Index of branches of science

The following index is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science: Links to articles and redirects to sections of articles which provide information on each topic are listed with a short description of the topic. When there is more than one article with information on a topic, the most relevant is usually listed, and it may be cross-linked to further information from the linked page or section.

Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.[1][2]

The branches of science, also referred to as scientific fields, scientific disciplines, or just sciences, can be arbitrarily divided into three major groups:

Disciplines that use science, such as engineering and medicine, are described as applied sciences.

A

  • Abiology – study of inanimate, inorganic, or lifeless things.[3]
  • Abiophysiology – The study of non-organic biological processes[4]
  • Acanthochronology – Study of cactus spines and the chronology of their growth
  • Acanthology – study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy[5]
  • Acarology – Study of mites and ticks
  • Aceology – The study of therapies – science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
  • Acology – Science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.
  • Acoustics – Branch of physics involving mechanical waves – the branch of physics studying the properties of sound.
  • Actinobiology – Study of effects of radiation on living things – synonymous with radiobiology.
  • Adenology – Branch of medicine dealing the endocrine system
  • Aerobiology – Study of airborne organisms
  • Aerodonetics – Science or study of gliding flight.[6]
  • Aerodynamics – Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air
  • Aerolithology – Science of meteorites – study of aerolites; meteorites.[7]
  • Aerology – Synonym for atmospheric science
  • Aeronautics – Science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines
  • Aeropalynology – study of pollens and spores in atmosphere.[8]
  • Aerospace engineering – Branch of engineering
  • Aerostatics – Study of gases that are not in motion
  • Agnoiology – Study of ignorance
  • Agonistics – Chemical which binds to and activates a biochemical receptor
  • Agricultural chemistry – Agricultural sub-discipline of applied chemistry – study of influence in chemical processes in plants.
  • Agriology – comparative study of primitive peoples.
  • Agrobiology – Interdisciplinary studies of the interactions between plants and soil
  • Agroecology – Study of ecological processes in agriculture
  • Agrogeology – Study of origins and applications of minerals important to farming
  • Agrology – Soil science, study of soils, especially agricultural soils.[9]
  • Agronomics – Branch of economics about distribution, management, and productivity of land.
  • Agronomy – Science of producing and using plants
  • Agrostology – Scientific study of the grasses
  • Algebra – Branch of mathematics
  • Algedonics – Branch of psychology that deals with pleasant and unpleasant states of consciousness
  • Algology – Branch of biology concerned with the study of algae (botany)
  • Algology – Medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey
  • Allergology – Study of the causes and treatment of allergies - study of causes and treatment of allergies
  • Anaesthesiology – Medical specialty concerned with anesthesia and perioperative care
  • Anatomy – Study of the structure of organisms
  • Andragogy – Methods and principles in adult education
  • Andrology – Medical specialty – study of men's physiology.
  • Anemology – Study of winds – study of wind.
  • Angiology – Branch of internal medicine, which deals with vascular disease
  • Anthropobiology – Biological study of the human species – study of human biology.
  • Anthropology – Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies – study of human cultures.
  • Anthrozoology – Subset of ethnobiology – study of human-animal interaction.
  • Apiology – Scientific study of bees
  • Aquatic ecology – The study of interactions between organisms and the environment in water
  • Arachnology – Scientific study of arachnides such as spiders, ticks and mites
  • Archaeology – Study of human activity based on materials left behind
  • Archelogy – study of first principles.[10]
  • Archival science – Science of storage, registration and preservation of historical data
  • Archology – science of the origins of government.
  • Areology – Scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars
  • Aristology – science or art of dining.
  • Aromachology – Study of the influence of odors on human behavior
  • Arthrology – Scientific study of joints and articulations
  • Arthropodology – Study of arthropods
  • Astacology – Scientific study of crayfish
  • Asteroseismology – Study of oscillations in stars
  • Astheniology – Physical symptom – study of diseases of weakening and aging.
  • Astrobotany – Study of plants grown in spacecraft
  • Astrobiology – Science concerned with life in the universe
  • Astrodynamics – Field of classical mechanics concerned with the motion of spacecraft
  • Astrogeology – Geology of astronomical objects apparently in orbit around stellar objects
  • Astronautics – Theory and practice of navigation beyond the Earth's atmosphere
  • Astronomy – Scientific study of celestial objects
  • Astrophysics – Subfield of astronomy – study of behaviour of interstellar matter.
  • Atmology – the science of aqueous vapor.[11]
  • Audiology – Branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders
  • Autecology – Study of interactions of individual organisms with the environment
  • Autology – Word that expresses a property it also possesses – scientific study of oneself.
  • Automata theory – Study of abstract machines and automata
  • Auxology – Study of all aspects of human physical growth

