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National Science Foundation R&D: research and development S&E: science and engineering USDA: Department of Agriculture
January 15, 2020
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Assessment S&E: science and engineering STEM: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics TIMSS
October 26, 2023
STEM Occupations
Registered nurses were 25% of all S&E-related occupations, software developers were 20% of all S&E occupations, and miscellaneous production workers were 9% of all STEM middle-skill
May 30, 2024
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S&E: science and engineering T O D: Taxonomy of Disciplines
December 11, 2023
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development R&D: research and development S&E: science and engineering WTO: World Trade Organization
January 23, 2020
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AI: artificial intelligence COVID: coronavirus disease GSS : General Social Survey R&D: research and development S&E: science and engineering S&T: science and technology SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 STEM: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
May 04, 2022
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CORD-19: COVID-19 Open Research Dataset D O AJ: Directory of Open Access Journals HCA: highly cited articles NCSES : National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics PBS: Publication Output: U.S. Trends and International Comparisons S&E: science and engineering
October 28, 2021
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BRIC: Brazil, Russia, India, and China EU: European Union G7: Group of Seven H C A: highly cited articles NSF: National Science Foundation R&D: research and development S&E: science and engineering UK: United Kingdom
December 17, 2019
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D O AJ: Directory of Open Access Journals HCA: highly cited article NCSES : National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics PBS: Publications Output: U.S. Trends and International Comparisons S&E: science and engineering TOD: Taxonomy of Disciplines
December 11, 2023
Report Authors
Brian G. Southwell Senior Director, Science in the Public Sphere RTI International E-mail: bsouthwell@rti.org Karen White Senior Analyst Science and Engineering Indicators Program, NCSES Tel: (703) 292-4344 E-mail: kewhite@nsf.gov
May 04, 2022
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GSS: General Social Survey NSB: National Science Board NSF: National Science Foundation S&E: science and engineering S&T: science and technology
May 15, 2020
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D O AJ: Directory of Open Access Journals HCA: highly cited article NCSES : National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics S&E: science and engineering TOD: Taxonomy of Disciplines
July 23, 2025
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