Life of a Postdoc

ps. Context here.

pps. The case of Jason Altom.

Gender pattern in US PhDs

Women have steadily increased their share of PhDs granted in the US over the last thirty years.

However, the differences among the academic fields remain marked. Men dominate in engineering (80%) and physical sciences (70%), and women dominate in education (67%). Women slightly outnumber men (52-58%) in the remaining fields of social sciences, life sciences, and humanities.

(source in the Huffington Post)

International students in the US: Trends

News from the Institute of International Education on the latest enrollment statistics of international students in the US.

Taxonomy of Fields of Graduate Study

A taxonomy of the fields of graduate study by the Council of Graduate Schools in the US.

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Arts—History, Theory, and
Criticism

Art History and Criticism, and Conservation
Ethnomusicology
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Musicology
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
Arts—History, Theory, and Criticism, Other

Arts—Performance and Studio

Arts, Entertainment, and Media
    Management
Crafts/Craft Design
Dance
Design and Applied Arts
Drama/Theatre Arts
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Fine and Studio Arts
Music
Arts – Performance and Studio, Other

English Language and Literature

American Literature
English Language and Literature
English Literature
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing
    Studies
English Language and Literatures, Other

Foreign Languages and Literatures

African Languages and Literatures
American Sign Language
Asiatic Languages and Literatures
Celtic Languages and Literatures
Classics and Classical Languages
    and Literatures
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Iranian/Persian Languages and
    Literatures
Modern Greek Language and
    Literature
Romance Languages and Literatures
Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages
   and Literatures
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Other

History

American History
European History
History and Philosophy of Science and
    Technology
History, General
History, Other

Philosophy

Ethics
Logic
Philosophy
Philosophy, Other

Arts and Humanities, Other

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related
     Language Studies and Services
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Arts
Arts and Humanities, Other

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES

Agriculture, Natural Resources, and
Conservation

Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
Agricultural and Food Products Processing
Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Mechanization
Agricultural Production
Agricultural Public Services
Agriculture, General
Agronomy
Animal Sciences
Applied Horticulture
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and
    Management
Food Science and Technology
Forestry
Horticultural Business Services
International Agriculture
Natural Resources and Conservation
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities
    Management
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
Plant Sciences
Soil Sciences
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and
    Management
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and
    Conservation, Other

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Anatomical Sciences
Animal Biology
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biology, General
Biomathematics
Biometry
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular Biology
Computational Biology
Developmental Biology
Ecology
Entomology
Epidemiology
Evolution
Genetics
Immunology
Microbiological Sciences
Molecular Biology
Molecular Medicine
Neurosciences
Parasitology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Population Biology
Systematics
Toxicology
Zoology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

BUSINESS

Accounting

Accounting
Auditing
Taxation

Banking and Finance

Banking and Financial Support Services
Credit Management
Financial Planning and Services
International Finance
Investments and Securities
Public Finance

Business Administration and
Management

Business Administration and Management
Business Operations
Business/Commerce, General
Construction Management
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality Administration/Management
Human Resources Development
Human Resources Management
Labor and Industrial Relations
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Organizational Leadership
Organizational Management
Project Management
Small Business Operations
Sport and Fitness
Administration/Management
Telecommunications Management
Business Administration and Management,
    Other

Business, Other

Business Statistics
Business/Corporate Communications
Business/Managerial Economics
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing
Marketing Management
Merchandising
Real Estate
Sales
Business Fields, Other


EDUCATION

Education Administration

Educational Administration
Educational Leadership
Educational Supervision

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and
   Teaching

Elementary Education

Elementary Education and Teaching
Elementary-Level Teaching Fields

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and
   Research

Educational Assessment, Testing, and
    Measurement
Educational Evaluation and Research
Educational Psychology
Educational Statistics and Research Methods
Learning Sciences
School Psychology

Higher Education

Higher Education
Higher Education Administration

Secondary Education

Secondary Education and Teaching
Secondary-Level Teaching Fields

Special Education

Education/Teaching of Students w/ Specific
    Disabilities
Education/Teaching of Students w/ Specific
    Learning Disabilities
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and
    Talented
Special Education and Teaching
Other Special Education Fields

Student Counseling and Personnel
   Services

College Student Counseling and Personnel
    Services
Counselor Education
School Counseling and Guidance Services
Student Counseling and Personnel
    Services, Other