B

  • Bacteriology – Subdiscipline of microbiology that studies bacteria
  • Ballistics – Science of the motion of projectiles
  • Balneology – Method of treating diseases by bathing – science of the therapeutic use of baths.
  • Barodynamics – science of the support and mechanics of heavy structures[12]
  • Barology – study of gravitational force.[13]
  • Bathymetry – Study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors
  • Batology – Study of brambles
  • Batrachology – Branch of herpetology that studies amphibians
  • Behavioural genetics – Study of genetic-environment interactions influencing behaviour
  • Behavioral neuroscience – Study of biological and neural mechanisma in behaviour
  • Bibliology – Organized listing of books and the systematic description of them as objects
  • Bibliotics – study of documents to determine authenticity.
  • Bioecology – Study of interrelations of plants and animals with their environment
  • Biogeochemistry – Study of chemical cycles of the earth that are either driven by or influence biological activity
  • Biology – Scientific study of life
  • Biochemistry – Study of chemical processes in living organisms
  • Biomechanics – Study of the mechanics of biological systems
  • Biometrics – Metrics related to human characteristics
  • Bionomics – Term with different meanings in ecology or economics – study of organisms interacting in their environments.
  • Biophysics – Interdisciplinary science – study of physics of biological phenomena.
  • Biopsychology – Study of biological and neural mechanisma in behaviour – application of the science of biology to the study of psychology.
  • Biotribology – Study of friction, wear and lubrication in biological systems – study of friction, wear and lubrication of biological systems.
  • Botany – Study of plant life
  • Bromatology – Applied science devoted to the study of food – study of food.
  • Bryology – Branch of botany concerned with the study of bryophytes – study of mosses and liverworts.

C

  • Cacogenics – Decrease in genetic traits deemed desirable and study thereof
  • Caliology – Place where a bird broods its eggs – study of bird's nests.
  • Calorifics – study of heat – relating to the production of heat [14]
  • Cambistry – science of international exchange.[15]
  • Campanology – Scientific and musical study of bells
  • Carcinology – Study of crustaceans
  • Cardiology – Branch of medicine dealing with the heart
  • Caricology – Study of sedges
  • Carpology – Study of seeds and fruit
  • Cartography – Study and practice of making maps – science of making maps and globes.
  • Castrametation – Roman term for a fortified military base – art of designing a camp.
  • Catacoustics – science of echoes or reflected sounds.
  • Catallactics – Theory about the free market system in economies – science of commercial exchange.
  • Catechectics – art of teaching by question and answer.
  • Celestial mechanics – Branch of astronomy – study of motion of objects in outer space.
  • Cell biology – Branch of biology that studies cells – study of the different structures and functions of both eukaryote and prokaryote cells.
  • Cetology – The study of whales, dolphins, porpoises, and other cetaceans – study of whales and dolphins.
  • Chaology – Field of mathematics and science based on non-linear systems and initial conditions
  • Chaos theory – Field of mathematics and science based on non-linear systems and initial conditions
  • Characterology – The study of character – study of development of character.
  • Chemistry – Scientific field of study – study of properties and behaviours of substances.
  • Chirography – Study of penmanship and handwriting in all of its aspects – study of handwriting or penmanship.
  • Chiropody – Medicine branch focusing on the human lower extremities
  • Chorology – The science of determining the order in which places or regions occur. – science of the geographic description of anything.
  • Chrematistics – Economics theory studying money – study of wealth; political economy.
  • Chromatics – Technique to quantify and describe physically the human color perception – study of color.
  • Chronobiology – Study of rhythms in biological processes of living organisms – study of biological rhythms.
  • Chrysology – study of precious metals.
  • Classical mechanics – Description of large objects' physics – study of motion of macroscopic objects.
  • Climatology – Scientific study of climate, defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time – study of climate.
  • Clinology – study of aging or individual decline after maturity.
  • Codicology – Study of codices or manuscript books
  • Cognitive science – Interdisciplinary scientific study of cognitive processes
  • Coleopterology – Branch of entomology studying beetles
  • Cometology – study of comets.[16]
  • Computer science – Study of computation – study of processes that interact with data.
  • Conchology – Study of mollusc shells
  • Coniology – Study of atmospheric dust and its effects
  • Connectomics – Study of mapping wiring diagrams
  • Contact mechanics – Study of the deformation of solids that touch each other
  • Coprology – Study of faeces
  • Cosmetology – Study and application of beauty treatment – study of cosmetics.
  • Cosmochemistry – Study of the chemical composition of matter in the universe
  • Cosmology – Scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
  • Craniology – Pseudoscientific study of human characteristics according to shape of the skull – study of the skull.
  • Criminology – Study of crime and criminal actions/behavior
  • Cryobiology – Study of effects of extreme low temperatures on life
  • Cryptography – Practice and study of secure communication techniques
  • Cryptology – Practice and study of secure communication techniques – study of codes.
  • Ctetology – study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
  • Cybernetics – Transdisciplinary field concerned with regulatory and purposive systems
  • Cyclonology – study of tropical cyclones, e.g. hurricanes.
  • Cynology – Study of canines or domestic dogs
  • Cytology – Study of cells in terms of structure, function and chemistry

D

  • Dactyliology – study of finger rings.[17]
  • Dactylography – Scientific study of fingerprints
  • Dactylology – Form of communication using one or both hands – study of sign language.
  • Data science – Field of study to extract knowledge from data – study of analyzing, processing, interpreting and extracting data.
  • Demography – Science that deals with populations and their structures, statistically and theoretically
  • Demology – study of human populations and behaviour.[18]
  • Dendrochronology – Method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings
  • Dendrology – Science and study of woody plants
  • Dermatoglyphics – Scientific study of finger- and toeprints
  • Dermatology – Field of medicine dealing with the hair, nails, skin, and its diseases
  • Desmology – Study of ligaments
  • Dialectology – Scientific study of linguistic dialect
  • Dietetics – Study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease
  • Dioptrics – Science of light and lenses
  • Diplomatics – Academic study of the protocols of documents – science of deciphering ancient writings and texts.
  • Dosiology – study of dosage of drugs.[19]
  • Dynamics – Study of forces and their effect on motion
  • Dysgenics – Decrease in genetic traits deemed desirable and study thereof.

