Trending Academic Disciplines — the 7 days to 29 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 29 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: music. Data as of 29 October 2026.
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1,350,286
Total Views (the 7 days to 29 October 2026)
1
music
art using sound
52,392
views
views
2
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
50,646
views
views
3
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
50,298
views
views
4
mathematic
field of study
33,018
views
views
5
epistemology
branch of philosophy studying the nature and scope of knowledge
26,332
views
views
6
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
25,992
views
views
7
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
24,552
views
views
8
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
23,754
views
views
9
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
23,678
views
views
10
sharia
Islamic law
22,034
views
views
11
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
22,018
views
views
12
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
21,624
views
views
13
religion
social-cultural system
19,451
views
views
14
sport
form of event or activity involving competition; series of activities that provides challenges for an individual or team/s of participants
19,446
views
views
15
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
18,655
views
views
16
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
18,595
views
views
17
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
17,698
views
views
18
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
17,499
views
views
19
history of Japan
account of past events in the Japanese civilisation
17,043
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)
16,802
views
views
21
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
16,384
views
views
22
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
15,974
views
views
23
politics
activities associated with group decisions
15,936
views
views
24
taxonomy
science of naming, defining and classifying organisms
15,730
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
15,363
views
views
26
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)
15,276
views
views
27
computer science
study of computation
14,243
views
views
28
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
13,974
views
views
29
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
13,384
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
13,120
views
views
31
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
12,958
views
views
32
eschatology
theological view of end of world
12,902
views
views
33
calculus
branch of mathematics that works on how things change
12,862
views
views
34
quantum computing
study of a model of computation
12,730
views
views
35
history of France
aspect of history
12,641
views
views
36
cartography
branch of science regarding maps and cartographic work
12,593
views
views
37
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
12,492
views
views
38
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
12,451
views
views
39
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
12,421
views
views
40
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
12,382
views
views
41
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
11,982
views
views
42
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
11,947
views
views
43
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
11,909
views
views
44
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
11,458
views
views
45
linguistics
scientific study of language
11,369
views
views
46
economics
social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
11,341
views
views
47
visual arts
practice of art which creates works that are primarily visual in nature
11,286
views
views
48
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
11,256
views
views
49
history of Spain
aspect of history
10,682
views
views
50
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
10,582
views
views
51
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
10,374
views
views
52
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
10,332
views
views
53
chaos theory
field of mathematics about dynamical systems highly sensitive to initial conditions
10,285
views
views
54
philology
study of language in written historical sources
10,178
views
views
55
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
10,102
views
views
56
social science
branch of science that systematically studies societies, institutions, social relationships, and human behavior using theoretical and empirical methods
10,084
views
views
57
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
9,913
views
views
58
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
9,902
views
views
59
education
transmission of knowledge and skills
9,863
views
views
60
women's suffrage
legal right of women to vote
9,797
views
views
61
advertising
communication aimed at promoting products, services, or ideas to a target audience through various media channels
9,623
views
views
62
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
9,596
views
views
63
logic
study of correct reasoning
9,498
views
views
64
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
9,459
views
views
65
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
9,352
views
views
66
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
9,276
views
views
67
history of Israel
history of the Land of Israel
9,269
views
views
68
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
9,207
views
views
69
peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
9,188
views
views
70
topology
branch of mathematics
9,146
views
views
71
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
9,045
views
views
72
statistics
study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data
8,986
views
views
73
history of Russia
occurrences and people in Russia throughout history
8,900
views
views
74
Amazon Prime
paid subscription service from Amazon
8,875
views
views
75
engineering
type of applied science
8,828
views
views
76
geometry
branch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of space
8,762
views
views
77
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
8,669
views
views
78
architecture
process of planning, designing and construction
8,626
views
views
79
human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
8,548
views
views
80
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
8,527
views
views
81
cognitive behavioral therapy
psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
8,524
views
views
82
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
8,362
views
views
83
history of Brazil
aspect of history
8,351
views
views
84
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
8,158
views
views
85
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
8,050
views
views
86
electronics
physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter
7,939
views
views
87
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
7,923
views
views
88
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
7,896
views
views
89
political science
scientific study of politics
7,841
views
views
90
semantics
study of meaning in language
7,840
views
views
91
history of Palestine
study of the past in the region of Palestine
7,807
views
views
92
history of Formosa
history of the island of Taiwan
7,795
views
views
93
thermodynamics
branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and thermal or internal energy
7,739
views
views
94
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
7,733
views
views
95
surgery
medical specialty
7,662
views
views
96
intersectionality
theoretical framework of multidimensional oppression
7,634
views
views
97
historical materialism
Marxist theory of historiography that material and economic conditions drive societal structure and historical change
7,461
views
views
98
pathology
study and diagnosis of disease
7,422
views
views
99
anatomy
study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts
7,401
views
views
100
poetry
literary style characterized by a strong expressiveness of words
7,383
views
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