Trending Academic Disciplines in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: music. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
478,577
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
music
art using sound
19,166
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
17,685
views
views
3
mathematic
field of study
16,772
views
views
4
computer science
study of computation
10,770
views
views
5
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
9,814
views
views
6
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
8,612
views
views
7
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
8,587
views
views
8
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
8,371
views
views
9
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
7,584
views
views
10
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
7,506
views
views
11
history of France
aspect of history
7,301
views
views
12
immunology
branch of medicine studying the immune system
7,192
views
views
13
contemporary art
art produced from the 1940s to the present
7,085
views
views
14
cinematography
art of creating motion picture with photography
7,065
views
views
15
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
7,045
views
views
16
technology
making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, or tools and techniques so created
6,997
views
views
17
religion
social-cultural system
6,639
views
views
18
art
general concept that creates expressive work for its emotional power (use Q838948 for the resulting work, use Q2018526 for the group of creative disciplines)
6,485
views
views
19
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
6,445
views
views
20
human anatomy
scientific study of the morphology of the human body
6,380
views
views
21
Jansenism
Christian theological movement founded by Cornelius Jansen
6,254
views
views
22
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
6,174
views
views
23
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
6,074
views
views
24
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
5,995
views
views
25
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
5,828
views
views
26
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
5,627
views
views
27
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
5,567
views
views
28
politics
activities associated with group decisions
5,243
views
views
29
geography
science that studies the terrestrial surface, the societies that inhabit it and the territories, landscapes, places or regions that form it when interacting with each other
5,182
views
views
30
eschatology
theological view of end of world
5,143
views
views
31
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
5,120
views
views
32
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
5,080
views
views
33
sustainable development
mode of human development that meets current demands without compromising the needs of future generations
5,008
views
views
34
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
4,925
views
views
35
philology
study of language in written historical sources
4,909
views
views
36
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
4,710
views
views
37
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
4,632
views
views
38
linguistics
scientific study of language
4,586
views
views
39
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
4,399
views
views
40
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
4,287
views
views
41
sharia
Islamic law
4,208
views
views
42
history of Morocco
account of past events in Moroccan civilization
4,113
views
views
43
semiology
academic discipline of signs and their use or interpretation
4,112
views
views
44
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
4,066
views
views
45
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
4,016
views
views
46
phenomenology
early 20th century philosophical movement that seeks to describe the universal features of consciousness without assumptions about the external world, aiming to describe phenomena as they appear and exploring the significance of lived experience
3,978
views
views
47
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
3,883
views
views
48
history of aviation
history of the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft
3,871
views
views
49
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
3,870
views
views
50
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
3,843
views
views
51
pedagogy
theory and practice of teaching and learning, shaped by social, political, and cultural contexts; encompasses how knowledge and skills are imparted and the interactions between teachers and learners in educational settings
3,781
views
views
52
ecology
scientific study of the relationships between living organisms
3,740
views
views
53
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
3,673
views
views
54
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
3,648
views
views
55
oncology
branch of medicine dealing with cancer
3,572
views
views
56
theology
study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
3,546
views
views
57
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
3,443
views
views
58
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
3,430
views
views
59
theatre
art of creating stories and performing them live in front of public
3,369
views
views
60
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
3,341
views
views
61
history of Algeria
aspect of history
3,318
views
views
62
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
3,277
views
views
63
meteorology
branch of science dealing with the study of atmospheric phenomena and the short term variation of weather conditions including wind, precipitation, temperature, humidity, cloud cover, and air pressure
3,237
views
views
64
information and communications technology
umbrella term for technologies used to handle information and aid communication
3,209
views
views
65
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
3,198
views
views
66
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
3,173
views
views
67
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
3,163
views
views
68
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
3,158
views
views
69
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
3,108
views
views
70
acupuncture
form of alternative medicine
3,096
views
views
71
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
3,048
views
views
72
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
2,985
views
views
73
topology
branch of mathematics
2,980
views
views
74
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
2,962
views
views
75
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
2,953
views
views
76
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
2,915
views
views
77
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
2,908
views
views
78
geology
study of the composition, structure, physical properties, and history of Earth's components, and the processes by which they are shaped
2,888
views
views
79
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
2,867
views
views
80
anatomy
study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts
2,865
views
views
81
archaeology
study of the past via material culture
2,855
views
views
82
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles
French undergraduate education prior to entering Grandes écoles
2,820
views
views
83
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
2,808
views
views
84
endocrinology
medical specialty; branch of science concerned with the study of hormones
2,804
views
views
85
Boolean algebra
branch of algebra abstracting logical operations
2,739
views
views
86
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
2,731
views
views
87
microsociology
sociological theories and approaches that focus on small-scale aspects of society
2,709
views
views
88
geopolitics
study of the effects of human and physical geography on international politics and relations
2,698
views
views
89
robotics
design, construction, operation, and application of robots
2,692
views
views
90
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
2,690
views
views
91
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
2,670
views
views
92
late modern period
the era from ca. 1800 until the present
2,659
views
views
93
semantics
study of meaning in language
2,656
views
views
94
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
2,616
views
views
95
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
2,598
views
views
96
ethology
scientific study of animal behavior
2,592
views
views
97
physiology
science regarding function of organisms or living systems
2,568
views
views
98
French literature
literature written by French authors or French-speaking authors
2,548
views
views
99
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
2,542
views
views
100
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
2,527
views
views