E

  • Eccrinology – Sweat gland distributed almost all over the human body – study of excretion.
  • Ecology – Study of organisms and their environment
  • Economics – Social science – study of material wealth (production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services).
  • Edaphology – Science concerned with the influence of soils on living beings
  • Egyptology – Scientific study of ancient Egypt – study of ancient Egypt.
  • Eidology – study of mental imagery.[20]
  • Ekistics – Science of human settlements
  • Electrochemistry – Branch of chemistry – study of relations between electricity and chemicals.
  • Electrodynamics – Fundamental interaction between charged particles – study of the effects arising from the interactions of electric currents with magnets, with other currents, or with themselves.
  • Electrohydrodynamics – Study of electrically conducting fluids in the presence of electric fields – the study of dynamics of electrically charged fluids.
  • Electrology – Method of hair removal – study of electricity.
  • Electrostatics – Study of still or slow electric charges – study of static electricity.
  • Electromagnetism – Fundamental interaction between charged particles – study of electromagnetic force.
  • Embryology – Branch of biology studying prenatal biology
  • Emetology – Involuntary, forceful expulsion of stomach contents, typically via the mouth – study of vomiting.
  • Emmenology – study of menstruation.[21]
  • Endemiology – study of local diseases.
  • Endocrinology – Branch of medicine pertaining to the endocrine system
  • Energetics – study of energy under transformation within various fields.
  • Engineering studies – Academic field – study of engineering.
  • Enigmatology – Problem or enigma that tests – study of enigmas (puzzles).
  • Entomology – Scientific study of insects
  • Entozoology – study of parasites that live inside larger organisms.[22]
  • Enzymology – Large biological molecule that acts as a catalyst – study of enzymes.
  • Ephebiatrics – Medical subspecialty for adolescents – branch of medicine dealing with adolescence.
  • Epidemiology – Study of health and disease within a population
  • Epileptology – Physician specializing in epileptology – study of epilepsy.
  • Eremology – study of deserts.[23]
  • Ergology – study of effects of work on humans.
  • Ergonomics – Designing systems to suit their users – study of people at work.
  • Escapology – Practice of escaping from restraints – study of freeing oneself from constraints.
  • Ethnobiology – Study of how living things are used by human cultures – study of dynamic relationships between peoples.
  • Ethnobotany – Study of traditional plant use – study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people.
  • Ethnogeny – study of origins of races or ethnic groups.[24]
  • Ethnochoreology – Field of dance study – study of dances and its implication in culture.
  • Ethnomusicology – Study of the cultural aspects of music – study of comparative musical systems.
  • Ethnology – Branch of anthropology – study of cultures.
  • Ethnomethodology – Study of how social order is produced – study of everyday communication and social interaction.
  • Ethology – Scientific objective study of non-human animal behaviour – study of natural or biological character.
  • Ethonomics – Personal value, basis for ethical action – study of economic and ethical principles of a society.
  • Etiology – Study of causation, or origination
  • Etymology – Study of the origin and evolution of words – study of origins of words.
  • Euthenics – Study of improving living conditions to increase well-being – science concerned with improving living conditions.
  • Exobiology – Science concerned with life in the universe – study of extraterrestrial life.
  • Exoplanetology – study of exoplanets.

F

  • Felinology – Study of cats – study of felines.
  • Finance – Academic discipline studying businesses and investments – science or study of money management.
  • Fluid dynamics – Aspects of fluid mechanics involving fluid flow
  • Fluid mechanics – Branch of physics – study of fluids behaviour at rest and in motion.
  • Fluid statics – Branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest – study of fluids behaviour at rest.
  • Fluviology – study of watercourses.[25]
  • Folkloristics – Branch of anthropology – study of folklore and fables.
  • Forestry – Science and craft of managing woodlands – study of the creation, management, use, conservation, and repair of forests and associated resources.
  • Fracture mechanics – Study of propagation of cracks in materials
  • Futurology – Study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures
  • Forensic science – Application of science to criminal and civil laws – the use of scientific methods or expertise to investigate crimes or examine evidence that might be presented in a court of law

G

  • Garbology – Study of modern refuse
  • Gastroenterology – Branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders
  • Gemmology – Science dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials – study of gems and jewels
  • Gender Studies – Interdisciplinary field of study – study of gender
  • Genealogy – Study of individual descent and bloodline – study of descent of families
  • Genesiology – study of reproduction and heredity
  • Genetics – Science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
  • Geochemistry – Science that applies chemistry to analyze geological systems – study of chemistry of the Earth's crust
  • Geochronology – Science of determining the age of rocks, sediments and fossils – study of measuring geological time
  • Geography – Study of lands and inhabitants of Earth – study of surface of the earth and its inhabitants
  • Geology – Scientific study of Earth's physical composition – study of the rocks of a planet
  • Geometry – Branch of mathematics – study the sizes, shapes, positions, angles and dimensions of things.
  • Geomorphogeny – study of the characteristics, origins, and development of land forms
  • Geomorphology – Scientific study of landforms – study of landforms and landform evolution
  • Geoponics – Science of cultivating the earth – study of agriculture
  • Geotechnics – Scientific study of earth materials in engineering problems – study of increasing habitability of the Earth
  • Geratology – Study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging – study of decadence and decay
  • Gerocomy – study of old age
  • Gerontology – Study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging
  • Gigantology – study of giants
  • Glaciology – Scientific study of ice and natural phenomena involving ice
  • Glossology – Scientific study of language – study of language; study of the tongue
  • Gnomonics – the art of measuring time using sundials
  • Gnotobiology – Organism with fully-known microorganisms – study of life in germ-free conditions
  • Googology – Numbers significantly larger than those used regularly – study of large numbers
  • Graminology – Scientific study of the grasses
  • Grammatology – Study of graphemes and writing systems – study of systems of writing
  • Graphemics – Study of graphemes and writing systems – study of systems of representing speech in writing
  • Graphology – Pseudoscientific analysis of handwriting – study of handwriting
  • Gromatics – Ancient Roman land surveyors – science of surveying
  • Gynaecology – Medical area for women's reproductive health – study of women's physiology
  • Gyrostatics – study of rotating bodies

