06 Web service
07 Web mining
08 Web intelligence
09 Social network analysis
10 Netwrok community
B 11 Service engineering
12 Service management
13 Quality of Service
14 Queue
15 Business model
16 Service-oriented architecture
17 Knowledge management
18 Educational services
19 Medical welfare service
20 Intelligent transport systems
21 Financial service
22 Social and environmental service
23 Smart grid
24 Management of technology
Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics 1303 A 01 Library science
02 Information services
03 Library information systems
04 Digital archives
05 Information organization
06 Information retrieval
07 Information media
08 Bibliometrics and scientometrics
09 Construction and management of information resources
B 10 Information ethics
11 Media environment
12 Literature information
13 Historical information
14 Information sociology
15 Law information
16 Information economics
17 Management information
18 Educational information
19 Art information
20 Medical information
21 Science and technology information
22 Intellectual property information
23 Geographic information
24 Local informatization
Learning support system 1304   01 Media Literacy
02 Learning media
03 Social media
04 Learning content development support
05 Learning management system
06 Intelligent Learning support system
07 Remote learning
08 Distributed collaborative learnig support system
09 Project-based learning support system
10 e-Learning
11 Use and evaluation
Entertainment and game informatics 1305   01 Music information processing
02 Performance support
03 3D content and animation
04 Game programming
05 Network entertainment
06 Media art
07 Interactive art
08 Digital archives
09 Digital museum / Virtual museum
10 Information culture
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Environmental science
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Environmental analyses and evaluation Environmental dynamic analysis 1401   01 Environmental change
02 Biogeochemical cycle
03 Environmental measurements
04 Environmental model
05 Environmental information
06 Global warming
07 Global change of water cycle
08 Environmental monitoring of the polar regions
09 Chemical oceanography
10 Biological oceanography
11 Remote sensing
Risk sciences of radiation and chemicals 1402 A 01 Environmental radiation
02 Protection
03 Basic process
04 Dosimetry and assessment
05 Damage
06 Response
07 Repair
08 Sensitivity
09 Impact on life
10 Risk assessment
11 Radiation management and control
B 12 Toxicology
13 Toxic substance to human
14 Estimation of trace chemicals pollution
15 Endocrine disrupting substances
Environmental impact assessment 1403   01 Terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric impact assessment
02 Impact assessment on ecosystem
03 Impact assessment methods
04 Impact assessment on human health
05 Environmental impact assessment on the future generation
06 Human activities in polar regions
07 Environmental monitoring
08 Model simulation
09 Environmental impact assessment
Environmental conservation Environmental engineering and reduction of environmental burden 1501   01 Reduction of wastewater, exhaust gas and solid wastes
02 Appropriate treatment and disposal
03 Closed process and integrated pollution control
04 Pollutants separation and removal technologies
05 Control of noise, vibration and ground subsidence
06 Environmental analysis
07 Simplified analysis and monitoring
Modeling and technologies for environmental conservation and remediation 1502   01 Environmental impact analysis
02 Environmental pollution survey and evaluation
03 Pollutants removal and remediation technologies
04 Monitoring and modeling of pollutants behavior in environment
05 Biological treatment and remediation
06 Impact on environment and ecosystem
07 Surface water, ground water and soil
Environmental conscious materials and recycle 1503   01 Design and production of recycle materials
02 Reduction, reuse, recycle (3R)
03 Recovery of valuables
04 Separation and purification
05 Appropriate treatment and disposal
06 Recycling and life cycle assessment(LCA)
07 Environmental conscious design
08 Green productions
09 Zero-emission
10 Chemistry for material recycle
Environmental risk control and evaluation 1504   01 Identification and analytical evaluation of pollutants
02 Monitoring
03 Transport, diffusion and accumulation of pollutants
04 Environmental criteria and standards
05 Life environment and health items
06 Emission quality standards
07 Evaluation of cross-border pollution
08 Chemicals management
09 Exposure scenario
10 Risk evaluation
11 Precautionaly principle
12 Biodegradation and bioaccumulation
13 Genetic and ecological toxicities
14 Risk communication
Sustainable and environmental system development Environmental and ecological symbiosis 1601   01 Biodiversity
02 Ecosystem functions and services
03 Ecological risks
04 Ecosystem impact analysis
05 Ecosystem management and conservation
06 Remote sensing
07 Landscape and ecosystem
08 Rehabilitation of environment ecosystem
09 Mitigation
10 Ecological engineering
Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system 1602   01 Sound material recycle system
02 Low carbon society
03 Renewable energy
04 Biomass utilization
05 Design and planning of environmental conscious areas
06 Water resources and water use system
07 Industrial symbiosis
08 Material and energy flow analysis
09 Life cycle assessment (LCA)
10 Integrated pollution prevention and control
Environmental policy and social systems 1603   01 Environmental philosophy and ethics
02 Environmental justice
03 Environmental economics
04 Environmental laws
05 Environmental information
06 Environmental geographical information
07 Environmental education
08 Environmental management
09 Environment and social activities
10 Environmental standard and auditing
11 Consensus forming
12 Environmental safety and security
13 Corporate social responsibility
14 Social and economical system
15 Public system and management
16 Sustainable development
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Complex systems
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Design science Design science 1651   01 Information design(Communication, media, contents, interaction, interface)
02 Environmental design (Architecture, Urban, Landscape)
03 Industrial design (Product design, universal design)
04 Art
05 Aesthetics
06 Design history
07 Theory for design
08 Design standard
09 Design support
10 3D modeling & acoustic modeling
11 Analysis & evaluation for design
12 Design education
Human life science Home economics/Human life 1701   01 Family resource management
02 Family finance and consumer issues
03 Family
04 Lifestyle
05 Information for living
06 Human life and culture
07 Life of the elderly
08 Well-being for individual and family
09 Child care, Child rearing
10 Home economics education
11 Consumer education
12 Philosophy of home economics
13 Materials and goods for living
14 Design for living
15 Manufacturing , Skills of making products for daily life
Clothing life/Dwelling life 1702   01 Human life and clothing
02 Clothing and environment
03 Dyeing and finishing treatment
04 Clothing design and manufacturing
05 Clothing materials
06 History of costume
07 Clothing culture
08 Clothing psychology
09 Dwelling life
10 Planning of housing
11 Housing management
12 Housing history
13 Interior, housing and living environment design
14 Dwelling environment and equipment
15 Housing structure and material
16 City planning and community policy
17 Child-raising environment
18 Housing for the elderly
19 Housing environment for the elderly and people with disabilities
20 Dwelling culture
21 Housing information and housing education
Eating habits 1703 A 01 Cooking and processing
02 Food storage
03 Sensory evaluation
04 Food materials
05 Cooking and functional constituent
06 Food service
07 Food culture
08 Texture
09 Mastication and swallowing
B 10 Foods and Nutrition
11 Functional Foods
12 Molecular Metabolism
13 Nutritional Epidemiology
14 Clinical Nutrition
C 15 Dietary education
16 Dietary habits
17 Dietary behavior
18 Dietary information
19 Food with health claims
20 Food and environment
21 Diet evaluation
22 Food management
Science education/ Educational technology Science education 1801 1 01 Higher education(Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information science, Astronomy, Earth and planetary science, Interdisciplinary science)
02 Elementary and secondary education(Arithmetic･Mathematics, Natural science, Information science)
03 Engineering education
2 04 Science literacy
05 Experiment/Observation
06 Science education curriculum
07 Environmental education
08 Industrial technology education
09 Science and sociocultural aspect
10 Science teacher training
11 Science communication
12 Information literacy
Educational technology 1802 1 01 Curriculum/Pedagogy development
02 Teaching-learning support systems
03 Distributed collaborative learning system
04 Human interface
2 05 Instructional materials information system
06 Utilization of media
07 Distance education
08 E-learning
09 Information-related education
10 Media education
11 Learning environment
12 Teacher's education
13 Classroom instruction
Sociology/History of science and technology Sociology/History of science and technology 1901   01 Sociology of science
02 History of science
03 History of technology
04 Medical history
05 Industrial archaeology
06 Philosophy of science/Theory of science
07 Science, technology and society
Cultural assets study and museology Cultural assets study and museology 2001 A 01 Dating methods
02 Material analysis
03 Production techniques
04 Conservation science
05 Archaeological prospection
06 Plant and animal residues/Human remains
07 Cultural property/Cultural heritage
08 Cultural resources
09 Cultural property policy
B 10 Museum Informatics
11 Museum Education, Museum Pedagogy
12 Museum Information Systems, Museum Informatics
13 Museum Business Management
14 Public Finance and Administration of Museums
15 Museum Material Resources
16 History of Museology
Geography Geography 2101   01 Geography in general
02 Land use/Landscape
03 Environmental system
04 Regional planning
05 Cartography/Regional geography/Geography education
06 Geomorphology
07 Climatology
08 Hydrology
09 Geographic information system
10 Remote sensing
11 Vegetation/Soil
12 Tourism
Social/Safety system science Social systems engineering/Safety system 2201 A 01 Social engineering
02 Social system
03 Policy science
04 Development planning
05 Management engineering
06 Management system
07 Operations research
08 Quality control
09 Industrial engineering
10 Modeling
11 Logistics
12 Marketing
13 Finance
14 Project management
15 Environmental management
B 16 Safety engineering/Safety science
17 Safety concerning products, facilities, systems
18 Safety risk management
19 Crisis management
20 Fire and explosion prevention and protection
21 Safety information
22 Social technology for security (evacuation､mass guidance､information distribution､hazard map)
23 Risk-based engineering
24 Engineering diagnosis, regeneration, maintenance management
25 Reliability of machinery and human
26 Occupational safety and health
Natural disaster / Disaster prevention science 2202 A 01 Seismic motion
02 Liquefaction
03 Active fault
04 Tsunami
05 Volcanic eruption
06 Volcanic ejecta/Debris flow
07 Seismic hazard
08 Volcanic hazard
09 Damage prediction/Analysis/Mitigation measures
10 Disaster mitigation and buildings
B 11 Meteorological disasters
12 Hydrological disasters
13 Geo-hazard
14 Landslide
15 Drought
16 Snow and ice disasters
17 Natural disaster prediction/Analysis/Measures
18 Lifeline disaster prevention
19 Local disaster preparedness plan and policy
20 Rehabilitation and reconstruction engineering
21 Disaster risk assessment
Biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering/ Biomaterial science and engineering 2301 A 01 Medical imaging, Bioimaging
02 Biological modeling, physiome
03 Biological simulation
04 Bioinformation and instrumentation
05 Artificial Organs
06 Engineering for regenerative medicine
07 Biological properties
08 Biomedical control and therapy
09 Biomechanics
10 Cell biomechanics
11 Nano-Bio Systems
12 Biomedical Ultrasound
13 Physiologically active substances application
14 Bio-inspired system
B 15 Biomaterials
16 Biofunctional materials
17 Cell and Tissue engineering Materials
18 Biocompatible materials/Biosuitable materials
19 Nano-biomaterials
20 Materials for regenerative medicine and engineering
21 Drug delivery system
22 Stimuli-responsive materials
23 Materials for genetic and nucleic acid engineering
Medical systems 2302   01 Medical Ultrasound System
02 Medical imaging system
03 Laboratory examination system
04 Minimally invasive treatment system
05 Remote diagnosis and treatment system
06 Organ preservation and treatment system
07 Medical information system
08 Computational surgery
09 Medical robotics
Medical engineering assessment 2303   01 Regulartory Science
02 Safety validation
03 Clinical studies
04 Biomedical engineering ethics
05 Medical devices
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering 2304 A 1 01 Rehabilitation medicine
02 Disability science
03 Physical therapy
04 Occupational therapy science
05 Speech language and hearing therapy
06 Social welfare and health science
07 Artificial sensory organs
2 08 Gerontology
09 Clinical psychotherapy
B 10 Engineering for health and welfare
