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Research and Development: U.S. Trends and International Comparisons

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R&D
2020
January 2020
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  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Recent Trends in U.S. R&D Performance
    • U.S. Total R&D and R&D Intensity
    • Performers of R&D
    • Sources of R&D Funding
    • R&D, by Type of Work
  • Cross-National Comparisons of R&D Performance
    • Country and Regional Patterns in Total National R&D
    • Country and Regional Patterns in National R&D Intensity
    • Comparisons of the Composition of Country R&D Performance
  • U.S. Business R&D
    • Key Characteristics of Domestic Business R&D Performance
    • Cross-National Comparisons of Business R&D
  • Recent Trends in Federal Support for U.S. R&D
    • Total of Federal Funding for R&D and for Major Agencies
    • Distribution of Federal Funding of R&D, by Performer and Type of R&D
    • Distribution of Federal Funding for Research, by S&E Fields
    • Cross-National Comparisons of Government R&D Priorities
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
    • Definitions
    • Key to Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments and Citation
    • Acknowledgments
    • Citation
  • Supplemental Materials
    • Supplemental Tables
    • Technical Appendix
    • General Methodology
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  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Recent Trends in U.S. R&D Performance
    • U.S. Total R&D and R&D Intensity
    • Performers of R&D
    • Sources of R&D Funding
    • R&D, by Type of Work
  • Cross-National Comparisons of R&D Performance
    • Country and Regional Patterns in Total National R&D
    • Country and Regional Patterns in National R&D Intensity
    • Comparisons of the Composition of Country R&D Performance
  • U.S. Business R&D
    • Key Characteristics of Domestic Business R&D Performance
    • Cross-National Comparisons of Business R&D
  • Recent Trends in Federal Support for U.S. R&D
    • Total of Federal Funding for R&D and for Major Agencies
    • Distribution of Federal Funding of R&D, by Performer and Type of R&D
    • Distribution of Federal Funding for Research, by S&E Fields
    • Cross-National Comparisons of Government R&D Priorities
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
    • Definitions
    • Key to Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments and Citation
    • Acknowledgments
    • Citation
  • Supplemental Materials
    • Supplemental Tables
    • Technical Appendix
    • General Methodology
  • Data
    • Tables
    • Figures
    • Data Sources
  • Downloads
  • Contact Us
    • Report Author
    • NCSES

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Mark Boroush
January 15, 2020
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