Education, Other

Adult and Continuing Education
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural
    Education
Education, General
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Health and Physical Education
International and Comparative Education
Junior High/Middle School Education and
    Teaching
Outdoor Education
Social and Philosophical Foundations of
    Education
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign
    Language
Other Education Fields


ENGINEERING

Chemical Engineering

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Architectural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health
    Engineering
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
    Engineering
Structural Engineering
Surveying Engineering
Transportation and Highway Engineering
Water Resources Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Computer Engineering
Computer Hardware Engineering
Computer Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Laser and Optical Engineering
Telecommunications Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Operations Research

Materials Engineering

Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Metallurgical Engineering
Polymer/Plastic Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering

Engineering, Other

Aeronautical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Electromechanical Engineering
Engineering Chemistry
Engineering Physics
Engineering Science
Forest Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine
    Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Paper Science and Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Systems Engineering
Textile Sciences and Engineering
Engineering, Other


HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Allied Health
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Audiology
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Chiropractic (excluding D.C. and D.C.M.)
Clinical/Medical Laboratory
Science/Research
Communication Disorders Sciences and
    Services
Dentistry and Oral Sciences (excluding
    D.D.S. and D.M.D.)
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Environmental Health
Exercise Science
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Health Sciences
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Kinesiology
Medical Sciences (excluding M.D.)
Mental and Social Health Services
Nursing
Nutrition Sciences
Occupational Therapy
Optometry (excluding O.D.)
Osteopathic Medicine (excluding D.O.)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (excluding
    Pharm.D.)
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Podiatry (excluding D.P.M., D.P. and Pod.D.)
Public Health
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Speech-Language Pathology
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Science
Veterinary Medicine (excluding D.V.M.)
Health and Medical Sciences, Other


MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER
SCIENCES

Mathematical Sciences

Actuarial Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Probability
Statistics
Mathematical Sciences, Other

Computer and Information Sciences

Computer and Information Sciences, General
Computer Programming
Computer Science
Computer Software and Media Applications
Computer Systems Analysis
Computer Systems Networking and
    Telecommunications
Computer/Information Technology
    Administration and Management
Data Processing
Information Sciences/Studies
Microcomputer Applications
Computer and Information Sciences, Other


PHYSICAL AND EARTH SCIENCES

Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry
Chemical Plastics
Chemistry, General
Environmental Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Chemistry, Other

Earth, Atmospheric, and Marine Sciences

Aquatic Biology/Limnology
Atmospheric Sciences
Biological Oceanography
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geological Sciences
Geophysics and Seismology
Geosciences
Hydrology
Marine Biology
Marine Sciences
Meteorology
Oceanography
Paleontology
Earth, Atmospheric, and Marine Sciences,
    Other

Physics and Astronomy

Acoustics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Atomic/Molecular Physics
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Optics/Optical Sciences
Physics
Planetary Astronomy and Science
Plasma and High-Temperature Physics
Solid State Physics
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Physics and Astronomy, Other

Natural Sciences, Other

Natural Sciences, General
Physical Sciences, General
Science Technologies
Natural Sciences, Other


PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICES

Public Administration

Community Organization and Advocacy
Public Administration

Social Work

Social Work
Youth Services/Administration
Social Work, Other


SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES

Anthropology and Archaeology

Anthropology
Archaeology

Economics

Applied Economics
Econometrics
Economics
International Economics

Political Science

International Relations
Political Science and Government
Public Policy Studies

Psychology

Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Community Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Developmental and Child Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Personality Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Psychology, General
Psychometrics
Psychopharmacology
Quantitative Psychology
Research and Experimental Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology, Other

Sociology

Demography
Rural Sociology
Sociology

Social Sciences, Other

Adult Development and Aging
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group
    Studies
Criminal Justice/Criminology
Geography and Cartography
Gerontology
Social Sciences, General
Urban Studies/Affairs
Social Sciences, Other


OTHER FIELDS

Architecture and Environmental
   Design

Architectural History and Criticism
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Architecture
City/Urban, Community and Regional
    Planning
Environmental Design
Interior Architecture
Landscape Architecture
Real Estate Development
Architecture and Environmental
    Design, Other

Communication and Journalism

Advertising
Communication and Media Studies
Communications Technologies
Journalism
Mass Communication
Public Relations
Publishing
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Speech Communication
Communications and Journalism, Other