11 Technology for activities of daily living
12 Preventive care/Assistive technology
13 Normalization
14 Barrier-free system
15 Universal design
16 Robotics for welfare and nursing care
17 Technology for substituting biological function
18 Technical aid
19 Human interface
20 Nursing engineering
Health/Sports science Developmental mechanisms and the body works 2401 A 01 Educational physiology
02 Physical systems science
03 Biological information analysis
04 Higher brain function science
05 Physical growth developmental science
06 Sensory and motor development studies
B 07 Aesthetic education
08 Physical environment theory
09 Kinetic theory of leadership
10 Pedagogy of physical education
11 Fitness
12 Cultural theories of physical movement
13 Philosophy of the body
14 Life and death education
15 Psychology of physical education
16 Affective science
17 Outdoor education
18 Dance education
19 Gender education
20 Adult life stage elderly gymnastics
21 Martial arts theory
22 Motion adaptation life science
Sports science 2402 A 1 01 Sports philosophy
02 Sports history
03 Sports psychology
04 Sports science management
05 Sports pedagogy
06 Training science
07 Sports biomechanics
2 08 Coaching
09 Sports talent
10 Sports for the disabled
11 Sports sociology
12 Sports environment
13 Cultural anthropology of sport
B 14 Sports physiology
15 Sports biochemistry
16 Sports nutrition
17 Energy metabolism
18 Training medical science
19 Sports disorders
20 Doping
Applied health science 2403 A 1 01 Health education
02 Health promotion
03 Safety propulsion/Safety education
04 Pedagogy of health education
05 Stress management
06 Smoking/Drug abuse prevention education
07 School health
2 08 AIDS and sex education
09 Health management
10 Health information
11 Nutritional guidance
12 Physical and mental health
13 Leisure/Recreation
B 14 Lifestyle diseases
15 Exercise prescription and exercise therapy
16 Aging
17 Sports medicine
18 Sports immunology
Childhood science Childhood science (childhood environment science) 2451   01 Health/Growth
02 Development/Child care
03 Exercise/Play
04 Human rights/Right
05 Misconduct/Deviation
06 Social environment
07 Cultural environment
08 Physical environment
09 Educational environment
Biomolecular science Biomolecular chemistry 2501   01 Natural product chemistry
02 Secondary metabolite
03 Searching bioactive molecules
04 Chemical modification of biomolecules
05 Biological function related substance
06 Molecular mechanism of activity expression
07 Biosynthesis
08 Design and synthesis of bioactive molecule
09 Combinatorial chemistry
10 Chemical ecology
11 Metabolome
Chemical biology 2502   01 In vivo functional expression
02 Searching medicines
03 Searching diagnosis chemicals
04 Searching agricultural chemicals
05 Chemical library
06 Structure-activity relationship
07 Chemical probes
08 Molecular imaging
09 Biomolecule measurements
10 Intracellular chemical reactions
11 Molecular targeting drugs
12 Proteomics
13 Directed evolution
Brain sciences Basic / Social brain science 2601 A 01 Genome brain science
02 Epigenetics
03 Brain molecule profiling
04 Nano brain science
05 Chemical biology
06 Medicinal brain science
07 Brain function probe
08 Brain imaging
09 Luminary brain science
10 Neuron glial cross-interaction
11 Brain function model animals
12 Brain function behavioral analysis
13 Brain and rhythm
14 Sleep
15 Neuropsychology/Linguistic science
16 Neurological scinece
17 Science of Dementia
B 18 Communication
19 Human interaction
20 Social behavior
21 Development and education
22 Sensibility, affectivity and emotion
23 Values, reward and punishment
24 Motivation
25 Neuroeconomics and neuromarketing
26 Political brain science
Brain biometrics 2602   01 Brain morphology measurement
02 Functional /Non-invasive biometry (measurement)
03 Real time brain blood flow measurement
04 Brain recordings
05 Brain information reading (Decoding)
06 Sensory information
07 Kinetic (motor) information
08 Cognitive information
09 Higher brain function measurement
10 Brain information processing
11 Brain function operation
12 Brain machine interface
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Humanities/Social sciences
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Area studies Area studies 2701   01 Europe
02 Russia/Slavic area
03 North America
04 Central and South America
05 East Asia
06 Southeast Asia
07 South Asia
08 West Asia/Central Asia
09 Africa
10 Oceania
11 Global studies
12 Cross-regional comparative studies
13 Aid/Regional cooperation
Gender Gender 2801   01 Gender differences/Gender roles
02 Sexuality
03 Social thought/Social movements/History
04 Law/Politics
05 Economy/Labor
06 Social policy/Social welfare
07 Body/Expression/Media
08 Science and technology/Medicine/Life Science
09 Education/Human development
10 Development
11 Violence/Prostitution
12 Cross-cultural comparison
13 Women's studies/Men's studies/Queer studies
14 Career
15 Gender equality
16 Comparative analysis among nations
Tourism Studies Tourism Studies 2851   01 Tourism Theory
02 Tourism Resources
03 Tourism Policy
04 Tourist Industry
05 Regional Development
06 Town Planning
07 Tourists
08 Resorts
09 Landscape
10 World Heritage Sites
11 Festivals and Events
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Humanities
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Philosophy Philosophy/Ethics 2901   01 Principles of philosophy/Specific theories of philosophy
02 Principles of ethics/Specific theories of ethics
03 Western philosophy
04 Western ethics
05 Japanese philosophy
06 Japanese ethics
07 Comparative philosophy
Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies 2902 1 01 Chinese philosophy/Thought
02 Chinese Buddhism
03 Taoism
04 Confucianism
2 05 Indian philosophy/Thought
06 Buddhist studies/History of Buddhism
Religious studies 2903   01 Religious studies in general
02 History of religions
03 Sociology of religion
04 Philosophy of religion
05 Comparative study of religion
History of thought 2904   01 History of Western thought
02 History of Eastern and Japanese thought
03 Comparative history of thought
04 History of religious thought
05 History of social thought
06 History of political thought
07 History of scientific thought
08 History of art theory
Art studies Aesthetics and studies on art 3001   01 Aethetics
02 Philosophy and theory of art
03 Musicology and music history
04 Miscellaneous art studies
Fine art history 3002   01 Japanese and Eastern art history
02 Western art history
03 Comparative art history
04 Iconology and religious art history
05 Architecture history
06 History of design, product design and clothing
Art at large 3003   01 Cultural representation studies
02 Pop culture
03 Film studies
04 Performing arts
05 Policy, arts management and creative industries
06 Art practice, and musical and other performance
07 Media arts
Literature Japanese literature 3101 1 01 Japanese literature in general
02 Ancient literature (Nara and Heian periods)
03 Medieval literature (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
04 Kanbungaku (Chinese literature in Japan)
05 Bibliography and philology
2 06 Premodern literature (Edo period)
07 Modern and contemporary literature (after Meiji Restoration)
08 Literary theory, criticism, and comparative literature
Literature in English 3102 1 01 English literature
02 Comparative literature
2 03 American literature
04 Other literatures in English
05 Literary theory, criticism, bibliography and philology
European literature 3103 1 01 French and Francophone literature
02 Western classics
03 Literary theory, criticism, bibliography and philology
04 Comparative literature
2 05 German literature
06 Russian and East European literature
07 Other European literature
Chinese literature 3104   01 Chinese literature
02 Bibliography and philology
03 Literary theory and criticism
04 Comparative literature
Literature in general 3105   01 Literary theory and criticism
02 Comparative literature
03 Literature in other languages and areas
Linguistics Linguistics 3201 1 01 Phonetics
02 Phonology
03 Morphology
04 Syntax
05 Semantics
06 Pragmatics
07 Scripts and orthography
08 Lexicography
2 09 Sociolinguistics
10 Discourse analysis
11 Psycholinguistics
12 Biolinguistics
13 Historical linguistics
14 French linguistics
15 German linguistics
16 Chinese linguistics
17 Other languages
18 Endangered and minority languages
19 Neurolinguistics
20 Corpus linguistics
Japanese linguistics 3202   01 Phonetics/Phonology
02 Grammar
03 Morphology, Semantics
04 Writing systems
05 Stylistics
06 Dialect
07 Language in daily life
08 History of the Japanese language
09 History of Japanese linguistics
English linguistics 3203   01 Phonetics/Phonology
02 Grammar
03 Morphology, Semantics
04 Stylistics
05 History of the English language
06 History of English linguistics
07 Diversity of the English language
Japanese language education 3204   01 Systems of Japanese language education/Language policy
02 Theories on qualified teachers/Classroom research
03 Teaching methods/Curriculum planning
04 Theory of second language acquisition
05 Educational technology/Teaching materials/Educational media in general
06 Mother tongue retention/Bilingual education
07 Cross-cultural understanding and intercultural communication
08 Japanese affairs
09 History of Japanese language education
10 Educational testing and evaluation
Foreign language education 3205 1 01 Teaching methods/Curriculum planning
2 02 Educational technology/Teaching materials/Educational media in general
03 e-Learning/Computer-assisted language learning
3 04 Theory of second language acquisition
05 Intercultural communication, translation and interpretation
4 06 Early foreign language education
07 Foreign language education and language policies
08 Theory and history of foreign language education
09 Educational testing and evaluation
10 Training foreign language teachers
History Historical studies in general 3301   01 World history
02 History of cultural and diplomatic exchange
03 Comparative history
04 Comparative study of civilizations
05 Globalization
06 Environmental history
07 History of islands and oceans
08 Research in historical materials
Japanese history 3302 1 01 Ancient history (Nara and Heian periods)
02 Medieval history (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
03 Cultural history
04 Religious history
05 Rural history
06 Japanese history in general
07 History of cultural and diplomatic exchange
08 Research in historical materials
2 09 Early modern history (Edo period)
10 Modern and contemporary history (after the Meiji Restoration)
11 Local history
12 Environmental history
13 History of disasters
14 Urban history
History of Asia and Africa 3303   01 Chinese history (Ancient, medieval, and early modern periods)
02 Chinese history (Modern and contemporary periods)
03 East Asian history
04 Southeast Asian history
05 Oceanian history
06 South Asian history
07 West Asian/Islamic history
08 Central Eurasian history
09 African history
10 Comparative history/History of cultural and diplomatic exchange
11 Research in historical materials
History of Europe and America 3304   01 Ancient European history
02 Medieval European history
03 Modern and contemporary West European history
04 Modern and contemporary East European history
05 Modern and contemporary South European history
06 Modern and contemporary North European history
07 North and South American history
08 Comparative history/History of cultural and diplomatic exchange
09 Research in historical materials
Archaeology 3305   01 Archaeology in general
02 Prehistoric studies
03 Historical archaeology
04 Japanese archaeology
05 Asian archaeology
06 Study of ancient civilizations
07 Study of material culture
08 Experimental archaeology
09 Research in buried cultural assets
10 Archaeological informatics
Human geography Human geography 3401   01 History of geography/Methodology
02 Economic geography/Transportation geography
03 Political geography/Social geography
04 Cultural geography
05 Urban geography
06 Rural geography
07 Historical geography
08 Regional environment/Natural hazards
09 Geography education
10 Regional planning/Regional policy
11 Regional geography
12 Geographic information system
13 History of cartography
Cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology 3501   01 Cultural anthropology
02 Folklore
03 Ethnography
04 Social anthropology
05 Comparative folklore
06 Material culture
07 Prehistoric period/Historic period
08 Arts/Performing arts
09 Religion/Rituals
10 Development/Aid
11 Health care
12 Migration/Border crossing
13 Minority
14 Ecology/Natural environment
15 Media
16 Body/ Sport
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Social sciences
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
law Fundamental law 3601   01 Legal philosophy/Legal theory
02 Roman law
03 Legal history
04 Sociology of law
05 Comparative law
06 Foreign law
07 Law and policy, Legislative studies
08 Law and economics
Public law 3602   01 Constitutional law
02 Administrative law
03 Tax law
04 Constitutional theory, History of constitution
05 Constitutional litigation
06 Comparative constitutional law, EU law
07 Administrative organization law
08 Administrative procedure
09 Administrative remedies
10 International tax law
International law 3603   01 Public international law
02 Private international law
03 International human rights, Nationality law
04 Law of international organizations
05 International economic law
06 International civil procedure
07 International trade law
