Research Field

(List of Categories, Areas, Disciplines and Research Fields for FY2009 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research.)

Categories
Integrated Science and Innovative Science
Humanities and Social Sciences
Science and Engineering
Biological Sciences

Category: Integrated Science and Innovative Science
Area Discipline Research Field Item No. #Entry
Comprehensive fields Informatics Fundamental theory of informatics 1001 0
Software 1002 0
Computer system/Network 1003 0
Media informatics/Database 1004 0
Intelligent informatics 1005 0
Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics 1006 0
Sensitivity informatics/Soft computing 1007 0
Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics 1008 0
Cognitive science 1009 0
Statistical science 1010 0
Bioinformatics/Life informatics 1011 0
Neuroscience Neuroscience in general 1101 0
Nerve anatomy/Genome science Neuropathology 1102 0
Neurochemistry/Neuropharmacology 1103 0
Neurophysiology and muscle physiology 1104 0
Laboratory animal science Laboratory animal science 1201 0
Biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering/Biological material science 1301 0
Medical systems 1302 0
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering 1303 0
Health/Sports science Physical education 1401 0
Sports science 1402 0
Applied health science 1403 0
Human life science General human life sciences 1501 0
Eating habits, studies on eating habits 1502 0
Science education/Educational technology Science education 1601 0
Educational technology 1602 0
Sociology/History of science and technology Sociology/History of science and technology 1701 0
Cultural property science Cultural property science 1801 0
Geography Geography 1901 0
New multidisciplinary fields Environmental science Environmental dynamic analysis 2001 0
Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy 2002 0
Risk sciences of radiation/Chemicals 2003 0
Environmental technology/Environmental materials 2004 0
Nano/Micro science Nanostructural science 2101 0
Nanomaterials/Nanobioscience 2102 0
Microdevices/Nanodevices 2103 0
Social/Safety system science Social systems engineering/Safety system 2201 0
Natural disaster science 2202 0
Genome science Basic genome science 2301 0
Applied genomics 2302 0
Genome informatics 2303 0
Living organism molecular science Living organism molecular science 2401 0
Resource conservation science Resource conservation science 2501 0
Area studies Area studies 2601 0
Gender Gender 2701 0
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Category: Humanities and Social Sciences
Area Discipline Research Field Item No. #Entry
Humanities Philosophy Philosophy/Ethics 2801 0
Chinese philosophy 2802 0
Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies 2803 0
Religious studies 2804 0
History of thought 2805 0
Aesthetics/Art history 2806 0
The arts Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general 2851 0
Literature Japanese literature 2901 0
Literature in English 2902 0
European literature (English literature excluded) 2903 0
Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas 2904 0
Linguistics Linguistics 3001 0
Japanese linguistics 3002 0
English linguistics 3003 0
Japanese language education 3004 0
Foreign language education 3005 0
History Historical studies in general 3101 0
Japanese history 3102 0
Asian history 3103 0
History of Europe and America 3104 0
Archaeology 3105 0
Human geography Human geography 3201 0
Cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology/Folklore 3301 0
Social sciences Law Fundamental law 3401 0
Public law 3402 0
International law 3403 0
Social law 3404 0
Criminal law 3405 0
Civil law 3406 0
New fields of law 3407 0
Politics Politics 3501 0
International relations 3502 0
Economics Economic theory 3601 0
Economic doctrine/Economic thought 3602 0
Economic statistics 3603 0
Applied economics 3604 0
Economic policy 3605 0
Public finance/Monetary economics 3606 0
Economic history 3607 0
Business administration Business administration 3701 0
