Trending Academic Disciplines in France — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, September 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: music. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
447,643
Total Views (September 2026)
1
music
art using sound
18,522
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
16,681
views
views
3
mathematics
field of study
15,714
views
views
4
computer science
study of computation
10,197
views
views
5
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
9,166
views
views
6
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
8,252
views
views
7
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
8,025
views
views
8
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
7,868
views
views
9
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
7,195
views
views
10
immunology
branch of medicine studying the immune system
7,131
views
views
11
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
6,997
views
views
12
contemporary art
art produced from the 1940s to the present
6,934
views
views
13
technology
making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, or tools and techniques so created
6,829
views
views
14
history of France
aspect of history
6,700
views
views
15
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
6,575
views
views
16
cinematography
art of creating motion picture with photography
6,413
views
views
17
religion
social-cultural system
6,211
views
views
18
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
5,994
views
views
19
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)
5,954
views
views
20
human anatomy
scientific study of the morphology of the human body
5,889
views
views
21
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
5,811
views
views
22
Jansenism
Christian theological movement founded by Cornelius Jansen
5,781
views
views
23
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
5,712
views
views
24
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
5,655
views
views
25
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
5,367
views
views
26
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
5,301
views
views
27
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
5,221
views
views
28
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
4,929
views
views
29
politics
activities associated with group decisions
4,900
views
views
30
eschatology
theological view of end of world
4,837
views
views
31
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
4,757
views
views
32
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
4,736
views
views
33
sustainable development
mode of human development that meets current demands without compromising the needs of future generations
4,731
views
views
34
philology
study of language in written historical sources
4,617
views
views
35
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
4,501
views
views
36
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
4,406
views
views
37
linguistics
scientific study of language
4,301
views
views
38
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
4,160
views
views
39
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
4,099
views
views
40
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
4,093
views
views
41
semiology
academic discipline of signs and their use or interpretation
3,934
views
views
42
sharia
Islamic law
3,874
views
views
43
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
3,814
views
views
44
history of Morocco
account of past events in Moroccan civilization
3,782
views
views
45
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
3,707
views
views
46
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
3,684
views
views
47
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
3,605
views
views
48
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
3,593
views
views
49
history of aviation
history of the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft
3,531
views
views
50
ecology
scientific study of the relationships between living organisms
3,530
views
views
51
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
3,471
views
views
52
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
3,464
views
views
53
oncology
branch of medicine dealing with cancer
3,445
views
views
54
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
3,391
views
views
55
theology
study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
3,362
views
views
56
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
3,305
views
views
57
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
3,195
views
views
58
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
3,152
views
views
59
meteorology
branch of science dealing with the study of atmospheric phenomena and the short term variation of weather conditions including wind, precipitation, temperature, humidity, cloud cover, and air pressure
3,108
views
views
60
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
3,069
views
views
61
theatre
art of creating stories and performing them live in front of public
3,055
views
views
62
information and communications technology
umbrella term for technologies used to handle information and aid communication
2,995
views
views
63
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
2,980
views
views
64
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
2,979
views
views
65
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
2,972
views
views
66
history of Algeria
aspect of history
2,953
views
views
67
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
2,945
views
views
68
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
2,874
views
views
69
acupuncture
form of alternative medicine
2,853
views
views
70
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
2,846
views
views
71
topology
branch of mathematics
2,799
views
views
72
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
2,795
views
views
73
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
2,786
views
views
74
geology
study of the composition, structure, physical properties, and history of Earth's components, and the processes by which they are shaped
2,782
views
views
75
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
2,769
views
views
76
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
2,737
views
views
77
archaeology
study of the past via material culture
2,717
views
views
78
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
2,688
views
views
79
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
2,639
views
views
80
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles
French undergraduate education prior to entering Grandes écoles
2,625
views
views
81
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
2,601
views
views
82
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
2,594
views
views
83
Boolean algebra
branch of algebra abstracting logical operations
2,589
views
views
84
robotics
design, construction, operation, and application of robots
2,588
views
views
85
geopolitics
study of the effects of human and physical geography on international politics and relations
2,579
views
views
86
microsociology
sociological theories and approaches that focus on small-scale aspects of society
2,571
views
views
87
endocrinology
medical specialty; branch of science concerned with the study of hormones
2,556
views
views
88
late modern period
the era from ca. 1800 until the present
2,545
views
views
89
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
2,507
views
views
90
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
2,488
views
views
91
semantics
study of meaning in language
2,482
views
views
92
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
2,453
views
views
93
physiology
science regarding function of organisms or living systems
2,417
views
views
94
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
2,406
views
views
95
French literature
literature written by French authors or French-speaking authors
2,404
views
views
96
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
2,401
views
views
97
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
2,390
views
views
98
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
2,380
views
views
99
naturopathy
form of alternative medicine, drugless system of therapy
2,371
views
views
100
grammar
set of structural rules that governs the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language
2,354
views
views