Social law 3604   01 Labor law
02 Economic law
03 Social security law
04 Education law
Criminal law 3605   01 Criminal law
02 Criminal procedure
03 Criminology
04 Criminal justice policy
05 Juvenile law
06 Law and psychology
Civil law 3606   01 Civil law
02 Commercial law
03 Civil procedure
04 Company law, Business corporate law
05 Financial law
06 Securities law
07 Insurance law
08 Insolvency law
09 Alternative dispute resolution
10 Civil execution law
New fields of law 3607   01 Environmental law
02 Medical law
03 Information law, Media law
04 Intellectual property law
05 Law and gender
06 Law and education, Legal profession, Legal teaching
07 Legal person, Trusts
08 Consumer law
09 Traffic law
10 Land law, Housing law
11 Judicial system
Politics Politics 3701   01 Political theory
02 Political methodology
03 History of Western political thought
04 History of Japanese and East Asian political thought
05 Political history
06 Japanese political history
07 Japanese politics
08 Political process
09 Electoral studies
10 New institutionalism
11 Political economy
12 Public administration
13 Local government
14 Comparative politics
15 Public policy
International relations 3702   01 Theory of international relations
02 Diplomatic history/International history
03 Foreign policy
04 International security
05 Non-traditional security/ Human security
06 International political economy
07 International regime
08 International integration
09 International cooperation
10 International communication
11 Transnational relations
12 Global issues
13 International relations of East Asia
14 International development cooperation
Economics Economic theory 3801   01 Microeconomics
02 Macroeconomics
03 Economic theory
04 Game theory
05 Behavioral Economics
06 Experimental Economics
07 Evolutionary Economics
08 Economic Institutions and Systems
Economic doctrine/Economic thought 3802   01 Economic doctrine
02 Economic thought
03 Social thought
04 Economic Philosophy
Economic statistics 3803   01 Statistical system
02 Statistical research
03 Population statistics
04 Income/Wealth distribution
05 National accounts
06 Econometrics
07 Financial Econometrics
Economic policy 3804   01 International economics
02 Industrial organization
03 Economic development
04 Economic policy
05 Urban economics
06 Transportation economics
07 Regional economics
08 Environmental economics
09 Resource economics
10 Japanese economy
11 Economic affairs
Public finance/Public economy 3805   01 Public finance
02 Local government finance
03 Public economics
04 Public policy
05 Health economics
06 Labor economics
07 Social security
08 Education economics
09 Law and economics
10 Political economics
Money/ Finance 3806   01 Monetary economics
02 Finance
03 International finance
04 Corporate finance
05 Insurance
06 Financial engineering
Economic history 3807   01 Economic history
02 Business history
03 Industrial history
Management Management 3901 1 01 Organizational management
02 Managerial finance
03 Management information
04 Business administration
05 Corporate social responsibility
06 Management theory
2 07 Corporate strategy
08 International management
09 Management of technology
10 Business ventures
11 Human resource management
Commerce 3902   01 Marketing
02 Consumer behavior
03 Advertising
04 Distribution and logistics
05 Marketing research
06 Commerce
07 Insurance
Accounting 3903   01 Financial accounting
02 Managerial accounting
03 Auditing
04 Bookkeeping
05 International accounting
06 Tax accounting
07 Governmental accounting
08 Environmental accounting
Sociology Sociology 4001 1 01 Social philosophy/Social thought
02 History of sociology
03 Sociological Theory / Sociological Methodology
04 Social System
05 Social research
06 Mathematical sociology
07 Social interaction/Social relations
08 Social group/Social organization
09 Institutions/Structure/Social change
10 Knowledge/Science/Technology
11 Politics/Power/State
12 Class/Social status group /Social mobility
2 13 Family/Kinship/Population
14 Community/Village/City
15 Industry/Labor
16 Sociology of welfare
17 Culture/Religion/Social consciousness
18 Communication/Information/Media
19 Gender
20 Education/School
21 Medical sociology /Disability studies
22 Social problems/Social movements
23 Discrimination/Social exclusion
24 Environment/Pollution
25 International community/Ethnicity
26 Body/Sports
27 Self/Identity
Social welfare and social work studies 4002   01 Principles of social welfare/philosophy of social welfare
02 Social welfare history
03 Social security / Social welfare policy
04 Welfare state/ Welfare society
05 Social work
06 Poverty/ Public assistance
07 Child welfare
08 Women's welfare/ Feminist social work
09 Social policy and social work with people with disabilites
10 Social policy and social work with the elderly
11 Social work with families
12 Community work/ commumity services/community development
13 Social work in mental health /social work in health care/ care work
14 Forensic social work/ social work in juvenile delinquency and criminal justice
15 Management in social work / Advocacy/evaluation
16 International social work / NGOs in social welfare
17 Volunteerism / NPOs in social welfare
18 Social work education/ Field education
Psychology Social psychology 4101   01 Self-processes
02 Social cognition/Emotion
03 Attitude/Belief
04 Social interaction/Interpersonal relations
05 Interpersonal communication
06 Group/Leadership
07 Collective behavior/Social phenomena
08 Industry/Organization/Personnel
09 Culture
10 Social issues
11 Environment/Environmental problems
12 Media/Electronic network
13 Consumer behavior
Educational psychology 4102   01 Development
02 Parent-child relationship
03 Developmental disorder
04 Personality
05 Teaching Method/Learning
06 Educational assessment/evaluation
07 Educational counseling
08 Interpersonal relations/ behavior
09 Self-process
10 School,Class,Teacher
Clinical psychology 4103   01 Psychological disorder
02 Crime/Delinquency
03 Psychological assessment
04 Psychotherapy
05 Psychological intervention
06 Nonverbal communication
07 Counseling
08 Psychological interviewing process
09 Case study
10 Self-help group
11 Therapist's theory
12 Community support
13 Health psychology/Health development
14 Rehabilitation psychology
Experimental psychology 4104   01 Psycho-physiology
02 Sensation/Perception/Kansei
03 Consciousness/Cognition/Attention
04 Memory
05 Affection/Emotion/Motivation
06 Thinking/Reasoning/Language
07 Learning/Behavior analysis
08 Evolution/Development/Comparative cognition
09 Principle/History/Methodology
Education Education 4201 1 01 Philosophy of education
02 Educational thought
03 History of education
04 Curriculum theory
05 Instructional theory
06 Academic achievement theory
07 Educational methods
08 Educational evaluation
09 Teacher education
2 10 Administration and finance of education
11 School management
12 School education
13 Early childhood education/Child-care
14 Lifelong learning
15 Adult and community education
16 Education at home
17 Education policy
Sociology of education 4202   01 Sociology of education
02 Economics of education
03 Anthropology of education
04 Education policy
05 Comparative education
06 Human resource development/Development education
07 School system/School culture
08 Teacher/Student culture
09 Youth problems
10 Academic achievement problem
11 Multicultural education
12 Gender and education
13 Education survey method
14 Educational information system
Education on school subjects and activities 4203 1 01 Education of individual subjects (Japanese､ mathematics､ science､ social studies､ geography/History､ civics､ life environmental studies､ music､ art､ Physical and health education､ home economics､ technology､ English､ information)
02 Education of vocational/Professional subject (industry､ bussiness､ agriculture､ fishery､ nursing､ welfare)
2 03 Curriculum composition/development
04 Materials development
05 Education excluding subject (global learning､ moral､ special activities)
06 Guidance
07 Career education
08 Teacher training
Special needs education 4204   01 Education philosophy, Thought and History
02 Education system, Policy, and Administration
03 Psychological clinical study and Experiment study
04 Assessment
05 Instruction, Support, and Evaluation
06 Support system and Special needs education coordinator
07 Consultation and Counseling
08 Family and advocacy
09 Cohesive society and School inclusion
10 Early detection and Early support
11 Regular classroom and Resource room
12 Special school for Children with disabilities
13 Higher education and Career education
14 Developmental disabilities and Emotional disturbance
15 Intellectual disabilities
16 Visual impairments, Deaf and Hard of hearing, and Speech and Language disorders
17 Physical disorders and Health impairments
18 Learning difficulties and School maladjustment
19 Gifted and Talented
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Interdisciplinary science and engineering
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Nano/Micro science Nanostructural chemistry 4301   01 Nanostructural chemistry
02 Creation of nanostructures
03 Clusters/Nanoparticles
04 Fullerenes/Nanotubes/Graphene
05 Mesoscopic Chemistry
06 Hierarchical structures/Superstructures
07 Nanosurfaces/Nanointerfaces
08 Self-assembly
Nanostructural physics 4302   01 Nanotubes/Graphene
02 Nanostructure properties
03 Nanoscale control physics
04 Nano/Micro physics
05 Nanoprobes
06 Quantum information
07 Quantum effects
08 Quantum dots
09 Quantum devices
10 Electron devices
11 Spin devices
12 Nanotribology
Nanomaterials chemistry 4303   01 Creation of nanomaterials
02 Analysis and characterization of nanomaterials
03 Nanosurfaces/Nanointerfaces
04 Functional nanomaterials
05 Formation/Control of nanostructures
06 Molecular components
07 Nanoparticles
08 Fullerenes/Nanotubes/Graphene
09 Carbon nanomaterials
10 Single-molecule chemistry
11 Nano-optical devices
12 Molecular devices
Nanomaterials engineering 4304   01 Nano crystalline materials/Composites
02 Nano particles/Wires/Sheets
03 Nano dots/Layers
04 Nano defect control
05 Hetero/Homo structures
06 Nano materials /Fabrication process
07 Nano shaping/Forming process
08 Nano carbon applications
09 Nano and micro structural analysis /Evaluation/Testing
Nanobioscience 4305   01 DNA devices
02 Nanosynthesis
03 Molecular manipulation
04 Biochips
05 Single-molecule biochemistry and physiology
06 Single-molecule bioinformation science
07 Single-molecule science
08 Single-molecule imaging/Nanometrology
09 Genomic engineering
Nano/Microsystems 4306   01 MEMS･NEMS
02 Nano/Microfabrication
03 Nano/Micro-optical devices
04 Nano/Microchemical systems
05 Nano/Microbiosystems
06 Nano/Micromechanics
07 Nano/Microsensors
Applied physics Applied materials 4401   01 Magnetic material
02 Superconductor
03 Dielectric
04 Optical properties
05 Micro crystal
06 Organic molecule
07 Liquid crystal
08 New functional materials
09 Spintronics
10 Organic/Molecular electronics
11 Bioelectronics
Crystal engineering 4402   01 Metal
02 Semiconductor
03 Amorphous
04 Crystallite
05 Ceramics
06 Crystal growth
07 Epitaxial growth
08 Crystal characterization
09 Heterostructure
10 Electronic/optical functionality
Thin film/Surface and interfacial physical properties 4403   01 Ferroelectric thin film
02 Carbon-related thin film
03 Oxide electronics
04 New functional thin film materials
05 Surface
06 Interface
07 Vacuum
08 Beam application
09 Scanning probe microscopy
10 Electron microscopy
Optical engineering, Photon science 4404   01 Optical elements/Instrumentation/Materials
02 Quantum information processing
03 Vision
04 Quantum electronics
05 Laser
06 Nonlinear optics
07 Quantum optics
08 Photonic crystals
09 Opto-electronics
10 Micro-and nano-optics
11 Optical sensing
12 Optical recording
13 Optical controlling
14 Photo-processing
Plasma electronics 4405   01 Plasma
02 Plasma processing
03 Plasma application
04 Reactive plasma
05 Plasma chemistry
06 Plasma treatment
07 Plasma diagnostics
General applied physics 4406   01 Mechanics
02 Thermal engineering
03 Sounds
04 Vibration
05 Electromagnetism
06 Physical measurements and control
07 Standards
08 Sensors
09 Energy conversion
10 Radiation
11 Accelerators
Quantum beam science Quantum beam science 4501   01 Technology of accelerator
02 Diagnostics for quantum beams
03 Data processing and analysis
04 Detectors
05 Industrial application
06 Medical application
07 Compact quantum beam generator
08 Lasers
09 X-ray
10 γ-ray
11 Synchrotron radiation
12 Neutron
13 Muon
14 Electron, Positron
15 Neutrino
16 Ion beam
17 Proton beam
18 Other quantum beam
Computational science Computational science 4601   01 Mathematical engineering (mathematical analysis/planning/designing/optimization)
02 Computational mechanics
03 Numerical simulation
04 Multi-scale modeling
05 Large scale simulation
06 Parallel Processing, 3D simulation
07 Numerical simulation methods
08 Advanced algorithms
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Mathematical and physical sciences
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Mathematics Algebra 4701 1 01 Number theory
02 Arithmetic geometry
03 Group theory (including representation theory of groups)
04 Algebraic combinatorics
2 05 Algebraic geometry
06 Ring theory (including Lie algebra theory, representaion theory of Lie algebras)
07 Other algebra (including algebraic analysis, computational algebra, applications of algebra)