H

  • Haemataulics – study of movement of blood through blood vessels
  • Halieutics – study of fishing[26]
  • Harmonics – Science of musical sounds
  • Helcology – study of ulcers[27]
  • Heliology – Scientific study of the sun
  • Helioseismology – Study of the structure and dynamics of the Sun through its oscillation
  • Helminthology – Study of parasitic worms (helminths)
  • Hematology – Study of blood and blood diseases
  • Hemodynamics – Dynamics of blood flow – study of the dynamics behind blood circulation
  • Hepatology – study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas
  • Heredity – Passing of traits to offspring from the species' parents or ancestor – study of passing of traits from parents to offspring
  • Hermeology – study of Mercury
  • Herpetology – Study of amphibians and reptiles
  • Hippiatrics – study of diseases of horses
  • Hippology – Study of horses
  • Histology – Study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals
  • Histopathology – Microscopic examination of tissue in order to study and diagnose disease – study of changes in tissue due to disease
  • Historiography – Study of the methods used by historians
  • Historiology – The study of history.
  • Home economics – Study of household management
  • Hoplology – The study of human combative behavior and performance
  • Horography – art of constructing sundials or clocks
  • Horology – Art or science of measuring time – science of time measurement
  • Horticulture – Small-scale cultivation of plants – study of gardening
  • Hydraulics – Applied engineering involving liquids – study of application of engineering, chemistry and other fields of science involving the use of liquids
  • Hydrobiology – Science of life and life processes in water – study of aquatic organisms
  • Hydrodynamics – Study of liquids in motion
  • Hydrogeology – Study of groundwater's movement and distribution
  • Hydrography – Measurement of bodies of water
  • Hydrokinetics – study of motion of fluids
  • Hydrology – Science of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth – study of water resources
  • Hydrometeorology – Branch of meteorology and hydrology – study of atmospheric moisture
  • Hydrostatics – Branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at rest
  • Hyetology – science of rainfall
  • Hygiastics – science of health and hygiene
  • Hygienics – Practices performed to preserve health – study of sanitation; health
  • Hygiology – hygienics; study of cleanliness
  • Hygroscopy – Phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules – study of humidity
  • Hygrometry – Study of gas-vapor mixtures – science of humidity
  • Hypnology – Study of sleep and hypnotic phenomena – study of sleep; study of hypnosis.[28]
  • Hypsography – Measurement of the elevation and depth of features on Earth's surface relative to mean sea level. – science of measuring heights

I

  • Iamatology – Obsolete synonym for the study of therapies.
  • Iatrology – treatise or text on medical topics; study of medicine
  • Ichnography – Architectural diagram showing interior layout of a building – art of drawing ground plans; a ground plan
  • Ichnology – Study of trace fossils
  • Ichthyology – Branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
  • Iconography – Branch of art history – study of drawing symbols
  • Iconology – Method of interpretation in cultural history – study of icons; symbols
  • Ideogeny – study of origins of ideas
  • Ideology – Set of beliefs or values – science of ideas; system of ideas used to justify behaviour
  • Idiomology – study of idiom, jargon or dialect
  • Idiopsychology – study of the psychology of one's own mind
  • Immunochemistry – Study of the chemistry of the immune system.
  • Immunogenetics – Branch of medical genetics that studies genetic interactions related to the immune system – study of genetic characteristics of immunity
  • Immunology – Branch of medicine studying the immune system
  • Immunopathology – Branch of medicine that deals with immune responses associated with disease
  • Information science – Academic field concerned with collection and analysis of information
  • Information technology (IT) – Computer-based technology
  • Insectology – Scientific study ofi insects, or relationships between insects and humans
  • Irenology – Social science study of peace – study of peace

J

K

  • Kalology – study of beauty
  • Karstology – Scientific study of the various aspects of karst regions
  • Karyology – Photographic display of total chromosome complement in a cell – study of cell nuclei
  • Kinematics – Branch of physics describing the motion of objects without considering forces – study of motion
  • Kinesics – Interpretation of body motion communication – study of gestural communication
  • Kinesiology – Study of human body movement – study of human movement and posture
  • Kinetics – Subfield of physics – study of forces producing or changing motion
  • Koniology – Study of atmospheric dust and its effects – study of atmospheric pollutants and dust
  • Ktenology – Scientific study of killing
  • Kymatology – Branch of physics – study of wave motion

