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Among those S&E doctorate recipients that linked to the ad... December 04, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23349 Analysis | Working Paper SED-UMETRICS Linkage Technical Report This report documents the methodology and technical approach and summarizes results of linking Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) data collected by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation to a new source of research data (UMETRICS [... December 04, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/ncses23215 Survey Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey 2022 The HERD Survey is an annual census of U.S. colleges and universities that expended at least $150,000 in separately accounted-for R&D in the fiscal year. The survey collects information on R&D expenditures by field of research and source of funds and also gathers information on types of research,... November 30, 2023 surveys/higher-education-research-development/2022 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey 2022 This publication releases data tables for the FY 2022 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey. The tables present data on research and development expenditures at higher education institutions across all academic disciplines and include R&D expenditures by institution, R&D field, ... November 30, 2023 surveys/higher-education-research-development/2022 Analysis | InfoBrief R&D Expenditures at U.S. Universities Increased by $8 Billion in FY 2022 Academic institutions spent $97.8 billion on R&D in FY 2022, an increase of $8.0 billion in current dollars from FY 2021. Federal sources funded almost $54 billion (55%) of the total and accounted for $4.9 billion of the year-over-year increase. Academic R&D expenditures in all science fields com... November 30, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24307 Analysis | InfoBrief State Government Agencies’ Expenditures for R&D Totaled $2.6 Billion in FY 2022, an Increase of 5% from FY 2021 State government agencies’ expenditures for research and development increased by 5.2% from FY 2021 to $2.6 billion in FY 2022. Although state government expenditures for R&D are relatively small within the national portfolio of R&D performance, state agencies themselves performed $697 million in... November 27, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24305 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) Survey of State Government Research and Development 2022 The 23 data tables in this report present FY 2022 and time series data for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data are available on total R&D expenditures; intramural and extramural performers; source of funds; and R&D by governmental function by state and department or age... November 27, 2023 surveys/state-government-research-development/2022 Survey Survey of State Government Research and Development 2022 Survey Descriptions for the FY 2022 State Government R&D data. November 27, 2023 surveys/state-government-research-development/2022 Analysis | Reports Higher Education in Science and Engineering Higher education in science and engineering (S&E) develops the talent that sustains the U.S. S&E enterprise. This report describes U.S. undergraduate and graduate education in S&E and S&E-related fields with international comparisons. The number of S&E certificates and degrees awarded is increasi... November 16, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb202332 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) Annual Business Survey (ABS) 2022 The detailed tables in this report present data from the 2022 Annual Business Survey (ABS) (data year 2021). The ABS is the primary source of data on research and development of for-profit, nonfarm businesses with one to nine employees operating in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.... October 30, 2023 surveys/annual-business-survey/2022 Analysis | InfoBrief Microbusinesses Performed $6.1 Billion of R&D in the United States in 2021 This InfoBrief presents research and development (R&D) data on microbusinesses, defined as businesses with one to nine domestic employees. In 2021, microbusinesses in the United States reported a total of $8.1 billion in R&D expenditures, of which $7.3 billion (89%) was for domestic costs and $6.... October 30, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24302 Analysis | Reports Elementary and Secondary STEM Education Elementary and secondary STEM education is the foundation for student entry into postsecondary STEM majors and occupations. This report presents national trends in K–12 student achievement in STEM and compares U.S. STEM achievement with that of other nations. The report shows that student achieve... October 26, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb202331 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey 2021 These tables present the results of the Nonprofit Research Activities FY 2021 module of the 2022 Annual Business Survey, conducted by the Census Bureau for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. It is the second collection of nonprofit R... October 23, 2023 surveys/nonprofit-research-activities/2021 Survey Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey 2021 Survey description for the FY 2021 cycle of the NPRA survey. October 23, 2023 surveys/nonprofit-research-activities/2021 Analysis | InfoBrief U.S. Nonprofits' R&D Performance Totaled $27 Billion in FY 2021 U.S. nonprofits spent an estimated $27.2 billion on research and experimental development (R&D) performed within their organizations in FY 2021. The largest funding source was the federal government, contributing $11.6 billion, or 43%, of the total. Data in this InfoBrief are from the Nonprofit R... October 23, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24301 Analysis | Reports Academic Research and Development Academic institutions in the United States contribute considerably to U.S. basic research. The federal government funds over half of academic research and development (R&D), but its share of support has declined while the share funded by institutions has grown. Academic R&D spending remains conce... October 05, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb202326 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey 2021 The tables in this report present data from the Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey. The BERD Survey is the primary source of information on domestic and global research and development (R&D) expenditures and the R&D workforce for companies with 10 or more employees operati... September 29, 2023 surveys/business-enterprise-research-development/2021 Survey Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey 2021 September 28, 2023 surveys/business-enterprise-research-development/2021 Analysis | InfoBrief Business R&D Performance in the United States Tops $600 Billion in 2021 Businesses continued to increase their research and development performance in 2021, spending $602 billion on R&D in the United States, a 12.1% increase from 2020. Funding from the companies’ own sources accounted for $528 billion of this spending in 2021, a 13.2% increase from 2020. Funding from... September 28, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23350 Analysis | Reports Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2022 This report summarizes trends in U.S. doctoral education by using data from the 2022 Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of research doctorate recipients from U.S. universities. Important trends in this population are highlighted in this report, including the representation of women, mi... September 28, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24300 Analysis | InfoBrief Research Doctorate Conferrals Rebound, Leading to Record Number of U.S. Doctorate Recipients in 2022 New data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) show an increase in doctoral degree awards for the 2022 academic year and the highest number of research doctorates ever conferred in a single academic year. This was preceded by declines in doctorate conferrals from spring 2020 through spring 2... September 28, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23353 Analysis | InfoBrief Federal Obligations for R&D Increased Nearly 14% in FY 2021, Supported by COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Funding Federal obligations for research and experimental development rose nearly 14% from FY 2020 to FY 2021, reaching $190 billion. Obligations for research and experimental development from COVID-19 pandemic-related stimulus funding totaled $35.6 billion. These data are from the latest edition of the ... September 25, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23352 Survey Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development 2021-2022 September 25, 2023 surveys/federal-funds-research-development/2021-2022 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) FFRDC Research and Development Survey 2022 These tables provide data on R&D expenditures for federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Expenditures data are displayed for individually named FFRDCs, by source of funding, and type of R&D. Data are from the FY 2022 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, by the National Cent... September 06, 2023 surveys/ffrdc-research-development/2022 Survey FFRDC Research and Development Survey 2022 September 06, 2023 surveys/ffrdc-research-development/2022 Analysis | InfoBrief Federally Funded R&D Centers Spent $26.5 Billion on R&D in FY 2022 This InfoBrief provides current data on the United States’ 42 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). FFRDCs spent $26.5 billion on R&D in FY 2022, an annual increase of 6.4% in current dollars. The federal government funded $26.0 billion of the R&D total, which represented a ... September 06, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23348 Survey Federal Facilities Research and Development Survey 2022 August 24, 2023 surveys/federal-facilities-research-development/2022 Analysis | Working Paper Investigating the Stability of Job Importance and Job Satisfaction over Time: A Latent Transition Analysis of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients Previous applications of person-centered approaches to investigate job satisfaction and job importance using the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) have focused on describing cross-sectional relations between these variables within a collection cycle. The working paper presented here expands th... July 11, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/ncses23213 Analysis | InfoBytes State Government Agency Expenditures for R&D, by Geographic Area and Function: FY 2021 Latest visualizations from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics using data from the Survey of State Government Research and Development: FY 2021 on state agency expenditures for R&D by governmental functions (agriculture, energy, environment and natural resources, health, tr... July 05, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23345 Analysis | InfoChart United States Exceeds $700 Billion in Gross Domestic Expenditures on R&D in 2020 In 2020, the United States totaled $730 billion in domestic R&D expenditures in 2020, up 8% from 2019 ($678 billion). Other top performers include Japan ($172 billion), Germany ($147 billion), South Korea ($111 billion), the United Kingdom ($90 billion), and France ($75 billion). China, the secon... June 22, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23346 Analysis | InfoChart Business Sector Increases Funding for Basic Research Expenditures on the performance of basic research funded by the business sector have increased dramatically over the past 2 decades. Funding from the business sector for basic research has increased from $10.4 billion in 2000 to an estimated $36.0 billion in 2021 in constant 2012 dollars. Longer-... June 13, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23338 Analysis | InfoChart Federally Funded R&D Declines as a Share of GDP and Total R&D The ratio of U.S. research and development (R&D) to gross domestic product (GDP), at 3.40% in 2021, exceeded 3% for the first time in 2019. However, the decades between the previous peak, 1964, and recent years have witnessed notable changes in the funding sources for domestic R&D. Data are from ... June 13, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23339 Analysis | InfoChart Recent Increase in R&D to GDP Ratio Driven by Increases in Experimental Development The ratio of U.S. research and development (R&D) to gross domestic product (GDP), at 3.40% in 2021, exceeded 3% for the first time in 2019. The previous peak of the R&D-to-GDP ratio was in 1964. Focusing on the long-term trends masks changes over the past decade that have driven R&D to account fo... June 13, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23340 Analysis | InfoChart One-Fifth of USPTO Semiconductor Utility Patents Granted to Residents of Santa Clara County, California between 2000 and 2020 Based on the location of inventors, the counties with the highest number of semiconductor utility patents granted are primarily in the western United States and in the northeast. Santa Clara County residents in California’s Silicon Valley received one-fifth (19,108) of all utility patents granted... June 05, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23342 Analysis | InfoChart Coastal Counties in the West and Northeast Lead the United States in Biotechnology Utility Patents Granted to Residents between 2000 and 2020 Residents of San Diego County, California received the most biotechnology utility patents (3,824) for a single U.S. county between 2000 and 2020. The second largest was to residents of Middlesex County, Massachusetts (3,197), where the city of Boston, with an active life sciences industry, is loc... June 01, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23341 Analysis | InfoChart Great Lakes, Coastal, and Southwest Counties Have Highest Numbers of Environmental Technologies Utility Patents Granted between 2000 and 2020 Two Michigan counties (Oakland and Wayne) in the greater Detroit area had the first and third greatest numbers of utility patents in environmental technologies granted to U.S. residents between 2000 and 2020 (655 and 436 utility patents, respectively). The greater Detroit region has historically ... June 01, 2023 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23343 Survey Annual Business Survey (ABS) 2021 May 25, 2023 surveys/annual-business-survey/2021 Survey Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey 2020 May 25, 2023 surveys/business-enterprise-research-development/2020 Survey Early Career Doctorates Survey (ECDS) 2017 May 25, 2023 surveys/early-career-doctorates/2017 Survey FFRDC Research and Development Survey 2021 May 25, 2023 surveys/ffrdc-research-development/2021 1 2 3 ⋯ 29 Next