Geometry 4702 1 01 Riemannian geometry (including geometric analysis)
02 Symplectic geometry (including contact geometry)
03 Complex geometry
04 Other differential geometry (including geometric structures, discrete geometry)
2 05 Topology (algebraic topology, general topology)
06 Differential topology (foliations, singularities, topological transformation groups)
07 Low-dimensional topology (knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, 4-dimensional manifolds)
Basic analysis 4703 1 01 Functional analysis (including operator theory/representation theory)
02 Operator algebras
03 Dynamical systems/Integrable systems
04 Algebraic analysis
2 05 Real analysis
06 Complex analysis
07 Probability theory
08 Other basic analysis (including function spaces/foundations of applied analysis)
Mathematical analysis 4704   01 Functional equations
02 Applied analysis
03 Nonlinear analysis (including variational analysis/nonlinear phenomena)
Foundations of mathematics/Applied mathematics 4705 1 01 Mathematical logic and foundations, Information mathematics
02 Discrete mathematics
2 03 Numerical analysis/ Mathematical models (including prediction Theory, optimization, data analysis)
04 Statistical mathematics (including game theory, design of experiments, convex programming problems, decision theory, estimation theory, testing theory,estimation of stochastic processes)
05 Other applied mathematics
Astronomy Astronomy 4801   01 Optical/Infrared astronomy
02 Radio astronomy
03 Solar physics
04 Astrometry
05 Theoretical astronomy
06 X-ray/γ-ray astronomy
Physics Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics 4901 1 01 Particle physics (theory)
2 02 Nuclear physics (theory)
03 Cosmic ray physics (theory)
04 Astrophysics (theory)
05 Cosmology/Gravitation (theory)
3 06 Particle physics (experiment)
07 Nuclear physics (experiment)
08 Cosmic ray physics (experiment)
09 Astrophysics (experiment)
10 Cosmology/Gravitation (experiment)
11 Accelerator technology
12 Particle detectors
Condensed matter physics I 4902   01 Semiconductors
02 Mesoscopic system/Localization
03 Optical properties
04 Surface/Interface
05 Crystal growth
06 Dielectrics
07 Lattice defects
08 X-ray/Particle beam
09 Phonon properties
10 Spin properties(semiconductor)
Condensed matter physics II 4903 1 01 Magnetism
02 Magnetic resonance
2 03 Strongly-correlated system
04 High temperature superconductivity
05 Metal
06 Ultralow temperature/Condensed quantum system
07 Superconductivity/Density wave system
08 Molecular solid/Organic conductor
Mathematical physics/Fundamental condensed matter physics 4904   01 Statistical physics
02 Fundamental condensed matter theory
03 Mathematical physics
04 Integrable system
05 Non-equilibrium/Nonlinear physics
06 Applied mathematics
07 Dynamics
08 Fluid physics
09 Disordered system
10 Computational physics
Atomic/Molecular/Quantum electronics 4905   01 Atom/Molecule
02 Quantum electronics
03 Quantum information
04 Radiation
05 Beam physics
Biological physics/Chemical physics/Soft matter physics 4906   01 Physics of living phenomena
02 Physics of biomolecules
03 Mathematical biology
04 Glass･Liquid･Solution
05 Optical response･Photosynthesis･Chemical reaction
06 Polymer･Liquid crystal･Gel
07 Emulsion･Membrane･Colloid
08 Interface･Wetting･Adhesion･Fracture
09 Biophysics(general)
10 Chemical physics(general)
11 Soft matter physics(general)
Earth and planetary science Solid earth and planetary physics 5001   01 Earthquake phenomena
02 Volcanic phenomena
03 Prediction of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
04 Earthquake and volcanic disasters
05 Crustal movement/Sea floor crustal movement
06 Geomagnetism
07 Gravity
08 Tectonics
09 Internal structure
10 Earth interior dynamics/Mineral physics
11 Solid planets/Satellite/Asteroid
12 Planet formation and evolution
13 Exploration of solid planets
14 Observation methods
Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology 5002   01 Meteorology
02 Climatology
03 Planetary atmospheres
04 Air-sea interaction
05 Geophysical fluid dynamics
06 Physical oceanography
07 Global environmental system
08 Land-area water cycle/Material circulation
09 Water budget
Space and upper atmospheric physics 5003   01 Terrestrial and planetary magnetospheres
02 Geomagnetic variation
03 Terrestrial and planetary ionospheres
04 Terrestrial and planetary upper atmospheres
05 Aurora/Magnetic storm
06 Solar wind/Interplanetary space
07 Solar-terrestrial system/Space weather
08 Space plasma/Plasma wave
09 Planetary plasma/Planetary atmosphere exploration
Geology 5004   01 Regional geology
02 Marine geology
03 Accretionary prism/Orogenic belt
04 Structural geology/Tectonics
05 Volcanoes/Active faults/Geologic hazards
06 Environmental geology/Hydraulic geology
07 Quaternary study
08 Applied geology/Urban geology
09 Sedimentology/Energy resource geology
10 Earth history/Planetary geology
11 Geoinformatics
12 History of geoscience
Stratigraphy/Paleontology 5005   01 Stratigraphic succession
02 Fossil
03 Phylogeny/Evolution/Diversity
04 Function/Morphology
05 Paleoecology
06 Paleobiogeography
07 Paleoenvironment
08 Paleo-ocean
Petrology/Mineralogy/Economic geology 5006   01 Earth and planetary materials
02 Earth and planetary evolution
03 Crust/Mantle/Core
04 Magma/Igneous rocks
05 Metamorphic rocks
06 Mineral physics
07 Natural and artificial crystals
08 Elemental fractionation
09 Ore deposition
10 Mineral resources
11 Biologic and environmental minerals
Geochemistry/Cosmochemistry 5007   01 Earth and extraterrestrial materials
02 Material recycling
03 Distribution of elements and molecules
04 Isotope/Radiometric dating
05 Cosmochemistry
06 Chemistry of the crust and mantle
07 Organic geochemistry
08 Biosphere geochemistry
09 Atmospheric and hydrospheric geochemistry
10 Environmental/geo-environmental chemistry
11 Analytical methods
Plasma science Plasma science 5101   01 Basic plasma physics and electric discharges
02 Space and astrophysical plasmas
03 Burning plasma
04 High energy density physics
05 Complex plasmas
06 Reactive plasmas
07 Plasma chemistry
08 Plasma applications
09 Plasma diagnostics
10 Plasma control /Laser
11 Plasma acceleration
12 Plasma application to beam physics
13 Plasma application to mm and THz waves
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Chemistry
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Basic chemistry Physical chemistry 5201   01 Structural chemistry
02 Electronic state
03 Molecular dynamics
04 Chemical reaction
05 Reaction dynamics
06 Molecular spectroscopy
07 Surface/Interface
08 Solution
09 Cluster
10 Theoretical chemistry
11 Biophysical chemistry
Organic chemistry 5202   01 Structural organic chemistry
02 Organic reaction chemistry
03 Synthetic organic chemistry
04 Organoelement chemistry
05 Organic photochemistry
06 Physical organic chemistry
07 Theoretical organic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry 5203   01 Metal complex chemistry
02 Organometallic chemistry
03 Inorganic solid-state chemistry
04 Bioinorganic chemistry
05 Nuclear/Radiochemistry
06 Supramolecular complexes
07 Multinuclear/Cluster complexes
08 Coordination polymers
09 Solution chemistry
10 Nanomaterials
11 Crystal structure
12 Catalysts
13 Element resources
Applied chemistry Functional solid state chemistry 5301   01 Optical properties
02 Electronic properties
03 Electron spin
04 Integrated properties
05 Molecular devices
06 Supramolecules
07 Liquid crystals
08 Crystals
09 Thin films
10 Surface/Interface
11 Colloids/Quantum dots
12 Electrochemistry
Synthetic chemistry 5302   01 Selective synthesis
02 Complex/Organometallic catalysis
03 Fine chemicals
04 Asymmetric synthesis
05 Catalyst design/reaction
06 Environmentally benign synthesis
07 Reaction field
08 Automatic synthesis
09 Biomimetic synthesis
10 Combinatorial synthesis
11 Organocatalyst
12 Natural product synthesis
13 Synthetic resources
Polymer chemistry 5303   01 Polymer synthesis
02 Polymer reaction/degradation
03 Asymmetric polymerization
04 Self-assembled polymers
05 Polymer structure
06 Polymer properties
07 Functional polymers
08 Bio-related polymers
09 Polymer complex
10 Polymer thin film/surface
11 Polymerization catalyst
12 Polymer resources
Analytical chemistry 5304   01 Sampling/Pretreatment
02 Solvent/solid-phase extraction
03 Instrumental analysis
04 Spectrometric analysis
05 Laser spectroscopy
06 Mass spectrometry
07 X-ray/electron spectroscopy
08 Surface/particulate analysis
09 Electrochemical analysis
10 Chemical/bio sensor
11 Separation analysis
12 Chromatography
13 Electrophoresis
14 Flow analysis (FIA)
15 Microchannel analysis
16 Analytical reagent
17 Environmental analysis
18 Organic/polymer analysis
19 Bioanalysis
Bio-related chemistry 5305   01 Nucleic acid chemistry
02 Proteins and enzymes
03 Sugar chemistry
04 Natural products chemistry
05 Bio-inorganic chemistry
06 Bio-related chemistry
07 Molecular recognition
08 Bio-functional chemistry
09 Biotechnology
10 Biocatalysts
11 Biofunctional materials
12 Bio-structural chemistry
Green/Environmental chemistry 5306   01 Environmental analysis
02 Sensor/monitoring
03 Pollutant evaluation
04 Pollution indicator
05 Environment assessment
06 Environmental information chemistry
07 Pollutant
08 Decontamination material
09 Environmental road-reducing substance
10 Biodegradable substance
11 Environmental restoration material
12 Green chemistry
13 Sustainable chemistry
14 Recycle
15 Element recovery
16 Safety chemistry
17 Resource analysis
Energy-related chemistry 5307   01 Energy conversion
02 Low-carbon Chemistry
03 High-functional catalysts
04 Photocatalysts
05 Molecular devices and materials
06 Energy resources
07 Energy conservation chemistry
Materials chemistry Organic and hybrid materials 5401   01 Liquid crystals
02 Crystals
03 Organic semiconductor materials
04 Organic optical materials
05 Organic/inorganic hybrid materials
06 Molecular device materials
07 Other functional materials
Polymer/Textile materials 5402   01 Properties of polymer materials
02 Synthesis of polymer materials
03 Textiles
04 Rubbers
05 Gel
06 Functional polymer materials
07 Biopolymers
08 Polymer alloy
09 Polymer composites
10 Polymer/Textile processing
Inorganic industrial materials 5403   01 Crystals
02 Glass
03 Ceramics
04 Metals
05 Layered/Intercalation compounds
06 Ion exchangers
07 Ionic conductors
08 Photocatalysts
09 High-functional catalysts
10 Electrochemical materials
11 Nanoparticle/Quantum dots
12 Porous materials
Device related chemistry 5404   01 Semiconductor devices
02 Electrical, magnetical and optical devices
03 Biofunctional devices
04 Batteries
05 Molecular sensors
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Engineering
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Mechanical engineering Materials/Mechanics of materials 5501   01 Material design/Process/Mechanical properties/Evaluation
02 Continuum mechanics
03 Structural mechanics
04 Damage mechanics
05 Fracture
06 Fatigue
07 Environments
08 Reliability
09 Biomechanics
10 Nano/Micro material mechanics
11 Bio material mechanics
Production engineering/Processing studies 5502   01 Modeling for production
02 Production Systems
03 Production management
04 Process design
05 Machine tools
06 Forming process
07 Cutting/Grinding process
08 Special processing
09 Ultraprecision machining
10 Nano/Micro machining
11 Precise positioning/Measurements
Design engineering/Machine functional elements/Tribology 5503   01 Design engineering
02 Shape modeling
03 CAD･CAM･CAE
04 Synectics
05 Dynamics of mechanisms
06 Machine elements
07 Functional components
08 Failure diagnostics
09 Safety design
10 Life cycle analysis and design
11 Recycle design
12 Tribology
13 Nano/Micro tribology
Fluid engineering 5504   01 Computational fluid dynamics
02 Flow measurements
03 Compressible/Incompressible flow
04 Turbulent flow
05 Multi-phase flow
06 Reacting flow
07 Non-Newtonian flow
08 Micro flow
09 Molecular fluid dynamics
10 Bio-fluid mechanics
11 Environmental fluid mechanics
12 Acoustics
13 Fluid machinery
14 Fluid power systems
Thermal engineering 5505   01 Thermophysical property
02 Convection
03 Heat conduction
04 Thermal radiation
05 Mass transfer
06 Combustion
07 Nano/Micro thermal engineering
08 Thermal engine
09 Refrigeration/Air conditioning
10 Heat transfer equipment
11 Energy engineering
12 Bio thermal engineering
Dynamics/Control 5506   01 Dynamics
02 Dynamic design
03 Vibration mechanics
04 Vibration analysis/tests
05 Control instrument
06 Motion control
07 Vibration control
08 Mechanical measurements
09 Aseismic/Seismic isolation design
10 Vehicle and transport system control
11 Acoustic information/Acoustical control
12 Acoustic energy
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems 5507   01 Robotics
02 Mechatronics
03 Nano/Micro mechatronics
04 Biomechanics
05 Softmechanics
06 Information equipment/Intelligent (smart) machine systems
07 Precision mechanics and systems
08 Human-machine systems
09 Information systems
Electrical and electronic engineering Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery 5601   01 Electrical energy engineering (generation/conversion/storage, and energy conservation)
02 Power system engineering
03 Electric machinery
04 Power electronics
05 Effective utilization of electric energy
06 Electric/Electromagnetic compatibility
07 Illumination/Lighting
Electronic materials/Electric materials 5602   01 Electrical and electronic materials(semiconductor, dielectric,magnetic, ferro-dielectric,organic,insulator, superconductor,etc.)
