- 科学家 kēxuéjiā scientistexpert in scientific research, usually referring to someone who has achieved significant results in their field
- 经济学家 jīngjìxuéjiā economistan expert who studies or works in the field of economics
- 哲学家 zhéxuéjiā philosopherscholar or expert in the field of philosophy
- 心理学家 xīnlǐxuéjiā psychologist
- 物理学家 wùlǐxuéjiā physicist
- 数学家 shùxuéjiā mathematiciana person who is an expert in mathematics
- 历史学家 lìshǐxuéjiā historian
- 考古学家 kǎogǔxuéjiā archaeologistspecialist in the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts
- 天文学家 tiānwénxuéjiā astronomer
- 文学家 wénxuéjiā writerman of letters; a person who has achieved success in literary creation or research
- 社会学家 shèhuìxuéjiā sociologist
- 生物学家 shēngwùxuéjiā biologist
- 化学家 huàxuéjiā chemistspecialist in chemistry
- 地质学家 dìzhìxuéjiā geologist
- 史学家 shǐxuéjiā historianhistorian; historiographer
- 法学家 fǎxuéjiā juristjurist; legal scholar or specialist
- 语言学家 yǔyánxuéjiā linguistlinguist; philologist
- 医学家 yīxuéjiā medical scientist
- 人类学家 rénlèixuéjiā anthropologist
- 营养学家 yíngyǎngxuéjiā nutritionistnutritionist; dietician
- 汉学家 hànxuéjiā sinologistsinologist; scholar of Chinese; expert in the study of Chinese history, language, or culture
- 古生物学家 gǔshēngwùxuéjiā paleontologistpaleontologist; paleobiologist
- 理学家 lǐxuéjiā Neo-Confucianist scholarA scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism, specifically those devoted to the philosophical study of the classics known as [[理学|理學|li3 xue2]]
- 地理学家 dìlǐxuéjiā geographergeographer; an expert in geography
- 气象学家 qìxiàngxuéjiā meteorologist
- 植物学家 zhíwùxuéjiā botanista scientist who specializes in the study of plants
- 动物学家 dòngwùxuéjiā zoologist
- 病理学家 bìnglǐxuéjiā pathologistspecialist in the study of diseases
- 生理学家 shēnglǐxuéjiā physiologist
- 生态学家 shēngtàixuéjiā ecologistspecialist in ecology; environmentalist
- 神学家 shénxuéjiā theologiantheologian; theologist
- 统计学家 tǒngjìxuéjiā statisticiana person who specializes in the study or application of statistics
- 微生物学家 wēishēngwùxuéjiā microbiologist
- 农学家 nóngxuéjiā agronomistagronomist; agricultural scientist
- 地震学家 dìzhènxuéjiā seismologistseismologist; earthquake scientist
- 生物化学家 shēngwùhuàxuéjiā biochemistscientist specializing in biochemistry
- 药物学家 yàowùxuéjiā pharmacologistan expert in pharmacology who studies the effects of drugs and medicines
- 气候学家 qìhòuxuéjiā climatologista scientist who studies climate and its patterns
- 鸟类学家 niǎolèixuéjiā ornithologistornithologist; bird expert
- 民间科学家 mínjiānkēxuéjiā amateur scientista self-taught science enthusiast, often implying one who lacks formal training or adheres to fringe theories
- 文字学家 wénzìxuéjiā philologistan expert in the study of writing systems, orthography, or historical linguistics
- 病毒学家 bìngdúxuéjiā virologistspecialist in the study of viruses
- 天体物理学家 tiāntǐwùlǐxuéjiā astrophysicist
- 神经学家 shénjīngxuéjiā neurologistneurologist; neuroscientist
- 精神学家 jīngshénxuéjiā psychiatristpsychiatrist; a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
- 精神病学家 jīngshénbìngxuéjiā psychiatrist
- 原子科学家通报 yuánzǐkēxuéjiātōngbào Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistsa non-technical academic journal covering global security and public policy issues related to nuclear threats and other dangerous technologies
- 原子科学家 yuánzǐkēxuéjiā atomic scientistatomic scientist; nuclear scientist
- 计算机科学家 jìsuànjīkēxuéjiā computer scientist