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* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, and method of organization.'''
 
  
 
* This is a list of wikis devoted to research fields or research topics.
 
* This is a list of wikis devoted to research fields or research topics.
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* Organized by field, and alphabetical by title within each field.
 
* Organized by field, and alphabetical by title within each field.
 
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== Agriculture ==  
 
== Agriculture ==  
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* [http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/ Galaxy] is a wiki that focuses on computational biomedical research. It is part of a larger web-based platform called [http://galaxyproject.org/ Galaxy Project].
 
* [http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/ Galaxy] is a wiki that focuses on computational biomedical research. It is part of a larger web-based platform called [http://galaxyproject.org/ Galaxy Project].
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Gene_Wiki Gene Wiki] is a Wikipedia project for "the annotation of gene and protein function"
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* [http://openspim.org/Welcome_to_the_OpenSPIM_Wiki OpenSPIM] is a "platform for applying and enhancing Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy."
  
 
* [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page/ OpenWetWare] is a biology and biological engineering wiki managed by the [http://biobricks.org/ BioBricks Foundation].
 
* [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page/ OpenWetWare] is a biology and biological engineering wiki managed by the [http://biobricks.org/ BioBricks Foundation].
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* [http://whaleopedia.org/ Whaleopedia] is a guide focused on the study of "whales, dolphins and porpoises".
  
 
== Chemistry ==  
 
== Chemistry ==  
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* [http://www.alchemistry.org/wiki/Main_Page Alchemistry.org] is a wiki focused on "free energy calculations".
  
 
* [http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/ ChemWiki] is a chemistry wiki.  It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Prof. Delmar Larsen] at [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis].
 
* [http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/ ChemWiki] is a chemistry wiki.  It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Prof. Delmar Larsen] at [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis].
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* [http://www.layruoru.com/dokuwiki/doku.php/start Molecular Wiki] is a wiki focused on molecular mechanics.
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* [https://quimimol.wikispaces.com/ Quimimol] is a Spanish language wiki focused on chemistry.
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* [http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com/ UsefulChem] is a wiki-based project focused on chemistry and the concept of "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_notebook_science Open Notebook Science]", working in connection to the Bradley Laboratory at  [http://drexel.edu/ Drexel University].
  
 
== Classics ==  
 
== Classics ==  
  
* [http://wiki.digitalclassicist.org/Main_Page/ The Digital Classicist] is a wiki devoted to the application of humanities computing to research in the ancient and Byzantine worlds.
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* [http://wiki.digitalclassicist.org/Main_Page/ The Digital Classicist] is a wiki devoted to the application of humanities computing to research in the ancient and Byzantine worlds.  
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* [http://www.eagle-network.eu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Europeana Eagle Project] is wiki devoted to Greek and Latin Epigraphy.
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* [https://wiki.ucl.ac.uk/display/VOL/Volterra Projet Volterra wiki] is wiki devoted to Roman Law.
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== Culture ==
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* [https://www.sahapedia.org/ Sahapedia] is a "resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India."
  
 
== Diplomacy ==  
 
== Diplomacy ==  
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== Economics ==  
 
== Economics ==  
  
* [http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/ Stockopedia] is a stock market oriented wiki.
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* [https://biblio.repec.org/ RePEc Biblio] is a collaborative resource focused on economics operating in connection to [http://repec.org/ RePEc] (Reseach Papers in Economics).
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* [https://bitcoinfactswiki.github.io/ Bitcoin Wiki] is a wiki focused on Bitcoin, a P2P currency.
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* [http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/ Stockopedia] is a wiki on publicly-traded stocks and the stock market. It aspires to be "the toolbox that thinking stock pickers need to beat the market." NB: It's not free of charge except for a trial period. But we list it here because it's a research wiki.
  
 
== Education ==  
 
== Education ==  
  
 
* [http://oaedu.wikifoundry.com/ Open Access:Education] is an education wiki.
 
* [http://oaedu.wikifoundry.com/ Open Access:Education] is an education wiki.
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== Engineering ==
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* [http://sah-archipedia.org/ SAH Archipedia] is a subscription based resource focused on architecture, supporting SAH Archipedia: Classic Buildings.
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* [https://www.thermalfluidscentral.org/encyclopedia/index.php/Main_Page Thermal-FluidsPedia] is a collaborative online encyclopedia focused on "thermal and fluids science and engineering".
  
 
== Law ==  
 
== Law ==  
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* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ Wex] is a legal wiki hosted by the [http://www.law.cornell.edu/ Legal Information Institute] at [http://www.cornell.edu/ Cornell University].
 