L

  • Larithmics – study of population statistics
  • Laryngology – Medical specialty that deals with the larynx
  • Lepidopterology – Branch of entomology that studies moths and butterflies
  • Leprology – The study of leprosy and its treatment
  • Lexicology – Linguistic discipline studying words – study of words and their meanings
  • Lexigraphy – Grapheme which represents a word or a morpheme – art of definition of words
  • Library science – Branch of academic disciplines – study of collection of information
  • Lichenology – Branch of mycology that studies lichens
  • Library and information science – Branch of academic disciplines – study of organization, access, collection, and protection/regulation of information, whether in physical or digital forms.
  • Limacology – The study of slugs
  • Limnobiology – study of freshwater ecosystems
  • Limnology – Science of inland aquatic ecosystems
  • Linguistics – Scientific study of language
  • Loimology – study of plagues and epidemics
  • Logics – Study of correct reasoning
  • Loxodromy – study of sailing along rhumb-lines
  • Ludology – Study of games and the act of playing them

M

  • Macroeconomics – Study of an economy as a whole – branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy
  • Magnetics – Class of physical phenomena – study of magnetism
  • Magnetohydrodynamics – Model of electrically conducting fluids – study of electrically conducting fluids
  • Magnetostatics – Branch of physics about magnetism in systems with steady electric currents – study of magnetic fields in systems where the currents are steady
  • Malacology – Study of molluscs
  • Malariology – Study of the mosquito borne disease, malaria
  • Mammalogy – Study of mammals
  • Marine biology – Scientific study of ocean life – study of the ocean's ecosystem
  • Mastology – Study of mammals – study of mammals
  • Mathematics – Area of knowledge – study of magnitude, number, and forms
  • Mazology – mammalogy; study of mammals
  • Mechanics – Science concerned with physical bodies subjected to forces or displacements
  • Meconology – study of or treatise concerning opium
  • Media studies – Field of study that deals with media
  • Medicine – Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness
  • Melissopalynology – The study of pollen contained in honey
  • Melittology – Scientific study of bees
  • Melology – Scholarly study of music – study of music; musicology
  • Mereology – Study of parts and the wholes they form – study of part-whole relationships
  • Mesology – Study of organisms and their environment – ecology
  • Metallogeny – Study of the genesis and geographic distribution of mineral deposits – study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits
  • Metallography – Study of metals using microscopy – study of the structure and constitution of metals
  • Metallurgy – Field of science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metals
  • Metaphysics – Study of fundamental reality – study of principles of nature and thought
  • Metapolitics – Political discourse about politics itself – study of politics in theory or abstract
  • Metapsychology – Psychological aspect – study of nature of the mind
  • Metascience – Scientific study of science
  • Meteoritics – Scientific study of meteors, meteorites and meteoroids
  • Meteorology – Interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere focusing on weather forecasting
  • Methodology – Study of research methods
  • Methyology – study of alcohol
  • Metrology – Science of measurement and its application
  • Microanatomy – Study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues
  • Microbial ecology – Study of the relationship of microorganisms with their environment
  • Microbiology – Study of microscopic organisms (microbes)
  • Microclimatology – Local set of atmospheric conditions that differ significantly from the surrounding area – study of local climates
  • Microeconomics – Behavior of individuals and firms – branch of economics that studies the behavior of individual households and firms in making decisions on the allocation of limited resources
  • Micrology – study or discussion of trivialities
  • Micropalaeontology – Branch of paleontology that studies microfossils
  • Microphytology – study of very small plant life
  • Military science – Theory, method, and practice of producing military capability
  • Mineralogy – Scientific study of minerals and mineralised artifacts
  • Molecular biology – Branch of biology that studies biological systems at the molecular level
  • Molinology – Study of devices which use energy for mechanical purposes
  • Momilogy – study of mummies
  • Morphology – study of forms and the development of structures
  • Morphometrics – Quantitative study of size and shape – study of size and shape
  • Muscology – Branch of botany concerned with the study of bryophytes – study of mosses
  • Museology – Study of museums
  • Musicology – Scholarly study of music – study of music
  • Mycology – Branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi
  • Myology – Study of the muscular system – study of muscles
  • Myrmecology – Study of ants
  • Mythology – Type of traditional narrative – study of myths; fables; tales

N

  • Naology – study of church or temple architecture
  • Nautics – study and art of navigation
  • Navigation – Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle – study of controlling a movement of a vehicle from one place to another
  • Necroplanetology – Study of the process of planetary destruction – study of the destruction of planets[30]
  • Nematology – Scientific study of roundworms
  • Neonatology – Medical care of newborns, especially the ill or premature
  • Neossology – study of nestling birds
  • Nephology – Scientific study of clouds
  • Nephrology – Medical study concerned with the kidneys
  • Neurobiology – Scientific study of the nervous system
  • Neuroeconomics – Interdisciplinary field – study of human decision making and the ability to process multiple alternatives and to choose an optimal course of action
  • Neurology – Medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system
  • Neuropsychology – Study of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors
  • Neuroscience – Scientific study of the nervous system – study of development, work and structure of nervous system
  • Neurypnology – study of hypnotism
  • Neutrosophy – study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities
  • Nomology – Science of laws in philosophy
  • Noology – Spanish philosopher (1898–1983) – science of the intellect
  • Nosology – Branch of medicine that deals with classification of diseases
  • Nostology – study of senility
  • Notaphily – Study of paper currency – study and collecting of bank-notes and cheques
  • Numismatics – Study of currencies, coins and paper money
  • Nymphology – study of nymphs
  • Nanotechnology – Technology with features near one nanometer

