Trending Scientific Theories in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Big Bang. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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111,663
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
7,799
views
views
2
heliocentrism
astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
6,438
views
views
3
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
5,988
views
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4
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
5,769
views
views
5
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
4,862
views
views
6
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
4,832
views
views
7
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
4,665
views
views
8
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
4,590
views
views
9
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
4,168
views
views
10
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
4,113
views
views
11
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
4,090
views
views
12
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
4,019
views
views
13
emperor organ theory
constitutional theory that was the prevailing interpretation of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan until it became the subject of political attacks in 1935
2,633
views
views
14
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
2,295
views
views
15
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
2,220
views
views
16
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
2,171
views
views
17
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
2,143
views
views
18
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
1,438
views
views
19
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
1,358
views
views
20
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
1,314
views
views
21
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
1,283
views
views
22
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
1,268
views
views
23
constitutionalism
political and legal thought holding that government authority derives from and is limited by fundamental law, emphasizing the protection of rights
1,227
views
views
24
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
1,145
views
views
25
trickle-down economics
economic theory
1,063
views
views
26
Realism
international relations theory
1,050
views
views
27
bricolage
construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process.
927
views
views
28
Dirac sea
ground state of a fermionic field; thought of as a "sea" of negative-energy states that have been all filled in, thus rendering the vaccum stable
880
views
views
29
phlogiston theory
superseded scientific theory about combustion
861
views
views
30
Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
834
views
views
31
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
735
views
views
32
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
731
views
views
33
Kurgan hypothesis
theory of Indo-European origin
681
views
views
34
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
658
views
views
35
gateway drug theory
substance-related disorder
620
views
views
36
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
608
views
views
37
Penrose process
theorical process wherein energy can be extracted from a rotating black hole
559
views
views
38
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
537
views
views
39
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
532
views
views
40
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
515
views
views
41
Plasma cosmology
509
views
views
42
Interactions Between Heaven and Mankind
Concept for choosing a monarch
482
views
views
43
rotating black hole
black hole with angular momentum
477
views
views
44
Ainu Revolution Theory
theory in Japanese left-wing thought
471
views
views
45
imperial sovereignty theory
470
views
views
46
probability axioms
axioms that are relevant to the probability theory
457
views
views
47
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
fluid instability that occurs when there is velocity shear in a single continuous fluid or a velocity difference across the interface between two fluids
443
views
views
48
Theory of the Undetermined Status of Ryukyu Islands
legal theory about the Ryukyu Islands
438
views
views
49
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
427
views
views
50
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
420
views
views
51
caloric theory
obsolete scientific theory of heat flow
418
views
views
52
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
414
views
views
53
eating rice makes you stupid
387
views
views
54
axial tilt
angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body
378
views
views
55
Duverger's law
principle in political science
374
views
views
56
capability approach
economic theory
367
views
views
57
Neo-Darwinism
the current paradigm in evolutionary biology
361
views
views
58
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
357
views
views
59
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
354
views
views
60
Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
353
views
views
61
Secular Shrine Theory
Japanese idea on the separation of Church and State
346
views
views
62
neorealism
concept in international relations
335
views
views
63
free energy principle
hypothesis in neuroscience proposed by Karl Friston
331
views
views
64
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
330
views
views
65
functionalism
social science
322
views
views
66
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
318
views
views
67
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
316
views
views
68
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
310
views
views
69
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
310
views
views
70
killer ape theory
theory that war and interpersonal aggression was the driving force behind human evolution
292
views
views
71
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
chemical theory defining acids and bases by transfer of protons (hydrons)
289
views
views
72
von Mises yield criterion
concept in continuum mechanics
287
views
views
73
withering away of the state
concept coined by Engels that, with the realization of socialism, the state will become obsolete and disappear as the society will govern itself without coercive enforcement of the law
278
views
views
74
Gallicanism
the belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the state's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's
267
views
views
75
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
256
views
views
76
refrigerator mother theory
discredited historical theory that autistic spectrum disorders are caused by a lack of parental emotional warmth
254
views
views
77
Schwarzschild black hole
248
views
views
78
Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory
scientific theory
232
views
views
79
Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory
theory
227
views
views
80
Jahn–Teller effect
mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems
225
views
views
81
insular biogeography
field within biogeography that examines the factors that affect the species richness and diversification of isolated natural communities
224
views
views
82
cell theory
scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells
222
views
views
83
N ray
hypothesized form of radiation, described by Prosper-René Blondlot in 1903 but subsequently found to be illusory
217
views
views
84
orthogenesis
obsolete biological hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve towards some goal
215
views
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85
Petzval field curvature
optical aberration
203
views
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86
didymium
chemical compound
202
views
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87
optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
200
views
views
88
democratic peace theory
theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies
197
views
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89
East Asian Cooperative Sphere
197
views
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90
round heaven and square earth
196
views
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91
Fresnel diffraction
diffraction
194
views
views
92
Minkowski diagram
graph of space and time in special relativity
191
views
views
93
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
189
views
views
94
germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
188
views
views
95
third-party punishment
theory applicable to biology, anthropology, and sociology
186
views
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96
liberalism
school of thought within international relations theory
184
views
views
97
Multiple streams framework
Approach for analyzing public policymaking processes
182
views
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98
Clausius–Duhem inequality
thermodynamic law expression
177
views
views
99
progressive utilization theory
socioeconomic and political theory
177
views
views
100
preformationism
formerly-popular theory that organisms develop from miniature versions of themselves
173
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