02 Thin film/Quantum structure
03 Thick film
04 Fabrication/Characterization method
Electron device/Electronic equipment 5603   01 Electron device/Integrated circuits
02 Circuit design/Computer aided circuit design (CAD)
03 Optical devices and circuits
04 Quantum devices/Spintronic devices
05 Microwave/Millimeter wave/Terahertz wave
06 Wave technology and applications
07 Bio devices
08 Information storage/record
09 Display
10 Sensing devices
11 Micro fabrication process technology
12 Interconnect,packaging and system integration
Communication/Network engineering 5604   01 Electronic circuits and systems
02 Nonlinear theory/circuits
03 Information theory
04 Signal processing
05 Communication systems (wireless､ wired､ satellite､ optical and mobile)
06 Modulation/Demodulation
07 Coding/Decoding
08 Protocol
09 Antennas
10 Routing/Switching
11 Networks/Local area networks (LAN)
12 Multimedia
13 Cryptography/Security
Measurement engineering 5605   01 Measurement technology
02 Measuring/Analyzing instruments
03 Measurement systems
04 Signal processing
05 Sensing information processing
Control engineering/Systemengineering 5606   01 Control theory
02 System theory
03 Knowledge-based control
04 Control technology
05 Control systems
06 Complex systems
07 System information (knowledge) processing
08 Social systems engineering
09 Management systems engineering
10 Environmental systems engineering
11 Production systems engineering
12 Biosystems engineering
Civil engineering Civil engineering materials/Construction/Construction management 5701   01 Concrete
02 Steel
03 Polymeric materials
04 Composite material/New materials
05 Timber
06 Construction
07 Pavement/Bituminous materials
08 Maintenance/Management
09 Construction business plan/Construction design
10 Construction management
11 Underground space
12 Civil engineering informatics
Structural engineering/Earthquake engineering/Maintenance management engineering 5702   01 Applied mechanics
02 Structural engineering
03 Steel structure
04 Concrete structure
05 Hybrid structure
06 Wind engineering
07 Earthquake engineering
08 Earthquake resistant structure
09 Earthquake disaster prevention
10 Maintenance engineering
Geotechnical engineering 5703   01 Soil mechanics
02 Foundation engineering
03 Rock engineering
04 Engineering geology
05 Ground behavior
06 Ground and structure
07 Geotechnical disaster prevention
08 Geo-environmental engineering
09 Tunnel engineering
Hydraulic engineering 5704   01 Hydraulics
02 Environmental hydraulics
03 Hydrology
04 River engineering
05 Water resources engineering
06 Coastal engineering
07 Port engineering
08 Ocean engineering
Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering 5705   01 Infrastructure planning
02 Regional/Urban planning
03 Nationwide spatial planning
04 Disaster prevention planning/Environmental planning
05 Transportation planning
06 Traffic engineering
07 Railway engineering
08 Surveying/Remote sensing
09 Landscape architecture/Design
10 Infrastructure history
Civil and environmental engineering 5706   01 Environmental planning and management
02 Environmental systems
03 Environmental conservation
04 Water and wastewater systems
05 Domestic and industrial wastes
06 Soil and water environments
07 Atmospheric circulation/Noise and vibration
08 Ecological engineering
Architecture and building engineering Building structures/Materials 5801   01 Load theory
02 Structural analysis
03 Structural design
04 Concrete structure
05 Steel structure
06 Timber structure
07 Composite structure
08 Foundation
09 Structural material
10 Building construction method
11 Maintenance technology
12 Earthquake disaster prevention
13 Structure control
14 Earthquake resistant design
15 Wind resistant design
Architectural environment/Equipment 5802   01 Sound/Vibration environment
02 Light environment
03 Heat environment
04 Air environment
05 Environmental equipment planning
06 Environmental psychology/physiology
07 Building equipment
08 Fire engineering
09 Global/Urban environment
10 Environment designing
Town planning/Architectural planning 5803   01 Planning theory
02 Design theory
03 Housing theory
04 Building types/District facilities
05 Urban/Regional planning
06 Administration/System
07 Building/Urban economy
08 Production management
09 Disaster prevention planning
10 Landscape/Environmental planning
Architectural history/Design 5804   01 Architectural history
02 Urban history
03 Architectural theory
04 Design
05 Style
06 Landscape/Environment
07 Preservation/Renovation
Material engineering Physical properties of metals/Metal-base materials 5901   01 Electronic/Magnetic properties
02 Mechanical/Thermal/Optical properties
03 Properties of surfaces/Interfaces/Thin films
04 Magnetic/Electronic/Information Materials
05 Superconductors/Semiconductors
06 Amorphous/Metallic glasses/Quasicrystals
07 First principles calculations/Material design simulations
08 Atomic/Electronic structural characterization
09 Diffusion/Phase transformation/Phase diagrams
Inorganic materials/Physical properties 5902   01 Crystal structure/Microstructure control
02 Mechanical/Electronic/Electromagnetic/Optical/Thermeal properties
03 Surface/Interface control
04 Functional ceramics
05 Functional glasses
06 Structural ceramics
07 Carbon materials
08 Dielectric materials
09 Inorganic material synthesis and process
Composite materials/Surface and interface engineering 5903   01 Functional composites
02 Structural composites
03 Hybrid/Smart/Biomaterials
04 Surface/Interface/Grain boundary control
05 Plasma/Laser/Surface treatment and process
06 Durability/Environmental degradation/Monitoring/Evaluation
07 Bonding/Adhesion/Welding
08 Recyclable bonding/Composites
09 Design/Fabrication process/Forming
10 Complex polymer
Structural/Functional materials 5904   01 Strength/Fracture toughness
02 Reliability
03 Energy materials
04 Fuel cell/Electric cell materials
05 Sensor materials/Optical functional materials
06 Biomaterials/Medical materials/Welfare materials
07 Multifunctional materials
08 Infrastructure materials
09 Functional polymeric materials
Material processing/Microstructural control engineering 5905   01 Plastic forming/Shaping
02 Mechanical/Thermal treatments
03 Precision/Non-conventional process
04 Crystal structure/Microstructure control
05 Electrochemical process
06 Powder process/Powder metallurgy
07 Thin film/Plating/Wiring process
08 Electrocatalysis
Metal making/Resorce production engineering 5906   01 Reaction/Separation/Refining
02 Melting/Solidification
03 Casting
04 Crystal growth/Fabrication
05 Various manufacturing process
06 Ecological materials/Energy saving process
07 Process for scarce resource substitution/Ubiquitous materials
08 Environmental purification/Low environmental burden/Sustainable materials
09 Recycling/Recycling process/Reuse/Transduction
10 Resource separation/Safeguard/Securing
Process/Chemical engineering Properties in chemical engineering process/Transfer operation/Unit operation 6001   01 Equilibrium/Transport properties
02 Fluid/Heat transfer/Mass transfer operation
03 Distillation
04 Extraction
05 Absorption
06 Adsorption
07 Ion exchange
08 Membrane separation
09 Hetero-phase separation
10 Ultra high separation
11 Stirring/Blending operation
12 Granular and powdered materials operation
13 Crystallization procedure
14 Thin film/Microparticle forming operation
15 Polymer processing
Reaction engineering/Process system 6002   01 Gas/Liquid/Solid/Supercritical fluid operation
02 Novel reaction field
03 Reaction rate
04 Reaction mechanism
05 Reaction apparatus
06 Materials synthesis process
07 Polymerization process
08 Measurement
09 Sensors
10 Process control
11 Processing system design
12 Process information processing
13 Process operation/Facilities management
Catalyst/Resource chemical process 6003   01 Catalysis reaction
02 Catalyst preparation chemistry
03 Catalyst performance analysis
04 Energy conversion process
05 Fossil fuel effective utilization technology
06 Resources/Energy effective utilization technology
07 Resources/Energy saving technology
08 Combustion technology
Biofunction/Bioprocess 6004   01 Biocatalyst engineering
02 Biofunction engineering
03 Food engineering
04 Medicochemical engineering
05 Bioproduction process
06 Environmental Bioprocess
07 Micro/Nano Bioprocess
08 Applied bioelectrochemistry
09 Bioreactor
10 Biosensor
11 Bioseparation
12 Biorefinery
13 Bioinformatics
Integrated engineering Aerospace engineering 6101   01 Aerodynamics
02 Structure/Material
03 Vibration/Strength
04 Guidance/Navigation/Control
05 Propulsion/Engine
06 Flight dynamics
07 Aerospace system
08 Design/Instrumentation
09 Special aircraft
10 Space utilization/Exploration
11 Aerospace environment
Naval and maritime engineering 6102   01 Propulsion/Vessel dynamics
02 Material/Structural mechanics
03 Ship and marine hydrodynamics
04 Planning/Design/Production system
05 Shipbuilding/Equipment
06 Maritime transportation system
07 Marine engine/Fuel
08 Marine environment
09 Marine resources/Energy
10 Ocean exploration/Equipment
11 Undersea and subsea engineering
12 Polar engineering
13 Maritime systems
Earth system and resources engineering 6103   01 Applied geology
02 Geo-engineering
03 Remote sensing
04 Monitoring in Geo-engineering
05 Earth systems
06 Resource exploration
07 Natural resource development
08 Resource evaluation
09 Mineral processing
10 Underground disposal and storage
11 Contaminated soil remediation
12 Development and utilization of deep underground
13 Material resources
14 Renewable source/Energy
15 Economic resources
Nuclear fusion studies 6104   01 Core plasma
02 Peripheral/divertor plasma
03 Plasma measurement
04 Fusion theory/simulation
05 Plasma-wall interaction
06 Plasma facing component/Plasma heating device
07 Fuel/Blanket
08 Low activation material
09 Electromagnet
10 Inertial confinement fusion
11 Fusion systems engineering
12 Safety/Biological influence/Social environment
Nuclear engineering 6105   01 Radiation engineering/Beam science
02 Reactor physics/Nuclear data
03 Nuclear measurements/Radiation physics
04 Thermo-Hydrodynamics
05 Structure
06 System design/Safety engineering
07 Nuclear material/Nuclear fuel
08 Isotope/Radiation chemistry
09 Fuel cycle
10 Backend
11 Advanced reactors
12 Health physics/Environmental safety
13 Social environment of nuclear energy
Energy engineering 6106   01 Energy generation/conversion
02 Energy transport/storage
03 Energy saving/Efficient use of energy
04 Energy system
05 Environmental harmony
06 Natural energy use
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Biological Sciences
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Neuroscience Neurophysiology / General neuroscience 6201   01 Molecular and cellular neuroscience
02 Developmental and regenerative neuroscience
03 Neuroendocrinology
04 Clinical neuroscience
05 Neuroinformatics
06 Behavioral neuroscience
07 Computational neuroscience
08 (Nervous) System physiology
09 Somatic, visceral or special sensation
Nerve anatomy/Neuropathology 6202 A 01 Neural network
02 Neurohistology
03 Molecular neurobiology
04 Neural fine structure
05 Neurohistochemistry and neurocytochemistry
06 Neural development and its abnormality
07 Neural regeneration, remodeling and plasticity
08 Experimental morphology of the nervous system
09 Anatomical study of neuroimaging
10 Neurocytology
B 11 Cellular neuropathology
12 Molecular neuropathology
13 Neurodegenerative diseases
14 Developmental or metabolic disorders
15 Demented disorders
16 Cerebrovascular disorders
17 Brain tumors
18 Spinal, peripheral nervous system or muscular disorders
Neurochemistry/Neuropharmacology 6203   01 Molecular and cellular neurobiology
02 Development, differentiation, and aging
03 Neurotransmitters and receptors
04 Intracellular signal transduction
05 Glial cells
06 Pathophysiology and therapy of neuropsychiatric diseases
07 Stem cell biology, regeneration, and repair
08 Neural plasticity
09 Neuropharmacology
10 Drug development
11 Genomic neuroscience
Laboratory animal science Laboratory animal science 6301   01 Environmental facilities
02 Infectious diseases
03 Cryopreservation
04 Biosafety
05 Disease models
06 Breeding genetics
07 Developmental engineering
08 Laboratory animal welfare
09 Animal experiment technology
10 Bioresource for research
11 Evaluation methods
Oncology Tumor biology 6401 A 01 Genome instability
02 Epigenetics
03 Cancer genome analysis
04 Carcinogenesis
05 Inflammation and cancer
06 Laboratory animal models
07 Genetically-modified animals
08 Oncogene
09 Tumor suppressor gene
10 Signal transduction
11 DNA replication
12 Cell cycle
13 Cancer and heredity
14 Apoptosis
15 Cell polarity
16 Cell adhesion and movement
17 Invasion and metastasis
18 Characteristics of cancer cells
19 Cancer microenvironment
20 Angiogenesis
21 Lymphangiogenesis
22 Stem cells
23 Cellular senescence
24 Cellular immortalization
B 25 Epidemiologic study
26 Biobank
27 Interaction of gene and environment
28 Prevention and intervention study
29 Chemoprophylaxis
30 Interface of cancer research and society
Tumor diagnostics 6402   01 Genome analysis
02 Proteomics analysis
03 Expression analysis
04 Individuality diagnosis of cancer
05 Order-made medical treatment
06 Drug efficacy and calculation
07 Biomarkers
08 Tumor markers
09 Molecule imaging
10 Epigenome
11 miRNA
12 Functional RNA
Tumor therapeutics 6403   01 Antitumor substance research and chemical biology
02 Chemotherapy
03 Molecular target therapy
04 Endocrine therapy
05 Drug delivery
06 Physical therapy
07 Gene therapy
08 Nucleic acid therapy
09 Cell therapy
10 Humoral immunity
11 Cell immunity
12 Antibody therapy