O

  • Obstetrics – Medical specialty concerning pregnancy and childbirth
  • Oceanography – Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean
  • Oceanology – Scientific study of the ocean
  • Odontology – Scientific study of teeth
  • Odonatology – Study of dragonflies and damselflies
  • Oenology – Study of wine and winemaking
  • Oikology – science of housekeeping
  • Olfactology – study of the sense of smell[31]
  • Ombrology – study of rain[32]
  • Oncology – Branch of medicine dealing with, or specializing in, cancer
  • Oneirology – Scientific study of dreams
  • Onomasiology – Branch of linguistics concerned with how to express a given concept – study of nomenclature
  • Onomastics – Study of proper names
  • Ontology – Philosophical study of being – science of pure being; the nature of things
  • Oology – Branch of ornithology studying bird eggs, nests and breeding behavior
  • Ophiology, also known as ophidiology – Branch of herpetology that studies snakes
  • Ophthalmology – Field of medicine treating eye disorders
  • Optics – Branch of physics that studies light
  • Optology – study of sight
  • Optometry – Field of medicine treating eye disorders – science of examining the eyes
  • Orbital mechanics – Field of classical mechanics concerned with the motion of spacecraft
  • Orchidology – Scientific study of orchids
  • Ornithology – Study of birds
  • Organology – Collection of tissues with similar functions (biology) – study of form, structure, development, and functions of plant or animal organs
  • Organology – Science of musical instruments and their classifications (musicology) – study of musical instruments in relation to history, culture, construction, acoustic properties and classification
  • Orology, also known as Mountain research – Study of mountain environments
  • Orthoepy – Correct pronunciation of a language
  • Orthography – Set of conventions for written language
  • Orthopterology – Study of grasshoppers and related insects
  • Oryctology – mineralogy or paleontology[33]
  • Osmics – scientific study of smells[34]
  • Osmology – study of smells and olfactory processes
  • Osphresiology – study of the sense of smell[35]
  • Osteology – Scientific study of bones
  • Otology – Branch of medicine for the ear
  • Otorhinolaryngology – Medical specialty of the head and neck

P

  • Paedology – Study of children's behavior and development
  • Paidonosology – study of children's diseases; pediatrics
  • Palaeoanthropology – Study of ancient humans
  • Palaeobiology – Study of organic evolution using fossils
  • Palaeoclimatology – Study of changes in ancient climate
  • Palaeoichthyology – study of ancient fish
  • Palaeolimnology – Scientific study of ancient lakes and streams
  • Palaeontology – Study of life before the Holocene epoch
  • Palaeopedology – Discipline studying soils of the past eras
  • Paleobotany – Study of organic evolution of plants based on fossils
  • Paleo-osteology – study of ancient bones
  • Paleoseismology – Study of earthquakes that happened in the past
  • Palynology – Study of pollen and other acid-resistant microoscopic organic material
  • Papyrology – Scientific study of ancient manuscripts
  • Paradoxology – Logically self-contradictory statement – study of paradoxes
  • Parapsychology – Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena
  • Parasitology – Study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them
  • Paroemiology – study of proverbs
  • Parthenology – study of virgins
  • Particle physics – Study of subatomic particles and forces
  • Pathology – Study of disease
  • Pedagogics – Theory and practice of education
  • Pedology – Study of soils in their natural environment
  • Pelology – study of mud[36]
  • Penology – Subfield of criminology – study of crime and punishment
  • Periodontology, also known as Periodontics – Field of dentistry
  • Pestology – Scientific study of insects – science of pests
  • Petrology – Branch of geology that studies the formation, composition, distribution and structure of rocks
  • Pharmacognosy – Study of drugs obtained from natural sources
  • Pharmacology – Science of drugs and medications and their effects
  • Pharology – Scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights
  • Pharyngology – study of the throat[37]
  • Phenology – Study of periodic events in biological life cycles
  • Phenomenology – Philosophical method and schools of philosophy – study of phenomena
  • Philology – Study of language in historical sources
  • Philosophy – Study of general and fundamental questions – science of knowledge or wisdom
  • Phoniatrics – Sudy and treatment of organs involved in speech production
  • Phonetics – Study of how humans produce and perceive sounds
  • Phonology – Study of sound organization in languages
  • Photobiology – Scientific study of light's effect on living organisms
  • Photonics – Technical applications of optics – study of photons
  • Phraseology – Linguistic study of phrases
  • Phycology – Branch of biology concerned with the study of algae
  • Phylogenetics, also known as Phylogeny – Study of evolutionary relationships between organisms
  • Physics – Scientific field of study
  • Physiology – Science regarding functions in organisms or living systems
  • Phytology, also known as Botany – Study of plant life
  • Piscatology – study of fishes
  • Pisteology – science or study of faith
  • Planetary science, also known as Planetology – Science of planets and planetary systems
  • Plumology – Study of feathers
  • Plutology – political economy; study of wealth
  • Pneumatics – Use of pressurised gas in mechanical systems – study of mechanics of gases
  • Pneumonology – Study of respiratory diseases
  • Podiatry, also known as Podology – Medicine branch focusing on the human lower extremities
  • Political science – Scientific study of politics
  • Polemology – Multidisciplinary study of war
  • Pomology – Study of fruits and their cultivation
  • Pogonology – Hair that grows on the lower part of the face – study of beards
  • Posology – Study of dosage of medicines
  • Potamology – Study of rivers
  • Pragmatics – Branch of linguistics and semiotics relating context to meaning
  • Praxeology – Theory of human action
  • Primatology – Scientific study of primates
  • Proctology – Study of the structure and diseases of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon
  • Protistology – Scientific discipline devoted to the study of protists – study of protists
  • Proxemics – Study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior
  • Psephology – Quantitative scientific analysis of elections and balloting (within political science) – study of election results and voting trends
  • Pseudology – art or science of lying
  • Pseudoptics – study of optical illusions[38]
  • Psychobiology – Neuroscience of behaviour
  • Psychogenetics – Study of genetic-environment interactions influencing behaviour – study of internal or mental states
  • Psychognosy – study of mentality, personality or character
  • Psycholinguistics – Study of relations between psychology and language
  • Psychology – Study of mental functions and behaviors
  • Psychopathology – Scientific study of mental disorders
  • Psychophysics – Branch of knowledge relating physical stimuli and psychological perception
  • Pteridology – Class of vascular plants – study of ferns
  • Pterylology – study of distribution of feathers on birds
  • Punnology – study of puns[39]
  • Pyretology – study of fevers
  • Pyrgology – study of towers
  • Pyroballogy – study of artillery
  • Pyrography – Art or decoration made from burn marks – study of woodburning
  • Pyrotechnics – Science of creating combustibles and explosives for entertainment – study of combustion through fire or explosions

