Table 2-4
Asian recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and country/economy of origin: 1983–2003
 
Field Asia China Taiwan India South Korea
All fields 141,826 37,510 23,045 20,382 21,810
S&E 120,698 35,321 19,711 17,515 17,112
Engineering 44,213 10,202 9,156 7,685 6,469
Science 76,485 25,119 10,555 9,830 10,643
Agricultural sciences 5,142 1,148 745 411 670
Biological sciences 19,020 8,728 2,661 2,330 1,898
Computer sciences 5,169 993 958 1,399 674
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2,832 1,221 418 236 340
Mathematics 5,823 2,372 773 570 740
Medical/other life sciences 3,547 678 697 628 353
Physical sciences 18,613 7,855 2,429 2,459 2,261
Psychology 1,871 254 276 224 288
Social sciences 14,468 1,870 1,598 1,573 3,419
Non-S&E 21,128 2,189 3,334 2,867 4,698
 

NOTE: Foreign doctorate recipients include permanent and temporary residents.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulations (2003).

 
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