NSF 94-323 Contents, All text, & List of other Publications
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science 1994
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technology
POCKET
DATA
BOOK Division of Science Resources Studies
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Project Coordinator: Deborah A. Collins
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National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Pocket Data Book:
1994, NSF 94-323 (Arlington, VA, 1994).
Contents
National R&D Funding Patterns III
Figure 1. The national R&D effort....1
Figure 2. National R&D expenditures, funders, and performers,
by character of work: 1993....2
Figure 3. Federal R&D funding, by budget function....3
Figure 4. Federal R&D budget authority, by function: 1995....4
Figure 5. Federal obligations, by type of activity....5
Figure 6. Federal R&D obligations, by selected agency....6
Academic R&D....7
Figure 7. Sources of academic R&D funding, by sector....8
Figure 8. Academic R&D expenditures, by source of funds....9
Figure 9. Academic R&D expenditures, by field....10
Figure 10. Academic R&D expenditures, by selected field....11
Figure 11. Percent of academic R&D that is federally financed, by field....12
Figure 12. Academic funding provided by current lead Federal
R&D funder, by field....13
R&D in U.S. Industry....14
Figure 13. Expenditures for industrial R&D, by source of funds....15
Figure 14. Industrial R&D performance, by character of work....16
Figure 15. Share of industrial R&D funding, by source and industry....17
Education of Scientists and Engineers....18
Figure 16. Bachelor's degrees awarded in major
science and engineering fields....19
Figure 17. Master's degrees awarded in major science and
engineering fields....20
Figure 18. Doctorates awarded in major science and engineering
fields....21
Figure 19. Full-time science/engineering graduate students
in all institutions, by source of major support....22
Figure 20. Full-time science/engineering graduate students
in all institutions, by type of major support....23
Figure 21. Foreign citizen representation in 1992 U.S.
science and engineering graduate education....24
Working Scientists and Engineers....25
Figure 22. S&E and in-field employment of 1988 and 1989 S&E
graduates, by field of degree: 1990....26
Figure 23. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers,
by sector: 1991....27
Figure 24. Academic employment and R&D involvement of
women and minority doctorate scientists and engineers: 1991....28
Public Attitudes Toward S&T....29
Figure 25. Attitudes on the impact of science and technology
on quality of life issues: 1992....30
Figure 26. Assessments of scientific research over time....31
Figure 27. Expected results from science and technology: 1992....32
Figure 28. Preferences for Government spending: 1992....33
International S&T Trends....34
Figure 29. Comparisons of economic growth....35
Figure 30. National expenditures on R&D, by selected countries....36
Figure 31. R&D as a percentage of GDP, by country....37
Figure 32. R&D expenditures, by country, source, and performer: 1991....38
Figure 33. Government R&D support, by country and socioeconomic
objective: 1992....39
Figure 34. Ratio of R&D scientists and engineers per 10,000 workers in
the general labor force, by country....40
Figure 35. Scientists and engineers engaged in R&D, by country....41
Figure 36. Immigrant scientists and engineers by occupation....42
Figure 37. Contributions of selected countries/regions to
world scientific and technical literature....43
Figure 38. U.S. patents granted, by nationality of inventor....44
Figure 39. U.S. royalties and license fees generated by exchange
of industrial processes between unaffiliated
companies: 1991....45
Figure 40. Country/region share of global high-tech markets....46
Figure 41. Import penetration of high-tech markets....47
Figure 42. U.S. global market share, by hi-tech industry....48
Figure 43. Adult interest in and knowledge about environmental
issues and concepts: 1992....49
Other Science Resources Publications....50
Other Science Resources Publications
Title Pub. NSF
Type Pub. No.
Overviews
Academic Research Equipment and Equipment Needs in Selected Science
and Engineering Fields: 1989-90 Report 91-311
Academic Research Equipment and Equipment Needs in the
Physical Sciences: 1989 Report 91-305
Academic Research Equipment in Computer Sciences, Central Computer
Facilities and Engineering: 1989 Report 91-304
Characteristics of Science/Engineering Equipment in Academic Settings:
1989-90 Report 91-315
Geographic Patterns: R&D in the United
States Report 89-317
International Science and Technology Data Update: 1991
Report 91-309
National Patterns of R&D Resources: 1992
Report 92-330
Profiles-Biological Sciences: Human Resources and Funding
Report 89-318
Science and Engineering Indicators-1993
Report NSB 93-1
Science and Engineering Personnel: A National Overview
Report 90-310
Science and Technology Pocket Data Book: 1992
Report 92-331
Scientific and Engineering Research Facilities at Universities and
Colleges: 1992 Report 92-325
Superconductivity Research and Development Activities in U.S. Industry:
1987 and 1988 Staff Paper --
Survey of Direct U.S. Private Capital Investment in Research and
Development Facilities in Japan Report 91-312
Financial Resources
Academic Science/Engineering: R&D Expenditures, Fiscal Year 1991
Tables 93-308
Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 1991,
1992 and 1993, Volume XLI Tables 93-323
Federal R&D Funding by Budget Function: Fiscal Years 1992-94
Data Update 93-311
Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions:
Fiscal Year 1991 Tables 92-325
Planned R&D Expenditures of Major U.S. Firms: 1990-91
Report 91-306
Research and Development Expenditures of State Government Agencies:
Fiscal Years 1987 and 1988 Report 90-309
Research and Development in Industry: 1990. Funds, 1990;
Scientists & Engineers, January 1991
Tables 94-304
Selected Data on Academic Science/Engineering R&D Expenditures:
Fiscal Year 1992 Tables 94-303
Selected Data on Federal Funds for Research and Development:
Fiscal Years 1991, 1992, and 1993, Volume XLI Tables 93-319
Selected Data on Federal Support to Universities and Colleges:
Fiscal Year 1991 Tables 93-320
Selected Data on Research and Development in Industry: 1991
Tables 93-322
Total Federal Academic Obligations Increased 15 Percent
in FY 1991 Data Brief 93-304
U.S. Industry R&D Expenditures Declined in 1991
Data Brief 93-310
Human Resources
Academic Science/Engineering: Graduate Enrollment and Support,
Fall 1991 Tables 93-309
Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the
United States: 1991 Tables 94-307 (in press)
Characteristics of Recent Science and Engineering Graduates: 1990
Tables 92-316
Enrollment of S/E Graduate Students Continue to Increase
Data Brief 93-306
Foreign Citizens Continue to Increase U.S. Ranks of Science and
Engineering Doctorate Recipients
Data Brief 92-311
Immigrant Scientists and Engineers: 1990
Tables 93-317
Science and Engineering Degrees: 1966-91
Tables 94-305
Science and Engineering Doctorates: 1960-91
Tables 93-301
Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians in Manufacturing: 1989
Tables 92-312
Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians in Nonmanufacturing
Industries: 1990 Tables 89-321
Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians in Trade and Regulated
Industries: 1988 Tables 90-317
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and
Engineering: Fall 1992 Tables 94-301
Selected Data on Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards: 1992
Tables 93-315
U.S. Scientists and Engineers: 1988
Tables 90-314
Using the Survey of Doctorate Recipients to Measure the Number
of Academic Research Personnel in Science and Engineering
Data Brief 92-314
Using the Survey of Doctorate Recipients to Measure the Number
of Academic Research Personnel in Science and Engineering
Research Note 92-315
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering,
An Update Report 92-303
Women Continue to Earn Increasing Percentage of Science and
Engineering Baccalaureates Data Brief 92-313
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