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Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industry Output
Production and trade by KTI industries—12 industries with high or medium-high R&D intensities (see Glossary section for definition of KTI industries)—indicate the translation of S&E capabilities into the marketplace. The nine KTI manufacturing industries are pharmaceuticals; chemicals and chemical
March 13, 2024
Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industry Output
Production of output by KTI industries—that is, industries that globally have high R&D intensities (see Glossary section for definition of R&D intensity)—indicates the translation of S&E capabilities into the marketplace. In addition, output of KTI industries is a significant source of U.S
January 18, 2022
National Science Board
JILA and E. U. Condon Distinguished Professor of Chemistry University of Colorado Victor R. McCrary
January 15, 2020
National Science Board
Fibers Manufacturing Group in the Manufacturing Science Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wanda E
March 13, 2024
Acknowledgments
The Board is especially grateful to the Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy for overseeing
March 13, 2024
National Science Board
University W. Carl Lineberger Fellow of JILA and E. U. Condon Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
January 18, 2022
Americans’ Perceptions about Science
S&E careers (Besley 2015; Losh 2010). Americans overwhelmingly believe
January 15, 2020
Doctoral degrees awarded, by citizenship, field, race, and ethnicity: 2000–17
September 04, 2019
Share of S&E publications in the top 1% most-cited articles in geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences, for the 15 largest publication-producing regions, countries, or economies: 1996–2016
December 17, 2019
Citation of S&E articles in USPTO patents, including utility, design, and plant patents, by cited field and cited author address, by sector: 2013–18
January 15, 2020
Cover Image Credit
The cover for Science and Engineering Indicators 2020: The State of U.S. Science and Engineering shows a trefoil knot, an iconic topological object, coming out of a tunnel with an image of superconducting qubit chips reflected on its surface. Starting early this century, scientists have been
January 15, 2020
U.S. and Global Science and Technology Capabilities
Investment in R&D and a workforce equipped to perform technologically advanced activities enables scientific discovery, which produces new S&E knowledge useful for enhancing science and technology (S&T) capabilities. S&T capability, as indicated by publications output, patent activity, and KTI
January 18, 2022
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