Family and Consumer Sciences

Apparel and Textiles
Family and Consumer Economics
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family Studies
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness
    Studies
Housing and Human Environments
Human Development
Human Sciences
Work and Family Studies
Family and Consumer Sciences, Other

Library and Archival Sciences

Archives/Archival Administration
Library and Information Science
Library and Archival Sciences, Other

Religion and Theology

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General
Religion/Religious Studies
Theology and Religious Vocations
    (excluding M.Div., M.H.L., B.D., and
     Ordination)
Religion and Theology, Other

Other Fields

Fire Protection
Homeland Security
Interdisciplinary Studies
Legal Research and Professional Studies
    (excluding L.L.B. and J.D.)
Military Technologies
Multidisciplinary Studies
Other Fields Not Previously Classified

Academic Disciplines: a Taxonomy

In connection with my previous post on The World of Academic Research: a Taxonomy of the doctoral research fields by the National Academies in the US, Wikipedia has a List of Academic Disciplines. In this archival version (no one can guarantee the quality of the future versions), it provides a logical taxonomy of the academic disciplines. In contrast to the doctoral research fields, it includes many vocational undergraduate fields that are of limited intellectual rigour, but commonly taught in the US colleges and universities (i.e. Mickey Mouse courses).

Latest comprehensive evaluation of US Doctoral Programs

The long awaited (data collected were for the academic year 2005-6) Assessment of US Research-Doctorate Programs by the National Research Council (NRC) has been released on Sep 28, 2010  (press release). It is the most authoritative, systematic and comprehensive exercise of its kind.

The report can be found here. I would recommend  PhDs.org as the most versatile and convenient way to access the NRC findings.

(see wikipedia on the report, with information on probable data errors.)

The World of Academic Research: a Taxonomy

A taxonomy of the doctoral research fields by the National Academies in the USA (source):

LIFE SCIENCES

             Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology

                  Biochemistry
                  Biogeochemistry
                  Biophysics
                  Molecular Biology
                  Structural Biology

             Cell and Developmental Biology

                  Anatomy
                  Cell Biology
                  Developmental Biology
                  Cancer Biology

             Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

                  Behavior and Ethology
                  Biogeochemistry
                  Botany
                  Evolution
                  Population Biology
                  Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology

             Public Health

                  Environmental Health
                  Epidemiology
                  Biostatistics

             Genetics and Genomics

                  Computational Biology
                  Genetics
                  Genomics
                  Molecular genetics

             Immunology and Infectious Disease

                  Immunity
                  Immunology of Infectious Disease
                  Immunopathology
                  Immunoprophylaxis and Therapy
                  Pathology
                  Parasitology

             Biology/Integrated Biology/ Integrated Biomedical Sciences
     
             Kinesiology

                  Biomechanics
                  Exercise Physiology
                  Motor Control
                  Psychology of Movement

             Microbiology

                  Bacteriology
                  Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
                  Microbial Physiology
                  Pathogenic Microbiology
                  Virology

             Neuroscience and Neurobiology

                  Behavioral Neurobiology
                  Cognitive Neuroscience
                  Computational Neuroscience
                  Developmental Neuroscience
                  Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
                  Systems Neuroscience

             Nursing

             Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health

                  Environmental Health
                  Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics
                  Pharmacology
                  Toxicology

             Physiology

                  Cellular and Molecular Physiology
                  Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology
                  Endocrinology
                  Exercise Physiology
                  Systems and Integrative Physiology

             Animal Sciences

                  Animal Sciences
                  Aquaculture and Fisheries
                  Dairy Science
                  Poultry (or Avian) Science
                  Zoology

             Entomology

             Food Science

                  Food Processing
                  Food Microbiology
                  Food Chemistry
                  Food Biotechnology

             Forestry and Forest Sciences

                  Forest Biology
                  Forest Management
                  Wood Science and Pulp/Paper Technology

             Nutrition

                  Comparative Nutrition
                  Human and Clinical Nutrition
                  International and Community Nutrition
                  Molecular, Genetic, and Biochemical Nutrition
                  Nutritional Epidemiology

             Plant Sciences

                  Agronomy and Crop Sciences
                  Botany
                  Horticulture
                  Plant Biology
                  Plant Pathology
                  Plant Breeding and Genetics


