Attached Table 1List of Categories, Areas, Disciplines and Research Fields

(1) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research FY2015 List of Categories, Areas, Disciplines and Research Fields
Make sure to select "A" , "B" or "C" based on the Appendix Table of Keywords Categories, Areas, Disciplines and Research Fields, when applying for these
research fields.

Category: Integrated Disciplines

Area

Discipline
Principles of
Informatics

Principles of
Informatics

Informatics

Human
informatics

Frontiers of
informatics

Research Field

Item
Number

Theory of informatics
Mathematical informatics
Statistical science
Computer system
Software
Information network
Multimedia database
High performance computing
Information security
Cognitive science
Perceptual information
processing
Human interface and interaction
Intelligent informatics
Soft computing
Intelligent robotics
Kansei informatics
Life / Health / Medical
informatics
Web informatics, Service
informatics
Library and information
science/
Learning support system

1001
1002
1003
1101
1102
1103
1104
1105
1106
1201

Remark

Complex
systems

1202

Environmental dynamic analysis 1401

Risk sciences of radiation and
1402
chemicals
Environmental impact
1403
assessment
Environmental engineering and
1501
reduction of environmental
burden
Modeling and technologies for
environmental conservation and 1502
Environmental
remediation
Environmental conservation
Environmental conscious
1503
science
materials and recycle
Environmental risk control and
1504
evaluation
Environmental and ecological
1601
symbiosis
Sustainable and
Design and evaluation of
environmental
sustainable and environmental 1602
system
conscious system
development
Environmental policy and social
1603
systems
1651
Design science Design science
1701
Home economics/Human life
1702
Clothing life/Dwelling life
Human life
science
1703
Eating habits

Sociology/History of
science and technology

Complex
systems

Cultural assets study

and museology

Geography
Social/Safety
system science

Biomedical
engineering

Science education
Educational technology
Sociology/History of science
and technology
Cultural assets study and
museology
Geography
Social systems engineering/
Safety system
Natural disaster / Disaster
prevention science
Biomedical engineering/
Biomaterial science and
engineering
Medical systems
Medical engineering assessment
Rehabilitation science/
Welfare engineering

A
B
A
B

A
B

A
B
C

1901
A
B

2101
2201
2202

2301

A
B
A
B
A
B

2302
2303
2304

2402

Applied health science

2403

Childhood
science
Biomolecular
science

Childhood science (childhood

environment science)
Biomolecular chemistry
Chemical biology

Area studies

1801
1802

2001

Sports science

A
B

32

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A
B
A
B
A
B

2451
2501
2502

Basic / Social brain science

2601

Brain biometrics

2602

Area studies
Gender
Tourism Studies Tourism Studies
Philosophy/Ethics
Chinese philosophy/Indian
Philosophy
philosophy/Buddhist studies
Religious studies
History of thought
Aesthetics and studies on art
Art studies
Fine art history
Art at large
Japanese literature
Literature in English
Literature
European literature
Chinese literature
Humanities
Literature in general
Linguistics
Japanese linguistics
Linguistics
English linguistics
Japanese language education
Foreign language education
Historical studies in general
Japanese history
History
History of Asia and Africa
History of Europe and America
Archaeology
Human geography Human geography
Cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology
Fundamental law
Public law
International law
law
Social law
Criminal law
Civil law
New fields of law
Politics
Politics
International relations
Economic theory
Economic doctrine/
Social sciences
Economic thought
Economic statistics
Economics
Economic policy
Public finance/Public economy
Money/ Finance
Economic history
Management
Management
Commerce
Accounting
Sociology
Social welfare and social work
Sociology
studies
Humanities/
Gender
Social sciences

1304

Environmental
analyses and
evaluation

Item
Number

Category: Humanities and Social Sciences

1301

1303

Research Field

Health/Sports
science

Brain sciences

1203
1204
1205
1206
1207

1302

Discipline

Developmental mechanisms and

2401
the body works

Entertainment and game informatics 1305

Science education/
Educational technology

Area

2701
2801
2851
2901
2902
2903
2904
3001
3002
3003
3101
3102
3103
3104
3105
3201
3202
3203
3204
3205
3301
3302
3303
3304
3305
3401
3501
3601
3602
3603
3604
3605
3606
3607
3701
3702
3801
3802
3803
3804
3805
3806
3807
3901
3902
3903
4001
4002

A
B

(Humanities and Social Sciences)

