Trending Academic Disciplines — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: photography. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
5,939,436
Total Views (September 2026)
1
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
265,033
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
221,867
views
views
3
music
art using sound
158,117
views
views
4
mathematics
field of study
148,533
views
views
5
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
145,421
views
views
6
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
129,589
views
views
7
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
127,698
views
views
8
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
113,524
views
views
9
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
107,231
views
views
10
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
104,316
views
views
11
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
87,381
views
views
12
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
86,736
views
views
13
religion
social-cultural system
86,516
views
views
14
sharia
Islamic law
84,512
views
views
15
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
81,964
views
views
16
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
81,241
views
views
17
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
77,618
views
views
18
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
77,279
views
views
19
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
76,231
views
views
20
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
75,462
views
views
21
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
74,837
views
views
22
technology
making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, or tools and techniques so created
74,730
views
views
23
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
72,167
views
views
24
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
71,250
views
views
25
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
71,025
views
views
26
computer science
study of computation
69,715
views
views
27
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
68,211
views
views
28
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
67,525
views
views
29
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)
65,452
views
views
30
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
63,885
views
views
31
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
62,657
views
views
32
politics
activities associated with group decisions
60,718
views
views
33
quantum computing
study of a model of computation
59,797
views
views
34
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
58,045
views
views
35
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
57,598
views
views
36
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
57,452
views
views
37
eschatology
theological view of end of world
56,722
views
views
38
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
56,417
views
views
39
calculus
branch of mathematics that works on how things change
56,037
views
views
40
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
54,141
views
views
41
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
51,872
views
views
42
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
50,488
views
views
43
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
49,924
views
views
44
linguistics
scientific study of language
49,608
views
views
45
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
49,093
views
views
46
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
46,594
views
views
47
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
46,388
views
views
48
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
45,928
views
views
49
social science
branch of science that systematically studies societies, institutions, social relationships, and human behavior using theoretical and empirical methods
45,493
views
views
50
logic
study of correct reasoning
44,401
views
views
51
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
44,092
views
views
52
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
43,681
views
views
53
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
43,423
views
views
54
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
42,982
views
views
55
philology
study of language in written historical sources
42,662
views
views
56
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
42,283
views
views
57
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
42,043
views
views
58
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
41,288
views
views
59
engineering
type of applied science
41,173
views
views
60
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
40,661
views
views
61
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
40,521
views
views
62
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
39,921
views
views
63
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
39,644
views
views
64
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
39,644
views
views
65
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
39,628
views
views
66
topology
branch of mathematics
39,425
views
views
67
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
39,295
views
views
68
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
39,225
views
views
69
history of Israel
history of the Land of Israel
39,133
views
views
70
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
38,150
views
views
71
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
38,056
views
views
72
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
37,669
views
views
73
physical science
branch of natural science that studies non-living systems
37,591
views
views
74
history of Russia
occurrences and people in Russia throughout history
37,078
views
views
75
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
36,961
views
views
76
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
36,638
views
views
77
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
36,158
views
views
78
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
35,999
views
views
79
thermodynamics
branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and thermal or internal energy
35,939
views
views
80
political science
scientific study of politics
35,746
views
views
81
archaeology
study of the past via material culture
35,487
views
views
82
ecology
scientific study of the relationships between living organisms
35,302
views
views
83
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
34,524
views
views
84
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
34,287
views
views
85
human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
34,069
views
views
86
electronics
physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter
33,927
views
views
87
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
33,810
views
views
88
number theory
branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers
33,800
views
views
89
history of Iran
history of Iran from the beginning until now
33,478
views
views
90
advertising
communication aimed at promoting products, services, or ideas to a target audience through various media channels
33,146
views
views
91
semantics
study of meaning in language
32,507
views
views
92
hypnosis
a state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction
32,431
views
views
93
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
32,004
views
views
94
theology
study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
31,782
views
views
95
liberal arts education
part of the formal education during the Roman Empire; 7 free arts still considered together the basis for a traditional academic program in Western higher education
31,720
views
views
96
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
31,494
views
views
97
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
31,270
views
views
98
cryptography
practice and study of secure communication techniques
31,094
views
views
99
history of Australia
occurrences and people in Australia throughout history
31,085
views
views
100
history of France
aspect of history
31,071
views
views