Q

  • Quantum computing – Computer hardware technology that uses quantum mechanics – the exploitation of collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation.
  • Quantum mechanics – Description of physical properties at the atomic and subatomic scale – a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles
  • Quantum physics – Description of physical properties at the atomic and subatomic scale – the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level
  • Queer theory – Field of critical theory – study of issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Quinology – study of quinine.

R

  • Radiobiology – Study of effects of radiation on living tissues – study of the scientific principles, mechanisms, and effects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with living matter
  • Radiochemistry – Chemistry of radioactive materials – study of ordinary chemical reactions under radioactive circumstances
  • Radiology – Medical specialty for imaging procedures
  • Rheology – Study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid state
  • Rheumatology – Medical speciality of inflammatory diseases
  • Rhinology – Study of the nose and sinuses
  • Rhochrematics – science of inventory management and the movement of products
  • Robotics – Design, construction, use, and application of robots
  • Runology – Study of Runic alphabets

S

  • Sarcology – study of fleshy parts of the body
  • Scatology – Study of faeces – study of excrement or obscene literature
  • Schematonics – art of using gesture to express tones
  • Sciagraphy – Study of perspective shadow projection – art of shading
  • Scientific modelling – Scientific activity that produces models – study of application of models to understand a particular problem
  • Scientific programming – Language for controlling a computer – study of programming
  • Scripophily – Study and collection of stock and bond certificates
  • Sedimentology – Study of natural sediments and their formation processes
  • Seismology – Scientific study of earthquakes and propagation of elastic waves through a planet
  • Selenodesy – Study of the surface and shape of the Moon
  • Selenology – Structure and composition of the Moon – study of the Moon
  • Semantics – Study of meaning in language
  • Semantology – science of meanings of words
  • Semasiology – Branch of linguistics about what words mean
  • Semiology – Study of signs and sign processes – study of signs and signals
  • Semiotics – Study of signs and sign processes
  • Serology – Scientific study of serum and other bodily fluids
  • Sexology – Scientific study of human sexuality
  • Siderology – study of iron and its alloys, including steel
  • Significs – Linguistic and philosophical term – science of meaning
  • Silvics – Practice of controlling forests for timber production – study of tree's life
  • Sindonology – Scientific analysis of the Shroud.of Turin
  • Sinology – Area studies focused on China
  • Sitology – Expert in nutrition and malnutrition – dietetics
  • Sociobiology – Subdiscipline of biology regarding social behavior – study of biological basis of human behaviour
  • Socioeconomics – Branch of sociology – study of the relationship between economy and society
  • Sociolinguistics – Study of how society affects language
  • Sociology – Social science that studies human society and its development
  • Solid mechanics – Branch of mechanics concerned with solid materials and their behaviors
  • Somatology – Branch of anthropology that studies the physical development of the human species – science of substances
  • Snow hydrology – Field of snow science concerning its composition and dispersion
  • Spectrology – Study involving matter and electromagnetic radiation
  • Spectroscopy – Study involving matter and electromagnetic radiation – study of spectra
  • Speleology – Science of cave and karst systems
  • Spermology – Embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering – study of seeds
  • Sphagnology – study of peat moss
  • Sphygmology – Study of the pulse
  • Splanchnology – Study of the visceral organs
  • Spongology – study of sponges
  • Stasiology – study of political parties
  • Statics – Branch of mechanics concerned with balance of forces in nonmoving systems
  • Stellar astronomy – Study of stars and stellar evolution
  • Stemmatics, also known as Stemmatology – Identification of textual variants – study of relationships between text
  • Stereochemistry – Subdiscipline of chemistry – study of chemistry of the relative spatial arrangement of atoms that form the structure of molecules and their manipulation.
  • Stoichiology – science of elements of animal tissues [40]
  • Stomatology – Study of oral medicine – study of the mouth
  • Storiology – study of folk tales
  • Stratigraphy – Study of rock layers and their formation
  • Stratography – art of leading an army
  • Stylometry – Study of writing style – studying literature by means of statistical analysis
  • Suicidology – Scientific study of suicide and self-destructive behaviors
  • Supramolecular chemistry – Branch of chemistry – study of the chemistry of assembled molecular sub-units
  • Symbology – Something that represents an idea, process, or physical entity – study of symbols
  • Symptomatology – Indications of a specific illness, including psychiatric – study of symptoms of illness
  • Synecology – Associated populations of species in a given area – study of ecological communities
  • Synectics – Thought process for making the strange familiar and the familiar strange – study of processes of invention
  • Syntax – System responsible for combining morphemes into complex structures – study of sentence structure
  • Syphilology – Sexually transmitted infection – study of syphilis
  • Systematics – Branch of biology – study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present
  • Systems science – Study of the nature of systems – study of systems

