The National Academies have published several reports related to career planning, including a series of publications ranking U.S. doctoral programs in several different disciplines. Other topics include scientific ethics and the experiences of women in science, engineering and medicine.

Career Planning

• Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences (2011)
  
  
• Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers (2005)
  
  
• Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations and Disciplinary Societies (2000)
  
  
• Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering (1997)
  
  
• Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond (1996)

Doctoral Programs: Trends and Rankings

• A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States (2010)
  
  
• Assessing Research-Doctorate Programs: A Methodology Study (2003)
  
  
• Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences: Issues for the 21st Century (2000)
  

Scientific Ethics

• On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research, Third Ed. (2009)
  
  
• Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age (2009)
  

Women in Science

• Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty (2010)
  
  
• Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering (2007)
  
  
• Achieving XXcellence in Science: Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Women in Science (2004)
  
  
• From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers (2001)
  
  
• Who Will Do the Science of the Future?: A Symposium on Careers of Women in Science (2000)
  
  
• The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science (2000)
  
  
• Women in the Chemical Workforce: A Workshop Report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2000)