According to the application fields, it is divided into: biological mathematical model, medical mathematical model, quantitative economic model, geological model, humanistic mathematical model, population model, traffic model, urban planning model, water resources model, pollution model, ecological model, environmental model, resource utilization model and so on.

According to the mathematical methods of modeling: elementary model, geometric model, differential equation model, graph theory model, planning model, probability and statistics model, Markov chain model, queuing theory model, planning model, etc.

According to the purpose of modeling: description, analysis, prediction, decision-making, control, optimization, planning model, etc.

According to the understanding of the research object: white box model, gray box model and black box model.