Commerce 3702 0
Accounting 3703 0
Sociology Sociology 3801 0
Social welfare and social work studies 3802 0
Psychology Social psychology 3901 0
Educational psychology 3902 0
Clinical psychology 3903 0
Experimental psychology 3904 0
Education Education 4001 0
Sociology of education 4002 0
Education on school subjects and activities 4003 0
Special needs education 4004 0
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Category: Science and Engineering
Area Discipline Research Field Item No. #Entry
Mathematical and physical sciences Mathematics Algebra 4101 0
Geometry 4102 0
General mathematics (including Probability theory/Statistical mathematics) 4103 0
Basic analysis 4104 0
Global analysis 4105 0
Astronomy Astronomy 4201 0
Physics Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics 4301 1
Condensed matter physics I 4302 0
Condensed matter physics II 4303 0
Mathematical physics/Fundermental condensed matter physics 4304 0
Atomic/Molecular/Quantum electronics 4305 1
Biophysics/Chemical physics 4306 0
Earth and planetary science Solid earth and planetary physics 4401 0
Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology 4402 0
Space and upper atmospheric physics 4403 0
Geology 4404 0
Stratigraphy/Paleontology 4405 0
Petrology/Mineralogy/Science pf ore deposit 4406 0
Geochemistry/Astrochemistry 4407 0
Plasma science Plasma science 4501 0
Chemistry Basic chemistry Physical chemistry 4601 0
Organic chemistry 4601 0
Inorganic chemistry 4601 0
Applied Chemistry Analytical chemistry 4701 0
Synthetic chemistry 4702 0
Polymer chemistry 4703 0
Functional materials chemistry 4704 0
Environmental chemistry 4705 0
Chemistry related to living body 4706 0
Materials chemistry Functional materials/Devices 4801 0
Organic industrial materials 4802 0
Inorganic industrial materials 4803 0
Plymer/Textile materials 4804 0
Engineering Applied physics Applied materials science/Crystal engineering 4901 0
Thin film/Surface and interfacial physical properties 4902 0
Applied optics/Quantum optical engineering 4903 0
Applied physics, general 4904 0
Engineering fundamentals 4905 0
Mechanical engineering Materials/Mechanics of materials 5001 0
Production engineering/ Processing studies 5002 0
Design engineering/Machine functional elements/Tribology 5003 0
Fluid engineering 5004 0
Thermal engineering 5005 0
Dynamics/Control 5006 0
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems 5007 0
Electrical and electronic engineering Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery 5101 0
Electronic materials/Electric materials 5102 0
Electron device/Electronic equipment 5103 0
Communication/Network engineering 5104 0
System engineering 5105 0
Measurement engineering 5106 0
Control engineering 5107 0
Civil engineering Civil engineering materials/Construction/Construction management 5201 0
Structural engineering/Earthquake engineering/Maintenance management engineering 5202 0
Geotechnical engineering 5203 0
Hydraulic engineering 5204 0
Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering 5205 0
Civil and environmental engineering 5206 0
Architecture and building engineering Building structures/materials 5301 0
Architectural environment/equipment 5302 0
Town planning/Architectural planning 5303 0
Architectural history/design 5304 0
Material engineering Physical properties of metals 5401 0
Inorganic materials/Physical properties 5402 0
Composite materials/Physical properties 5403 0
Structural/Functional materials 5404 0
Material processing/treatments 5405 0
Metal making engineering 5406 0
Process engineering Properties in chemical engineering process/Transfer operation/Unit operation 5501 0
Reaction engineering/Process system 5502 0
Catalyst/Resource chemical process 5503 0
Biofunction/Bioprocess 5504 0
Integrated engineering Aerospace engineering 5601 0
Naval and maritime engineering 5602 0
Earth system and resources enginnering 5603 0
Recycling engineering 5604 0
Nuclear fusion studies 5605 0
Nuclear engineering 5606 0
Energy engineering 5607 0