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ Wex] is a legal wiki hosted by the [http://www.law.cornell.edu/ Legal Information Institute] at [http://www.cornell.edu/ Cornell University].
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* [https://wiki.ucl.ac.uk/display/VOL/Volterra Projet Volterra wiki] is wiki devoted to Roman Law.
  
 
==Library and Information Science==
 
==Library and Information Science==
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== Mathematics ==  
 
== Mathematics ==  
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* [http://wiki.math.toronto.edu/DispersiveWiki/index.php/Main_Page Dispersive PDE Wiki] is a wiki focusing on "non-linear dispersive and wave equations".
  
 
* The [https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php/Main_Page Encyclopedia of Mathematics wiki] is an open access resource that contains over 8,000 entries on math-related topics. The original articles from the online Encyclopedia of Mathematics, published in 2002 by Kluwer Academic, are copyrighted. New articles and edits to existing articles in the wiki enjoy [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike] licensing. Springer cooperated with the [http://www.euro-math-soc.eu/ European Mathematical Society] to make this content open to the public, and the MediaWiki site supports [https://www.mathjax.org/ MathJax].
 
* The [https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php/Main_Page Encyclopedia of Mathematics wiki] is an open access resource that contains over 8,000 entries on math-related topics. The original articles from the online Encyclopedia of Mathematics, published in 2002 by Kluwer Academic, are copyrighted. New articles and edits to existing articles in the wiki enjoy [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike] licensing. Springer cooperated with the [http://www.euro-math-soc.eu/ European Mathematical Society] to make this content open to the public, and the MediaWiki site supports [https://www.mathjax.org/ MathJax].
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* [http://groupprops.subwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Groupprops, The Group Properties Wiki] is a wiki focused on group theory.
  
 
* [http://mathwiki.ucdavis.edu MathWiki] is a collaborative wiki that focuses on mathematics. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Prof. Delmar Larsen] at [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis].
 
* [http://mathwiki.ucdavis.edu MathWiki] is a collaborative wiki that focuses on mathematics. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Prof. Delmar Larsen] at [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis].
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* [http://michaelnielsen.org/polymath1/index.php?title=Main_Page Polymath] is a wiki dedicated to a series of "massively collaborative online mathematical projects".
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* [https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page ProofWifi] is a wiki based "compendium of mathematical proofs".
  
 
* [http://statwiki.ucdavis.edu StatWiki] is a wiki about Statistics. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Prof. Delmar Larsen] at [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis].
 
* [http://statwiki.ucdavis.edu StatWiki] is a wiki about Statistics. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Prof. Delmar Larsen] at [http://www.ucdavis.edu/ UC Davis].
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* [http://www.smac.lps.ens.fr/index.php/Main_Page SMAC-wiki] is a wiki containing excepts, reviews, and supporting information surrounding textbook "Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations" by Werner Krauth, including computer program based "supplements the pseudocode algorithms of the book".
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* [http://oeis.org/wiki/Main_Page The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences® (OEIS®) Wiki] is a wiki dedicated to [http://oeis.org/ The On-Line Encyclopedia of Enteger Sequences®].
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* [http://www.tricki.org/ Tricki] is a wiki focused on "mathematical problem-solving techniques".
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* [http://www.wikiwaves.org/Main_Page Wikiwaves] is a wiki focused on the "mathematics of water waves".
  
 
== Medicine ==  
 
== Medicine ==  
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* [http://www.naturalpedia.com/ NaturalPedia] is a natural remedies resource wiki. It is part of [http://www.naturalnews.com/about.html/ The NaturalNews Network].
 
* [http://www.naturalpedia.com/ NaturalPedia] is a natural remedies resource wiki. It is part of [http://www.naturalnews.com/about.html/ The NaturalNews Network].
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* [https://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenSourceMalaria OpenSourceMalaria] wiki documents the Open Source Malaria project, "aimed at finding new medicines for malaria."
  
 
* [http://www.physio-pedia.com/Main_Page/ Physiopedia] is a physiotherapy wiki.
 
* [http://www.physio-pedia.com/Main_Page/ Physiopedia] is a physiotherapy wiki.
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* [http://acawiki.org/Home/ AcaWiki] is a wiki repository for summaries of academic articles under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY]. It is run by AcaWiki Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation incorporated in California, U.S.A.
 
* [http://acawiki.org/Home/ AcaWiki] is a wiki repository for summaries of academic articles under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY]. It is run by AcaWiki Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation incorporated in California, U.S.A.
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* [https://actipedia.org/ Actipedia] is a wiki focused on creative activism.
  
 
* [http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/start FOSsil Bank] is an interdisciplinary wiki focused on compiling Libre OA works and resources. The successor of this wiki is the [http://faow.referata.com/wiki/Welcome_to_Free_and_Open_Works! Free and Open Works] wiki.  
 
