Academic and Research Classification
TL;DR: WoT hosts 30 academic and research classification systems: subject taxonomies for preprints (arXiv) and journals (Scopus ASJC, WoS Categories, ERA FoR, ANZSRC FOR/SEO, FORD Frascati, JEL, MSC, PACS, ACM CCS), library classifications (Dewey, UDC, LCC, LCSH, Getty AAT, UNESCO Thesaurus), education-quality and accreditation frameworks (AACSB, ABET), education-level frameworks (EQF, AQF, NQF UK, NGSS, CCSS, Bloom Taxonomy), and skills/competence frameworks (DigComp, e-CF, SFIA, LinkedIn Skills, WorldSkills).
Subject classification (research output anchors)
| System |
Codes |
Authority |
Scope |
arxiv_taxonomy |
165 |
arXiv / Cornell |
Preprint subject categories (cs.LG, math.AG, etc.) |
msc_2020 |
92 |
AMS |
Mathematics Subject Classification |
pacs |
70 |
AIP |
Physics and Astronomy Classification (legacy, still cited) |
acm_ccs |
67 |
ACM |
ACM Computing Classification System 2012 |
jel |
98 |
American Economic Association |
Journal of Economic Literature codes |
scopus_asjc |
28 |
Elsevier |
Scopus All Science Journal Classification |
wos_categories |
25 |
Clarivate |
Web of Science subject categories |
era_for |
24 |
ARC (Australia) |
Excellence in Research for Australia, Fields of Research |
anzsrc_for_2020 |
166 |
ABS / Stats NZ |
ANZSRC Fields of Research 2020 |
anzsrc_seo |
17 |
ABS / Stats NZ |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objectives |
ford_frascati |
48 |
OECD |
Fields of Research and Development (Frascati Manual 2015) |
Use this layer when: classifying preprints, journal articles, grant applications, or research-output reporting.
Library classification
| System |
Codes |
Authority |
Scope |
dewey_decimal |
11 |
OCLC |
Dewey Decimal Classification (skeleton: 10 main classes + general) |
udc |
11 |
UDC Consortium |
Universal Decimal Classification (skeleton) |
lcc |
111 |
Library of Congress |
Library of Congress Classification |
lcsh |
20 |
Library of Congress |
LCSH Subject Headings (skeleton) |
getty_aat |
14 |
Getty Research Institute |
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (skeleton) |
unesco_thesaurus |
15 |
UNESCO |
UNESCO Thesaurus (skeleton) |
Use this layer when: cataloging or anchoring against bibliographic / archival metadata.
Education accreditation, levels, and pedagogy
| System |
Codes |
Authority |
Scope |
aacsb |
14 |
AACSB International |
Business school accreditation standards |
abet |
14 |
ABET |
Engineering / computing / applied-science program accreditation |
eqf |
13 |
European Commission |
European Qualifications Framework (8 levels) |
aqf |
14 |
Australia |
Australian Qualifications Framework |
nqf_uk |
14 |
UK |
UK National Qualifications Framework |
bloom_taxonomy |
14 |
Bloom et al. |
Bloom's Taxonomy of educational objectives (revised 2001) |
ngss |
14 |
Achieve Inc. (US) |
Next Generation Science Standards |
ccss |
18 |
NGA / CCSSO (US) |
Common Core State Standards |
Skills and competence frameworks
| System |
Codes |
Authority |
Scope |
digcomp_22 |
27 |
European Commission JRC |
Digital Competence Framework for Citizens 2.2 |
ecf_v4 |
35 |
CEN (EU) |
European e-Competence Framework v4 |
sfia_v8 |
14 |
SFIA Foundation |
Skills Framework for the Information Age v8 |
linkedin_skills |
17 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn Skills Taxonomy (skeleton; mapped from public docs) |
worldskills |
14 |
WorldSkills International |
Skill competition categories |
These overlap with Occupation Systems (ESCO Skills, O*NET Knowledge / Abilities); the difference is granularity. ESCO Skills has 14K entries; SFIA / e-CF are framework-level (~30 each), suited for capability assessment rather than skill tagging.
Decision tree
| What you are doing |
Use |
| Tagging a preprint |
arxiv_taxonomy (CS / math / physics) or msc_2020 (math) |
| Classifying a journal article |
scopus_asjc or wos_categories |
| Funding agency reporting (US/EU) |
ford_frascati (OECD) or era_for / anzsrc_* (Australia) |
| Cataloging a book in a library |
dewey_decimal, udc, or lcc |
| Subject heading on a record |
lcsh, unesco_thesaurus, getty_aat |
| Anchoring a course / qualification level |
eqf, aqf, nqf_uk, or local equivalent |
| Accrediting a business school |
aacsb |
| Accrediting an engineering program |
abet |
| Designing learning objectives |
bloom_taxonomy + ngss / ccss |
| Assessing IT capability |
sfia_v8 or ecf_v4 |
| Assessing digital citizenship |
digcomp_22 |
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