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Category: Biological Sciences
Area Discipline Research Field Item No. #Entry
Biology Basic biology Genetics/Genome dynamics 5701 0
Ecology/Environment 5702 0
Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology 5703 0
Morphology/Structure 5704 0
Animal physiology/Animal behavior 5705 0
Biodiversity/Systematics 5706 0
Biological science Structural biochemistry 5801 0
Functional biochemistry 5802 0
Biophysics 5803 0
Molecular biology 5804 0
Cell biology 5805 0
Developmental biology 5806 0
Evolutionary biology 5807 0
Anthropology Physical anthropology 5901 0
Applied anthropology 5902 0
Agricultural sciences Agriculture Breeding science 6001 0
Crop science/Weed science 6002 0
Horticulture/Landscape architecture 6003 0
Plant pathology 6004 0
Applied entomology 6005 0
Agricultural chemistry Plant nutrition/Soil science 6101 0
Applied microbiology 6102 0
Applied biochemistry 6103 0
Bioproduction chemistry/Bioorganic chemistry 6104 0
Food science 6105 0
Forestry Forest science 6201 0
Wood science 6202 0
Fisheries science General fisheries 6301 0
Fisheries chemistry 6302 0
Agro-economics Agronomy 6401 0
Agro-engineering Irrigation, drainage and rural engineering/Rural planning 6501 0
Agricultural environmental engineering 6502 0
Agricultural information engineering 6503 0
Zootechnical science/Veterinary medical science Zootechnical science/Grassland science 6601 0
Applied animal science 6602 0
Basic veterinary science/Basic zootechnical science 6603 0
Applied veterinary science 6604 0
Clinical veterinary science 6605 0
Boundary agriculture Boundary agriculture 6701 0
Applied molecular and cellular biology 6702 0
Medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy Pharmacy Chemical pharmacy 6801 0
Physical pharmacy 6802 0
Biological pharmacy 6803 0
Drug development chemistry 6804 0
Environmental pharmacy 6805 0
Medical pharmacy 6806 0
Basic medicine General anatomy (including histology/embryology) 6901 0
General physiology 6902 0
Environmental physiology (including physical medicine and nutritional physiology) 6903 0
General pharmacology 6904 0
General medical chemistry 6905 0
Pathological medical chemistry 6906 0
Human genetics 6907 0
Human pathology 6908 0
Experimental pathology 6909 0
Parasitology (including sanitary zoology) 6910 0
Bacteriology (including mycology) 6911 0
Virology 6912 0
Immunology 6913 0
Boundary medicine Medical sociology 7001 0
Applied pharmacology 7002 0
Laboratory medicine 7003 0
Society medicine Hygiene 7101 0
Public health/Health science 7102 0
Legal medicine 7103 0
Clinical internal medicine General internal medicine (including psychosomatic medicine) 7201 0
Gastroenterology 7202 0
Circulatory organs internal medicine 7203 0
Respiratory organ internal medicine 7204 0
Kidney internal medicine 7205 0
Neurology 7206 0
Metabolomics 7207 0
Endocrinology 7208 0
Hematology 7209 0
Collagenous pathology/Allergology 7210 0
Infectious disease medicine 7211 0
Pediatrics 7212 0
Embryonic/Neonatal medicine 7213 0
Dermatology 7214 0
Psychiatric science 7215 0
Radiation science 7216 0
Clinical surgery General surgery 7301 0
Digestive surgery 7302 0
Thoracic surgery 7303 0
Cerebral neurosurgery 7304 0
Orthopaedic surgery 7305 0
Anesthesiology/Resuscitation studies 7306 0
Urology 7307 0
Obstetrics and gynecology 7308 0
Otorhinolaryngology 7309 0
Ophthalmology 7310 0
Pediatric surgery 7311 0
Plastic surgery 7312 0
Emergency medicine 7313 0
Dentistry Morphological basic dentistry 7401 0
Functional basic dentistry 7402 0
Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology 7403 0
Conservative dentistry 7404 0
Prosthetic dentistry 7405 0
Dental engineering/Regenerative dentistry 7406 0
Surgical dentistry 7407 0
Orthodontic/Pediatric dentistry 7408 0
Periodontal dentistry 7409 0
Social dentistry 7410 0
Nursing Fundamental nursing 7501 0
Clinical nursing 7502 0
Lifelong developmental nursing 7503 0
Community health/Gerontological nurisng 7504 0
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