Area

Discipline
Psychology

Social sciences
Education

Research Field
Social psychology
Educational psychology
Clinical psychology
Experimental psychology
Education
Sociology of education
Education on school subjects
and activities
Special needs education

Item
Number

Remark

Area

4101
4102
4103
4104
4201
4202
4203
4204

Category: Science and Engineering

Nanostructural chemistry
Nanostructural physics
Nano/Micro
Nanomaterials chemistry
science
Nanomaterials engineering
Nanobioscience
Nano/Microsystems
Applied materials
Interdisciplinar
Crystal engineering
y science and
Thin film/Surface and
engineering
interfacial physical properties
Applied physics
Optical engineering, Photon
science
Plasma electronics
General applied physics
Quantum beam science Quantum beam science
Computational science Computational science
Algebra
Geometry
Basic analysis
Mathematics
Mathematical analysis
Foundations of
mathematics/Applied
mathematics
Astronomy
Astronomy
Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic
ray/Astro physics
Condensed matter physics I
Condensed matter physics II
Mathematical physics/
Physics
Fundamental condensed matter
physics
Mathematical
and physical
Atomic/Molecular/Quantum
sciences
electronics
Biological physics/Chemical
physics/Soft matter physics
Solid earth and planetary
physics
Meteorology/Physical
oceanography/Hydrology
Earth and
Space and upper atmospheric
planetary
physics
science
Geology
Stratigraphy/Paleontology
Petrology/Mineralogy/
Economic geology
Geochemistry/Cosmochemistry
Plasma science Plasma science
Physical chemistry
Basic chemistry Organic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Functional solid state chemistry
Synthetic chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Applied
Analytical chemistry
Chemistry
chemistry
Bio-related chemistry
Green/Environmental chemistry
Energy-related chemistry
Organic and hybrid materials
Materials
Polymer/Textile materials
chemistry
Inorganic industrial materials
Device related chemistry
Materials/
Mechanics of materials
Mechanical
Engineering
engineering
Production engineering/
Processing studies

4301
4302
4303
4304
4305
4306
4401
4402
4403
4404
4405
4406
4501
4601
4701
4702
4703
4704

Engineering
4705
4801
4901
4902
4903
4904

4905
4906
5001
5002
5003
5004
5005
5006
5007
5101
5201
5202
5203
5301
5302
5303
5304
5305
5306
5307
5401
5402
5403
5404
5501
5502

33

Discipline

Research Field

Design engineering/
Machine functional elements/
Tribology
Mechanical
Fluid engineering
engineering
Thermal engineering
Dynamics/Control
Intelligent mechanics/
Mechanical systems
Power engineering/Power
conversion/Electric machinery
Electronic materials/
Electric materials
Electrical and
Electron device/
electronic
Electronic equipment
engineering
Communication/
Network engineering
Measurement engineering
Control engineering/System
engineering
Civil engineering materials/
Construction/
Construction management
Structural engineering/
Earthquake engineering/
Maintenance management
Civil
engineering
engineering
Geotechnical engineering
Hydraulic engineering
Civil engineering project/
Traffic engineering
Civil and environmental
engineering
Building structures/Materials
Architectural environment/
Architecture and
Equipment
building
Town planning/
engineering
Architectural planning
Architectural history/Design
Physical properties of
metals/Metal-base materials
Inorganic materials/Physical
properties
Composite materials/Surface
Material
and interface engineering
engineering
Structural/Functional materials
Material
processing/Microstructural
control engineering
Metal making/Resorce
production engineering
Properties in chemical
engineering process/Transfer
operation/Unit operation
Process/Chemica Reaction engineering/Process
l engineering
system
Catalyst/Resource chemical
process
Biofunction/Bioprocess
Aerospace engineering
Naval and maritime engineering
Earth system and resources
Integrated
engineering
engineering
Nuclear fusion studies
Nuclear engineering
Energy engineering

Item
Number

5503
5504
5505
5506
5507
5601
5602
5603
5604
5605
5606

5701

5702

5703
5704
5705
5706
5801
5802
5803
5804
5901
5902
5903
5904
5905

5906

6001

6002
6003
6004
6101
6102
6103
6104
6105
6106

Remark

Category: Biological Sciences

Area

Discipline

Research Field
Neurophysiology / General
neuroscience

Neuroscience

Biology

Tumor biology

Forest and forest

products science

Agricultural
sciences

Applied aquatic Aquatic bioproduction science

science
Aquatic life science
Agricultural science in
Agricultural
management and economy
science in
society and
Agricultural science in rural
economy
society and development
Rural environmental
engineering/Planning
AgroAgricultural environmental
engineering
engineering/Agricultural
information engineering
Animal production science
Animal life
science

