Schema Scope
The China Subject Categories by State Council of China schema is based on the degree-granting and academic training directory as announced and published by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.
The China Subject Categories (CSC) classification has two levels of category hierarchy: one higher level and one more granular detailed There are thirteen (13) broad level categories represented by two-digit codes and one hundred and ten (110) more granular categories, which are numbered according to the broader CSC category in which they fall, for example, Biology (CSC – 0710) will roll up into Natural Science (CSC--07).
There were a number of categories which defied satisfactory bibliographic definition. For reasons of under-representation in publication history or Web of Science (Web of Science) subject area overlap, there are thirty-three (33) subordinate CSC categories not included in the mapping; and one of the thirteen superordinate categories is intentionally omitted: 11 – Military Science.
All Web of Science subject areas are represented in the mapping except BQ – HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY. Web of Science categories can be mapped to more than one CSC value.
Schema Type
Category-to-category mapping where CSC classifications are mapped to current Web of Science subject areas (Web of Science subject areas current as of 31 December 2012).
Method
In 2011, the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China revised its national degree conference directory. The catalog, published in Chinese, is hierarchical with thirteen (13) broad-level, superordinate classifications and one hundred and ten (110) more granular, subordinate classifications.
The schema was translated into English by Chinese-language experts and by reviewing and comparing the official English translation of an earlier version of the CSC schema published by the Higher Education Press in a 1997 document. Using published Chinese resources and combining and comparing those resources to scope notes for Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), each Web of Science subject area was assigned to either a subordinate/superordinate CSC or a superordinate-only value by manual input.
The mapping of Web of Science subject area to CSC category must be reviewed periodically because Web of Science subject areas may change from one year to the next. The Web of Science subject areas LOGIC and AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY are new to Web of Science for 2012. The Web of Science subject area Green & Sustainable Science & Technology is new to Web of Science for 2016. These have been mapped as follows:
| Web of Science Subject Area | CSC Classification |
|---|---|
| Logic | 0701 Mathematics |
| Logic | 0812 Computer Science and Technology |
| Audiology & Speech Language Pathology | 1002 Clinical Medicine |
| Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 08 Engineering |
| Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 0820 Oil and Natural Gas Engineering |
| Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 0830 Environmental Science and Engineering |
China SCADC Research Areas
Subject 77 Narrow Research Areas
0101 Philosophy
0301 Law
0302 Political Science
0303 Sociology
0304 Ethnology
0401 Education
0402 Psychology
0403 Science of Physical Culture and Sports
0502 Foreign Languages and Literature
0503 Journalism and Communication
0601 Archaeology
0603 World History
0701 Mathematics
0702 Physics
0703 Chemistry
0704 Astronomy
0705 Geography
0706 Atmospheric Sciences
0707 Marine Sciences
0708 Geophysics
0709 Geology
0710 Biology
0712 History of Science and Technology
0713 Ecology
0714 Statistics
0801 Mechanics
0802 Mechanical Engineering
0804 Instruments and Instrumentation Science and Technology
0805 Materials Science and Engineering
0806 Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering
0807 Thermodynamics
0810 Information and Communication Engineering
0811 Control Science and Engineering
0812 Computer Science and Technology
0813 Architecture
0814 Civil Engineering
0815 Hydraulic Engineering
0816 Surveying and Mapping
0817 Chemical Engineering and Technology
0818 Geological Resources and Geological Engineering
0819 Mineral Engineering
0820 Oil and Natural Gas Engineering
0821 Textile Science and Engineering
0822 The Light Industry Technology and Engineering
0823 Transportation Engineering
0824 Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
0825 Aerospace Science and Technology
0827 Nuclear Science and Technology
0828 Agricultural Engineering
0830 Environmental Science and Engineering
0831 Biomedical Engineering
0832 Food Science and Engineering
0833 Urban and Rural Planning
0835 Software Engineering
0836 Biotechnology
0901 Crop Science
0902 Horticulture
0903 Agricultural Resources and Environment
0905 Animal Science
0906 Veterinary Medicine
0907 Forestry
0908 Fisheries Science
1001 Basic Medicine
1002 Clinical Medicine
1003 Stomatology
1004 Public Health and Preventative Medicine
1007 Pharmaceutical Science
1009 Special Medicine
1010 Medical Technology
1011 Nursing
1201 Management Science and Engineering
1202 Business Administration
1203 Agricultural and Forestry Economics and Management
1204 Public Administration
1205 Library, Information and Archive Management
1302 Music and Dance Studies
1303 Theater and Film Studies
Subject 12 Broad Research Areas
01 Philosophy
02 Economics
03 Law
04 Education
05 Literature
06 History
07 Natural Science
08 Engineering
09 Agriculture
10 Medicine
12 Management Science
13 Art