* [http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/start FOSsil Bank] is an interdisciplinary wiki focused on compiling Libre OA works and resources. The successor of this wiki is the [http://faow.referata.com/wiki/Welcome_to_Free_and_Open_Works! Free and Open Works] wiki.  
  
 
*[http://wiki.icore-online.org/index.php/Main_Page ICORE Wiki] is a wiki focused on open research and education in connection to [http://www.icore-online.org/ The International Community for Open Research and Education (ICORE)].
 
*[http://wiki.icore-online.org/index.php/Main_Page ICORE Wiki] is a wiki focused on open research and education in connection to [http://www.icore-online.org/ The International Community for Open Research and Education (ICORE)].
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* [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page Scholarpedia] is an interdisciplinary "peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia". Subjects represented in Scholarpedia focus primarily on science, technology, and mathematics.
  
 
* [http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/HomePage/ nLab] is a wiki about mathematics, physics and philosophy.
 
* [http://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/HomePage/ nLab] is a wiki about mathematics, physics and philosophy.
  
* [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page Scholarpedia] is an interdisciplinary "peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia". Subjects represented in Scholarpedia focus primarily on science, technology, and mathematics.  
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* [http://openresearch.org/Main_Page OpenResearch]. Semantic "knowledge base about who and what moves science forward."
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* [https://osf.io/k8wz4/ Open source software for science] is a Bulgarian and English language wiki focused on open source software in the sciences.
  
 
* [http://www.wikiarc.org/ WikiArc] is a wiki focusing on archaeology, classical antiquity, paleoanthropology, forensic anthropology, cultural heritage studies, and quaternary sciences.
 
* [http://www.wikiarc.org/ WikiArc] is a wiki focusing on archaeology, classical antiquity, paleoanthropology, forensic anthropology, cultural heritage studies, and quaternary sciences.
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* [https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Hauptseite/ Wikisource] is a cross disciplinary collection of texts and sources that are either free of copyright or under an open license.
  
 
== Music ==  
 
== Music ==  
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* [http://onlinephilosophyclub.com/wiki/ PhiloPedia] is a philosophy wiki (also known as the Online Philosophy Club), created in 2007 by [http://scotthughes.biz/ Scott Hughes].
 
* [http://onlinephilosophyclub.com/wiki/ PhiloPedia] is a philosophy wiki (also known as the Online Philosophy Club), created in 2007 by [http://scotthughes.biz/ Scott Hughes].
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* [http://philo.wikispaces.com/ Philopedia] is a philosophy wiki associated with the philosopher Peter Singer (this page is in German). -->
  
* [http://philo.wikispaces.com/ Philopedia] is a philosophy wiki associated with the philosopher Peter Singer (this page is in German).
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== Physics ==
  
== Physics ==
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* [http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Main_Page CFD-Wiki] is a wiki focused on "Computational Fluid Dynamics".
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* [http://www.spie.org/publications/optipedia/ Optipedia] is a wiki focused on optics and photonics.
  
 
* [http://physwiki.ucdavis.edu/ PhysWiki] is a physics wiki. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. PhysWiki and the "STEMWiki" library is directed by UC Davis Professor [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Delmar Larsen].
 
* [http://physwiki.ucdavis.edu/ PhysWiki] is a physics wiki. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. PhysWiki and the "STEMWiki" library is directed by UC Davis Professor [http://larsenlab.ucdavis.edu/ Delmar Larsen].
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* [http://www.plasma-universe.com/index.php/Plasma-Universe.com Plasma-Universe.com] is a wiki focused on plasma physics.
  
 
* [http://www.quantiki.org/ Quantiki] is a quantum information science wiki.
 
* [http://www.quantiki.org/ Quantiki] is a quantum information science wiki.
  
* [http://www.sklogwiki.org/SklogWiki/index.php/Main_Page/ SklogWiki] is a thermodynamics and statistical mechanics wiki.  
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*[http://soft-matter.seas.harvard.edu/index.php/Main_Page#SEAS_Soft_Matter_Wiki SEAS Soft Matter Wiki] is a student-created wiki focused on the study of Soft Matter.
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* [http://www.sklogwiki.org/SklogWiki/index.php/Main_Page/ SklogWiki] is a thermodynamics and statistical mechanics wiki.
  
 
== Politics / political science ==  
 
== Politics / political science ==  

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  • This is a list of wikis devoted to research fields or research topics.
  • Organized by field, and alphabetical by title within each field.

Agriculture

  • Agrowiki is an agricultural wiki which is a subsidiary of Agropedia - an “integrated model of digital content organization in the agricultural domain”. It is hosted and managed by Akvo, an open source Internet and mobile software developer that aims to make “international development cooperation and aid activity more effective and transparent.”

