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Appendix C
Table 2.A2 List of Web of Science categories, sorted by number of papers and share
of papers
Web of Science category
Number of papers
Share (%)
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
76.5
16.9
Energy & Fuels
40.2
8.9
Environmental Sciences
36.8
8.1
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
20.9
4.6
Engineering, Environmental
16.9
3.7
Food Science & Technology
16.5
3.6
Engineering, Chemical
16.1
3.6
Forestry
14.8
3.3
Chemistry, Applied
14.5
3.2
Agronomy
13.8
3.1
Agricultural Engineering
12.5
2.8
Plant Sciences
12.1
2.7
Multidisciplinary Sciences
10.5
2.3
Social Sciences, Biomedical
7.8
1.7
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
7.1
1.6
Microbiology
6.8
1.5
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
6.7
1.5
Environmental Studies
6.4
1.4
Economics
5.8
1.3
Polymer Science
5.3
1.2
Social Issues
5.3
1.2
Geography
5.3
1.2
Materials Science, Paper, & Wood
5.2
1.1
Agricultural Economics & Policy
4.5
1.0
Chemistry, Organic
4.0
0.9
Biochemical Research Methods
4.0
0.9
Public, Environmental, & Occupational Health
4.0
0.9
Genetics & Heredity
3.3
0.7
Biology
3.0
0.7
Chemistry, Physical
2.7
0.6
Sociology
2.7
0.6
History & Philosophy of Science
2.3
0.5
Planning & Development
2.3
0.5
Materials Science, Textiles
2.2
0.5
Chemistry, Analytical
2.0
0.4
Cultural Studies
2.0
0.4
Geochemistry & Geophysics
2.0
0.4
Medicine, General & Internal
2.0
0.4
Ecology
1.8
0.4
Cell & Tissue Engineering
1.5
0.3
Engineering, Biomedical
1.5
0.3
Political Science
1.5
0.3
Horticulture
1.3
0.3
Materials Science, Biomaterials
1.3
0.3
Spectroscopy
1.3
0.3
Women’s Studies
1.3
0.3