13 Immunotherapy
14 Vaccine therapy
15 Adoptive immunotherapy
16 Cytokine
17 Immunosuppression
18 Immune activation
Genome science Genome biology 6501   01 Genome structural diversity
02 Animal genome
03 Plant genome
04 Microbial genome
05 Metagenome
06 Organelle genome
07 Genome evolution
08 Genome architecture
09 Genome maintenance and repair
10 Expression of genome function
11 Regulation of gene expression
12 Transcriptome
13 Proteome
14 Metabolome
15 Epigenome
16 Comparative genome
17 Biodiversity
Medical genome science 6502   01 Disease-associated gene
02 Personalized medicine
03 Gene diagnosis
04 Human genome diversity
05 Genome medicine
06 Regenerative medicine
07 Genome-wide association study
08 Human genome resequencing
09 Genome of model animals
10 Disease epigenomics
11 Human population genetics
12 Statistical genetics
13 Medical informatics
14 Human and animal bacterial flora
System genome science 6503   01 Gene networks
02 Protein networks
03 Metabolic networks
04 Development and differentiation
05 Synthetic biology
06 Database biology
07 Biological databases
08 Modeling and simulation
09 Bioinformatics
10 Genome analysis technology
11 Functional RNA
12 Epigenomic control
13 Genome biotechnology
14 Genetic resources
Conservation of biological resources Conservation of biological resources 6601   01 Conservation biology
02 Biodiversity conservation
03 Conservation of biological strains
04 Conservation of genetic resources
05 Ecosystem conservation
06 Native species conservation
07 Microbial culture collections
08 Cell/Tissue/Seed Preservation
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Biology
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Biological Science Molecular biology 6701   01 Chromosomal organization,function and segregation
02 Epigenetics
03 Chromatin dynamics
04 DNA replication
05 DNA damage and repair
06 Recombination
07 Transcription and transcriptional regulation
08 Post-transcriptional regulation
09 RNA
10 Translation
11 Post-translational modification
12 Super-molecular complex
Structural biochemistry 6702   01 Carbohydrate
02 Lipid
03 Nucleic acid
04 Protein
05 Enzyme
06 Gene and chromosome
07 Biological membrane and receptor
08 Intercellular matrix
09 Organelle
10 Posttranslational modification
11 Molecular recognition and interaction
12 Denaturation and folding
13 Structural analysis and prediction
14 NMR
15 Mass spectrometry
16 X-ray crystallography
17 High-resolution electron microscopy
Functional biochemistry 6703   01 Catalytic mechanism of enzyme
02 Regulation of enzyme
03 Gene expression and replication
04 Biological energy transduction
05 Metalloprotein
06 Biological trace element
07 Hormone and bioactive substances
08 Cell signal transduction
09 Membrane transport and transporters
10 Proteolysis
11 Cytoskeleton
12 Immunobiochemistry
13 Glycobiology
14 Bioelectrochemistry
Biophysics 6704   01 Structures､dynamics and functions of proteins and nucleic acids
02 Motility/Transport
03 Biomembranes/Receptors/Channels
04 Photobiology
05 Cellular signaling and dynamics
06 Neural information processing
07 Theoretical biology/Bioinformatics
08 Structural biology
09 Folding
10 Prediction of structure and function
11 Single-molecule measurements and manipulation
12 Bioimaging
13 Non-equilibrium/Complex systems
Cell biology 6705   01 Cell structure and function
02 Biomembrane
03 Cytoskeleton/Cell motility
04 Intracellular signaling
05 Intercellular communication
06 Cell cycle
07 Cytokinesis
08 Nuclear structure and function
09 Cell-cell interaction/Extracellular matrix
10 Protein degradation
11 Chromatin
12 Organella-genesis and dynamics
Developmental biology 6706   01 Cell differentiation
02 Stem cells
03 Germ layer formation and gastrulation
04 Organogenesis
05 Fertilization
06 Germ cells
07 Regulation of gene expression
08 Developmental genetics
09 Evolution and development
Basic biology Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology 6801   01 Plastid function/Photosynthesis
02 Phytohormones/Growth and development/Totipotency
03 Organelles/Cell wall
04 Response to environmental factors
05 Plant-microbe interaction/Symbiosis
06 Metabolism
07 Plant molecular function
Morphology/Structure 6802   01 Animal morphology
02 Plant morphology
03 Microorganisms and algae morphology
04 Comparative endocrinology
05 Molecular morphology
06 Morphogenesis and simulation
07 Tissue construction
08 Microstructure
09 Microscopic techniques and imaging
Animal physiology/Animal behavior 6803   01 Metabolism
02 Neurobiology
03 Neuroethology
04 Behavioral physiology
05 Animal physiology and biochemistry
Genetics/Chromosome dynamics 6804   01 Cytogenetics
02 Population genetics
03 Evolutionary genetics
04 Human genetics
05 Genetic diversity
06 Developmental genetics
07 Behavioral genetics
08 Mutagenesis
09 Chromosome rearrangement and maintenance
10 Model organism development
11 Transposon
12 QTL analysis
13 Epigenetics
Evolutionary biology 6805   01 Origin of life
02 Origin of eukaryotic organisms
03 Origin of organelles
04 Origin of multicellularity
05 Molecular evolution
06 Morphological evolution
07 Evolution of function
08 Evolution of genes
09 Evolutionary biology in general
10 Comparative genomics
11 Experimental evolutionary biology
Biodiversity/Systematics 6806   01 Metabolism physiology
02 Classification system
03 Evolution
04 Genetic diversity
05 Population/Species diversity
06 Community/Ecosystem diversity
07 Taxonomic character
08 Phylogenetics
09 Speciation
10 Natural history
11 Museum
Ecology/Environment 6807   01 Population
02 Society
03 Species interaction
04 Assemblage
05 Ecosystem
06 Evolutionary ecology
07 Behavioral ecology
08 Natural environment
09 Physiological ecology
10 Molecular ecology
11 Conservation ecology
Anthropology Physical anthropology 6901   01 Morphology
02 Prehistory/Chronology
03 Biomechanism
04 Molecular anthropology/Genetics
05 Ecology
06 Primates
07 Evolution
08 Growth/Aging
09 Society
10 Behavior/Cognition
11 Reproduction/Development
12 Bone archaeology
13 Geographic diversity
Applied anthropology 6902   01 Physiological anthropology
02 Ergonomics
03 Physiological polymorphism
04 Environmental adaptive capacity
05 Systemic relationship
06 Functional potential
07 Techno-adaptability
08 Somatometry
09 Clothing
10 Somatology/Adaptation
11 Constitution/Health
12 Forensic anthropology
13 Medical anthropology
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Agricultural sciences
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Plant production and environmental agriculture Science in genetics and breeding 7001   01 Gene expression control/Epigenomics
02 Gene regulatory network
03 Omics analysis
04 Transposon
05 Organelle
06 Growth/Developmental genetics
07 Genome/Chromosome analysis
08 Reproduction/Hybrid/Ploidy genetics
09 Environmental stress
10 Biotic stress
11 Yield/Biomass
12 Processing suitability/Quality improvement
13 Genetic/Breeding resources/Biodiversity
14 Genetic map/QTL analysis
15 Gene introduction/mutagenesis
16 Genome breeding/DNA marker-assisted selection
17 Breeding theories/Bioinformatics
18 Genetically engineered crop production/Assessment
Crop production science 7002   01 Food crops
02 Industrial crops
03 Forage and grassland crops
04 Biofuel plants
05 Resource plants
06 Cultivation/Cropping system
07 Farming system
08 Crop quality/Palatability
09 Weed science
10 Weed control
11 Allelochemicals
12 Organic farming
13 Environmentally friendly crop production
14 Phytoremediation
15 Management of uncultivated field
16 Soil fertility management
17 Stress responses
18 Growth environment/Climatic variation
19 Growth forecasting/Modeling
Horticultural science 7003   01 Fruit trees
02 Vegetable crops
03 Ornamental and landscape plants
04 Plant production technology
05 Transgenic and molecular biological technology
06 Horticultural genomics and bioinformatics
07 Pollination/Fertilization/Embryogenesis
08 Fruit growth and ripening
09 Plant growth failure and physiological disorders
10 Plant growth regulators
11 Plant pigments, aromatic compounds, and functional ingredients
12 Environmental response and control
13 Protected horticulture and plant factory
14 Postharvest and processing technologies
15 Stock and seed production, and plant propagation
16 Plant hunting and plant genetic resources
17 Biometrics and horticultural robotics
18 Horticultural well-being and horticultural therapy
Plant protection science 7004 A 01 Plant pathogens
02 Nematode and parasitic higher plants
03 Genome
04 Phylogenetic systematics/Evolution
05 Pathogenicity and virulence
06 Resistance
07 Disease occurrence
08 Diagnosis of plant diseases
09 Identification
10 Disease control and treatment of disorder
11 Infection･ecology･vectors
12 Host specificity
13 Plant pathological physiology
14 Plant-microbe interactions
15 Plant physiological diseases
16 Postharvest diseases
17 Breeding of tolerant crops
18 RNA silencing
19 Endophyte and mycorrhizal fungus/symbiotic bacteria
B 20 Agricultural chemicals and biological control agents
21 Drug and herbicide-resistance
22 Disorder by agricultural chemicals
23 Plant growth regulators and plant activators
24 Natural bioactive substances
25 Disease and insect pest management
26 Mite and nematode management
27 Weed management
28 Introduced plants
29 Allelopathy
30 Integrated pest management
31 Insect vectors
32 Insect pest population
33 Natural enemy
34 Invasive insects and pathogens
35 Insect taxonomy
36 Occurrence forecast
37 Management of birds and beasts
38 Environmental stress responses / tolerance
39 Plant growing environment
40 Physical and cultural pest control
41 Diseases- and insect pest-resistant crops
42 Plant wound responses
43 Insect-plant interactions
Agricultural chemistry Plant nutrition/Soil science 7101   01 Plant physiology, growth and development
02 Plant nutrition and metabolism
03 Plant metabolic regulation
04 Plant molecular physiology
05 Fertilizer
06 Pedogenesis/Soil classification
07 Soil physics
08 Soil chemistry
09 Soil organisms
10 Soil environment
11 Soil ecology
12 Soil fertility
13 Soil pollution control
Applied microbiology 7102   01 Microbial classification
02 Fermentative production
03 Microbial physiology
04 Microbial genetics/breeding
05 Microbial enzyme
06 Microbial metabolism
07 Microbial function
08 Microbial application
09 Environmental microorganism
10 Secondary metabolite production
11 Microbial ecology
12 Control of microbe
13 Genetic resources
14 Gene expression
15 Metabolic engineering
16 Environmental and cellular responses
17 Microbial genomics
Applied biochemistry 7103   01 Animal biochemistry
02 Plant biochemistry
03 Enzyme application
04 Genetic engineering
05 Protein engineering
06 Structural biology
07 Bioengineering
08 Metabolic engineering
09 Enzyme chemistry
10 Glycoscience / Lipid science
11 Cell/Tissue culture
12 Metabolism and physiology
13 Gene expression
14 Production of useful material
15 Cellular response
16 Signal transduction
17 Trace element
Bioorganic chemistry 7104   01 Bioactive substance
02 Regulator of cell function
03 Pesticide science
04 Plant growth substance
05 Signal molecule
06 Biosynthesis
07 Natural products chemistry
08 Chemical biology
09 Physical chemistry
10 Analytical chemistry
11 Synthetic organic chemistry
12 Bioregulatory chemistry
13 Molecular recognition
14 Structure-activity relationship
Food science 7105 1 01 Food chemistry
02 Food biochemistry
03 Food function
04 Nutritional chemistry
05 Nutritional biochemistry
06 Molecular biology of nutrition
07 Nutrigenomics
2 08 Food physics
09 Food analysis
10 Food engineering
11 Food manufacturing/processing
12 Food storage
13 Food safety
Forest and forest products science Forest science 7201   01 Ecology/Biodiversity
02 Genetics/Breeding
03 Physiology
04 Taxonomy
05 Environment
06 Silviculture
07 Pathology/Microorganism
08 Insect/Animal
09 Planning/Management
10 Policy/Economics
11 Sustainable forestry
12 Operational system/Road/Machinery
13 Erosion control/Slope conservation and torrent disaster prevention/Revegetation
14 Water resource/Hydrologic cycle
15 Material circulation/Flux
16 Climate change/Carbon balance
17 Biomass
18 Landscape ecology/Landscape design/Landscape management
19 Environmental education/Forest education
Wood science 7202   01 Wood anatomy
02 Wood formation/Physical properties
03 Cellulose/Hemicellulose
04 Lignin
05 Extractives/Bioactive component
06 Microbiology
07 Mashroom/Wood rotting fungi
08 Chemical processing/Adhesion
09 Preservation/Wood culture
10 Wood drying
11 Machining
12 Wood based material
13 Strength/Wooden construction
14 Habitability
15 Forest product education
16 Woody biomass
17 Pulp and paper
Applied aquatic science Aquatic bioproduction science 7301 A 01 Aquatic environment
02 Biological environment
03 Environmental conservation
04 Water/Sediment quality
05 Ocean/Material cycle
06 Seaweed beds/Tidal flats
07 Restoration/Regeneration
08 Environmental microbiology
09 Plankton
10 Nekton
11 Benthos
12 Red tide
13 Environmental toxicology
14 Aquatic ecosystem
15 Global warming
16 Biodiversity
17 Remote sensing
B 18 Taxonomy/Morphology
19 Ecology/Ethology
20 Bio-logging
21 Resources/Resource management
22 Fisheries
23 Aquaculture
24 Aquatic animals
25 Aquatic plants
26 Genetics/Heredity/Breeding
27 Fish disease/Aquatic pathology
28 Fisheries Engineering
29 Fishing community/Fisheries Policy
30 Fisheries Economics/Management/Marketing
31 Fisheries education
32 Fisheries Development
Aquatic life science 7302   01 Developmental biology
02 Physiology
03 Immunology/Biological defense
04 Metabolism/Enzyme
05 Fish nutrition
06 Biochemistry
07 Molecular biology
08 Marine genomics