Boundary
agriculture

Medicine,
dentistry, and
pharmacy

Pharmacy

A
B

6301
6401

6402
Tumor diagnostics
6403
Tumor therapeutics
6501
Genome biology
6502
Genome science Medical genome science
6503
System genome science
Conservation of biological
Conservation of
6601
biological resources
resources
6701
Molecular biology
6702
Structural biochemistry
6703
Biological
Functional biochemistry
6704
Science
Biophysics
6705
Cell biology
6706
Developmental biology
Plant molecular biology/Plant
6801
physiology
6802
Morphology/Structure
Animal physiology/Animal
6803
behavior
Basic biology
Genetics/Chromosome
6804
dynamics
6805
Evolutionary biology
6806
Biodiversity/Systematics
6807
Ecology/Environment
6901
Physical anthropology
Anthropology
6902
Applied anthropology
Science in genetics and breeding 7001
Plant production
7002
Crop production science
and
7003
Horticultural science
environmental
7004
agriculture
Plant protection science

Agricultural
chemistry

Area

6203

Oncology

Plant nutrition/Soil science

Applied microbiology
Applied biochemistry
Bioorganic chemistry
Food science
Forest science
Wood science

Remark

6201

Nerve anatomy/Neuropathology 6202

Neurochemistry/
Neuropharmacology
Laboratory animal science Laboratory animal science
Biological
Sciences

Item
Number

A
B

A
B

7101

Medicine,
dentistry, and
pharmacy

7102
7103
7104
7105
7201
7202
7301

A
B

7302
7401
7402
7501
A
7502

7601

Veterinary medical science

7602

Integrative animal science

7603

Insect science
Environmental
agriculture(including landscape
science)
Applied molecular and cellular
biology
Chemical pharmacy
Physical pharmacy
Biological pharmacy
Pharmacology in pharmacy
Natural medicines
Drug development chemistry
Environmental and hygienic
pharmacy
Medical pharmacy

7701

B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A

7702

7703
7801
7802
7803
7804
7805
7806
7807
7808

34

Discipline

Research Field

General anatomy (including

histology/embryology)
General physiology
Environmental physiology
(including physical medicine
and nutritional physiology)
General pharmacology
General medical chemistry
Pathological medical chemistry
Basic medicine
Human genetics
Human pathology
Experimental pathology
Parasitology (including sanitary
zoology)
Bacteriology (including
mycology)
Virology
Immunology
Medical sociology
Applied pharmacology
Boundary
Laboratory medicine
medicine
Medical Physics and
Radiological Technology
Pain science
Epidemiology and preventive
medicine
Hygiene and public health
Society medicine
Medical and hospital
management
Legal medicine
General internal medicine
(including psychosomatic
medicine)
Gastroenterology
Cardiovascular medicine
Respiratory organ internal
medicine
Kidney internal medicine
Neurology
Clinical internal Metabolomics
medicine
Endocrinology
Hematology
Collagenous pathology/
Allergology
Infectious disease medicine
Pediatrics
Embryonic/Neonatal medicine
Dermatology
Psychiatric science
Radiation science
General surgery
Digestive surgery
Cardiovascular surgery
Respiratory surgery
Neurosurgery
Orthopaedic surgery
Anesthesiology
Clinical surgery
Urology
Obstetrics and gynecology
Otorhinolaryngology
Ophthalmology
Pediatric surgery
Plastic surgery
Emergency medicine
Morphological basic dentistry
Functional basic dentistry
Pathobiological dentistry/
Dental radiology
Conservative dentistry
Prosthodontics/ Dental
materials science and
Dentistry
Dental engineering/
Regenerative dentistry
Surgical dentistry
Orthodontics/Pediatric dentistry
Periodontology
Social dentistry
Fundamental nursing
Clinical nursing
Nursing
Lifelong developmental nursing
Gerontological nursing
Community health nursing

Item
Number

7901
7902
7903
7904
7905
7906
7907
7908
7909
7910
7911
7912
7913
8001
8002
8003
8005
8004
8101
8102
8103
8104
8201
8202
8203
8204
8205
8206
8207
8208
8209
8210
8211
8212
8213
8214
8215
8216
8301
8302
8303
8304
8305
8306
8307
8308
8309
8310
8311
8312
8313
8314
8401
8402
8403
8404
8405
8406
8407
8408
8409
8410
8501
8502
8503
8504
8505

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