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NACE 72.20: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 72.20. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 7220.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 72.20 is "Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities". It sits in section N (PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES), then division 72 (Scientific research and development), then group 72.2 (Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 72.20 (Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities).

What the class includes

This class includes: - research and development on social sciences (e.g. economics and business administration; psychology and cognitive sciences; education; sociology; law; political science; media and communication) - research and development on humanities and arts (e.g. history and archaeology; literature and languages; philosophy) - interdisciplinary research and development, predominantly on social sciences and humanities

What it excludes

This class excludes: - market research and public opinion polling, see 73.20

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
72.20Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities-

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.