09 Genetic resources
10 Bioengineering
11 Functional microbiology
12 Glycobiology
13 Chemical biology
14 Biomimetics
15 Bioactive substance
16 Natural products chemistry
17 Biopolymer
18 Analytical chemistry
19 Aquatic food chemistry
20 Functional food
21 Aquatic food processing/Preservation
22 Food microbiology
23 Food hygiene and sanitation
24 Aquatic biotoxin
25 Food safety
26 Zero emission
27 Aquatic biomass utilization
28 Bioenergy
Agricultural science in society and economy Agricultural science in management and economy 7401   01 Food Self-Sufficiency and Food Security
02 Food Economy
03 Economy and Planning of Rural Community and Fishing Village
04 Agriculture Related Industries
05 Economy of Food, Agriculture and Environment
06 Food Policy
07 Policy for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
08 International Food Economy and Trade
09 Investment and Finance for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
10 Distribution of Food and Agriculture and Fishery Products
11 Food System
12 Food Safety and Risk Management
13 Management in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
14 Assessment of Technology and Knowledge in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
15 Management, Diagnosis and Evaluation on Business
16 Land Utilization
17 Value Added to Agricultural Product
18 Marketing
19 Management Ethics and CSR
20 Cooperative Farming in Community
21 Organizational Support to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
22 Driving Force for Management
23 Information System for Food and Agriculture
24 Entry of Enterprise into Agriculture
25 Agricultural Extension
Agricultural science in rural society and development 7402   01 Rural Society
02 Rural Life
03 Direct Linkage with Production and Consumption in Local Area
04 Education for Food and Agriculture
05 Leader in Rural Community and NPO
06 Interaction between Urban and Rural Inhabitant
07 Women Participation in Agriculture and Social Activities
08 Society and Culture in Rural Community
09 Multiple Functions in Agriculture and Rural Community
10 Agricultural History and Comparison on Farming System
11 Ideology and Ethics in Agriculture
12 International Agriculture
13 International Development for Rural Community and Fishing Village
14 Project Management for Rural Development
15 Extension and Transfer on Technology
16 Dietary Transition
17 Commons
Agro-engineering Rural environmental engineering/Planning 7501   01 Irrigation and drainage
02 Reclamation and conservation of agricultural land
03 Rural planning
04 Rural environment
05 Rural landscape and ecosystem
06 Rural development and sustainability
07 Material and energy cycle management
08 Water resources
09 Renewable Energy
10 Rural governance
11 Disaster prevention
12 Soil environmental conservation
13 Agricultural facilities and stock management
14 Rural roads
15 Rural sewerage
16 International agriculture and rural development
17 Hydraulics
18 Hydrometeorology
19 Water environment
20 Soil physics
21 Soil mechanics
22 Applied mechanics
23 Design and construction materials
Agricultural environmental engineering/Agricultural information engineering 7502 A 01 Bioproduction system
02 Bioproduction machinery
03 Greenhouse horticulture/Plant factory
04 Environment control in biology
05 Bioprocessing
06 Agricultural production environment
07 Agricultural meteorology/Micrometeorology
08 Meteorological disasters
09 Global environment and global warming
10 Environmental remediation and greening process
11 Renewable energy
12 Farming technology management
13 Agricultural labour science
14 Postharvest engineering
15 Supply chain management
B 16 Bioinstrumentation
17 Cell measurement techniques
18 Nondestructive measurement
19 Imaging analysis
20 Environmental stresses
21 Biosensing
22 Image information and image recognition
23 Agribioinformatics
24 Remote sensing
25 Geographic information system
26 Modeling/Simulation
27 Computer network and ICT
28 Agricultural robotics
29 Precision agriculture
30 Bioenvironmental information
31 Agricultural information
32 Farming information
Animal life science Animal production science 7601 A 01 Breeding
02 Reproduction
03 Nutrition/Feeding
04 Feed/Feedstuff
05 Metabolism/Endocrine control
B 06 Animal hygiene
07 Animal management/Welfare
08 Environment
09 Facilities/Production system
10 Grassland/Pasture
11 Grazing
12 Animal product
13 Manure management
14 Livestock biomass
15 Livestock farming
16 Marketing of livestock products
Veterinary medical science 7602 A 01 Pathology
02 Pathophysiology
03 Pharmacology
04 Toxicology
05 Pathogenic microorganism
06 Zoonosis
07 Parasitology
08 Veterinary public health
09 Epidemic prevention
10 Epidemiology
B 11 Internal medicine
12 Surgery
13 Veterinary reproduction/Obstetrics
14 Diagnostics/Laboratory examination
15 Clinical pathology
16 Therapy/Nursing
17 Disease prevention and control
18 Anesthesia/Analgetics
19 Radiology
20 Animal welfare/Ethics
Integrative animal science 7603 A 01 Physiology
02 Histology
03 Anatomy
04 Endocrinology
05 Cellular function
06 Immunology
07 Host defense
08 Genetics
09 Epigenetics
10 Genome
11 Development/Differentiation
12 Bioinformatics
13 Ecology
14 Ethology
15 Psychology
B 16 Genetic engineering
17 Cellular engineering
18 Developmental biotechnology
19 Stem cell
20 Regenerative therapy
21 Imaging
22 Wildlife
23 Experimental animal
24 Animal models of disease
25 Companion animal
26 Animal-assisted therapy
27 Bioresource
28 Biodiversity
Boundary agriculture Insect science 7701   01 Insect technology and biomaterial production
02 Sericulture, silk
03 Insect pathology
04 Entomopathogenic microbes and viruses
05 Insect ecology
06 Insect physiology and biochemistry
07 Insect molecular biology
08 Insect behavior
09 Insect population, community
10 Insect evolution and systematics
11 Insect genetics and genomics
12 Insect development and reproduction
13 Life history, seasonal adaptation
14 Chemical ecology
15 Chemical and physical communications
16 Symbiosis, parasitism
17 Spiders, mites, nematodes
18 Apiculture
19 Pollination
20 Social insects
21 Insect mimetics
Environmental agriculture(including landscape science) 7702 A 01 Biomass
02 Biological environment
03 Genetic resource
04 Biodiversity
05 Environmental analysis
06 Environmental remediation
07 Environmental purification
08 Aquatic pollution
09 Environmental adaptability
10 Ecosystem services
11 Resources-Environment balance
12 Resource recycling systems
13 Environmental value-assessment
14 Low-carbon society
15 LCA
16 Environmentally friendly agriculture
17 Watershed management
18 Integrated agriculture and fisheries
19 Regional agriculture
B 20 Landscape design
21 Landscape architecture
22 Open space planning
23 Landscape formation/Landscape conservation
24 Cultural landscape
25 Nature conservation/Nature restoration
26 Urban environmental design
27 Natural environmental assessment
28 Biotope
29 Public interest functions of ecosystem
30 Landscape ecology
31 Urban farmland
32 Open space management
33 Urban park/Disaster prevention park
34 National park
35 Planting engineering
36 Urban green plant
37 Tourism/Green-tourism, recreation
38 Participatory town planning
39 Social and environmental contribution green
Applied molecular and cellular biology 7703   01 Cell biology
02 Chromosome engineering
03 Glycosylation engineering
04 Organelle engineering
05 Cell / Tissue engineering
06 Epigenetics
07 Gene expression
08 Development/Differentiation control
09 Cell-cell interaction
10 Intermolecular interaction
11 Biological interaction
12 Biosensor
13 Cellular function
14 Molecular imformation
15 Functional-molecule design
16 Proteomics
17 Metabolomics
18 Production of useful material
19 Culture engineering
20 Biologics
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Medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy
Discipline Research Field Item Number Screening Sub-panel Number Symbol Keyword
Pharmacy Chemical pharmacy 7801   01 Organic chemistry
02 Synthetic organic chemistry
03 Biomolecules
04 Natural products chemistry
05 Mechanistic organic chemistry
06 Heterocyclic chemistry
07 Asymmetric synthesis
Physical pharmacy 7802   01 Physical chemistry
02 Analytical chemistry
03 Galenical pharmacy
04 Biophysical chemistry
05 Isotope pharmacentical chemistry
06 Biocomplex chemistry
07 Molecular structure science
08 Structural biology
09 Imaging
10 Drug delivery
11 Information science
Biological pharmacy 7803   01 Biochemistry
02 Molecular biology
03 Immunology
04 Cell biology
05 Developmental biology
06 Functional genomics
07 Physiological chemistry
08 Endocrinology
Pharmacology in pharmacy 7804   01 Pharmacology
02 Analytical pharmacology
03 Neurobiology
04 Drug therapeutics
05 Cellular signal transduction
06 Toxicology and drug safety
07 Systems pharmacology
08 Pharmacogenomics
Natural medicines 7805   01 Pharmacognosy
02 Medicinal resources
03 Natural medicines
04 Traditional Chinese-Japanese medicines
05 Ethnomedicines
06 Biosynthesis
07 Antibiotics and microbial medicines
08 Bioactive natural compounds
09 Medicinal foods
Drug development chemistry 7806   01 Medicinal chemistry
02 Medicinal molecular design
03 Lead discovery
04 Functional science of medicinal molecules
05 Genomic drug development
06 Regulatory science
07 Chemical biology
08 Biopharmaceutical
Environmental and hygienic pharmacy 7807   01 Environmental hygiene
02 Environmental chemistry
03 Environmental dynamics
04 Food hygienics
05 Chemical nutrition
06 Microbiology and infectious diseases
07 Toxicology
08 Environmental toxicology
09 Cosmetic and fragrance science
10 Hygienic tests
Medical pharmacy 7808 1 01 Pharmacokinetics
02 Drug metabolism
03 Transporter
04 Screening system for pharmacokinetics and metabolism
05 Prediction system for human pharmacokinetics and metabolism
06 Clinical chemistry
07 Personalized medicine
2 08 Clinical pharmaceutical sciences
09 Medical pharmaceutics
10 Drug information and clinical toxicology
11 Drug economics
12 Social pharmacy
13 Hospital pharmacy and pharmacy administration
14 Clinical pharmacy education
Basic medicine General anatomy (including histology/embryology) 7901 1 01 Gross anatomy
02 Functional anatomy
03 Clinical anatomy
04 Comparative anatomy
05 Radiological anatomy
06 Morphogenesis and embryogenesis
07 Teratology
08 Experimental morphology
09 Anatomical education
2 10 Cytology
11 Histology
12 Cell differentiation and tissue formation
13 Cell function and morphology
14 Ultrastructural morphology
15 Molecular morphology
16 Histocytochemistry
17 Microscopic technology
General physiology 7902   01 Molecular and cellular physiology
02 Biological membrane, channel, transporter and active transport
03 Receptor and intracellular signal transduction
04 Stimulation-secretion coupling
05 Epithelial function
06 Heredity, fertilization, development and differentiation
07 Cellular proliferation and cell death
08 Cellular motility, morphogenesis and intercellular interaction
09 Microcirculation, peripheral circulation, circulation dynamics and regulation
10 Ventilation mechanics, blood gas function and respiratory control
11 Gastrointestinal motility, absorption and digestion
12 Renal function, body fluids, and acid-base balance
13 Blood coagulation and rheology
14 Pathophysiology
15 System physiology and physiome
16 Comparative, developmental and genome physiology
17 Muscular physiology
Environmental physiology (including physical medicine and nutritional physiology) 7903   01 Environmental physiology
02 Physical medicine
03 Nutritional physiology
04 Adaptive and associative physiology
05 Biorhythm
06 Growth, development, and aging
07 Stress
08 Space medicine
09 Behavioral physiology
10 Biological clock
11 Hyperthermia physiology
12 Feeding regulation
13 Sleep and arousal
14 Reproductive physiology
General pharmacology 7904   01 Kidney
02 Smooth muscle and skeletal muscle
03 Gastrointestinal
04 Inflammation and immunity
05 Bioactive substance
06 Central nervous system and peripheral nerve
07 Spinal cord and pain
08 Receptor, channel, transport system, and signal transduction system
09 Cardiovascular system and hematology
10 Drug discovery and pharmacogenomics
11 Drug therapy and toxicology
12 Herbal medicine and pharmacology of natural products
General medical chemistry 7905   01 Biomolecular medicine
02 Cellular biochemistry (cellular medical chemistry)
03 Genomic biochemistry (genomic medical chemistry)
04 Developmental medicine
05 Regenerative medicine
06 Aging medicine
07 Higher order life sciences
08 Intracellular signaling
Pathological medical chemistry 7906   01 Abnormal metabolism
02 Molecular pathogenesis
03 Molecular and gene diagnosis
04 Molecular oncology
05 Molecular pathogenesis of nutrition
Human genetics 7907   01 Medical genome science
02 Molecular genetics
03 Cytogenetics
04 Genetic biochemistry
05 Genetic epidemiology
06 Genetic diagnostics
07 Gene therapy
08 Social genetics
09 Epigenetics
Human pathology 7908 1 01 Digestive system and salivary gland
02 Urogenital and endocrine organs
2 03 Brain and nervous system
04 Respiratory and mediastinal organs
05 Cardiovascular system
06 Bone, joint, muscle, skin and sense organs
07 Blood
3 08 Diagnostic pathology
09 Diagnostic cytopathology
10 Diagnostic molecular pathology
11 Diagnostic immunopathology
12 Environmental pathology
13 Transplantation pathology
Experimental pathology 7909 1 01 Cell injury
02 Tumors
03 Genetic disorders
04 Environmental diseases
05 Regenerative medicine
2 06 Inflammation
07 Hemodynamic disorders
08 Immune diseases
09 Infectious diseases
10 Metabolic diseases
11 Pediatric pathology
12 Animal models
