Trending Academic Disciplines — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: photography. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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1,349,265
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
52,765
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
50,655
views
views
3
music
art using sound
48,303
views
views
4
mathematic
field of study
34,172
views
views
5
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
26,388
views
views
6
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
25,986
views
views
7
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
25,746
views
views
8
sharia
Islamic law
24,196
views
views
9
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
23,725
views
views
10
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
23,555
views
views
11
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
22,483
views
views
12
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
21,314
views
views
13
religion
social-cultural system
19,471
views
views
14
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
18,819
views
views
15
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
18,783
views
views
16
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
18,384
views
views
17
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
17,732
views
views
18
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
17,147
views
views
19
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
17,094
views
views
20
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
16,954
views
views
21
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
16,742
views
views
22
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)
16,245
views
views
23
politics
activities associated with group decisions
16,131
views
views
24
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
16,105
views
views
25
technology
making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, or tools and techniques so created
15,724
views
views
26
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
15,684
views
views
27
computer science
study of computation
14,397
views
views
28
history of France
aspect of history
14,178
views
views
29
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
13,515
views
views
30
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
13,358
views
views
31
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
13,346
views
views
32
quantum computing
study of a model of computation
13,287
views
views
33
eschatology
theological view of end of world
13,267
views
views
34
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
13,194
views
views
35
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
13,109
views
views
36
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
12,692
views
views
37
calculus
branch of mathematics that works on how things change
12,508
views
views
38
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
12,468
views
views
39
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
12,345
views
views
40
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
12,215
views
views
41
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
12,071
views
views
42
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
12,062
views
views
43
linguistics
scientific study of language
11,700
views
views
44
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
11,664
views
views
45
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
11,514
views
views
46
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
11,432
views
views
47
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
10,784
views
views
48
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
10,485
views
views
49
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
10,419
views
views
50
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
10,326
views
views
51
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
10,255
views
views
52
philology
study of language in written historical sources
10,240
views
views
53
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
10,189
views
views
54
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
10,105
views
views
55
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
10,023
views
views
56
social science
branch of science that systematically studies societies, institutions, social relationships, and human behavior using theoretical and empirical methods
10,021
views
views
57
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
9,842
views
views
58
logic
study of correct reasoning
9,807
views
views
59
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
9,511
views
views
60
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
9,468
views
views
61
peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
9,465
views
views
62
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
9,389
views
views
63
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
9,258
views
views
64
semantics
study of meaning in language
9,229
views
views
65
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
9,212
views
views
66
engineering
type of applied science
9,156
views
views
67
history of Russia
occurrences and people in Russia throughout history
9,039
views
views
68
cartography
branch of science regarding maps and cartographic work
8,977
views
views
69
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
8,974
views
views
70
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
8,922
views
views
71
Amazon Prime
paid subscription service from Amazon
8,875
views
views
72
topology
branch of mathematics
8,854
views
views
73
advertising
communication aimed at promoting products, services, or ideas to a target audience through various media channels
8,807
views
views
74
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
8,761
views
views
75
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
8,707
views
views
76
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
8,675
views
views
77
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
8,563
views
views
78
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
8,545
views
views
79
human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
8,511
views
views
80
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
8,260
views
views
81
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
8,156
views
views
82
thermodynamics
branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and thermal or internal energy
8,110
views
views
83
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
8,107
views
views
84
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
8,099
views
views
85
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
8,065
views
views
86
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
8,003
views
views
87
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
7,948
views
views
88
electronics
physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter
7,897
views
views
89
finance
academic discipline studying businesses, financing, investments and protection of economic value
7,878
views
views
90
visual arts
practice of art which creates works that are primarily visual in nature
7,858
views
views
91
history of Formosa
history of the island of Taiwan
7,782
views
views
92
history of Israel
history of the Land of Israel
7,606
views
views
93
political science
scientific study of politics
7,569
views
views
94
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
7,526
views
views
95
computer security
protection of computer systems and networks from theft, damage, misuse or data leak
7,510
views
views
96
historical materialism
Marxist theory of historiography that material and economic conditions drive societal structure and historical change
7,494
views
views
97
anatomy
study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts
7,392
views
views
98
history of Iran
history of Iran from the beginning until now
7,371
views
views
99
ecology
scientific study of the relationships between living organisms
7,317
views
views
100
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
7,298
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