             Emerging Fields:
                  
                  Bioinformatics
                  Biotechnology
                  Systems Biology


PHYSICAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS 

             Applied Mathematics

                  Control Theory
                  Dynamic Systems
                  Non-linear Dynamics
                  Numerical Analysis and Computation
                  Partial Differential Equations
                  Ordinary Differential Equations and Applied Dynamics

             Astrophysics and Astronomy

                  Physical Processes
                  Instrumentation
                  The Sun and the Solar System
                  Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy
                  External Galaxies
                  Cosmology

             Chemistry

                  Analytical Chemistry
                  Biochemistry
                  Environmental Chemistry
                  Materials Chemistry
                  Medicinal-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
                  Inorganic Chemistry
                  Organic Chemistry
                  Physical Chemistry
                  Polymer Chemistry

             Computer Sciences

                  Artificial Intelligence/Robotics
                  Computer and Systems Architecture
                  Databases/Information Systems
                  Graphics/Human Computer Interfaces
                  Numerical Analysis/Scientific Computing
                  Programming Languages/Compilers
                  OS/Networks
                  Software Engineering
                  Theory/Algorithms

             Earth Sciences

                  Biogeochemistry
                  Cosmochemistry
                  Environmental Sciences
                  Geology
                  Geochemistry
                  Geophysics and Seismology
                  Glaciology
                  Mineral Physics
                  Paleobiology
                  Paleontology
                  Soil Science
                  Tectonics and Structure
                  Vulcanology

             Mathematics

                  Algebra
                  Algebraic Geometry
                  Analysis
                  Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
                  Dynamics/Dynamical Systems
                  Geometry and Topology
                  Harmonic Analysis and Representation
                  Logic and Foundations
                  Number Theory
                  Set Theory

             Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

                  Atmospheric Sciences
                  Climate
                  Fresh Water Studies
                  Meteorology
                  Oceanography

             Physics

                  Astronomy and Astrophysics
                  Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
                  Biological and Chemical Physics
                  Condensed Matter Physics
                  Cosmology, Relativity, and Gravity
                  Elementary Particles and Fields and String Theory
                  Engineering Physics
                  Fluid Dynamics
                  Non-linear Dynamics
                  Nuclear
                  Optics
                  Plasma and Beam Physics
                  Quantum Physics

             Statistics and Probability

                  Applied Statistics
                  Biostatistics
                  Biometry
                  Probability
                  Statistical Methodology
                  Statistical Theory

             
ENGINEERING

             Aerospace Engineering

                  Aeronautical Vehicles
                  Space Vehicles
                  Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
                  Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
                  Astrodynamics
                  Structures and Materials
                  Propulsion and Power
                  Navigation, Guidance, Control and Dynamics
                  Multi-Vehicle Systems and Air Traffic Control

             Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

                  Biological Engineering
                  Bioelectrical and neuroengineering
                  Bioimaging and biomedical optics
                  Biomaterials
                  Biomechanics and biotransport
                  Biomedical devices and instrumentation
                  Molecular, cellular, and tissue engineering
                  Systems and integrative engineering

             Chemical Engineering

                  Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering
                  Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
                  Complex Fluids
                  Membrane Science
                  Petroleum Engineering
                  Polymer Science
                  Process Control and Systems
                  Thermodynamics
                  Transport Phenomena

             Civil and Environmental Engineering

                  Civil Engineering
                  Construction Engineering/management
                  Environmental Engineering
                  Geotechnical Engineering
                  Structural Engineering

             Computer Engineering

                  Computer and Systems Architecture
                  Digital Circuits
                  Data Storage Systems
                  Digital Communications and Networking
                  Hardware Systems
                  Robotics

             Electrical and Computer Engineering

                  Biomedical
                  Computer Engineering
                  Controls and Control Theory
                  Electrical and Electronics
                  Electromagnetics and photonics
                  Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Manufacturing
                  Nanotechnology fabrication
                  Power and Energy
                  Signal Processing
                  Systems and Communications
                  VLSI and circuits: Embedded/Hardware Systems

             Engineering Science and Materials (not elsewhere classified)

                  Engineering Mechanics
                  Dynamics/Dynamical Systems
                  Non-linear Dynamics
                  Mechanics of Materials