Biology / life sciences

  • Also see medicine.
  • BioWiki is a biology wiki. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. BioWiki and the "STEMWiki" library is directed by UC Davis Professor Delmar Larsen.
  • Brede Wiki is a neuroinformatics wiki focusing on neuroimaging information. Most of the data in this wiki is from functional neuroimaging papers. It was launched in 2009 at Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modeling, / Technical University of Denmark.
  • Galaxy is a wiki that focuses on computational biomedical research. It is part of a larger web-based platform called Galaxy Project.
  • Gene Wiki is a Wikipedia project for "the annotation of gene and protein function"
  • OpenSPIM is a "platform for applying and enhancing Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy."
  • Whaleopedia is a guide focused on the study of "whales, dolphins and porpoises".

Chemistry

  • Quimimol is a Spanish language wiki focused on chemistry.

Classics

  • The Digital Classicist is a wiki devoted to the application of humanities computing to research in the ancient and Byzantine worlds.

Culture

  • Sahapedia is a "resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India."

Diplomacy

Earth sciences

Economics

  • RePEc Biblio is a collaborative resource focused on economics operating in connection to RePEc (Reseach Papers in Economics).
  • Stockopedia is a wiki on publicly-traded stocks and the stock market. It aspires to be "the toolbox that thinking stock pickers need to beat the market." NB: It's not free of charge except for a trial period. But we list it here because it's a research wiki.

Education

Engineering

  • SAH Archipedia is a subscription based resource focused on architecture, supporting SAH Archipedia: Classic Buildings.
  • Thermal-FluidsPedia is a collaborative online encyclopedia focused on "thermal and fluids science and engineering".

Law

  • JurisPedia is a wiki devoted to international legal and political sciences. It is a collaborative project of multiple academic institutions.
  • Law Wiki is a wiki devoted to issues of U.S. and international law. It was launched in 2007.

Library and Information Science

  • OpenAIRE Guidelines are a collaborative resource outlining OpenAIRE guidelines for "publication repositories, data archives and CRIS systems".

Linguistics

  • Glottopedia is a linguistics wiki. It has multiple language versions. It was launched in 2007.

Literature

Mathematics

  • MathWiki is a collaborative wiki that focuses on mathematics. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. It was created and is currently directed by Prof. Delmar Larsen at UC Davis.
  • Polymath is a wiki dedicated to a series of "massively collaborative online mathematical projects".
  • ProofWifi is a wiki based "compendium of mathematical proofs".
  • SMAC-wiki is a wiki containing excepts, reviews, and supporting information surrounding textbook "Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations" by Werner Krauth, including computer program based "supplements the pseudocode algorithms of the book".
  • Tricki is a wiki focused on "mathematical problem-solving techniques".
  • Wikiwaves is a wiki focused on the "mathematics of water waves".

Medicine

  • CHDWiki is a wiki for geneticists, clinicians, and molecular biologists working on Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs).
  • Medpedia was a wiki focused on open medicine working in connection to the biomedical community, ending in 2013.
  • OpenSourceMalaria wiki documents the Open Source Malaria project, "aimed at finding new medicines for malaria."
  • WikiDoc is a collaborative "open source website" focused on medical information working in connection to the larger healthcare community.

Multidisciplinary wikis

  • AcaWiki is a wiki repository for summaries of academic articles under CC-BY. It is run by AcaWiki Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation incorporated in California, U.S.A.
  • Actipedia is a wiki focused on creative activism.
  • FOSsil Bank is an interdisciplinary wiki focused on compiling Libre OA works and resources. The successor of this wiki is the Free and Open Works wiki.
  • Scholarpedia is an interdisciplinary "peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia". Subjects represented in Scholarpedia focus primarily on science, technology, and mathematics.
  • nLab is a wiki about mathematics, physics and philosophy.
  • OpenResearch. Semantic "knowledge base about who and what moves science forward."
  • WikiArc is a wiki focusing on archaeology, classical antiquity, paleoanthropology, forensic anthropology, cultural heritage studies, and quaternary sciences.
  • Wikisource is a cross disciplinary collection of texts and sources that are either free of copyright or under an open license.

Music

Philosophy

Physics

  • CFD-Wiki is a wiki focused on "Computational Fluid Dynamics".
  • Optipedia is a wiki focused on optics and photonics.
  • PhysWiki is a physics wiki. It aims to be a dynamic open access wiki textbook resource. PhysWiki and the "STEMWiki" library is directed by UC Davis Professor Delmar Larsen.
  • Quantiki is a quantum information science wiki.
  • SklogWiki is a thermodynamics and statistical mechanics wiki.

Politics / political science

Psychology

Social Science

Sustainability

  • Appropedia is a wiki that focuses on collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.