| Table 2-9 |
| Asian recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and country/economy of origin: 1985–2005 |
| |
| |
| Field |
| Asia |
| China |
| Taiwan |
| India |
| South Korea |
| |
| All fields |
|
153,117 |
|
44,345 |
|
22,914 |
|
21,623 |
|
24,139 |
| S&E |
|
130,426 |
|
41,677 |
|
19,187 |
|
18,712 |
|
18,872 |
| Engineering |
|
48,166 |
|
12,784 |
|
8,816 |
|
8,172 |
|
7,273 |
| Science |
|
82,260 |
|
28,893 |
|
10,371 |
|
10,540 |
|
11,599 |
| Agricultural sciences |
|
5,313 |
|
1,313 |
|
709 |
|
434 |
|
728 |
| Biological sciences |
|
20,973 |
|
9,957 |
|
2,658 |
|
2,668 |
|
2,132 |
| Computer sciences |
|
5,850 |
|
1,360 |
|
970 |
|
1,515 |
|
745 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
|
2,947 |
|
1,345 |
|
388 |
|
243 |
|
366 |
| Mathematics |
|
6,236 |
|
2,692 |
|
739 |
|
575 |
|
829 |
| Medical/other life sciences |
|
4,026 |
|
813 |
|
753 |
|
727 |
|
413 |
| Physical sciences |
|
19,735 |
|
8,934 |
|
2,234 |
|
2,479 |
|
2,429 |
| Psychology |
|
2,005 |
|
297 |
|
297 |
|
238 |
|
318 |
| Social sciences |
|
15,175 |
|
2,182 |
|
1,623 |
|
1,661 |
|
3,639 |
| Non-S&E |
|
22,691 |
|
2,668 |
|
3,727 |
|
2,911 |
|
5,267 |
| |
NOTE: Foreign doctorate recipients include permanent and temporary residents.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulations (2006). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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