T

  • Taxidermy – Stuffing and mounting dead animals for display – art of curing and stuffing animals
  • Taxonomy – Science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
  • Tectonics – Process of evolution of the Earth's crust
  • Teleology – Thinking in terms of destiny or purpose – study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
  • Telmatology – Branch of physical geography concerned with the study of wetlands
  • Tempestology – The study of cyclones, hurricanes and similar extreme weather events
  • Teratology – Study of developmental anomalies
  • Terrestrial ecology – Study of terrestrial ecosystems and the biotic and abiotic things that occupy them.
  • Teuthology – Study of cephalopods
  • Textology – Identification of textual variants – study of the production of texts
  • Thalassography – science of the seas and gulfs [41]
  • Thanatology – Scientific study of death and its aspects
  • Thaumatology – The study of miracles – study of miracles
  • Theology – Study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs - study of religion
  • Theoretical computer science – Subfield of computer science and mathematics
  • Theriogenology – Veterinary specialty concerning reproduction
  • Thermodynamics – Physics of heat, work, and temperature
  • Thermokinematics – study of motion of heat
  • Thermology – study of heat
  • Therology – Study of mammals
  • Thremmatology – science of breeding domestic animals and plants[42]
  • Threpsology – science of nutrition
  • Tidology – study of tides
  • Timbrology – study of postage stamps
  • Tocology – Medical specialty encompassing two subspecialties – obstetrics; midwifery
  • Tokology – Medical specialty encompassing two subspecialties – study of childbirth
  • Tonetics – Use of pitch to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
  • Topography – Study of the forms of land surfaces
  • Topology – Branch of mathematics – study of places and their natural features
  • Toponymy, also known as Toponymics – Study of place names
  • Toxicology – Study of substances harmful to living organisms
  • Traumatology – Medicine branch – study of wounds and their effects
  • Tribology – Science of rubbing surfaces
  • Trichology – The study of the hair and scalp
  • Trophology – Science of nutrition
  • Tsiganology – study of gypsies
  • Turbology – study of tornadoes
  • Typhlology – study of blindness and the blind [43]
  • Typography – Art of arranging type – art and technique of arranging type
  • Typology – System of classification – study of types of things

U

  • Uranography – Part of astronomy concerned with mapping of stars
  • Uranology – Science of the heavens (historical)
  • Urbanology – Study dealing with specialized problems of cities
  • Urenology – study of rust molds
  • Urogynecology – Sub-specialty of urology and gynecology
  • Urology – Medical specialty on the urinary and reproductive systems

V

  • Vaccinology – Science of vaccine development and production
  • Valeology – study of healthy living[44]
  • Venereology – Branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
  • Venology – The study of veins.[45]
  • Veterinary medicine – Branch of medicine for non-human animals
  • Vexillography – Art and practice of designing flags – the art and practice of designing flags
  • Vexillology – Study of flags
  • Victimology – Study of victimization
  • Vinology – scientific study of vines and winemaking [46]
  • Virology – Study of viruses
  • Vitaminology – The study of vitamins.[47]
  • Vitrics – study, art and technology of glassy materials; glassware
  • Volcanology – Study of volcanoes

W

X

  • Xenobiology – Science of synthetic life forms – study of biological systems which do not exist in nature
  • Xylography – Broad term for woodblock printing techniques
  • Xylology – Science of wood

Y

Z

  • Zenography – The study of the planet Jupiter
  • Zooarchaeology – Analysis of animal remains found in archaeological sites
  • Zoochemistry – study of chemistry of animals
  • Zoogeography – Science of the geographic distribution of animal species
  • Zoogeology – study of fossil animal remains
  • Zoology – Scientific study of animals
  • Zoonomy – study of animal physiology
  • Zoonosology – study of animal diseases
  • Zoopathology – Study and diagnosis of disease in animals
  • Zoophysics – Study of physics relating to structure and function of animal organs and bodies.[49]
  • Zoophysiology – study of physiology of animals
  • Zoophytology – study of plant-like animals
  • Zoosemiotics – Study of the use of signs among animals – study of animal communication
  • Zootaxy – Scientific classification of animals.
  • Zootechnics – Science of managing domestic or captive animals
  • Zygology – science of joining and fastening [50]
  • Zymology – Study of fermentation and its uses
  • Zymurgy – Applied chemistry of fermentation processes
  • Zythology – Study of beer and beer-brewing.

See also

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