Trending Academic Disciplines in USA — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: photography. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
665,825
Total Views (the 7 days to 24 October 2026)
1
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
28,821
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
27,316
views
views
3
mathematics
field of study
17,818
views
views
4
music
art using sound
16,639
views
views
5
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
15,299
views
views
6
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
14,928
views
views
7
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
13,542
views
views
8
sharia
Islamic law
13,355
views
views
9
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
12,315
views
views
10
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
11,678
views
views
11
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
11,320
views
views
12
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
11,227
views
views
13
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
10,313
views
views
14
quantum computing
study of a model of computation
10,063
views
views
15
religion
social-cultural system
9,333
views
views
16
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
8,727
views
views
17
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
8,661
views
views
18
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
8,625
views
views
19
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
8,556
views
views
20
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
8,463
views
views
21
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
8,207
views
views
22
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
8,049
views
views
23
calculus
branch of mathematics that works on how things change
7,926
views
views
24
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
7,692
views
views
25
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
7,689
views
views
26
technology
making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, or tools and techniques so created
7,203
views
views
27
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
7,170
views
views
28
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)
6,765
views
views
29
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
6,554
views
views
30
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
6,423
views
views
31
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
6,302
views
views
32
computer science
study of computation
6,300
views
views
33
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
6,282
views
views
34
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
6,194
views
views
35
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
6,183
views
views
36
politics
activities associated with group decisions
6,165
views
views
37
eschatology
theological view of end of world
6,119
views
views
38
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
6,073
views
views
39
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
5,947
views
views
40
social science
branch of science that systematically studies societies, institutions, social relationships, and human behavior using theoretical and empirical methods
5,862
views
views
41
history of France
aspect of history
5,835
views
views
42
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
5,825
views
views
43
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
5,824
views
views
44
engineering
type of applied science
5,653
views
views
45
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
5,649
views
views
46
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
5,526
views
views
47
linguistics
scientific study of language
5,520
views
views
48
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
5,511
views
views
49
physical science
branch of natural science that studies non-living systems
5,472
views
views
50
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
5,353
views
views
51
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
5,335
views
views
52
Amazon Prime
paid subscription service from Amazon
5,329
views
views
53
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
5,285
views
views
54
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
4,967
views
views
55
history of Facebook
aspect of history of the Internet
4,924
views
views
56
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
4,891
views
views
57
history of Israel
history of the Land of Israel
4,853
views
views
58
philology
study of language in written historical sources
4,788
views
views
59
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
4,682
views
views
60
semantics
study of meaning in language
4,677
views
views
61
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
4,669
views
views
62
computer security
protection of computer systems and networks from theft, damage, misuse or data leak
4,620
views
views
63
logic
study of correct reasoning
4,531
views
views
64
peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
4,462
views
views
65
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
4,425
views
views
66
number theory
branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers
4,336
views
views
67
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
4,295
views
views
68
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
4,281
views
views
69
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
4,189
views
views
70
history of Iran
history of Iran from the beginning until now
4,140
views
views
71
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
4,131
views
views
72
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
4,130
views
views
73
electronics
physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter
4,117
views
views
74
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
4,109
views
views
75
critical race theory
conceptual framework regarding society, race, and culture
4,107
views
views
76
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
4,093
views
views
77
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
4,048
views
views
78
dispensationalism
Christian theology
3,941
views
views
79
cryptography
practice and study of secure communication techniques
3,906
views
views
80
topology
branch of mathematics
3,898
views
views
81
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
3,869
views
views
82
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
3,847
views
views
83
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
3,845
views
views
84
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
3,845
views
views
85
hadith
collections of sayings and teachings of Muhammad (and Ahl al-Bayt for Shia Muslims)
3,821
views
views
86
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
3,806
views
views
87
linear algebra
branch of mathematics that studies vector spaces and linear transformations
3,802
views
views
88
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
3,745
views
views
89
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
3,704
views
views
90
Swedish Empire
the years 1611–1721 in the history of Sweden
3,697
views
views
91
Māori
Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand
3,673
views
views
92
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
3,647
views
views
93
electrical engineering
field of engineering that deals with electricity (its control and processing as information in electronic form, or during the control and generation of mechanical, magnetic, or other forms of energy; compare Q988785)
3,631
views
views
94
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
3,607
views
views
95
historical materialism
Marxist theory of historiography that material and economic conditions drive societal structure and historical change
3,511
views
views
96
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
3,510
views
views
97
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
3,500
views
views
98
visual arts
practice of art which creates works that are primarily visual in nature
3,459
views
views
99
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
3,441
views
views
100
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
3,434
views
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