             Materials Science and Engineering

                  Biology and Biomimetic Materials
                  Ceramic Materials
                  Metallurgy
                  Polymer and Organic Materials
                  Semiconductor and Optical Materials
                  Structural Materials

             Mechanical Engineering

                  Acoustics, Dynamics, and Controls
                  Applied Mechanics
                  Biomechanical Engineering
                  Computer-Aided Engineering and Design
                  Electro-Mechanical Systems
                  Energy Systems
                  Heat Transfer, Combustion
                  Manufacturing
                  Ocean Engineering
                  Tribology

             Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

                  Ergonomics
                  Industrial Engineering
                  Operational Research
                  Systems Engineering

             Emerging Fields:
             
                  Computational Engineering
                  Information Science
                  Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
                  Nuclear Engineering


SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

             Agricultural and Resource Economics

             Anthropology

                  Archaeological Anthropology
                  Biological and Physical Anthropology
                  Linguistic Anthropology
                  Social and Cultural Anthropology

             Communication

                  Broadcast/Video Studies
                  Communication Technology and New Media
                  Critical and Cultural Studies
                  Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication
                  Health Communication
                  International and Intercultural Communication
                  Interpersonal/Small Group Communication
                  Journalism Studies
                  Mass Communication
                  Organizational Communication
                  Public Relations/Advertising
                  Social Influence and Political Communication
                  Speech and Rhetorical Studies

             Economics

                  Behavioral Economics
                  Econometrics
                  Economic History
                  Economic Theory
                  Growth and Development
                  Industrial Organization
                  International Economics
                  Labor Economics
                  Macroeconomics
                  Public Economics

             Geography

                  Physical and Environmental Geography
                  Human Geography
                  Nature and Society Relations
                  Geographic Information Sciences

             Linguistics

                  Anthropological Linguistics/Sociolinguistics
                  Applied Linguistics
                  Comparative and Historical Linguistics
                  Computational Linguistics
                  Discourse/Text Linguistics
                  First/Second Language Acquisition
                  Typological Linguistics and Linguistic Diversity
                  Language Description/Documentation
                  Morphology
                  Phonetics/Phonology
                  Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics
                  Semantics/Pragmatics
                  Syntax

             Political Science

                  American Politics
                  Comparative Politics
                  International Relations
                  Models and Methods
                  Political Theory

             Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

                  Public Administration
                  Public Affairs
                  Public Policy
                  Urban Studies

             Psychology

                  Biological Psychology
                  Clinical Psychology
                  Cognition and Perception
                  Cognitive Psychology
                  Community Psychology
                  Developmental Psychology
                  Health Psychology
                  Industrial and Organizational Psychology
                  Personality and Social Contexts
                  Social Psychology

             Sociology

                  Demography, Population, and Ecology
                  Family, Life Course, and Society
                  Gender and Sexuality
                  Inequality and Stratification
                  Medicine and Health
                  Methodologies : Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and
                        Historical
                  Place and Environment
                  Politics and Social Change
                  Race and Ethnicity
                  Regional Sociology
                  Rural sociology
                  Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance
                  Social Psychology and Interaction
                  Sociology of Culture
                  Theory, Knowledge and Science
                  Work, Economy and Organizations
                  Criminology


             Emerging Fields:
             
                  Criminology and Criminal Justice
                  Science and Technology Studies
                  Urban Studies and Planning


ARTS AND HUMANITIES

             American Studies

                  American Film Studies
                  American Material Culture
                  American Popular Culture
                  Ethnic Studies

             Classics

                  Ancient History (Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity)
                  Ancient Philosophy
                  Byzantine and Modern Greek
                  Classical Archaeology and Art History
                  Classical Literature and Philology
                  Indo-European Linguistics and Philology

             Comparative Literature

             English Language and Literature

                  Literature in English, British Isles
                  Literature in English, Anglophone (other than British Isles and
                               North America)
                  Literature in English, North America (other than ethnic and minority)
                  Literature in English, North America, ethnic and minority
                  Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies
                  Rhetoric and Composition

             French and Francophone Language and Literature

                  French Linguistics
                  French and Francophone Literature

             German Language and Literature

                  German Linguistics
                  German Literature

             Language, Societies, and Cultures

                  African Languages and Societies
                  East Asian Languages and Societies
                  European Languages and Societies
                  Latin American Languages and Societies
                  Near Eastern Languages and Societies
                  Slavic Languages and Societies
                  South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies

