Metascience is a blanket term which most generally refers to "the study of scientific research" or "attempts to improve research quality or efficiency." The following source identifies subjects within the domain of metascience:

• Ioannidis, JP; Fanelli, D; Dunne, DD; Goodman, SN (October 2015). "Meta-research: Evaluation and Improvement of Research Methods and Practices". PLOS Biology. 13 (10): e1002264. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002264. ISSN 1544-9173. PMC 4592065. PMID 26431313.