Parasitology (including sanitary zoology) 7910   01 Helminth
02 Protozoa
03 Arthropod vector
04 Pathogenic animals
05 International health
06 Molecules and cells
07 Development and genetics
08 Epidemiology
09 Diagnosis and treatment
10 Prevention and control
Bacteriology (including mycology) 7911   01 Genomes and genetics
02 Structure and physiology
03 Classification
04 Pathogenicity
05 Toxins and effectors
06 Drug resistance
07 Epidemiology
08 Diagnosis and treatment
09 Prevention and control
Virology 7912   01 Molecules and structure
02 Cells and replication
03 Organisms and pathogenicity
04 Epidemiology
05 Diagnosis and treatment
06 Prevention and control
07 Prions
Immunology 7913   01 Cytokines
02 Signal transduction
03 Antibodies and complements
04 Innate immunity
05 Acquired immunity
06 Mucosal immunity
07 Immunological memory
08 Immune tolerance and autoimmunity
09 Immune surveillance and tumor immunology
10 Immunodeficiency
11 Allergy and immune-related disorder
12 Infection immunity
13 Inflammation
14 Immunoregulation and transplantation immunology
Boundary medicine Medical sociology 8001   01 Bioethics
02 Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Education
03 Medical history
04 Health economics
05 Medical behavioral science
Applied pharmacology 8002   01 Clinical pharmacology
02 Clinical trials and ethics
03 Pharmaceutical therapeutics
04 Adverse drug reaction and drug interaction
05 Drug transport mechanism
06 Pharmacogenomics
07 Clinical isotope pharmacy
08 Medical devices and pharmacy
09 Drug metabolic enzyme and tranporter
10 Imaging
11 Research using human tissue
12 Drug dependence and drug sensitivity
13 Genetic diagnosis and gene therapy
14 Drug delivery
15 Pharmacoepidemiology
Laboratory medicine 8003 1 01 Clinical laboratory medicine
02 Clinical pathology
03 Clinical chemistry
04 Immunology and serology
05 Clinical laboratory system
2 06 Genetic testing
07 Clinical microbiology
08 Laboratory oncology
09 Clinical hematology
10 Physiological laboratory testing
Pain science 8004   01 Evaluation methods of pain
02 Epidemiology of pain
03 Analgesic
04 Non-drug therapy
05 Pain producing substance (PPS), Algesic substance
06 Generating or exacerbating mechanism of pain
07 Neural mechanism of pain
08 Hyperalgesia
09 Genetic factors of pain
10 Development or aging factors of pain
11 Gender difference in pain
12 Pain withdrawal reflex
13 Numbness, Hypesthesia
14 Nociceptor
15 Histopathic pain, Histotoxic pain
16 Neuropathic pain, Neuralgia
17 Psychological pain
18 Itching, pruritus
19 Epidemiology of itching, or pruritus
20 Antipruritics
21 Itch-producing substances
22 Generating or exacerbating mechanism of pruritus
23 Neural mechanism of pruritus
24 Curettage behavior
25 Hyperknesis
26 Psychological itching
27 Development or aging factors of itching
Medical Physics and Radiological Technology 8005   01 Medical Physics
02 Radiological Technology and Science
03 Radiological Technology and Engineering
04 Radiological Diagnostic Technology
05 Radiological Therapeutic Technology
06 Nuclear Medicine Physics
07 Medical Imaging Physics and Engineering
08 Medical Imaging Informatics
09 Radiation Measurement Technology
10 Particle Radiation Therapeutics
11 Accelerator Engineering
12 Radiation Protection Technology
Society medicine Epidemiology and preventive medicine 8101 1 01 Clinical epidemiology
02 Clinical trial
03 Environmental epidemiology
04 Molecular genetic epidemiology
2 05 Epidemiology
06 Preventive medicine
07 Medical examination
08 Screening
09 Clinical statistics
10 Mass-screening
11 Health management
12 Health promotion
Hygiene and public health 8102 1 01 Molecular preventive medicine
02 Molecular epidemiology
03 Food sanitation
04 Environmental health
05 Occupational health
06 Environmental toxicology
2 07 Community health
08 Community medicine
09 Maternal and child health
10 Adult health
11 Elderly health
12 Global Health
13 Health administration
14 Health policy
15 Care and welfare
Medical and hospital management 8103   01 Hospital management
02 Medical administration
03 Medical informatics
04 Quality of medical care
05 Medical record management
06 Risk management
07 Nosocomial infection management
08 Critical path
Legal medicine 8104   01 Forensics
02 Forensic examination
03 Alcohol research
04 Forensic odontology
05 DNA polymorphism
06 Forensic pathology
Clinical internal medicine General internal medicine (including psychosomatic medicine) 8201   01 Psychosomatic internal medicine
02 Stress science
03 Oriental medicine
04 Alternative medicine
05 Palliative medicine
06 General medicine
07 Primary care
08 Geriatrics
Gastroenterology 8202 1 01 Upper gastroenterology (esophagus, stomach, duodenum)
2 02 Lower gastroenterology (small intestine, colon)
3 03 Hepatology
4 04 Biliary-Pancreatology
5 05 Digestive endoscopy
Cardiovascular medicine 8203 1 01 Clinical Cardiology
2 02 Clinical Angiology
3 03 Molecular Cardiology
4 04 Molecular Angiology
Respiratory organ internal medicine 8204 1 01 Clinical respirology
2 02 Molecular and cellular respirology
Kidney internal medicine 8205 1 01 Nephrology
2 02 Hypertension
03 Water and electrolyte metabolism
04 Hemodialysis
Neurology 8206 1 01 Molecular pathophysiology
2 02 Neuroimmunology
03 Clinical molecular neurogenetics
3 04 Clinical neurophysiology
05 Clinical neuromorphology
06 Clinical neuropsychology
07 Functional neuroimaging
Metabolomics 8207 1 01 Disturbances of energy and carbohydrate metabolism
2 02 Metabolic syndrome
03 Abnormal lipid metabolism
04 Disorder of purine metabolism
05 Abnormal bone and calcium metabolism
06 Metabolic electrolyte abnormality
Endocrinology 8208   01 Endocrinology
02 Reproductive endocrinology
Hematology 8209 1 01 Hematology
02 Thrombosis/Hematostasis
03 Transfusion medicine
2 04 Hematology/Oncology
3 05 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
06 Hematology/Immunology
07 Immune regulation
Collagenous pathology/Allergology 8210 1 01 Connective tissue diseases
02 Rheumatology
2 03 Allergology
04 Clinical immunology
05 Inflammation
Infectious disease medicine 8211   01 Infection diagnosis
02 Infection therapy
03 Infection prevention
04 International infection science
05 Infection epidemiology
06 Opportunistic infection
Pediatrics 8212 1 01 Developmental pediatrics
02 Growth and developmental medicine
03 Pediatric metabolism/Nutrition
04 Hereditary/Teratology
05 Pediatric health
06 Pediatric social medicine
2 07 Pediatric neurology
08 Pediatric endocrinology
3 09 Pediatric hematology
10 Pediatric oncology
11 Pediatric immunology/Allergy/Connective tissue diseases
12 Pediatric infectious disease
4 13 Pediatric cardiology
14 Pediatric respirology
15 Pediatric nephrology/Urology
16 Pediatric gastroenterology
Embryonic/Neonatal medicine 8213   01 Prenatal diagnosis
02 Fetal medicine
03 Teratology
04 Neonatal medicine
05 Premature baby medicine
Dermatology 8214 1 01 Skin diagnostics
02 Mechanisms of skin diseases
03 Cutaneous physiology and biology
04 Laser/photobiology
2 05 Dermatologic oncology
06 Pigment cell biology
07 Cutaneous immunology and inflammation
08 Infectious diseases
09 Regenerative dermatology
10 Skin genetics
Psychiatric science 8215 1 01 Psychopharmacology
02 Clinical molecular genetics
2 03 Psychophysiology
04 Psychopathology
05 Geriatric psychiatry
3 06 Social psychiatry
07 Child and adolescence psychiatry
08 Forensic psychiatry
09 Neuropsychology
10 Liaison psychiatry
11 Psychiatric rehabilitation
Radiation science 8216 1 01 Medical imaging (including diagnostic radiology)
02 X-Ray/CT
03 Ultrasonography
04 Radiopharmaceuticals/Contrast medium
2 05 Magnetic resonance imaging
06 Radiation protection and safety management
07 Medical imaging technology
3 08 Nuclear medicine (including PET)
09 Interventional radiology
10 Angioplasty/Osteoplasty/Vascular embolization
11 Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)/Stent treatment/Reserver treatment
12 Hyperthermia
13 Ultrasound therapy
14 Radiation emergency medicine
15 Medical radiation biology
4 16 Therapeutic radiology
17 Radiation oncology
18 Radiotherapy physics
19 Radiotherapy biology
20 Particle beam therapy
Clinical surgery General surgery 8301 1 01 General surgery
02 Transplant surgery
03 Artificial organs science
04 Endoscopic surgery
05 Robotic surgery
2 06 Experimental surgery
07 Endocrine surgery
08 Breast surgery
09 Surgical metabolism and nutrition
Digestive surgery 8302 1 01 Esophageal surgery
02 Gastroduodenal surgery
2 03 Colorectal surgery
3 04 Hepatic surgery
05 Surgery for spleen and portal vein
4 06 Biliary surgery
07 Pancreatic surgery
Cardiovascular surgery 8303 1 01 Coronary surgery
02 Heart valve surgery
03 Surgery in cardiomyopathy
04 Congenital cardiovascular surgery
2 05 Aortic surgery
06 Peripheral vascular surgery
07 Phlebosurgery
08 Lymphology
Respiratory surgery 8304 1 01 Lung surgery
2 02 Tracheal surgery
03 Mediastinal surgery
04 Pleural surgery
05 Chest wall surgery
Neurosurgery 8305 1 01 Neurotrauma
02 Cerebrovascular disorders
03 Neuro-endovascular surgery
04 Experimental neurosurgery
2 05 Neuro-oncology
3 06 Diagnostic neuroimaging
07 Functional neurosurgery
08 Pediatric neurosurgery
09 Spinal cord/Spinal diseases
10 Neurosurgical instruments
11 Stereotactic radiosurgery
Orthopaedic surgery 8306 1 01 Spinal disorders
02 Muscle/Nerve disorders
03 Physical therapy and rehabilitation science
2 04 Bone and soft tissue tumors
05 Limb reconstruction surgery
06 Pediatric orthopaedics
07 Musculoskeletal traumatology
3 08 Joint disorders
09 Rheumatic diseases
10 Bone and cartilage metabolism
11 Sports medicine
Anesthesiology 8307 1 01 Anesthesiology
02 Anesthesiology and Resuscitology
2 03 Perioperative management
3 04 Pain management
Urology 8308 1 01 Oncology
2 02 Neurourology and Urodynamics
03 Infectious diseases
04 Regenerative medicine
05 Regenerative medicine
06 Teratology
3 07 Adrenal surgery
08 Kidney transplantation
09 Andrology
Obstetrics and gynecology 8309 1 01 Obstetrics
02 Reproductive medicine
2 03 Gynecology
04 Gynecologic oncology
05 Menopause medicine
Otorhinolaryngology 8310 1 01 Otology
02 Equilibrium Research
03 Audiology
2 04 Rhinology
05 Allergology
06 Skull Base Surgery
3 07 Stomato-pharyngology
08 Laryngology
09 Broncho-esophagology
10 Head and Neck Surgery
Ophthalmology 8311 1 01 Clinical research
02 Epidemiology study
03 Social medicine
2 04 Ocular biochemistry and molecular biology
05 Ocular cell biology
06 Ophthalmic genetics
07 Ocular histology
08 Ocular pathology
3 09 Ocular pharmacology
10 Ocular physiology
11 Ocular developmental and regenerative biology
12 Ocular immunology
13 Ocular microbiology/Infectious diseases
14 Science orthoptic
15 Optics
16 Ophthalmic medical engineering
Pediatric surgery 8312   01 Pediatric digestive surgery
02 Fetal surgery
03 Pediatric urology
04 Pediatric chest surgery
05 Pediatric oncology
Plastic surgery 8313   01 Reconstructive surgery
02 Wound healing science
03 Microsurgery
04 Tissue culture/Transplantation
05 Regenerative medicine
Emergency medicine 8314   01 Intensive care medicine
02 Trauma surgery
03 Emergency resuscitation science
04 Acute toxicology
05 Disaster medicine
Dentistry Morphological basic dentistry 8401   01 Oral anatomy (including histology/embryology)
02 Oral pathology
03 Oral bacteriology
Functional basic dentistry 8402   01 Oral physiology
02 Oral biochemistry
03 Dental pharmacology
Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology 8403   01 Experimental oncology
02 Immunity/Infection/Inflammation
03 General dental radiology
04 Oral and maxillofacial diagnostic radiology
Conservative dentistry 8404   01 Operative dentistry
02 Endodontology
Prosthodontics/ Dental materials science and engineering 8405 1 01 General prosthodontics
02 Removable denture prosthodontics
03 Fixed partial denture prosthodontics
04 Oral and maxillofacial prosthetics
2 05 Stomatognathic function
06 Dental engineering
07 Dental materials science
Dental engineering/Regenerative dentistry 8406   01 Biomaterials science
02 Regenerative dentistry
03 Oral implantology
Surgical dentistry 8407 1 01 Oral and maxillofacial surgery
2 02 Clinical oncology
3 03 Dental anesthesiology
04 Laboratory medicine
05 Oral maxillofacial reconstructive surgery
Orthodontics/Pediatric dentistry 8408 1 01 Orthodontics
2 02 Pediatric dentistry
03 Pediatric oral health science
04 Stomatognathic function and mechanics
Periodontology 8409   01 Pathogenesis and diagnosis
02 Periodontics
03 Periodontal tissue engineering
04 Preventive periodontology
Social dentistry 8410 1 01 Dental hygiene (including public hygiene/nutrition)
02 Preventive dentistry
03 Oral health administration and management
2 04 Forensic odontology
05 Gerodontics
06 Psychosomatic medicine dentistry
07 Dental education
Nursing Fundamental nursing 8501 1 01 Nursing philosophy
02 Nursing ethics
03 Nursing art
04 History of nursing
2 05 Nursing education
3 06 Nursing management
07 Nursing policy/Administration
08 Disaster nursing
Clinical nursing 8502 1 01 Critical care/Emergency nursing
02 Perioperative nursing
03 Adult nursing (chronic)
2 04 Rehabilitation nursing
05 Tarminal care
06 Oncology nursing
Lifelong developmental nursing 8503 1 01 Family health nursing
02 Maternal/Women's health nursing
2 03 Midwifery
04 Child health nursing
Gerontological nursing 8504 1 01 Gerontological nursing
02 Rehabilitation nursing
2 03 Psychiatric/Mental health nursing
04 Home care nursing
05 Visiting nursing
06 Family health nursing
Community health nursing 8505 1 01 Community health nursing
02 Occupational and environmental health nursing
2 03 Public health nursing
04 School nursing
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