             History

                  African
                  Asian
                  European
                  Islamic World/Near East
                  Latin American
                  United States
                  Cultural History
                  Diplomatic History
                  Gender
                  History of Religion
                  History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
                  Intellectual History
                  Legal
                  Medieval History
                  Military History
                  Political History
                  Social History
                  Women’s History

             History of Art, Architecture and Archaeology

                  American Art and Architecture
                  Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture
                  Asian Art and Architecture
                  Contemporary Art
                  Modern Art and Architecture
                  Theory and Criticism

             Music (except performance)

                  Composition
                  Ethnomusicology
                  Musicology
                  Music Theory

             Philosophy

                  Continental Philosophy
                  Epistemology
                  Esthetics
                  Ethics and Political Philosophy
                  Feminist Philosophy
                  History of Philosophy
                  Logic and foundations of mathematics
                  Metaphysics
                  Philosophy of Language
                  Philosophy of Mind
                  Philosophy of Science

             Religion

                  Biblical Studies
                  Comparative Methodologies and Theories
                  Ethics
                  History of Religions of Western Origin
                  History of Religions of Eastern Origins
                  Religious Thought/Theology/Philosophy of Religion

             Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature

                  Latin American Literature
                  Portuguese Literature
                  Spanish Linguistics
                  Spanish Literature

             Theatre and Performance Studies

                  Theatre History
                  Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory
                  Performance Studies
                  Playwriting


             Emerging Fields:
             
                  Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
                  Film Studies
                  Race, Ethnicity and post-Colonial Studies
                  Rhetoric and Composition
             

Top Universities for Arts & Humanities 2010-2011

Times Higher Education Top Universities for Arts & Humanities 2010-2011 (released Oct 28, 2010)

Top Universities for Social Sciences 2010-2011

Top Universities for Social Sciences 2010-2011

THE top engineering schools 2010-11 (complete list)

UK Times Higher Education (THE) ranks engineering schools:
　
1 California Institute of Technology --United States
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology --United States
3 Stanford University --United States
4 Princeton University --United States
5 University of California Berkeley --United States
6 University of Cambridge --United Kingdom
7 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich --Switzerland
8 University of Oxford --United Kingdom
9 Imperial College London --United Kingdom
10 Georgia Institute of Technology --United States
11 Carnegie Mellon University --United States
12 Cornell University --United States
13 University of Toronto --Canada
14 University of Michigan --United States
15 University of Illinois - Urbana --United States
16 National University of Singapore --Singapore
17 University of California Santa Barbara --United States
18 Northwestern University --United States
19 University of Hong Kong --Hong Kong
20= Tsinghua University --China
20= Hong Kong University of Science and Technology --Hong Kong
22= University of Tokyo --Japan
22= Ecole Polytechnique --France
24 École Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne --Switzerland
25 Peking University --China
26 University of Massachusetts --United States
27 University of Minnesota --United States
28 Pohang University of Science and Technology --South Korea
29 Brown University --United States
30 University of Melbourne --Australia
31 University of California San Diego --United States
32 Rice University --United States
33 Delft University of Technology --Netherlands
34= Purdue University --United States
34= University of Wisconsin --United States
34= Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris --France
37 University of Queensland Australia --Australia
38= University of British Columbia --Canada
38= University of Freiburg --Germany
40 University of Sydney --Australia
41 University of Southern California --United States
42 University of California Davis --United States
43 Birkbeck, University of London --United Kingdom
44 Australian National University --Australia
45 University of Science and Technology of China --China
46 National Taiwan University --Taiwan
47 University of Notre Dame --United States
48 Nanjing University --China
49 Bielefeld University --Germany
50 Ohio State University --United States　　

2010 QS University rankings -- by academic peer review

 2010 QS University rankings -- by academic peer review

1. Cambridge
2. Harvard
3. Oxford
4. Berkeley
5. Stanford
6. MIT
7. UCLA
8. U Tokyo
9. Princeton
10. Yale
11. Toronto
12. NUS
13. Chicago
14. Columbia
15. Cornell
16. Imperial College
22. Peking
30. Tsinghua (PRC)
34. U Hong Kong
76. NTU
78. Birmingham

Ranking by academic peer review(http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010/indicator-rankings/academic-peer-review)

Overall ranking(http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010/results)