An incomplete taxonomy of self-assigned color specialties
Jan Morovic

TL;DR
This paper explores the landscape of color specialties through a survey, identifying 11 top-level categories, and highlights the fragmented and incomplete nature of current color taxonomy.
Contribution
It provides an initial taxonomy of color specialties based on survey data, offering a foundation for further classification and study.
Findings
Identified 11 top-level color specialties
Survey involved 152 participants
Highlights the incomplete taxonomy of color disciplines
Abstract
Every discipline in science or professional practice can be sub-divided into specialties and subspecialties. E.g., in medicine a doctor could indicate that their specialty is ophthalmology and their sub-specialty the retina, or in chemistry a specialty could be analytical chemistry and a sub-specialty spectroscopy. But, what are the specialties and sub-specialties of the color discipline? The present report shares the anonymized results of a 152-participant, online survey conducted between 23rd May and 8th June 2022 that suggests 11 top-level color specialties.
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Taxonomy
TopicsDental Research and COVID-19 · Medical and Biological Sciences · Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
